Skip to main content
Placeholder text, please change
Mrs. Meghan Shreiner » Home

Home

Welcome to Mrs. Shreiner's Classroom!
“We are all pencils in the hand of God.” -Mother Teresa

 

 

Hello and welcome to 4th grade!

 

My name is Mrs. Shreiner, and I am delighted to be your child’s teacher this year. I am so excited to start my fifth year of teaching and my second year here at St. Joseph Catholic School. 

 

Being a teacher was something I always felt I was called to do. I received my undergraduate degree from St. Norbert College and recently received a Master’s degree in Elementary Education. When I’m not in the classroom, you can find me reading a good book, exploring the outdoors, or spending time with my family and dog.

 

I believe in creating a supportive and inclusive environment where every student feels valued and inspired to reach their full potential. This year, students will expand their reading and math skills, explore their relationship with God and others, and work together to serve the community. I am excited to teach Social Studies again this year, where we will take a tour of the United States, learning about its history, people, and geography. 

 

I’m so lucky to have the support of two wonderful teacher's aides, Mrs. Broken and Mrs. Graham. Their expertise and commitment are truly invaluable, and I couldn’t be more excited to have them as part of our classroom team. Together, we’re ready to make this year a remarkable one for our students!

 

I’m excited for a fantastic year of growth, discovery, and fun with your child! If you ever have any questions, please feel free to reach out. If you would like to donate to our classroom, please visit our Amazon Class Wishlist link on my webpage. Here’s to a wonderful year ahead!

 

God Bless,

Mrs. Shreiner

 

Posts

Week at a Glance: April 22 - April 28

Happy Wednesday! I leave town today for a family wedding and wanted to get the Week at a Glance out before hand. I hope you all have a wonderful Easter!
 
Homework 4/16: 
Math: Test tomorrow
Spelling: Test tomorrow
Reading: Test tomorrow
 
Reminders: 
- No school Monday, April 21
 
Math: This week we will begin Chapter 13, Area and Perimeter. This chapter is a shorter chapter so we will cover the entire chapter this week. Next week we will review the chapter and take the test. 
Objectives:
- Find the perimeter of a figure.
- Find the area of rectangles and squares. 
- Relate area to perimeter. 
 
Social Studies: The students will continue to work in small groups to design their shoebox dioramas showcasing a location from the Southwest region.
Objectives: 
- Research a Southwest region location to gather information about its geography, climate, and cultural significance.
- Work collaboratively in small groups to plan, design, and build a shoebox diorama that accurately represents the chosen location.
- Use creativity and problem-solving to include key features of the location in the diorama, such as landmarks, animals, and plants.
- Present the diorama to the class, sharing research findings and explaining the key elements of the Southwest region location.
 
Religion: This week we will begin the last unit in our Religion books. This week we will focus on the Greatest Commandment  
Objective:
- Provide examples on how we can live more like Jesus. 
 
LA/Reading:  We will be covering Unit 5 Week 5 this week. There are two stories this week, Trashing Paradise and Bye Bye Plastic. The students will finish their newspaper articles. 
Vocabulary: marred, disposable, crude oil, toxic, phenomenon, initiative
Objectives:
- Make informed choices in the use and conservation of natural resources and reusing and recycling materials. 
- Recognize characteristics and structures of informational and digital text. 
- Evaluate details to determine key ideas. 
 
Spelling: The spelling words this week are words with the Greek and Latin word parts, sub, inter, and fore. The test will be on Friday this week.
Objectives:
- Demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by decoding words using knowledge of prefixes. 
 
Science: Check out Ms. Arnold’s page!

Homework: 
Math: Ch. 14 Lesson 10, pgs. 935-936, all.
Spelling: Word Choice Activity, test Thursday
Reading: U5W4 Test Thursday
 
Students were given time in class to finish their homework today. Any work not completed is due tomorrow.
 
Reminders: 
- No school Friday, April 18

Monday, April 14

Homework: 
Math: Ch. 14 Lesson 9, pgs. 929-930, all
Spelling: Word Choice Activity, test Thursday
Reading: U5W4 Test Thursday
 
Reminders: 
- Gym tomorrow 

Week at a Glance: April 14 - April 17

Reminders: 
- No school Friday, April 18

Math: We are finishing Chapter 14 this week by learning about quadrilaterals and lines of symmetry. We will end the week by taking the Chapter 14 test. 
Objectives:
- Classify quadrilaterals using their attributes. 
- Identify figures with line symmetry and draw lines of symmetry. 
 
