GR4 - Mrs. Hill

Bio

 

    I graduated from Gannon University with my Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and a dual minor in Early Childhood Education and Spanish.  While at Gannon University, I also had the opportunity to study abroad in Granada, Spain.  After graduating, I began working at Southtowns Catholic School.  I first taught Spanish, K - 8 and then settled into my current position in fourth grade. I am looking forward to finishing my Masters Degree at Fredonia State in
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).  
 
    Being a teacher at SCS has allowed me to not only encourage academic excellence, but also to emphasize Catholic traditions with my students. My husband and I truly believe that the integration of faith, academics and values is so unique to our “SCS Family” that we send our son, Brady to school here!
 
Education - 
    Gannon University - Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and a dual minor in Early Childhood Education and Spanish
 

APRIL NEWS

Welcome to our 4th grade website! I will be using this area to announce upcoming events.  Please bookmark our page so that you can stop in and see what is going on in our class.  My school e- mail is  jhill@southtownscatholic.org .  Please feel free to contact me at anytime. I check my e-mail frequently, even after school hours!   Southtowns Catholic School also has a  Facebook  page!   
MAY NEWS!
 
~Did you LOVE your Mother's Day presents?  The fourth grade was super excited to create their magazine covers and to make the lip gloss!!

~From now until the end of the year, our class may wear their Apple t-shirts for gym class.

 -~State testing is almost over!!  We pushed on through ELA & Math and now we move onto Science.  The "hands-on" section will be on May 30 and the written section will be on June 4. 

~Our next field trip will be on May 23 to Wegmans Food Market.  Our class has been invited to participate in their "Eat Well, Live Well"  tour.  This is a fun hands-on tour that allows our class to experience all that Wegmans has to offer. 
 
 ~Our new SMARTBOARD is here!!!  Thank you to the Vogt Family Foundation for allowing our classroom to integrate technology into our curriculum.  Our new Smartboard is one of the best on the market!  The following individuals worked "behind the scenes" to get our Smartboard in our room and deserve our gratitude:
THANK YOU to Karen Gartleman!  Mrs. Gartleman was intrumental in writing the grant and obtaining the SMARTBoards for our school.
THANK YOU to Bob Pawelsk from Hilbert College! Bob guided our school in the right direction, answered our millions of questions, offered inservice training for our teachers and even installed our new boards.  He was a HUGE resource!
THANK YOU to Mr. Marsello, Mr. Tom, Mr. Mark & Mr. Janiga for installing all of the hardware and doing all the software updates needed so that we could use the boards. 
 

Our Favorite Websites

 
Math Games (This is where Balloon Pop is!)
 
More Math! (Johnnie's Math Page)
 
 
 
 
 

WHAT ARE WE LEARNING?

WHAT ARE WE LEARNING ABOUT IN FOURTH GRADE??
 
ELA~  We are reading, Harvesting Hope.  Our test will be on Tuesday morning. 
 
 MATH ~ We are still working on fractions.  This week we learned how to add and subtraction fractions.  We will be having our test on Thursday.     

RELIGION~ Everyone did really well on our last test.  This week we will be learning about The Commandments and The Beautitudes.
 
 S.S.~ We are learning about the American Revolution.  Ask your child if they are a Loyalist or a Patriot? 
 
SCIENCE ~ We are getting ready for the last of NYS testing!  Our Science state test will be on May 30th (Performance) and June 4 (written).   

OUR FAVORITE APPS

If you have access to an Apple iTouch and iPad, you may want to visit the app store and download these popular learning games.  Most of the apps are free, however some may cost a few dollars.  Also, if you have a particular app that your chld enjoys, please feel free to send it my way.  
MATH PRACTICE
PopMath
Math Drills light
Math BINGO
Rocket Math
Multiply Wiz 
 
Google Earth 
 
Common Core Standards
New York Common Core Language
 

Southtowns Catholic Schools
P.O. Box 86
2052 Lakeview Road
Lake View, NY 14085
Phone: 716 - 627 - 5011
Fax: 716 - 627 - 5335

Rev. Peter Karalus,
Blessed John Paul II Parish
Mrs. Judith MacDonald,
Principal
Mrs. Lisa Strozyk,
Office and Business Manager
Mrs. Sue Knopeck,
School Secretary