Hi 4P Families! I have some exciting news! Our 4th graders raised $376 during our March Gladness coin drive to be donated to The Loft in Millersville. The money will be used to purchase items that will help Penn Manor families!

PTO Spiritwear Fundraiser – Orders are due no later than April 1st!

Math – We are flying through the Metric Unit. The Base 10 number system has helped us to pick up metric conversions quickly. We will take our test midweek, then move to a chapter on area and perimeter.

ELA – We will begin a unit on figurative language. This high interest unit will have us reading some mentor texts that use figurative language and we will write some of our own figurative language. We will continue to practice prefixes, suffixes and learn more about homophones.

Content – We will continues to learn more about weather fronts and patterns this week.

This week:

Monday – End of the 3rd Marking Period

Wednesday – Dress like your favorite book character! (optional)

Thursday – Spelling Test

Thursday – Central Manor PTO Spiritwear Fundraiser orders due!

Thursday – Weather Make-Up Day (School is IN SESSION!)

Friday – No School

Looking Ahead:

Monday, April 5 – Weather Make-Up Day (School is IN SESSION!)

Wednesday, April 14 – Report Cards distributed

Hi 4P Families! Happy Spring! I hope that you are all able to enjoy the beautiful weather! Here’s a look at our week ahead!

PTO Spiritwear Fundraiser – Order forms were sent home last week. Orders are due no later than April 1st!

4th Grade Coin Drive Update – We had a very special Google Meet with Ms. Mealy, one of Penn Manor’s social workers LIVE from The Loft. The students were able to “see” where their money will go. Our coin drive collection will continue through this Friday. The students are very motivated to help our Penn Manor Community!

Math – Last week, we spent time analyzing line plots and used number lines with hills and mountains for time to find elapsed time. We will take our test on Tuesday, then continue to the Metric Unit.

ELA – We continue to dig deeper into firsthand and secondhand accounts. We will take our Unit 6 ELA assessment this week. We will continues to study suffixes in grammar.

Spelling – Please encourage your 4th grader to look over spelling lists nightly. They are always handed out the Friday before the test. Please be sure to check Sapphire for your 4th grader’s spelling test grade from Friday. Spelling tests were sent home on Friday.

Content – We will continue to learn about clouds, weather patterns and weather instruments.

This week:

Monday – 4th Grade Coin Drive wraps up this week (Friday)

Wednesday – Trivia Today! We will play Kahoot!

Thursday – PTO Candy Pickup 4:30-6:30

Friday – Celebrate our Coin Drive success with team apparel or Penn Manor colors!

Friday – Spelling Test

Looking Ahead:

Monday, March 29 – End of MP3

Wednesday, March 31st – Dress like your favorite book character! (optional)

Thursday, April 1 – Central Manor PTO Spiritwear Fundraiser orders due!

Thursday, April 1 – Weather Make-Up Day (School is IN SESSION!)

Friday, April 2 – No School

Monday, April 5 – Weather Make-Up Day (School is IN SESSION!)

Hi 4P Families! Time continues to fly by as we head into mid-March! Please note that we DO have school on Friday. It is one of our snow make-up days!

PTO Read-A-Thon papers are due Monday (for those that chose to participate)! Prizes will be handed out next Monday!

4th Grade Coin Drive – Our coin collection continues to grow! It is so much fun to watch our collection grow, and the students are super excited about helping our Penn Manor community!

Math – We will continue with learning about Customary Measurement this week. We will also use number lines to help us find elapsed time.

ELA – Unit tests were fantastic! Wow! This week, we’ll continue with Unit 6: Tackling Multiple Texts. We’ve spent time discussing how are world if full of information and that it’s important to read a variety of texts and passages on topics. In grammar, we are learning about prefixes and suffixes.

Spelling – Spelling lists continue to have rigor to them. Please encourage your 4th grader to look over his/her list each evening. This week is definitely a challenge!

Content – We will continue to learn about Earth, the seasonal rotation and move into learning about clouds. We will be making cloud posters this week!

This week:

Monday – Bring a small, safe for school flashlight for some flashlight reading today! (optional)

Wednesday – Happy St. Patrick’s Day (Optional – Wear green or rainbow colors today!)

Friday – Weather Make-Up Day (School is IN SESSION!)

Friday – Wear bright colors! Spring arrives tomorrow! (optional)

Friday – Spelling Test

Looking Ahead:

Monday, March 22 – PTO Read-A-Thon prizes to be handed out!

Thursday, March 25th – PTO Candy Pickup 4:30-6:30

Wednesday, March 31st – Dress like your favorite book character! (optional)

Thursday, April 1 – Weather Make-Up Day (School is IN SESSION!)

Friday, April 2 – No School

Monday, April 5 – Weather Make-Up Day (School is IN SESSION!)

Hi 4P Families! I hope that you are having a fantastic weekend! March Gladness continues this week! Calendars were sent home with your 4th grader last week, I will also list special events below.

Tuesday Desk Decorations – As part of March Gladness, we will be decorating our desks on Tuesday! I’m encouraging students to bring in streamers, tape and other things to decorate the front and sides of their desks.

4th Grade Coin Drive – Although our 4th grade coin drive to benefit The Loft in Millersville doesn’t start for a couple more weeks, our class got a jump start last week! The kids are really excited about helping in our community! We are also looking for some empty plastic containers that we can use for our coins. If you happen to have one that we can keep, we would love to have it! Thank you for your support!

Sapphire – We are moving right along in this 3rd Marking Period. I continue to encourage you to keep an eye on Sapphire grades. This is also a good way to see the grades that your child is receiving on the Google Classroom assignments/assessments that I grade. Sapphire grades are updated as assignments/tests come in each week.

Math – Math tests looked fantastic last week! We started Chapter 11 on Friday and will continue with this chapter on Customary Measurement for the next couple weeks.

ELA – The students seem to really enjoy our unit on Author’s Purpose and Author’s Claim. We have been reading some good articles and are digging deep into analyzing how writer’s sometimes try to persuade us with their claims. We are working on an essay that has us citing evidence from TWO passages that discuss the importance of recycling. On Tuesday, we will take our unit test for this mini-unit. There is no TDA as part of this unit test. Graded tests will come home this week.

Spelling – Spelling lists continue to have rigor to them. Please encourage your 4th grader to look over his/her list each evening.

Content – We will continue to learn more about the planets, Earth, the moon and sun this week. The students seem to enjoy this science unit.

This week:

Monday – 4th Grade Team Spirit (Wear your favorite sports jersey and activity apparel)

Tuesday – Organize Your Home Office Day (Bring things in to decorate your desk!)

Wednesday – Penn Manor Spirit Day Kick Off Spring Sports (Wear Penn Manor colors)

Friday – Spelling Test

Looking Ahead:

Friday, March 19th – Weather Make-Up Day (School is IN SESSION!)

Thursday, March 25th – PTO Candy Pickup 4:30-6:30

Thursday, April 1 – Weather Make-Up Day (School is IN SESSION!)

Friday, April 2 – No School

Monday, April 5 – Weather Make-Up Day (School is IN SESSION!)