We had our first 4-H meeting of the year. We voted for our name and came up with the weird wacky watermelons. What a name! We also voted for president and other offices. We elected Michael for president, Casey for vice president, Madelyn for secretary and Lilly as an alternate. The children are excited to begin the program. We'll be doing the Get Fit program. We will learn healthy things to eat as well as exercises to make us fit. There will be a speech to prepare for later in the year. This speech could qualify us to compete at the state level.



A good site to practice the geography we are learning is shepherdsoftware. Happy practicing.
Those that want to spruce up their math facts might want to practice at multiplication.com.

News Quiz

Every week we watch a current event news program tailored to Kentucky. They often have a question they ask students to answer. A couple of weeks ago the topic was what is your favorite movie and why. We e-mailed a responses from a few people and much to our surprise the program chose one for their show. Adam Nortmann wrote about his favorite movie. If you would like to view the program, you could go to ket.org and click tv schedules at the top. A calendar should appear. Choose October 15th and then scroll down to the 2:00 time. Click on News Quiz view online. We usually respond to the question with a couple of e-mails. Who knows they may choose us again.

Importand Dates

We have lots of things coming up in the fourth grade! Thursday, October 22nd we will head to Children's Theatre. I think Beauty and the Beast may be playing. The first quarter also ends on Tuesday.
Friday is Parent Teacher Conference Day. I'm looking forward to meeting everyone.
Grandparents' Day is Oct. 29th.
Halloween party is Oct. 30th.
Mrs. Rice from 4-H will come November 3rd.
Our book sale will be November 10th. We're now accepting any used books for the sale.
Mark these days on your calendar.

Upcoming Book Sale!

The fourth grade will be hosting a used book sale around the end of October or early November. If you're cleaning out closets and have used books that your child doesn't read anymore send them to school. We'll sell the books to the other classes and use the profit to buy material for our service project. The fourth graders will be making prayer blankets for members of our parish. Blankets will be made for the sick, hospitalized, home bound and those in nursing homes. We'll use the profits from our sale to buy fleece material to make the blankets. If you're in a fabric store and see a good deal, let us know. This will be the way fourth graders can reach out to our St. Henry community.

Homework Hints

Students will have homework Monday through Thursday. There is usually not homework given on the weekend. This is a time that may be used for longer assignments and projects. Homework should last 45 minutes to 1 hour on average. Have a set place and time for homework each night. Students should have tools such as pencils and pens within easy reach.
There will be math homework every night. Children should be able to do the math by themselves. Parents or guardians should check and review if necessary.
The amount of time spent studying spelling will be different for each child. The student should keep his list in a handy spot such as the refrigerator. The child should not only be able to spell the word, but should be able to write the word in a sentence. Once a student has mastered a word on the weekly review it can be removed from the list. Incorrect words from the weekly review should be added to study. This will make an ever changing list. Remember students are responsible for all previous words. The skill practiced for homework will be the skill tested a the end of the week.
Students should read every night. This may be an AR book or any material they find interesting. When studying vocabulary, they should be able to use the word in a sentence. Science vocabulary will be given throughout the chapter. Mastering these can be difficult for some. Studying for the test should be done over a longer period. Studying for Social Studies should also be done over a longer period. See Mrs. Dietz for any questions about English or Social Studies.

Mrs. Montgomery's News

Welcome to fourth grade! This year students will be busy studying many new and exciting things. Listed below are some of the main topics we will be studying this year.
RELIGION - Fourth grade will focus on Commandments, Beatitudes, Rosary, and many Advent and Lenten practices.
LANGUAGE ARTS - We will be working on comprehension strategies, vocabulary and elements of fiction. The Accelerated Reader program will continue. Students will need 12 points with at least a 70% average. Spelling will be the Rebecca Sutton program and Mrs. Dietz will teach English.
MATH - We will use multiplication and division fact to solve larger math problems. We'll also tackle some algebra and geometry.
SOCIAL STUDIES - Fourth grade studies the regions of the United States with a focus on Kentucky.
SCIENCE - This year we will start studying life science with a chapter about cells. Earth sciences and physical sciences will also be explored. We will also be participating in a study unit form Sanitation District #1. This is an environmental unit.