Dear Parents,

As we finish up our second quarter of fourth grade, I would like to wish everyone a joy filled and meaningful Christmas time with your families and loved ones. I know I have said it before, but I have been blessed to get to know your children and your families by coming to SPSL

During November and December we researched a famous athlete, made a trading card, and gave small presentations.  The first time researching for a report can be challenging, but the students had fun and enjoyed using the research engines provided.

Another challenge was learning how to multiply large numbers and begin the process of working long division problems. January will be filled with  review of both of these math concepts. If there are struggles, please know that we are all on the same page with learning happening day by day.  Thank you for the help you gave learning math facts!

We continued to meet in  Literature Circles to read and discuss our current books and read about Lou Gehrig and Amelia Earhart as a whole group while reinforcing comprehension, english, and study skills.

Our class has collectively read over 3 million words thus far through Accelerated Reader.  Your child has a new point goal to make during January and February.  The winter quarter of AR reading ends on March 1. They will be in their planner on a sticker next week.

In the spirit of giving,  a few of you have asked about what we need at school.  These items  could double as a gift to the classroom or anyone. Some ideas for you are:

A ream of white copy paper (used to create work papers for math, reading, and language arts)

Gluesticks (used for projects and interactive notebooks)

Skinny colored markers (used as learning markers when writing in math, and

These would be shared with everyone and would make a fine gift:)

Thank you again, for your constant kindness towards me….it has made my move to SPSL wonderful!

Keep the Faith ….Laura Zabloudil

I hope to be done grading and entering our final tests next week in Black Baud.  Thank you for your patience.

Have a great Christmas Holiday!!

• October in 4D will be a busy one!
• Along with learning how to multiply multi digits, we will be completing a biography research project in writing  and a creative book report on their October book. 
• Please, if your child is struggling in remembering math facts, take a few minutes each night to review.  Thank you:)We plan to take a x fact test each Friday this month to check progress.  
• In Reading we will be finishing our whole group book Double Fudge while completing comprehension questions.  We will also continue on reading our library books for comprehension and taking the Accelerated Reader quizzes that go along with them to make our easy AR point goals due on November 11.
• Spelling pretests and tests will continue on a bi weekly basis. Please create a study spelling word routine for homework time.  You can use the computer program SPELLING TRAINER at home if you would like.
• Language Arts skills will include verbs, contractions,  and possessives along with constant reinforcement of writing complete sentences. 
• Parent teacher conferences are on October 30. Conference schedules are coming home on 10/10.
• Orange October Home Reading Log records are due on Oct. 29.  They are in the expandable file under reading. These logs will be used as a Reading Effort grade. 
• We cleaned out our expandable files and reorganized. 
• We decided to put our LEARNING  HELPERS under the miscellaneous file so not to confuse them with any homework. 
• Thank you for helping your child look through their assignment book, share what they did each day, and check in on their expandable file.  Taking these two items home and back to school  each day is helpful for them to learn responsibility for their school work now and in the future. 
• Please do not work on any reading, spelling words, or finishing up work for more than an hour each night. 
• Please bring unfinished work back to school.  If needed, please write a note in their planner for communication if needed. 
• Our class made their 50 point goal for good behavior and is receiving a movie/popcorn party on Friday 10/11 for an hour. 
• ANY PAPERS THAT ARE SENT HOME ON FRIDAY CAN BE RETURNED TO OUR CLASSROOM TO BE PUT IN OUR NEW RECYCLING TUBS!!
• RECYCLE THE PAPER, SAVE THE TREES, OUR SPSL KIDS CAN TO IT!!

We are off to a great start!  Thank you to everyone who has jumped on the REMIND app as this is the way that we will communicate this year!  We have been to mass, have had our first Reading and Spelling test, and have been practicing our procedures and routines.  My next step is to begin learning the Black Baud system for assignments and grades. Thank you for your patience.  I’ve been  trying to touch base with parents the past two weeks.  I will also be sharing our classroom behavior plan soon.

Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year!