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Welcome to Mrs. Shreiner's Classroom!
“We are all pencils in the hand of God.” -Mother Teresa

 

 

Hello and welcome to 4th grade!

 

My name is Mrs. Shreiner, and I am delighted to be your child’s teacher this year. I am so excited to start my fifth year of teaching and my second year here at St. Joseph Catholic School. 

 

Being a teacher was something I always felt I was called to do. I received my undergraduate degree from St. Norbert College and recently received a Master’s degree in Elementary Education. When I’m not in the classroom, you can find me reading a good book, exploring the outdoors, or spending time with my family and dog.

 

I believe in creating a supportive and inclusive environment where every student feels valued and inspired to reach their full potential. This year, students will expand their reading and math skills, explore their relationship with God and others, and work together to serve the community. I am excited to teach Social Studies again this year, where we will take a tour of the United States, learning about its history, people, and geography. 

 

I’m so lucky to have the support of two wonderful teacher's aides, Mrs. Broken and Mrs. Graham. Their expertise and commitment are truly invaluable, and I couldn’t be more excited to have them as part of our classroom team. Together, we’re ready to make this year a remarkable one for our students!

 

I’m excited for a fantastic year of growth, discovery, and fun with your child! If you ever have any questions, please feel free to reach out. If you would like to donate to our classroom, please visit our Amazon Class Wishlist link on my webpage. Here’s to a wonderful year ahead!

 

God Bless,

Mrs. Shreiner

 

Posts

Monday- 2/10

Happy Monday!
 
Today we had a great day back at school after the long weekend. We hope everyone enjoyed the time away from school and the Super Bowl yesterday! We had a special buddy day today. Our Pre-K buddies came and visited our classroom and we read books and did some crafts with them. 
 
Homework: Monday- 2/10
Math: Pg. 617-618, complete the problems Mrs. Sullivan assigned you.
Spelling: 3x each worksheet due tomorrow
Reading: Book reports are due Next Friday! 2/21
 
Looking ahead to this week, we will be continuing to work with fractions and mixed numbers. students should continue to practice their math facts and fluency! Tomorrow is a Mass day. On Wednesday we will be doing a Food Pantry collection. 4th grade has been asked to bring in instant potatoes. Friday we will be celebrating Valentine's Day! Thank you to the room parents who will be volunteering. 
 
Just a reminder, there is NO SCHOOL MONDAY 2/17 for Presidents Day. 
Have a lovely week everyone!

Homework- Wednesday 2/5

There is NO homework tonight! Please enjoy the long weekend! Stay safe and enjoy the Super Bowl!
 
Today, we made Valentine's Day bags instead of boxes, so a shoe or Amazon box is NOT needed. 
 
Reading: Book Reports are due 2/21
 
See you all Monday!

Homework- Tuesday 2/4

Math: Homework Pg 603-604
Spelling: NONE
Reading: Book reports are due 2/21
 
Please bring in a small box or shoe box for Valentines Day. 

Monday 2/3- Homework and Announcements

Happy February,
According to the Groundhog, we have 6 more weeks of winter! Hopefully that means we get some beautiful snow around here soon! The students all did a great job finishing their second iReady diagnostic and we are ready to tackle February! Today we had a very art focused day! We had Art as our special and then a wonderful Art in the Box presentation with Mr. and Mrs. Heiser where we learned about Seurat and his painting style. We also began work on our class Gala art piece. 
 
Homework for Tonight 2/3:
Math: Pg 597-598 #1-10 AND #12
Spelling: Due to the short week, there is No Spelling this week!
Reading: Book Reports due 2/21
 
Valentine's Day: Please bring in a shoe box or small box (Amazon or other) to use as a Valentine's Day mailbox.
 
As a reminder there is No School for students on Thursday (2/6) OR Friday (2/7) this week. 

Friday- 1/31

Happy Friday 4th grade! We hope you enjoyed your day today and a wonderful end to Catholic School's week as we celebrated YOU our amazing students!
 
Thank you for all your participation in our school Pep Rally and Congratulations to Tommy who won BINGO at lunch! On Monday we will roll into February with a short week. 
 
-There is NO SCHOOL Thursday 2/6 due to Parent Teacher Conferences. We appreciate your flexibility here and look forward to scheduling them with you upon Mrs. Shreiner's return. 
 
-There is NO SCHOOL Friday 2/7 as teachers have a Professional Development day via the Archdiocese of Chicago. 
 
Due to the short week, there will be NO spelling next week. We will instead do some spiral review and focus on our Parts of Speech. 
 
In Math, we will be continuing with fractions as we look closer at real world problems and word problems. We will also be adding and subtracting mixed numbers.
 
For Reading we will be looking working on a biography packet about Jesse Owens. 
 
We will also be working on our class project for the Gala and have Art in the Box as well. 
 
Have a wonderful weekend everyone! 

