4th Grade Newsletter 12/4-12/19

 

⭐12/4/2025 - 12/19/2025 ⭐

4th Grade Newsletter

What We're Learning:

Math: TEKS 4.5B, 4.5A, 4.4H, 4.9B, 4.10A, 4.10E

Students will explore number patterns by creating and analyzing input-output tables and numerical expressions to uncover relationships within sequences, fostering a deeper understanding of mathematical rules and patterns (TEKS 4.5B).  They will represent and solve multi-step problems involving the four operations using tools like strip diagrams and equations, reinforcing their ability to work with unknown quantities (4.5A). Emphasis will be placed on fluently solving one- and two-step problems involving multiplication and division (4.4H) and interpreting data in various formats, such as frequency tables, dot plots, and stem-and-leaf plots (4.9B). Additionally, students will learn essential financial literacy concepts, including distinguishing between fixed and variable expenses (4.10A), calculating profit (4.10B), and understanding the role of financial institutions in managing money (4.10E). 



Link to Optional Math Homework PDF

RLA: TEKS 4.7B, 4.7D, 4.7E, 4.6H, 4.9(i)(ii)(iii), 4.12C, 4.11A, 4.12C

4.7B- Students will write responses that demonstrate understanding of texts, including comparing and contrasting ideas across a variety of sources. 

4.7D- Students will retell, paraphrase, or summarize texts in ways that maintain meaning and logical order. 

4.7E- Students will interact with sources in meaningful ways.

4.6H- Students will synthesize information to create a new understanding.

4.9E(i)(ii)(iii)- Students will recognize characteristics and structures of argumentative text by identifying the claim, explaining how the author has used facts for an argument, and identifying the intended audience or reader.

4.12C- Students will compose argumentative texts including opinion essays, using genre characteristics and craft. 

4.11A- Students will plan a first draft by selecting a genre for a particular topic, purpose, and audience using a range of strategies such as brainstorming. 



Science: TEKS 4.8A-C

Students investigate the transfer of energy by moving objects, waves in water, and sound. Students identify conductors and insulators of heat and electrical energy. Students demonstrate and identify that electrical energy can produce light and thermal energy and travels in a closed path.


 
Social Studies:  TEKS 4.2B, 4.2E, 4.7B
4.2(B) Students will identify the accomplishments and explain the impact of significant explorers, including Cabeza de Vaca; Francisco Coronado; and René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, on the settlement of Texas 
4.2(E) Students will  identify the accomplishments and explain the economic motivations and impact of significant empresarios, including Stephen F. Austin and Martín de León, on the settlement of Texas 
4.7(B) Students will  identify and explain patterns of settlement such as the location of towns and cities in Texas at different time periods  



 



Up Coming EVENTS for LHISD and SRE:


Dec. 1 All Students Return to School

Dec. 2 SRE PTO Meeting 7:30-8:30 @Ranch Hub (Across the Street)

Dec. 3 Santa Pictures! PK-2nd @8-12pm

Dec. 4 Grade Level Newsletters Sent to Familes @4:00pm

Dec. 10 Holly Jolly Bash 6-8pm

Dec. 11 Santa Rita News Newsletter (Admin Letter) Sent to Families

Dec. 16 School Wide Spelling Bee

Dec. 17 3rd Grade Holday Music Performance: Campus Performance @7:40, Community Performance @6pm

Dec. 18 Grade Level Newsletters Sent to Familes @4:00pm

Dec. 18 Pre-K Holiday Party

Dec. 19 Last Day - K-5th Holiday Parties

Dec. 22-Jan. 2 Winter Break


Holiday Class Party Schedules

Our next big campus event is our Holiday Class Parties, and we can’t wait to celebrate with you! Please review the adjusted class schedules listed below so you know exactly when your child’s celebration will take place. To help streamline entry into the building, we are offering an RSVP “Fast Pass” form for all visitors attending. Completing this form ahead of time will greatly expedite your check-in process on the day of the event.

We are looking forward to a joyful December together! Thank you for your continued partnership and support.

Sincerely,
Kendell Luedtke

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Dear Santa Rita Families and Friends,

We invite you all to attend your child's classroom Holiday Party on Thursday, December 18th (Pre-K/ESLE) & Friday, December 19th (K-5th).

Please remember all treats must be store bought items. If you plan to check your child out early, they then need to leave campus. Once students have been checked out, they may not attend other parties on campus. If you will be checking out multiple children from different grade levels, please wait until the last party to check them out.

