Book Fair to Promote Summer Reading
We will be having a special 3-day Scholastic Book Fair on May 8th, 9th, and 10th! We are kicking off the summer reading season with a "Buy One, Get One Free" book fair in the HS Library.
Hours:
Tuesday, May 8th from 8:00-3:00
Wednesday, May 9th from 8:30-4:00
Thursday, May 10th from 8:30-4:00 and 5:30-8:00
Yes, we will be open during Portfolio Night! Please stop by before or after your child's conference to check out what we have to offer for summer reading
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To celebrate poetry month, the fourth graders are working on a poetry unit in writing. Over the course of the month, the students have been reading and discussing various characteristics of poetry. They have enjoyed practicing their writing using rhyming and descriptive vocabulary to create original poems. Each student works with writing partners to edit and revise their writing, paying special attention to the “rules” of poetry. We are looking forward to sharing our published poetry books with family and friends!
Upcoming Events:
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Thursday, April 26: Progress Reports go home with the students
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Thursday, May 10: Portfolio Night! We are looking forward to sharing some of the projects we have worked on this year! Please feel free to email me if you need a reminder for your scheduled time.
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I hope you enjoy your Spring Break from Friday, April 6 to Sunday, April 15! School Resumes on Monday, April 16.
Upcoming Events
Wednesday (4-18) 4th grade field trip to Chicago History Museum
Thursday (4-26) Progress Reports are sent home with students
Week of March 5-9
We have Terra Nova testing in the morning this week. In the afternoon, we are conducting science experiments, finishing our scrapbooks of our Southwest roadtrip, and revising/editing our research projects.
Trimester 2 ends on Friday, March 9. Report cards go home on Wednesday, March 21.
Upcoming Events:
Spirit Week is next week! (March 12-16)
Monday (Spirit Day)- Students may wear ANY St. Benedict's gear. Jeans are okay.
Tuesday (Chicago Sports)- Students may wear their favorite Chicago sports team gear. Jeans are okay.
Wednesday (Country Western)- Giddy Up, Bengals! Students may wear their best cowboy and cowgirl outfits. Jeans are okay.
Thursday (Color Day)- Show your grade level pride by wearing the color PURPLE. Jeans are okay.
Friday (St. Patrick's Day/Get Up and Dance)- Students are encouraged to wear GREEN, but face paint and colored hairspray are not permitted. Mrs. Feely will play fun dance tunes periodically throughout the day. Jeans are okay.
Week of February 27-March 2
Report by Sydney
Reading: We are reading non-fiction books in class.
Math: In math, we are working on the area, height, and length of shapes.
Religion: We did not have a special mass, but we are learning about Lent.
Science: We are working on our science fair projects. There are five different experiments.
Upcoming Events
Valentine's Day is coming up on Tuesday, February 14. 4th graders are welcome to bring in Valentine cards for every student in their homeroom. We will pass them out at the end of the school day. If you would like to bring in a Valentine for a student in the other 4th grade classroom, you must have enough cards for every student.
Class counts: Poetz-18 students, Gentile-19 students
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
Sunday kicks off Catholic Schools Week, a nation-wide celebration of Catholic Education. Look in the Buzz for a complete preview of events.
Please join us on Sunday, January 29th at the 10am mass if you can. After the mass there will be an open house at the school from 11:30 to 1:00pm. Each class/grade is assigned a 20-minute time slot to present or show curriculum in the classroom (Fourth grade will showcase nonfiction convention posters/notebooks). I am looking for students to volunteer 20 minutes of their time to be a ‘host’ in our classroom, and wear dress uniforms . Our timeframe is 12:00-12:20pm.
During the open house, the Scholastic Book Fair will be open in the High School Library. I hope all of you can come on Sunday!
Week of January 9, 2012
Weekly Report by: Cole Jeffery
Reading: This week, we have been reading articles about Martin Luther King Jr.
