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Sounds of gleeful laughter and excitement filled the Lower School Assembly Room this morning as this year's class of Fourthies signed the pledge to be wonderful role models for the younger girls. These girls already show many signs of leadership.They are helping with morning carpool, they hold doors and run errands, and they accomplish this with a cheerful heart! I know you are as proud of them as I am!  Congratulations, Class of 2026!

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A FOURTHIE AT ST.CATHERINE'S?

A Fourthie is a leader.
A Fourthie is kind and helpful to younger children.

A Fourthie knows how to be a good role model for younger children.
A Fourthie is helpful to her teachers.
A Fourthie always strives to do her best work in school.
A Fourthie helps with carpool.
A Fourthie helps with chapel.
A Fourthie helps with Discovery Day and other school activities.

Is it 1958 or 1976?

Look, girls, this was a class in 1958 on Picture Day!  Maybe your grandparents were in classes that looked a little like this one!

This was a class in 1976!  

....and here you are in 2017!

Maybe someday your children will look at this picture!  I wonder what they will think!

Check Google Classroom for an assignment on this!

Spirit Day, and is McVey Theatre really 50 years old?!

Happy Birthday, McVey Theater!  There's a lot to celebrate around our campus this week, and one of the biggest milestones is that of McVey Theater.  It was built in 1937 during the height of the Great Depression, girls!  Wouldn't it be interesting to see what Richmond looked like in 1937?  Let's find out!

Remember that Spirit Day is also on Friday, September 22. You may wear jeans along with your traditional gold and white! We are going to have a lot of fun on Friday!  Stay tuned for pictures!

Special Week Information

Special Week

Each girl in the fourth grade will have her own special week.  This is a wonderful time to learn a little bit more about the girls in the class.  Each girl should use a simple piece of poster board to put pictures of her family, hobbies, or whatever she would like us to see.  This poster does not have to be elaborate, but it is important that all words be spelled correctly because the poster will be featured on a bulletin board near the Library.

During this week, the girls may bring a pet to recess. This, of course, is optional. If it rains all week, it is fine to schedule this for the next week.

The girls may also bring two special people to lunch during their special week.

If you would like to talk to the class about your profession or hobby or anything, we would love to have you. It is our honor to have you speak because we know that you have so much to contribute to the education of the class!  This opportunity is also optional.

It’s fun for the girls to sign up for this themselves so the sheet will be available in the classroom.  There are many weeks from which to choose from  September 25 to April 16.

Primp for Pictures!

Reminder:

As you know swimming starts tomorrow, but no worries about Picture Day scheduled on a swimming day!  This always seems to happen to my class during the weeks that the girls swim, so I scheduled their pictures for 12:00 tomorrow, Tuesday. That will give their hair plenty of time to dry after swimming.

The girls are off to a wonderful start!  In math we have been concentrating on Place Value.  They have written standard numbers, as well as expanded numbers, while also identifying the value of the digits.  Now we are working on number lines and comparing and ordering numbers.  It's interesting to see what they have learned in Singapore Math in previous grades.  They are doing a great job!

I am so impressed with the adjustment your girls have made to the routine of the classroom. Today was a milestone! Each girl came into class this morning, unpacked her backpack, sat down and took advantage of the Monday morning study hall.  I mean they got the cards out and started writing!  It was awesome! You could have heard a pin drop!  They get it!  (If I do my cards in school, I won't have to do them at night!) Yay! Remember, I also give another study hall at the end of the day.

We took a little field trip during vocabulary to learn the word "approach." Here they are in
St. Catherine's Lane.

Ask your daughter about vocabulary class today!  They learned a lot!