March 20 Field Trip

Dear Parents,

Did we really have Spring Break last week?  I left the sun in Florida, I'm afraid.  Now, we will hit the ground running with the events of the spring--field trips, the class play, and many more exciting events for our Fourthies!  On Wednesday, March 20, the Fourthies will attend a Naturalization Ceremony downtown in the United States Federal Court.  We will leave school at 9:15 and return at around 12:30.  The girls will need to bring a bag lunch, so that we can eat in the classroom.  They should also wear their field trip uniforms to school on Wednesday.  Did you think that you would ever get to use them?  We are excited about this field trip because we study Immigration this spring. The girls will have a real life event to connect to what they learn.  

I hope that all of you had a wonderful Spring Break!

Sincerely,

Pam

You Rock, Fourthies! Congratulations!

Girls,
I followed you the entire time I was at the conference.  I tried to write you a letter on the blog, but my iPad would not cooperate.  During the Fai-Tea, you competed at the highest levels.  I am so proud of your work in math, your competitive spirit and your national pride!  You are great girls, and when I get back we are going to celebrate, but meanwhile, keep the pressure on our friends, the Brits!  Who knows?  Some day many years down the road, you may encounter one of these British competitors, and you can talk about our famous Fai-Tea experience. 

Everyone, take part in the Fai-Tea today and on Monday!

Go, Fourthies!

Love,
Mrs. Roberts

US Takes the Lead in the Fai-Tea

Girls, I will be out of town for a conference, but the US is winning!  Be sure to go on Manga High all week and accept the challenge! We are on a roll!  Let's keep up the momentum.  Also, the internet is working again, so maybe you will be able to work on the laptops tomorrow.  I hope so!  I will miss you, but work hard, do your best, and don't be too CHATTY!

The Brits vs. The Yanks

The Brits vs. The Yanks

The challenge is on!  Our class is on fire.  The girls have been active on Mangahigh.com since the beginning of the year.  This is a fabulous math site that allows the girls to work on many different concepts and levels. We have been so active that we have been chosen for a Fai-To several times.  This is when we compete with schools not only across the country, but also across the world!
That is the case now!  We have been invited to compete with an English school in a Fai-Tea.  Remember the good old Boston Tea Party....well, we're on!  We are competing with a school in Warwickshire.  I showed the girls the school website this morning, so they are raring to go.  Everything was going great until we lost internet access this afternoon, so their homework tonight is to work at the Fai-Tea at home!  Go Yanks!  Go Fourthies!

From Cupcakes to Garden, and Decades...What's This

The party started at 8:15....amidst squeals of delight, the girls scurried from classroom to classroom delivering their Valentines laden with lollipops, chocolate kisses, and various heart-shaped candies.  Creativity at its best...Valentines pouring from boxes decorated with Winston Churchill's words , or as an iPod, or with the top hits of the Fifties or as a Victory Garden...such flair.  Beautiful pink, white and green cupcakes, fruit cups, and flowers galore...what more could a Fourthie want or for that matter, a Fourthie teacher?  I know...a Fourthie mom devoted to health, fun, and the garden...one Russell Combs, equipped with juicer, apples, carrots, and kale....how green is that, how hip is that?

The girls were fascinated, and most of them tried some of the delicious, healthy juice.  Then, Russell, no stranger to our school garden, and all of us, trooped over there on this beautiful Valentine's Day to deposit the pulp in the compost... more learning, more climbing on bales of hay, much sunshine, and much laughing could be seen on Grove Avenue....just another day in the life of a St. Catherine's Fourthie. 

MLK Playing Soon in a School Near You

MLK Chapel - Monday, January 28

Hi Everyone,
Our chapel last Friday was postponed because of snow.  The good news is that we are rescheduled for Monday, January 28, at 8:30. The girls have worked very hard reading, researching, and planning this chapel.  They are such a creative and enthusiastic class, and their presentation proves it!  As well, they  designed film trailers to advertise this chapel!