Class Four News

Class Four Announcements

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  • Class 4 Chapel Leaders

    After Spring Break, Class Four students will take over as leaders during our Chapel services. Students who are chosen to be a reader or an acolyte will be notified 24-48 hours in advance. Parents are always welcome to join us for Chapel and find a seat in the balcony.

  • Class 4 Music Performance (April 30th)

    Please come and support your children at this year's Class 4 Grade Level Performance on Thursday, April 30th. Please plan to park in Taub and be seated by 8:25 am in the balcony of Lowe Theater. All are welcome, and we can't wait to see you there!

  • Class 4 Young Advocates (April 16th)

    Save the date! All Class 4 parents are invited to view the students’ Young Advocates presentations on Wednesday, April 16th, in Stasney Hall. More info to come!

  • Field Day (April 2nd)

    Field Day is scheduled for Thursday, April 2nd. Please note that this is also a Maverick Madness Spirit Day, but students must wear socks and sneakers. It will kick off with a K-5 picnic lunch at 11:00. All students must bring a lunch and drink from home, including a large, reusable water bottle for the day. (No cups with straws, please!) Games and activities will happen between 11:30 and 3:10. Due to very limited space, we kindly ask that only those parents who are signed up to be class photographers attend this event. We anticipate a normal dismissal at 3:15.

  • Healthy Decision Making & Puberty Parent Coffee (April 13)

    Class 4 and Class 5 students will engage in our annual Healthy Sexuality lesson on April 14th and 15th. The primary goal is to inform them about the changes that occur during puberty. In advance of these talks, we invite all Lower School parents to a coffee on April 13th from 8:30-9:30 in the Tradition Room. We will discuss healthy decision making and helping students navigate the social and emotional journey of their development in healthy ways.

  • Host a Science Star This Summer!

    Frank the Corn Snake, Gus the Tree Frog, and Buster the Fat-Tailed Gecko are looking for awesome families to host them over summer break! They’re low-maintenance, come fully equipped with their own cages and simple care guides, and make the perfect "practice pets" for kids learning responsibility. They may not be soft and fluffy, but Frank, Gus, and Buster bring tons of personality (and are way easier than cleaning up after a puppy)!
    If your family would like to give one of them a summer home, contact Mr. Hunger: chunger@sjs.org.
    These science lab legends are ready to move in!

  • Important Dates

    Important dates for Class Four will be listed here for you to mark your calendar.
    We kindly request that the events marked with an asterisk * are only attended by those parents who have signed up.
    • 4/2/26: Maverick Madness Spirit Day & LS Field Day* 
    • 4/30/26: Class 4 Grade Level Performance
    • 5/7/26: St. John's Singers Spring Show @ 2pm
    • 5/8/26: St. John's Singers Spring Show @ 7pm
    • 5/20/26: LS Closing Celebration @ 8:45am in Lowe Theater

  • March Bridge Book

    We are excited to continue our Community and Inclusion initiative in Lower School, Building Bridges with Books, with our second selection for this school year. This program fosters a sense of unity and understanding among our students by exploring diverse perspectives through literature. Every Lower School faculty member will receive a copy of the featured Bridge Book for their classroom, creating a shared reading experience within our community.
    Our March Bridge Book is Heart String by Brooke Boynton-Hughes. Beautifully illustrated, this heartwarming picture book reminds readers that we're all connected. Through backyards and neighborhoods, over mountains, and across oceans, this colorful heart string ties us all together. Invisible yet undeniable, it joins our hearts so that we are never truly alone. Follow the thread of this reassuring story to see how, even in a world as vast as ours, there is always a bond that connects us to the ones we love—and to the world we share.
    We hope this book sparks meaningful conversations in our Lower School community!

  • Maverick Madness Spirit Day (April 2nd)

    Our next Maverick Madness Spirit Day will be on Thursday, April 2nd. Students may wear as much red, black, and SJS gear as possible, or they may wear their normal uniform. Please see page 31 of the Lower School Handbook for specific guidelines for out-of-uniform dress.

