A Prayer for Our School
God, our Father and Creator, be with us in our school.
Help us to treasure your gift of life
and treat one another with care.
Let us always remember that we are all created in your image.
Come, Lord Jesus, and be with us in our school.
Guide our teachers,
guide our parents,
and lead our students
to recognize you in all people.
Come, Holy Spirit, and be with us in our school.
Give us a vision for the future,
and the determination for shaping a faith-filled future.
Amen.
Happy Catholic Schools Week!!!
SCIENCE FAIR
For information about science fair projects, please scroll down to the bottom of the page.
Blizzard Envelopes
If we use more than five calamity days this school year, you will be instructed to complete work in the Blizzard Envelope. You should not do more work than is assigned. Please do not work ahead.
DAY 1
Reading: Read the story: Captain James Cook the Explorer and complete the comprehension questions and the crossword puzzle.
Math: Complete both worksheets--Money:Addition and Subtraction and Money Word Problems (I).
Science: Read the Interesting Facts about Volcanoes complete the attached sheets.
Religion: Read about Goliath and David and answer the questions on the back of the worksheet.
Social Studies: Read about Cleveland and Ohio capitals and answer the corresponding questions.
Spelling/Vocabulary: Trace and write the numbers and words.
DAY 2
Reading: Read the story The Giant Squid and answer the T/F questions and complete the crossword puzzle.
Math: Complete the worksheets Subtraction: Regrouping and Division Word Problems (II)
Science: Read the information about volcanoes and complete the spelling sheet, word unscramble and fill in the blank sheet.
Religion: Read about Paul in Prison and answer the discussion questions on the back of the sheet.
Social Studies: Read about Toledo and Cincinnati and answer the questions.
Spelling/Vocbulary: Trace and write the months of the year.
DAY 3
Reading: Read All Hail the Hail! and complete the T/F questions and vocabulary.
Math: Complete Multiplication: Regrouping (I) and Multiplication Word Problems (II).
Science: Read the information on volcanoes and complete the questions and word search.
Religion: Read the information about the Healings of Jesus and answer the discussion questions on the back of the sheet.
Social Studies: Read about the industrial cities in Northeast Ohio and in the valley and answer the questions.
Spelling/Vocabulary: Trace and write the days of the week.
Contact Me At:
e-mail: kmcdonagh@saintpatrickschoolbryan.org
BRRRR!!!
It is getting chilly in the mornings. Please remember to send a jacket, gloves and hats with your child each day for morning recess.
SCIENCE FAIR
The Saint Patrick Catholic School Science Fair will be held on February 10th. Projects will be on display after school. Hope to see you there!
The week of January 30th
This week we are learning long division in math. We are beginning a new chapter in Social Studies about growth in Ohio after we became a state. We are reading The Great Kapok Tree in reading and will have a test on Friday. We are also continuing to pray the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary each day to help us remember the sanctity of all life.
SPELLING WORDS Unit 7
You can practice spelling and vocabulary on www.spellingcity.com
Test: February 1st
Vocabulary test: February 3rd
accurate
alert
ancestor
disaster
elementary
envy
epidemic
feeble
penetrate
romp
staple
survive
Science Fair Requirements
Science Fair--February 10th
Projects due in the classroom--February 8th
There are several examples of science fair projects set up in the fourth grade room if you would like to stop in and look. There is also a photograph of a display board on the Saint Patrick webpage.
All science fair projects consist of two parts: a display board and a report.
Each child will explain the project to a science fair judge and should be able to answer questions about what was done.
Fourth graders are not eligible to compete beyond the school level.
Display Board
* Tri-fold boards are available at Wal-mart and Creative Minds
* Any color is acceptable
* Neatness counts
* Letters for the title can be purchased at Creative Minds or Dollar Tree. The public library also has an Ellison Die machine for cutting out
letters--bring your own paper
* Construction paper or scrapbooking paper can be used to mount the pages to be displayed
* The following should be on the board:
Title in the form of a question
Abstract
Purpose
Hypothesis
Procedure
Materials List
Data/Results (including any graphs, etc.)
Conclusion
Name/Grade
Report
* The report should be in a report cover
* Each piece of the report should be typed on a separate sheet of paper
* The report should be in the order listed below
The following should be in the report:
Title page--Title/Name/Grade/Date
Abstract
Purpose
Hypothesis
Procedure
Materials List
Data/Results
Conclusion
Research/Background Paragraph
Acknowledgements
* Allowed, but not required--Table of Contents/Bibliography
ABSTRACT--The abstract is a summary of the project. It should not be longer than a paragraph. It should state the purpose of the experiment, the hypothesis, how the experiment was conducted (thumbnail sketch), the results/data(thumbnail sketch) and the conclusion.
PURPOSE--What are you trying to accomplish; what are you testing? This should be one or two sentences.
HYPOTHESIS--What do you think is going to happen? This should be one or two sentences.
PROCEDURE--What steps will you take to conduct your experiment? This should be numbered and be detailed. Anyone should be able to repeat this experiment using your procedure.
MATERIALS LIST--What materials do you need to conduct your experiment? Be specific. If you need measuring cups or a refrigerator, say so.
DATA/RESULTS--What happened? This can be a description, measurements, graphs, photographs, etc. Photographs may be included in your report. You may put photographs on your backboard, but be sparing. Use only those that give a clear idea of the results. There is a very good graph maker at nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/ . You can also type "create a graph" into a search engine to bring this site up.
CONCLUSION--Briefly tell what happened. Tell whether your hypothesis was correct or incorrect.
BACKGROUND--This is a paragraph with information about your topic. For instance, if you are doing an experiment using soap, you would research how soap works, is manufactured, etc.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS--Use this page to thank anyone who helped with the project.
* The information on the display board and in the report is the same. You may want to print the information for the display board in larger type than that used in the report. Avoid colored inks and difficult to read fonts when typing your information. Use plain white paper. Clarity and neatness are very important.