Welcome to Fourth Grade

Welcome to 4th grade! I'm Mrs.Sondalle and I'm happy to be starting off the school year with all of you! As a graduate of St. Joseph School, I am thrilled to be wearing the Knight's logo once again! I am proud to say that I am a product of Catholic Education from Kindergarten through present day. I attended Carmel High School, University of Dayton (Go Flyers), received my masters through the Augustine Institute and have taught thirteen years in the Archdiocese of Chicago schools. I've lived in Libertyville all my life along with my siblings and many cousins. Many thanks to my grandma Irene and grandpa Eugene who moved to sweet Libs to start their family back in 1937. My mother Diane is also a St. Joseph graduate.

My husband Craig and I have two amazing sons - Graham, a junior at LHS and Patrick, a third grader here at SJS. Our boys keep us busy with sporting events, trips to Wisconsin to cheer on Brewers, Bucks, Badgers and the Pack. Don't yell at me - I married a sconnie! I still root for the Cubs and Bears though ;) This fall we will be cheering for the Wildcats at all the Varsity football games! Excited to see our son wearing jersey #1! Go Cats!

I'm happy to be back in the classroom after taking time off to raise my boys. I am committed to creating a positive and engaging classroom environment where each child feels loved, supported and encouraged to succeed both academically, socially and spiritually. I'm looking forward to a wonderful start to the 26-27 school year! God bless!

SPECIALS:

Monday - Music

Tuesday - Mass 8:30am

Library/Media

Art

Wednesday - PE

Library/Media

Thursday - PE

Friday - STEAM

Posts

Monday, Oct 5

Homework

Spelling packet - due Friday

Reminders

*We will be picking out biography books tomorrow in Library - with a focus on historical figures. We love sports but the students are asked to dig deeper!

*charge chrome book each night

*bring chrome book to school each day

*bring a chapter book

Week at a Glance - 10/05 - 10/09

Week at a glance 10/05 - 10/09

Reminders:

New spelling routine - a packet will go home on Monday with 4 pages that will be due on Friday. No more composition books.
Friday is our field trip to Apple Holler - bring lunch from home! We will have access to a wagon - students may bring their lunch boxes and a drink.
Students are allowed to be out of uniform on Friday. Please make sure they are dressed for the weather!
October Book Report - Directions will go home Monday - due 11/2

Religion - Unit 1 Session 4: God's Calls us to Obey- God speaks to us through our conscious

Math - Chapter 3 Understand multiplication and division

Monday: Check my progress L 1-4

Tuesday: Lesson 5 - multiplication properties and division rules

Wednesday: Lesson 6 - Associative properties of multiplication

Thursday: Lesson 7 - Factors and Multiples

Friday: Review for test on Monday - when we get back from field trip

Reading/Language Arts -

Unit 2 Week 2 - Animal Mimics

Genre - Informational Text

Weekly Question: How do adaptations help animals survive?

Vocabulary: mimicry, species, environment, arranged, habitat

Writing: Personal narrative

Students will have their weekly reading comprehension test on Friday.

Please take the time to study and re-read the story if needed. The audio version of the story is posted in our Reading Google Classroom.

Spelling - diphthongs - ou, oi, ow, oy

Weekly homework:

*NEW* Spelling packet - 4 pages - due on Friday

Friday: Spelling test - before we leave for field trip

Science - Topic 2 - Waves

Social Studies- Chapter 1 Lesson 4: A Tour of the Northeast

What are different parts of the Northeast like?
Categorize the key elements of the economy, geography, government, history, and people of the Northeast.

Monday is our last day to work on our 3D globe projects. After Monday, they will need to be completed at home and are due Wednesday, 10/6.

Tues. 9/29

Today was not our best day. Students need to listen when all teachers are talking and giving directions.

Homework

Spelling - pick 5 words - in composition book

Math - pgs. 145 -146

Reminders

*charge chrome book each night

*bring chrome book to school each day

*bring a chapter book

Monday 9/28

Homework

Spelling - definitions - pick 5 words - in composition book

Math - pgs. 139 -140

Reminders

*charge chrome book each night

*bring chrome book to school each day

*bring a chapter book

Week at a Glance - 9/28 - 10/03

Week at a glance 9/28 - 10/0

Religion - Session 3 - God’s Plan for Salvation - open book assessment Friday

Math - Chapter 3 Understand multiplication and division

Monday: Lesson 1 - relate multiplication and division

Tuesday: Lesson 2 - relate division and subtraction

Wednesday: Lesson 3 - multiplication as comparison

Thursday: Lesson 4 - compare to solve problems

Friday: Check my progress L 1-4

Reading/Language Arts -

Unit 2 Week 1 - Feathers: Not Just for Flying

Genre - Informational Text

Weekly Question: What different purposes do animal adaptations serve?

Vocabulary: prey, brittle, system, bristle, contour

Writing: Personal narrative

Students will have their weekly reading comprehension test on Friday.

Please take the time to study and re-read the story if needed. The audio version of the story is posted in our Reading Google Classroom.

Spelling - plurals

Weekly homework:

Monday: Spelling definitions (5 words)

Tuesday: spelling choice (10 words)

Wednesday: spelling choice (10 words)

Thursday: study list

Friday: spelling test

Science - Continue electric circuits

Social Studies - Chapter 1 Lesson 2: Exploring the regions of our country continued

Students are working on a 3D globe project. They are using maps to locate the equator and prime meridian, identify the hemispheres, etc.