To expedite our process of checking family and friends in for school events and class parties, Santa Rita will continue to use our Google RSVP “Fast Pass” system. Before any large school event or class party, an RSVP “Fast Pass” will be sent out for you to fill out via email and parent newsletter. Filling out the form allows us to have your visitor badge pre-printed in advance of the day, so we can have them ready for you. This allows you to enter quickly with just the showing of your ID.

If your ID has already been scanned into our system this school year, your badge will be pre-printed but you will still be required to show your ID for entry. If your ID has never been scanned into our system this school year, you may want to drop by before the party or event, to scan it and expedite your entry.

You must have your ID on the event day regardless if your badge is pre-printed or not. LHISD policy is "NO ID, No Entry". However, the RSVP process will speed along your entry as well as the check out process for any students leaving early.

Classroom teachers will be sending more information home with details of class parties and needs. Please now that your child will have an adjusted schedule, meaning their lunch time will be at a different time if you plan on eating with them (See Schedule Below).


THIS FORM NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED BY: Friday, December 12, 2025.

SRE Holiday Party 'Fast Pass' Form

Dress Up Week! December 15th-19th

We are excited to celebrate the season with our upcoming Holiday Dress-Up Week. Each day of the week beginning on December 15th, students are invited to join in the fun with simple, festive themed attire.
Please know that participation is completely optional. Students are welcome to dress up if they’d like, or come in regular school-appropriate clothing, whatever works best for your family! There is no expectation or requirement to purchase anything special.

Below, you’ll find the theme for each day. We can’t wait to enjoy a week full of smiles, spirit, and Wrangler pride!

Thank you for your continued support in making SRE a joyful place to learn and grow.

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Liberty Hill Giving Tree

Various local churches, organizations, businesses and Liberty Hill families provide opportunities for qualifying Liberty Hill ISD families to receive goods during the holiday season. If you are not receiving assistance from any other source for your children, and you would like your family to be considered for the Liberty Hill Giving Tree, please complete this application below. Applications can be returned to the front office. If you need a paper copy of this application, please contact the counselor, Mrs. Mirkes.

Safety is our first priority. Cell phones in school zones and in car lines are not only against the law, it puts our kids and staff at risk. Your cooperation is needed and appreciated.


Please do not park at or near crosswalks as it blocks our ability to see oncoming traffic and creates a hazard for crossing guards and students crossing the street.


The first few days of school are exciting for everyone. We often have 2-3 times the number of cars dropping off and picking up than the rest of the year. Thanks for your patience as we worked through these first couple of days getting back into our routines.


Morning Arrival:


  • Please form one lane and do not go around other vehicles or cones or run over our cones.
  • Do NOT drop off students in the bus parking lot to avoid our car rider line. That parking lot is reserved for our staff and students with special circumstances.
  • Do NOT drop off students by the black Panther walker near Braun and Vista Porta Loop.
  • Please follow staff and sign directives.
  • It is imperative that you pull all the way forward in the morning before letting your child out of the car. This allows us to try and fill up our parking lot as much as possible and alleviate traffic from Santa Rita Boulevard as soon as possible.
  • Please be kind to our staff members and use appropriate language in the presence of children.
  • If you are a walker, please cross the street at the designated crosswalk locations ONLY.


Afternoon Dismissal:


  • Please form 2 lines in the afternoon. Please remember the inside lane will go straight into the neighborhood off of Vista Porta Loop. The outside lane will turn left down Braun.
  • Please remain in your vehicle at all times.
  • Please follow all staff directives and signs.
  • Please do not come up to the building to receive your child. All students will meet parents at their designated crosswalk and their vehicle.
  • Please be kind to our staff members and use appropriate language in the presence of children.




SRE Digital Citizenship

Families,


Students at SRE have been learning about digital citizenship in library classes. Students are learning how to balance time online, how to be kind to others while on devices, and how to keep their private information safe. Please continue to discuss online safety with your children.


LHISD Library Website

Library Services Website


We are excited to share the LHISD Library Services website. We invite you to view the page to find information regarding all 11 of our state-of-the-art libraries, the book selection process, and frequently asked questions. You will also find a list of proposed book purchases for elementary, middle and high school. These books will be posted for 10 school days. If you would like to provide feedback or input on any of the books listed, we invite you to complete the Feedback Form that can be found on the Library Services website. After the books have been posted for 10 days, a committee, including campus and district staff, will review the comments to determine approval for purchasing.


Thank you!


After School Care at SRE!

Need Afterschool care? The Y Afterschool is here to give your kids supervised fun as soon as the school bell rings, till 6:30pm!

In Y Afterschool your child will have the opportunity to participate in programs such as enrichments, crafts, STEM activities, and so much more! A snack is provided for students daily.

Registration is available online.



