Dear Parents,
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I enjoyed our conferencing.  It was so good to see all of you and to talk about your pride and joy.  So many wonderful things come out of conference time.

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Looking ahead

Next week will begin the holiday stress.  We have an extra week until Advent because Thanksgiving is the earliest that it can ever be.  It will be a normal week for us.  The spelling words are on line for those who use weekends to make weeknights less stressful.

           Religion
We have officially completed Unit One.  Our next chapter is on Baptism.  You may want to dig out some Baptismal pictures and show your fourth grader their baptismal candle.  Be sure they know who their godparents are and at which church they were baptized.

 

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                                                                  St. Kateri Mission Statement

We at St. Kateri School strive to continue to develop each child's relationship with God by promoting a Christ-centered Catholic academic education focused on the Gospel message of love, responsibility and service to others.
                                                
                         Math
 
We have begun the big chapter on multiplication. This is the module that I anticipated all last year.  If anyone struggled with multiplication facts last year, this will be a very grueling 38 lessons. Over Thanksgiving and throughout December you could bookmark a free multiplication game sight.  This is a great way to commit those facts to memory. I anticipate completing this unit at the end of the semester, which will be after Martin Luther King Day!  

                        ELA
This week we will be working on complex sentences.  This is one thing that students will be conscious of when writing.  It breaks the monotony of simple sentences all the time.  We have been working on adding details to our sentences with the use of prepositional phrases.  Now we will add dependent clauses. This will help us to develop writing that is enjoyable to read.

We will work on four spelling units from now until Christmas.

                  Science
We continue to discuss natural hazards that occur.  Our focus this week will be on wildfires--how appropriate after the "Camp Fire" and its devastation in California.

                    Social Studies

We're back to Social Studies Weekly Newspaper this week.  Students will be doing reading at home on this.  Meanwhile in class, we will be finishing the Algonquains and our unit on Native Americans of New York.  The indigenous people of our state will play in history over and over again through the settlement of New York.



  


     




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               Grading

In the Parent Handbook which is part of the school calendar that you received, there is an explanation of the grading system.  Your fourth grader will receive a percentage score.  When papers are graded with a letter grade, we must attach a numerical score to be averaged.  A=97,  A- =91, B+ =88, B=85, B- = 82, C+ = 79,  C= 75, C- =72, D =68, and F = 65.  
 
            Reminder:

Winter weather is upon us.  Please label all winter clothing with your child's name.  Boots, jackets, hats, mittens and snow pants are a must.  Like last year, if the wind chill is at or above 20 degrees, we will be heading outdoors.  The playground is off limit as the cold and wet pieces make it dangerous.  Children not appropriately dressed, will need to stand in the parking lot with me and miss out playing in the snow.

Have a blessed Thanksgiving.  I thank God every day for our class family.  You are such a blessing to me and to each other.


​                  Mrs. Michaels

               
           



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