Social Studies: The students will continue to work in small groups to design their shoebox dioramas showcasing a location from the Southwest region.
Objectives: 
- Research a Southwest region location to gather information about its geography, climate, and cultural significance.
- Work collaboratively in small groups to plan, design, and build a shoebox diorama that accurately represents the chosen location.
- Use creativity and problem-solving to include key features of the location in the diorama, such as landmarks, animals, and plants.
- Present the diorama to the class, sharing research findings and explaining the key elements of the Southwest region location.
 
Religion: We will be focusing on Holy Week this week during religion. The students will learn about the importance of this week and how we prepare for Easter Sunday. We will finish the week by creating a watercolor painting. 
Objectives:
- Identify the important days that we celebrate during Holy Week.
 
LA/Reading: We will be covering Unit 5 Week 4 this week. The story is an informational text called The Himalayas. The students will continue to work on their newspaper articles. 
Vocabulary: survey, subcontinent, plateau, altitude, erosion
Objectives:
- Recognize characteristics and structure of informational text. 
- Discuss specific ideas in the text that are important to the meaning. 
- Make inferences and use evidence to support understanding. 
 
Spelling: The spelling words this week are words with the prefixes dis-, under-, over-, and non-. The test will be on Thursday this week.
Objectives:
- Demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by decoding words using knowledge of prefixes.
 
Science: Check out Ms. Arnold’s page!

Wednesday, April 9

Homework: 
Math: Ch. 14 Lesson 7, pgs. 915-916, all
Spelling: Word Choice Activity, test Friday
Reading: Test tomorrow
Book reports due Friday, April 11
 
Reminders: 
- Gym tomorrow 

Tuesday, April 8

Homework: 
Math: Ch. 14 Lesson 5 and Lesson 6 reteach
Spelling: Spelling word sentences, test Friday
Reading: Test Thursday
Book reports due Friday, April 11
 
Reminders: 
- Food Pantry collection tomorrow. Fourth grade has been asked to donate canned pineapple

Monday, April 7

Homework: 
Math: Ch. 14 L4 pgs. 897-898, all
Spelling: Choice worksheet, test Friday
Reading: Test Thursday
Book reports due Friday, April 11
 
Reminders: 
- Gym tomorrow
- Food Pantry collection Wednesday. Fourth grade has been asked to donate canned pineapple

Week at a Glance: April 7 - April 11

Reminders: 
- Food Pantry collection on Wednesday. Fourth graders have been asked to donate canned pineapple.
- Stations of the Cross is Thursday at 12:30
- We will be attending 8:30 mass on Friday this week for Grandparent’s Day.
 
Math: We are continuing to work through Chapter 14 this week. This week we will cover lessons three through eight with a midweek check in. The lessons for this week focus on angles and triangles. 
Objectives:
- Use concepts of angle measurement to classify angles. 
- Use a protractor to measure and draw angles to the nearest degree. 
- Classify triangles based on angle measure and describe triangles using their attributes. 
 
Social Studies: The students will collaborate in small groups to design a detailed shoebox diorama showcasing a location from the Southwest region. Each group will conduct research on their chosen site, build the diorama, and then present their findings and creation to the class.
Objectives: 
- Research a Southwest region location to gather information about its geography, climate, and cultural significance.
- Work collaboratively in small groups to plan, design, and build a shoebox diorama that accurately represents the chosen location.
- Use creativity and problem-solving to include key features of the location in the diorama, such as landmarks, animals, and plants.
- Present the diorama to the class, sharing research findings and explaining the key elements of the Southwest region location.
 
Religion: We will continue to focus on the season of Lent this week. The students will reflect on their personal journeys during this Lenten season. We will also prepare ourselves for Stations of the Cross on Thursday by talking about Jesus’ journey to the cross. 
Objectives:
- Recognize that Lent is a time to focus on being more like Jesus. 
 
LA/Reading: We will be covering Unit 5 Week 3 this week. The story is an argumentative text called The Top 10 Ways You Can Reduce Waste. The students will also learn how to write an argumentative text and create an argument of their own. 
Vocabulary: emissions, excessive, underlie, watt, innovative
Objectives:
- Recognize characteristics and structures of argumentative text. 
- Make inferences and use evidence to support understanding. 
 
Spelling: The spelling words this week are multisyllabic words. The test will be on Thursday this week.
Objectives:
- Demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by decoding words using advanced knowledge of syllable division patterns such as VV. 
 