Math: We are working on division strategies.
Religion: We are leading the MLK prayer service on Friday at 2:00.
Social Studies: In Social Studies, we have been learning what life was like in the 1800s and 1900s.
We have been practicing a lot for the prayer service!
Upcoming Events: NO SCHOOL Monday, January 16 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Sunday, January 29- Start of Catholic Schools Week
Week of November 14-18
Weekly Report by: Ryan DeSantis
Reading: This week, I’m reading a book called Secret. We are working on inferring.
Math: We are working with decimals and adding and subtracting them. We use decimals with money, comparing decimals, ordering decimals, and adding and subtracting decimals.
Spelling: The spelling pattern is /ar/ sounds. The hardest word to spell was scarce and regard.
Religion: In the homily, there was this man who had some leather but he thought it was special so he did not use it to make shoes.
Social Studies: We are taking a tour of the Southeast.
Science: We are learning about adaptations which help animals survive.
We are practicing our Christmas song for the Christmas Play!
Upcoming Events: Tuesday is the end of Trimester 1. We need to pick out a Realistic Fiction book to read by Tuesday, November 22. If you have not done so already, please bring in an XL or XXL Ziploc bag to school.
Week of November 7-10
Weekly Report by: Sean Quinn
Reading: I’m reading KickOff at school and the Lightning Thief at home. Our reading strategy is different levels of questions (Green, Yellow, red)
Math: We are working with decimals and adding and subtracting them.
Spelling: The spelling pattern is /ur/ The hardest word was circulate.
Religion: In mass, we learned all the names of our priests, cardinals, and the pope.
Social Studies: We finished learning about the Northeast.
We are practicing our Christmas song for the Christmas Play!
Upcoming Dates:
Wednesday, November16 - Unit 4 Math Test
Writing Photos
Writing partners working together to revise their memoirs.
Students typing their memoirs in the computer lab.
We are excited about our new reading carpet! We would like to thank The Goergen Family for their generous donation to our classroom!
Helpful Websites: Click on the subject to go to the website
Study Jams This is a math and science website. Students can practice and learn while playing games.
Week of September 19-September 23
Weekly Report by: Tatum
Reading: We are learning how to fill our writing notebooks.
Math: We are learning about ball park estimations
Spelling: The spelling pattern is oo and yoo sounding words.
Religion: We are learning about ST. Mathew
Science: We are learning about the water cycle.
Social Studies: We are learning about immigrants.
Week of September 6-September 9
Weekly Report by: Cory
Reading: We learned the difference between fiction and non fiction books.
Math: We learned how to use a compass to make circles and congruent line segments.
Spelling: long a, long e. The hardest word was neighbor.
Religion: We learned about the different parts of the mass
Science: We learned about the water cycle.
Upcoming Dates: Unit 1 Math Test on Wednesday, Sept. 14.
All school Mass on Wednesday, Sept. 14.
Pep Rally on Friday, Sept. 16!
Weekly Report by Mason
Week of August 29-September 2
Reading: We learned how to choose books from our class library.
Math: We are learning geometry and the difference between line segments and lines.
Spelling: We are studying commonly misspelled 4th grade words.
Welcome to Ms. Poetz'z 4th Grade Classroom Web page
Hello and welcome to Room 314. My name is Loren Poetz. I was born in Chicago, but I spent the majority of my childhood growing up in Barrington. I graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor degree in Elementary Education. After graduating, I taught 8th grade social studies, and I was the Catapult teacher at St. Benedict last year. Over the summer, I taught science for the Catapult Summer Enrichment Program and traveled to Europe for the first time. On my free time, I enjoy biking around the city, spending time with my friends and family, and traveling.
Fun fact: If my family did not leave the city of Chicago to move to the suburbs, I would have attended elementary school at St. Benedict!
I hope you are enjoying your summer vacation. I look forward to meeting you and beginning a new and exciting school year together!