Globes and an Astronaut---What? All in One Day!

Dr. Kathy Sullivan, the first woman to walk in space, visited St. Catherine's today.  Dr. Sullivan was on three shuttle missions and is a 2004 inductee to the Astronaut Hall of Fame.  Dr. Sullivan was not scheduled to meet with fourth grade, but what I could I do when a saw her walking down our hall, but ask her to please say hello to the girls.  They were in awe.  Rachen Sterling was talking to the class about peer pressure, and Dr. Sullivan told them there is even peer pressure as an adult.  The girls were enthralled!  This has been quite a week--Spirit Week, Globe Day, an astronaut visit...plus the girls became official Fourthies today.  There will be more on that later!

We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands!

What a wonderful morning of Fourthie fun!  The girls loved having the parents help with the globe making this morning.  They were so excited and could hardly wait to join you on the Greentop.  St. Catherine's is a school of traditions, and this is a big one for fourth grade.  Kemper Young, an upper schooler, came by the classroom this morning, and was thrilled to hear the girls talk about Globe Day.
She remembered it fondly!  Keep all of this joy in mind when you are helping your daughters position the continents on these spheres!  Don't worry, we have some learning to do before that happens!

Craziness and More Craziness....It's Spirit Week!

Lots of crazy fun in the classroom

today!  Amidst all of this action, we still solved problems in geometry, read Number the Stars, did some writing and some discussing, learned some new words, but most of all we had a crazy day!

Spatial Problem Solving-All in a Day's Work

Fabulous Friday was truly a fabulous Friday, as we had our second spatial problem solving day.  The girls rotated through several different types of spatial activities.  These included spatial puzzles, metal loop puzzlers, block puzzles, sudoku cubes, card games, and SmartBoard activities.  They are beginning to learn that there are many different ways to think creatively and solve problems!
What a great group of girls!

What

Fun with Polygons

Our first unit of exploration in math is geometry.  The past few days we have been working with angles and polygons.  Today we made a giant polygon!  The girls collaborated in small groups, and then they worked together to make a fabulous polygon.

What Roberts' Girls Love About Fourth Grade

We have only been in school for five days, but here are a few comments about the first five days in Fourth Grade.

"I like dance class!"    Mimi
"We are going to have a great year because we have a really good teacher."  Lane
"I am excited about being able to do carpool."  Claire
"I like being a leader, and I like the freedom we have this year!"  Evelyn
"It's fun being the leader of the school."  Elise
"My favorite thing about being a Fourthie is being with Mrs. Roberts."  Emma
"I am excited about fourth grade, and I think it will be my best year in the Lower School."  Bella
"I like the Skittles!"  Cathryn
"I like raising the flag in the morning and taking it down."  Lizzie
"I like being a leader of the Lower School."  Ellie
" My favorite part of being in Fourth Grade is Mrs. Roberts."  Olivia
"I like the fun things we do in this class!"  Reed
"We are like the point of a pencil when it is sharpened, and we have good days.  The pencil shrinks on not-so-good days. The teacher helps to make it better."  Zoe
"I like being a Fourthie because of all the cool things you get to do like doing carpool, reading in chapel, and being a leader of the Lower School."  Katie
"I like doing carpool duty."  Jewel
"I like being a leader of the lower school because you can be a good role model for the smaller kids."  Taylor

Our Girls Raising the Flag

Swimming in September

                                                                                                September 9, 2013

Dear Parents,

            On Tuesday, September 17, your daughter will begin the swimming unit of her Physical Education class.  The classes will be held every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday through September 27.  If there is a deviation from the schedule, the girls will be notified.

            Swimming is a wonderful fall activity; however, there are a few pointers to remember.  Your daughter should come to school wearing a one-piece swimsuit under her school clothes.  She should bring a swimming bag in which she stores her underwear (in a plastic, Ziploc bag, please), towel, swim cap, goggles, hairbrush, and a healthy snack, as well as anything else she may need. This next item may not apply because of the current warm weather, but tights are a troublesome piece of clothing to put on after being in the pool, so it is recommended that they not be worn on swimming days.

            This year the girls will swim from 8:00-8:45. Upon arrival at school, the girls can drop their backpacks in the classroom, then go to the playground, as usual.  When they are dismissed from the playground, the class will walk to the Kenny Center for swimming.  We are looking forward to a wonderful two weeks of swimming!

           

           

Sincerely,

Pam Roberts

Raising the Colors!

It's Friday, and already what a whirlwind of a week!  Today the Fourthies learned the process of raising the flag and taking it down at the end of the day.  Each girl will have this responsibility, together with three classmates, for a week.  The girls were very respectful and also excited at this opportunity to raise the colors.

After our beginning of the year service at St. Stephen's this morning, the girls headed to the Green for a celebration of the new year and another opportunity for a picture of the entire school population!  Look for that soon on the website.  Meanwhile, here is a picture of the Roberts' Girls for you to enjoy.

.You know that we need, at least, one crazy picture of these girls!

Our Fourthies - Class of 2022

First Day!


The Fourthies are off to a great start!  Although they are not yet sure what it entails, they are excited to be the leaders of the lower school.  Their notebooks are stuffed with paper, their books are labeled, and they are ready to go. Whether it is designing their avatars or learning about geometry, their curiosity is keen and their enthusiasm real.  You cannot help but be thrilled to be in the midst of such a group!