Ricardo Rios
Site Director | Licensed Child Care
Phone: 512-246-YMCA
rrios@ymcactx.org
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Watch D.O.G.S.

WATCH D.O.G.S. Santa Rita Elementary School


@Dads: 3 Steps to Sign Up


1. Background Check: Submit your Liberty Hill ISD Volunteer Application


https://apps.raptortech.com/Apply/MzQ0OmVuLVVT


2. PTO: Complete your Santa Rita Elementary PTO Google Form


https://www.sres-pto.org/membershipform


3. SignUpGenius: Request your Volunteer Day

http://sres-pto.org/volunteer


PTO will send a confirmation email invite

(Check your spam folder)



GT Website

Please check out the link below to view the SRE GT website and learn more information!


https://sites.google.com/libertyhill.txed.net/kids parent support/home


We Need You!

We will have lots of opportunities to get involved this year.


Be a volunteer! Get started by completing the volunteer application online. It must be updated every school year.


Join our PTO! Membership is free. Nowhere else can you get so much for so little! We have the best parent partners ever!! Check out their website for volunteer opportunities, Spirit Nights and more!


Calling all Dads! WatchDOGS is a unique organization that partners the school with male role models. It's an incredible opportunity to volunteer at Santa Rita while getting a sneak peak into your child's school day. It's an experience you won't want to miss, and you will make an big impact on your own child and so many others!


Student Reading Mentors Needed! Enjoy working with children, love reading and want to make a big impact on a child's life? Education Connection is just for you!! Consider investing just 30 minutes a week, and bless the life of a child.


More opportunities to come soon!


Lost and Found

We ask that you label all lunch boxes, water bottles, and jackets. This will help us to get lost items back to your child.


Specials Rotations:



Attendance

  • Communication is key! We are here to support you.

  • Our campus attendance goal is 97%

  • 90% attendance or better!

  • Arrival after 7:40 requires you to check your child in the front office

  • Please send a doctor’s note when your child is at an appointment

  • Vacations or traveling to other countries are not considered excused absences

  • For family loss, excused absences are for the travels days needed the day before, day of services, and day after. All other absences outside of these 3 days is not excused absences.

  • Truancy Measures initiated: when absent 3 days or parts of days in a 4-week period


If you need to report an absence, please CLICK HERE

Bell Schedule & School Calendar

Doors Open: 7:00

Students eating breakfast will go to the cafeteria.

If not they will go to their grade-level hallway.

1st Bell: 7:20

Students can go to class

Breakfast is still open


Tardy Bell: 7:30

Class begins

Exterior doors close

Breakfast ends

Please arrive on time

Dismissal Bell: 3:15

Helpful Tips

  • Please do not let tardies become a habit. Our car rider line is running smoothly, and we are eager to start the day off right.
  • The school encourages families to label their students' items such as water bottles, jackets, lunch boxes, etc. Let's work together to keep our lost & found empty.
  • Around 3:15, our car rider line will close. After that, students can be picked up at the front office.
  • If you need to pick up your student, please do not assign them as a walker. We have a car rider line for those picking up.
  • Continue to follow traffic patterns, staff guidance, and crossing guards.

Parents & guardians, please remember that if your child is not in the building by 7:30am, then your child is considered tardy and must be walked into the building by an adult. We are having students crossing crosswalks unattended and we have students being dropped off on the sidewalk and they don't know their teachers’ names. All SRE staff report to classrooms at 7:30 am. After this time, your child is your responsibility due to no available staff supervision.


Families, please check your child's backpack and school items each morning to make sure they have everything that they need. There have been many forgotten items brought to campus after instruction has begun. Here are some tips to support with this:


  • Have backpacks packed every night
  • Use sticky notes as reminders
  • Have students complete an inventory checklist- backpack, snack, water bottle, lunch, etc.
  • Have your child develop a routine of organizing items to ensure that nothing gets left behind


TRAIT OF THE MONTH

December: Responsibility

RESPONSIBILITY:

Taking ownership of our actions and decision


How to help children learn responsibility-


  1. Give age appropriate tasks

  2. Set realistic expectations

  3. Explain how to do the task by showing them!

  4. Expect children to be accountable for actions, even if it means consequences are needed.

  5. Give praise when it’s noticed!


At SRE, students are expected to show responsibility for their work and actions. Be Safe! Be Respectful! Be Responsible!


Important Information:

TRANSPORTATION:

If you need to make a transportation change for your student, you MUST 
e-mail: srestransportationchanges@libertyhill.txed.net, by 1 pm in order to make that change.  Teachers will not be able to accept written notes, emails, or phone calls for transportation changes.