Wednesday, Sept. 23

Homework

Spelling Week 5 - study list

*Charge your chrome book!

*No school Friday 9/25

Monday, Sept 21

Homework

Spelling Week 5 - definitions - 5 words - composition book

Math - p.117 - 118

*Charge your chrome book!

*Adoration tomorrow 12:30

*No school Friday 9/25

Week at a Glance 9/21 - 9/25

Reminders:

Field trip money due - please send in permission slip and $
No bus 9/21
Eucharistic Adoration 9/22
No school 9/25

Religion - Continuing Unit on Rosary

Monday: Lesson 9- solving word problems

Tuesday: Review for test

Wednesday: Ch. 2 test

Thursday: Chapter 3 Lesson 1 - relate multiplication and division

Friday: No school

Reading/Language Arts -

Unit 1 Week 5 - Barbed Wire Baseball

Genre - Primary source

Weekly Question: How can people influence the places where they live?

Vocabulary: descent, internment, desolate, diverted, spectators

Writing: Personal narrative

Students will have their weekly reading comprehension on TH this week.

Please take the time to study and re-read the story if needed. The audio version of the story is posted in our Reading Google Classroom.

Spelling - Prefixes mis-, en-, em-

Weekly homework:

Monday: Spelling definitions (5 words)

Tuesday: spelling choice (10 words)

Wednesday: Study list

Thursday: Spelling test

Science

Energy Transformations and Electric Circuits

Social Studies- Chapter 1 Lesson 2: Exploring the regions of our country

Students are working on a 3D globe project. They are using maps to locate the equator and prime meridian, identify the hemispheres, etc.

Thurs. 9/17

Homework

Spelling - study list

Math - Lesson 7 #1 -4 on graph paper - subtract & check with addition

Reminders

*Rosary/Spirit Run @ 7:40am

*Wear spirit run tshirt

*Bring water bottle

Wed. 9/16

Homework

Spelling Week 4 - pick 10 - in composition book

Math - no homework :)

Tuesday, Sept 15

Homework

Spelling Week 4 - pick 10 - in composition book

Math - Lesson 6

Reminders

*charge chrome book each night

*bring chrome book to school each day

*wear spirit run shirt friday

Monday, Sept 14

Homework

Spelling Week 4 - definitions - pick 5 words - in composition book

Math - p.91-92

Science - bring materials for Rube Goldberg

Reminders

*charge chrome book each night

*bring chrome book to school each day

*bring a chapter book

Week at a glance - 9/14 - 9/18

Reminders:

BRING A CHAPTER BOOK for the week - can be from the school library or from home. Your book may have small pictures at the start of the chapters but it cannot be a comic book.
STUDY spelling words each night!
ROSARY/SPIRIT RUN Friday, Sept. 18th at 7:40am - wear your orange spirit run shirt with shorts, running shoes & don’t forget your water bottle!

Religion - Unit 1 continuing Session 2: Our Father in Heaven

-Unit on the Holy Rosary

Math - Chapter 2 continued: + and - whole #'s

Monday: Lesson 5 - Add whole numbers

Tuesday: Lesson 6 - subtract whole numbers

Wednesday: Lesson 7 - subtract across 0's

Thursday: Check my Progress

Friday: Lesson 9 - solve multi-step word problems

Reading/Language Arts -

Unit 1 Week 2 - Life at the Top

Genre - Informational text

Weekly Question: What are the advantages in living in different places?

Vocabulary: endurance, excel, capacity, motivation, drive

Writing: Personal narrative

Students will have their weekly reading comprehension test on Friday.
- Please take the time to study and re-read the story if needed. The audio version of the story is posted in our Reading Google Classroom.

Spelling - vowel teams and digraphs

Weekly homework-

Monday: spelling definitions (5 words)

Tuesday: spelling choice (10 words)

Wednesday: spelling choice (10 words)

Thursday: spelling worksheet

Friday: spelling test

Science - Energy and Motion: Speed and Collisions

-Creating Rube Goldberg simple machines

Social Studies- Chapter 2- Exploring Regions of our Country

Create your own civilization project due Thursday 9/10
Students will be starting a new project about how to interpret physical maps using longitude and latitude.

Wednesday, Sept 9

Homework

Spelling Week 3 - definitions - pick 5 words - in composition book

Math - worksheet

Science - bring materials for Rube Goldberg

*We will be discussing events of 9/11 tomorrow and Friday

*We have a guest speaker Mr. Gatto who will be talking about his personal experience working in the World Trade Center that morning. Mr. Gatto, along with my brother Luke, both working for Morgan Stanley at the time, escaped from tower two.

Reminders

*charge chrome book

*bring chrome book to school each day

*pack a snack and water bottle

Tuesday, Sept 8

Welcome back! Hope you enjoyed the three day wknd!

Homework

Spelling Week 3 - definitions - pick 5 words - complete in composition book

Math - p. 71 -72

Reminders

*food pantry tomorrow - cream of chicken soup

*charge chrome book

*bring chrome book to school each day

*pack a snack and water bottle

Thank you

Thank you again for your patience and understanding with the troubleshooting of power school. We ran into a few issues making sure all students were added to the correct homeroom. Power school grades will be entered by the end of the week.