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Contact Information
585.345.4250
Fischer.sjsbatavia@gmail.com

Why a Catholic Education Matters
Catholic Education provides children with a safe and nourishing place to learn and grow. It prepares students academically and socially for a challenging world. Students in Catholic schools are viewed as children of God and therefore, loved.

I choose to work at St. Joseph school to share my knowledge, faith and love of Christ with children. The parents and staff at St. Joseph school make teaching a joy!

Subject Area/Grade and Related Education
4th Grade
B.S.     St. Bonaventure
M.S.    SUNY Brockport

St. Joseph School Advisor/Coordinator
After School Program

As we begin our 3rd quarter in fourth grade we welcome Miss Ashley Magar back to our class.  Miss Magar will be our student teacher this entire quarter and we are excited to have her begin her education career in our classroom. 

We also look forward to visiting the Rochester Museum & Science Center this quarter (date TBA).  The students will watch a planetarium show then visit the exhibit entitled “Extreme Mammals, the Biggest, Smallest, and Most Amazing Mammals of All Time”.  It will be an awesome field trip for everyone.

How did the United States get their independence from Great Britain?  By the end of this quarter the fourth grade students will know the answer to that and more questions about the American Revolution.  The students will especially be excited to know that part of the unit includes plays on the events leading up to the War of Independence. 

We also incorporate ELA into our American Revolution unit by reading a novel entitled, Toliver’s Secret.  This story tells of how a timid girl living in New York City during the American Revolution is asked to be a spy for the Patriots.  We will continue to improve our reading comprehension, listening and writing skills.  They will apply these skills to some NYS ELA practice exams. 

The following are some of the topics we will cover in Math in the 3rd quarter:

Converting & Comparing Decimals and Fractions

Multiplying Two-Digit Numbers

Relating Multiplication and Division

Checking One-Digit Division

One-Digit Division with a Remainder

Associative Property of Multiplication using parenthesis

Word Problems about equal groups

Prime and Composite Numbers

During the 3rd quarter in Religion we will learn of the Baptism of Christ, The Commandments and the Beatitudes, and how we can be a sign of God’s Kingdom.  The students will recall their own stories of their Baptism and the symbols used by the Catholic Church in this sacrament.  How do we find real happiness in God’s Kingdom? Jesus taught us the Beatitudes to show us.

On February 22nd we begin the season of Lent. The students will examine ways we can do good, avoid sin, and make sacrifices just as Jesus did.  We Pray:

        “Jesus, you died on the cross to save us.

        Help us to take up our crosses everyday for you.

        Give us the strength to be selfless when we want to be selfish,

        and kind when we want to be mean.”   Amen