Science: Check out Ms. Arnold’s page!

Thursday, April 3

Homework: 
Math: Ch. 14 Line Landscapes if not completed in class
L1 - L2 quiz tomorrow
Spelling: Choice worksheet, test Friday
Reading: Test Friday
Book reports due Friday, April 11
 
Reminders: 
- Food Pantry collection next Wednesday. Fourth grade has been asked to donate canned pineapple

Wednesday, April 2

Homework: 
Math: Ch. 14 L2 pgs. 883-884, all
Spelling: Choice worksheet, test Friday
Reading: Test Friday
Book reports due Friday, April 11
 
Reminders: 
- Gym tomorrow
- Food Pantry collection next Wednesday. Fourth grade has been asked to donate canned pineapple

Tuesday, April 1

Happy Tuesday and welcome to the first day of April! It is wonderful to be back with the students today. Their enthusiasm and bright smiles as they entered the classroom truly made my day. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Mrs. Sullivan and Mrs. VonFeldt for their support during my absence. Their dedication ensured a smooth transition for both the students and myself, and I greatly appreciate their efforts.

Below is a brief overview of what we will be focusing on this week, along with today's assigned homework:

Math: We are going to skip to Chapter 14 Geometry. Today we focused on Lesson 1. Homework: Ch 14 L1 worksheet, all

Reading and LA: We are starting Unit 5 Week 2 this week. The students will take the reading test on Friday.

Spelling: Words with suffixes Homework: Spelling worksheet and test on Friday

Social Studies: We are going to begin exploring the Southwest region of the United States

Religion: We are going to continue focusing on Lent this week while also learning more about the Sacraments. 

Wednesday- 3/19 Happy St. Joseph's Day!

There is no homework tonight!
Reading: Your Award Winning Book Reports are due April 11
 
All are welcome to attend this FREE open house-style dinner to celebrate St. Joseph. A traditional meal of mostaccioli, salad, bread, and Italian desserts will be served. Advanced registration is most appreciated so we are sure to have enough for all. While the doors open at 5:30, dinner will be served throughout the evening until 7 p.m.

Week at a glance and Monday 3/17 Homework

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Week at a glance and Monday 3/17 Homework


Happy St. Patrick’s Day! We hope you had a great weekend and enjoy the rest of your day today. Some important reminders for this week:

-Wednesday is St. Joseph’s Day. Please join us for Mass at 8:30 as we celebrate our Patron Saint. Students are encouraged to wear their red polos on Wednesday and bring red flowers to place by the St. Joseph statue. Wednesday night is also our St. Joseph Pasta Dinner night. Please register at the parish website. 

- Spring Break is next week and there will be no School Monday, 3/24-Monday 3/31 (Teachers return on Monday, 3/31 for an Inservice day, students return on 4/1).

- If your child will be out of school this Thursday or Friday, please let Mrs. Lentino in the front office know as soon as possible.

- Because of spring break approaching and many students leaving early, there will be NO SPELLING this week, and we will NOT be having a reading test on Friday. 


Math this week: We will be wrapping up Unit 7. We will review unit 7 on Wednesday and have our test on Thursday. 


Spelling: No spelling list or test this week. We will be focusing on Language arts and some grammar.


Reading: We will not be reading a story this week from our text, but we will be reviewing our genres of Informational Text, Myths and Historical Fiction. Today, we also completed some close reading activities around St. Patrick and Ireland. 


Social Studies: We are working on research and informational texts about various states and then began work on completing a venn diagram comparing and contrasting a chosen state to Illinois. 


Science: Check out Ms. Arnold’s page!


Religion: Today we learned more about St. Patrick, and this week we will focus on St. Joseph as well as continue to learn about our Lenten journey. 


Homework- Monday 3/17

Math: pg 741-742 complete all but #5, due tomorrow. Test Thursday

Reading: Award winning book reports due April 11th

Spelling: NONE!


Today was Mrs. Sullivan’s last day with the 4th grade. Mrs. Von Feldt will be here Friday for their last day before Mrs. Shreiner returns on April 1st. I have had a wonderful time here in fourth grade and it has been super special getting to know all the students. They have all worked so hard and have been so flexible and polite. I know they are going to be so happy to have Mrs. Shreiner back and will finish the year strong!

Thursday 3/13- Homework

Happy Thursday!
Math: Pg 733-734 (Do NOT need to do #11) due tomorrow
Spelling: WS due tomorrow Test tomorrow, Study!
Reading: Award Winning Book Reports Due April 11