VW 4th Grade Blog 2024-2025

Good Afternoon, What an incredible week of conferences it was! It was such a pleasure meeting with so many of you and celebrating the hard work and growth of our 4th graders. I am so proud of all the students for their dedication, effort, and progress this year. It's truly inspiring to see how far they've come! As we head into spring break, I want to wish all of you a relaxing and enjoyable time. I hope everyone comes back refreshed and ready for the final stretch of the school year! Thank you for your continued support, and I look forward to all that we’ll accomplish together when we return. Week in Review: Leader in Me:  This week we learned about how unique life experiences lead us to have different viewpoints. Having empathy means showing respect for different life experiences and viewpoints. As a family, take turns responding to the prompt, “To me, the world would be a better place if more people showed empathy because...” Writing:  This week, 4th grade writers focused on...

Good Afternoon, It was a great week here at NDLC filled with excitement each day for different dress up days, and culminating today with our Knowledge-A-Thon and field trip to Skate City. I may be biased, but I truly believe in everything we do here at NDLC, and think it is a special place. I look forward to continuing to make more core memories as we head into the second half of March and the remainder of the school year. Lastly, getting families in for student-led conferences is always a special time because it allows everyone a look at the magic I get to see everyday!  Week in Review: Leader in Me:  This week we discussed how we can be upstanders, not bystanders, in bullying situations. A bystander is a person who is present at an event or incident, does not take part, and doesn’t help. An upstander is a person who speaks or acts in support of an individual or cause, particularly someone who intervenes on behalf of a person being mistreated or bullied. Invite your learner t...

Good Afternoon, We’re off and running into March with lots of exciting events coming up! Our 4th graders will continue to learn and grow every day, and we have some fun activities planned along the way. From conferences and the Knowledge-a-Thon to the Skate City field trip and Spring Break, there’s a lot to look forward to this month. Thank you for your ongoing support! Week in Review: Leader in Me:  This week we learned about how to balance the consideration of others’ thoughts and feelings with the courage to express our own thoughts and feelings. View the Win-Win Agreements Conflict Resolution Tool on Leader in Me Online and work together to create a win-win agreement for a situation where you have a common disagreement at home. Writing: This week in writing, writers were working with narrative writing prompts that they had to include information from a nonfiction article they were provided. We talked about the importance of including story elements in our responses as well as...