Friday, June 21, 2019

Summer Reading and Review

Thank you to all parents for your support and open communication throughout the year!

I have one final reminder:
All Achieve 3000 accounts will remain open throughout the summer.
In addition to being great practice for keeping reading and English skills in good form during the summer, reading two articles per week can lead to an increased reading lexile.

For parents and students searching for additional (and maybe more entertaining) reading material during summer, below is a link to Education World's reading suggestions for Grade 4 students going on to Grade 5.

http://www.educationworld.com/summer_reading/4th_grade.shtml

Happy reading, and enjoy your summer!

P.S. Your Freckle accounts will also remain open if you would like to practise your maths during the summer. To access:

1. Go to student.freckle.com
2. Type in your name and code: 3CQKU5

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

(No) Homework, Tuesday. 18th June

No homework! (Except for regular reading, of course!)
Here are this morning's Vi Hart videos:



Monday, June 17, 2019

Homework, Monday, 17th June

Writing: Be ready to revise, proofread and publish our friendly letter tomorrow.
Spelling: Review List 27 - Test tomorrow  Click here for List and links
Maths: If you would like to watch today's video again...

Friday, June 14, 2019

Week 38

Dear Parents and Students,
Our penultimate week finds everyone excited in anticipation of Summer Break. We have all but finished our year’s work and we are now reflecting on all we have learned.
In the classroom:
We have completed our entire Maths curriculum, and we sat our final topic test on Tuesday. This was followed by our benchmark and cumulative tests, which took place on Wednesday and Thursday. We finished the week with activities that combine mathematics with art. We will continue with these fun and educational activities next week.
In our Literacy Workshop, we continued with our final grammar unit, Adverbs and Prepositions. We also read a biography of Gloria Estefan, who, after working hard throughout her youth, became a celebrated singer, and used her success to benefit others. On Friday, we had our final Level Set Tests for Achieve 3000. Please note that all current students’ accounts will remain accessible throughout the summer break. It is recommended to continue to read at least two articles per week to maintain and improve reading lexiles.  I hope everyone finds time to do two articles each week during summer!
In Science, we have continued our studies of ecosystems, and how living things interact with the environment. We will complete the unit next week, finishing with a final Mystery Science activity for the year.
All of our hard work over the past few weeks in Social Studies has finally paid off, and we all enjoyed some very high quality presentations on Tuesday and Thursday. Some photos are available via the link at the bottom of this post.
As this will be the final standard Grade 4 news blog for the year, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all parents for your support throughout the year. Support at home is an important part of a child’s education, and I greatly appreciate the efforts you have made to help, assist and encourage your children, and also for the open communication we have maintained throughout the year. I would also like to thank all students for the efforts you have made throughout the year. There have been fun times and challenging times, but we have all made progress, and are ready for Grade 5.
Congratulations!
We still have one week to go, including our in-class break-up party on Thursday. We will be watching Disney’s production of Alice in Wonderland. If you would like to bring snacks to watch during the movie, you may, but it is not obligatory.  Our final school assembly will be held at 2pm Thursday afternoon. Parents are welcome, as always.
Enjoy your weekend, and I will see you all on Monday!

Important Dates:
Thu, Jun 20:                G4 break-up party
                                    Final assembly – parents welcome

Fri, Jun 21:                  Half day; last day of school!



Group devised Apollonian Gasket:


 (with a few extra fractals for good measure!)

Student of the Week, Week 38

Congratulations to Gary!

 As summer vacation gets closer, we are all becoming quite distracted and excitable. Gary has managed to stay focused and is still doing his best to improve. Outstanding, Gary!

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Homework, Wednesday, 12th June

Reading: Achieve 3000 - complete the thought question for the article Slimy, but Smart.   Achieve 3000: Slimy, but Smart

Science: Check your email for links to today's video clips.

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Homework, Tuesday, 11th June

Reading: Achieve 3000 - complete the article Slimy, but Smart.   Achieve 3000: Slimy, but Smart
Spelling: Review List 27   Click here for Spelling City
List 27 –Unusual Spellings
Core Words
health
flood
guide
guard
blood
month
style
wonder
type
magazine
wealth
guest
against
guess
guilt
gasoline
receive
women
says
neither

Challenge Words
vaccine
quarantine
guarantee
threaten
rhyme


Did you enjoy our lesson about fractals?  Here is the video for if you would like to watch it again.

Monday, June 10, 2019

Homework, Monday, 10th June

Maths: Review Topic 20 - Test tomorrow - Test practice pp. 478-479 Extra Practice pp. 480-481  Answers below
Social Studies: Presentations tomorrow!
Spelling: List 25  test tomorrow. Click here for list and links.  

Practice Test 20 Answers
1. D     2. A     3. C      4. C      5. B      6. B      7. D     8. A     9. C      10. C

Topic 20 Extra Practice Answer Key



Set A
1. 6 combinations
2. 15 combinations


Set B
1. 2 outcomes
2. 3 outcomes
3. 6 outcomes
4. 12 outcomes
5. 8 outcomes
6. 4 outcomes
7. See me tomorrow



Set C
1. ¼
2. 5/12
3. 1/12
4. 1/6
5. impossible


Set D
1. Larry 8th; Vivian 6th; Evelyn 5th; Terri 10th