Homework- Monday 1/27

Math: Pg 565-566 Both Sides!
Spelling: Test on Friday, Letter in a box WS due tomorrow
Reading: Book Reports due 2/21
Social Studies: If you did not finish your Mount Rushmore Packet, it needs to be completed and turned in tomorrow!
 
Tuesday for Catholic Schools Week is Celebrates our Parents and Volunteers. All school Mass, Please come and join us if you can and volunteer reception to follow after church.

Friday- 1/24 and Catholic Schools Week!

Reminders: Book Reports are due February 21st! This information was sent home with students and can also be found on Google Classroom.
 
Today during math groups, students had fun while learning, they matched equivalent fractions and checked one another's work through an engaging card game. We also got to experience the Spelling Bee for grades 4-8! Congratulations to all the participants and our 4th grade reps!
 
Sunday kicks off Catholic Schools Week! Please join us this Sunday after the 9:00 Mass for our open house and pancake breakfast. Please see the important events below for the week:
  • Monday: Celebrate our Nation Monday is an optional dress down day for $1. Proceeds are going to support the California fires. This is being sponsored by the 3rd grade classes.
  • Tuesday: Celebrate our Parents and Volunteers. All school Mass and volunteer reception to follow after church.
  • Wednesday: Celebrate our Staff!
  • Thursday: Celebrate our Community, please bring a new pillow for donation for the Bedding Ministry.
  • Friday: Celebrate our Students! SPIRIT WEAR DAY! You may dress down in your Saint Joes spirit wear. 
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
 

Homework- Thursday 1/23

So sorry that the homework did not post correctly yesterday, my apologies for the technological difficulties!
 
For tonight, students should be prepared for their spelling, math and reading quizzes that they have tomorrow.
 
For reading, the Book Report is due February 21st!

Homework- Tuesday 1/21

Happy Tuesday everyone! We hope you had a great long weekend. 
 
Tonight for Math homework: Please complete A11 541-543
 
Spelling: Spelling lists were handed out today, the test will be Friday. Tonight complete the letter in a box worksheet to be turned in tomorrow. 
 
Reading: Book Reports are due February 21st

Happy Friday 1/17

Homework: Book reports are due on February 21st (the information is also available on Google Classroom.
 
There is NO SCHOOL on MONDAY 1/20! Have a wonderful weekend. Safe travels and stay warm. We will see you back at school on Tuesday 1/21.
 
Catholic Schools week kicks off on Sunday, January 26th with our Open House and Pancake Breakfast!

Homework- Tuesday 1/14

Homework:
Math: Pg 515 front and back, please try the brain builders!
SpellingHomework WS; Test Friday
Reading: Book Report due February 21st
 
Food Pantry Collection tomorrow! The 4th grade is being asked to bring cookies, but please contribute anything that you can. 

Homework- Monday 1/13 and Week at a Glance

Monday Homework:
Math: Pg 509: #1-10 only
Spelling: Homework WS (letters in a box). Test on Friday 1/17
Reading: Book Reports due 2/21
 
Week at a Glance:
Math: We are continuing our chapter on Fractions! Today we discussed equivalent fractions and this week we will also be simplifying and comparing fractions as well. 
 
Reading: Students received their January Book Report Projects today! It was also posted to Google Classroom. Their Book bottles will be due on 2/21.
 
Social Studies: Tuesday we will begin a Native American project that we will be working on in class.
 
Science: See Ms. Arnold's page!
 
Spelling: This week's list went home today, we will have nightly spelling homework and the test will be on Friday. 
 
Today was National 4th Graders day! So Mrs. Arnold and I let the 4th graders have some extra recess and game time today in our classrooms. 4th grade really is the best grade!
 
Wednesday we will have our first Food Pantry collection of 2025. 4th Grade is being asked to bring in cookies. Please contribute if you can!
 
Just a friendly reminder that there is NO SCHOOL MONDAY, 1/20. 

Homework- Friday 1/10

No homework for the weekend!
 
Mrs. Sullivan had so much fun in 4th grade today, I hope the students enjoyed the math activities we did today and I look forward to seeing everyone on Monday! Our iReady diagnostic testing will begin next week as well. On Monday we will begin with reading, and then move to math later on in the week. 
 
Reminder, we have our first of the year Food Pantry Collection on Wednesday and 4th grade is being asked to bring in cookies. Please consider contributing anything you have and helping to stock the pantry here in the new year. Have a wonderful weekend everyone and stay warm!

Homework- Thursday 1/9

Math: No math tonight! We completed it together in class :)
 
Spelling: Write 3x spelling words worksheet. Test tomorrow!
 
Food Pantry collection on Wednesday 1/15: 4th grade should bring in cookies!

Homework- Wednesday 1/8

Math: Pages 495-496 NO problem solving or brain builders!
Spelling: Word sentence sheet; Spelling test Friday.
 
Stay warm!