  • Maverick SportsFest ft. Lacrosse (April 24th)

    All students in Classes K-4 are invited to join the Maverick Lacrosse Programs for an afterschool Maverick SportsFest on April 24th from 3:45-5:15. Students will get to interact with Upper School players from both the boys and girls lacrosse teams for fun drills and games. Students will be escorted from the LS carpool area to Caven Field, where they can be picked up at 5:15.

    Email your child’s name and grade level to Tricia Zeuner (pzeuner@sjs.org) to register by April 20th.

  • Social-Emotional Learning

    During the month of April, our Sharing Circle topics will focus on self/social awareness, responsible decision-making, and self-management. Three of our topic threads are focused on learning to take responsibility for our actions, healthy relationships, following directions, and working through small and big emotions. Please be sure to check your student's grade-level page for additional resources and table talk discussion questions. 
     
    We will discuss taking responsibility for our actions, healthy relationships, following directions, and working through small and big emotions.

    Books:
    • Teach Your Dragon to Follow Directions by Steve Herman
    • The Not-So-Friendly Friend by Christina Furnival
    • A Little SPOT Emotion Coach by Diane Albe
    • But It’s Not My Fault by Julia Cook

    Table Talk Discussions: 
    • If you do not take responsibility for things, how might it make others feel?
    • How should the people that we choose to be around make us feel?
    • Share a time that you had to work through tough emotions.
    • What can you do if others are not following directions or rules?

    Upcoming Events:

    K-12 Parent Wellness Workshop: The Conflict Advantage: Helping Kids Grow Through Disagreement
    featuring Dr. Brian Goonan
    Wednesday, April 15th @ 8:45-10:00
    Chao Assembly Room

Key Contacts

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Class Four Curriculum Snapshots

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  • Math

    • Beginning our study of Geometry
    • Drawing and identifying points, lines, line segments, rays, angles (right, acute, obtuse), and perpendicular and parallel lines
    • Classifying 2-dimensional figures
    • Measuring and drawing angles in whole-number degrees using a protractor
    • Analyzing,classifying, and constructing triangles based on side length and angle measure.
    • Using the addition of adjacent angle measures to solve problems using a variable for the unknown angle measure.

  • Language Arts

    • Creating powerful public service messages in support of local nonprofit organizations
    • Organizing informative text in our Young Advocates websites
    • Understanding how real events impact fiction as we begin our historical fiction reading unit
    • Expressing ourselves through poetry

  • Social Studies

    • Demonstrating our roles as student advocates in supporting local causes
    • Learning about historical events in the time periods covered in our historical fiction unit

  • Science

    • Completing the birthquake project
    • Exploring the difference between natural resources and how they shape our daily lives
    • Discovering the importance of renewable and nonrenewable energy sources and their impact on the environment
    • Analyzing non-fiction texts to build critical thinking skills and deepen understanding

  • Skills

    • Working with micro:bits
    • Creating water bottle stickers and a button to support and raise awareness for the nonprofit organization that students are advocating for

  • Spanish

    • Developing independent reading comprehension and critical thinking skills through the study of our class novel
    • Beginning free-writes in Spanish using acquired language
    • Finishing our locura de marzo while acquiring a deeper understanding of Spanish vocabulary and deepening our classroom community

  • Art

    •  Introducing image transfer techniques
    •  Incorporating transferred images into mixed-media compositions with paint
    • Applying knowledge of color value, fore, middle and background

  • Music

    • Preparing for the upcoming instrumental performance
    • Mastering low E and D on the recorder
    • Enjoying new games, songs, and skillwork

  • Library

    • Reading and responding to poetry
    • Writing and illustrating poetry
    • Looking at genres with a focus on biographies
    • Reviewing and using Sora

  • Tech Lab

    • Utilizing Google Sites to design a compelling website in support of local nonprofit organizations
    • Developing and organizing media to enhance the Young Advocates websites

  • P.E.

    • Refining striking skills, with a focus on control and finesse, in pickleball 
    • Celebrating with Cosmic Bowling

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