4th Grade News
Hello Fourth Grade Families!
I hope you all had a wonderful Labor Day weekend! Upon our return, we hit the ground running and everyone fell right back into our daily routine beautifully. Please remind your child to pack a snack, water bottle, planner and homework every night before bed. Thanks!
Warmest Regards,
Amy
Curriculum
Math: Chapter 1 practice and review
Literacy: Genre: Realistic Fiction Essential Question: How do your actions affect others?
Cite relevant evidence and make inferences to support understanding, identify the problem and solution in the plot of a story ,make predictions using context clues, identify how dialogue is used in a story
Spelling: Decode and spell words with long e
Grammar: Create compound sentences
Writing: Revise, edit, and publish a personal narrative
Vocabulary: Use context clues to understand idioms and homophones
Social Studies: Exploring regions of the United States - How do geographers study the regions of the United States?
Religion: Unit 2: Our Father in Heaven. Describe how we can serve the Kingdom of God
Important Information
Math Log In Information
Students can login to their Primary Math curriculum accounts from home.
This will allow access to the Student Practice Books and Additional Practice Books.
Go to https://www.mceduhub.com
Enter your student’s login information using his/her Google username formatted by first initial, last name, graduating year (i.e. ABlazer35).
Select “Visitation School” - this should auto populate once you start typing
Enter the password Vis2026@ and click “Login”
Homecoming Week Activities
Parent Association - Lower School Homecoming Activities - Thursday, Sept. 17
2:45 -3:10 - Families are invited to gather outside of the Heart entrance, near the flag pole to decorate large "V" signs to cheer on Visitation students at their games. *Rain Plan - Small (Auxiliary) Gym
3:10-3:15 - Parade to Middle School Circle
3:15 - 4:00 - Games for Lower School students and families located at the MS Circle
*At 4 p.m. families are invited to attend a JV or Varsity game!
VISITATION SCHOOL (4-6 p.m., or as supplies last)
Hosts a complimentary hotdog supper by Door 2 (Middle School area)
Salesian Leaders
September 21 will be our first visit from our upper school Salesian Leaders!
We look forward to a year filled with lessons, activities, and joyful, prayer filled moments with each other!
Homecoming Theme Days
Monday: Dress for anything but your age (dress like a baby, old person, etc.)
Tuesday: Class Colors (class color t-shirt, uniform bottom)
Wednesday: Dress for anything but the occasion (future job, future self)
Thursday: Homecoming provided t-shirts (t-shirts on top, uniform bottom)
Friday: Formal Uniform
📷 Photos! 📷
Upcoming Events
Thursday, Sept.10: Lower School Back to School Night 6pm; parents/guardians only
Friday, Sept. 11: Picture Day
Thursday, Sept.17: Homecoming Activities after school
Friday, Sept.18: Formal Uniform, Opening Mass/Flag Raising
News & Notes
Peddler - 4th graders may visit the Peddler after school only if accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Orchestra - String instrument instruction is offered to 4th graders Wednesdays. If you have any questions about our strings program, please reach out to Jennifer McGuire at jmcguire@vischool.org
Amy Rivard
Email: arivard@vischool.org
Phone: 651-683-1700 ext. 216 Classroom