Friday, September 21, 2018

Week 4


Dear Parents and Students,

Another week flies by, and we already find ourselves only three schooldays away from the end of our first full month in Grade 4.
We have completed our second topic of Maths, and held our topic test on Friday. Topic 2 was all about adding and subtracting whole numbers. There is no homework set for this weekend, but links to resources may be found in the posts below this one (Wednesday and Thursday homework posts) for anyone who would like to review subtraction further Next Wednesday, we will begin Topic 3, which focuses on multiplication.
In our Literacy Workshop, we discussed Akiak, our story for the week. During the discussion, we looked at various ways to make inferences while reading. On Thursday, we read a short story and used our inferring skills to answer questions about the text. Next week, we will be applying our skills even further as we read some short mystery stories and try to solve them.
We had fun in Science this week as we tried to build model volcanoes from different consistencies of (pretend) lava. We used our experiments to determine why some volcanoes are cone-shaped, while others are shaped like a shield. We also worked out why some volcanoes explode, while others are comparatively gentle. Pictures of our experiments can be found via the link below.
In Social Studies, we completed our study of landforms by creating descriptive postcards. Next week, we will turn our attention to climate, first by looking at the USA as a model, and then comparing to the rest of the world.
Please check upcoming important dates listed below. You will notice that one of the dates is the 12th October, when Grade 4 will be going on a field trip to the Taichung Earthquake Museum. Forms were sent home Friday (today, at the time of writing this post) with details of the field trip. Please let me know if you didn’t get yours.
As you know, there will be no school on Monday and Tuesday, as we have a public holiday Monday, and a professional development day Tuesday. I hope you all enjoy the long weekend, and I look forward to seeing you all on Wednesday!

Dates to remember:
Mon.   Sep. 24:           Mid-Autumn Festival, school closed
Tue.     Sep. 25:           PD Day, students not required at school
Fri.      Sep. 28:           Teachers’ Day (school open)
                                    Monthly Assembly
Mon.   Oct. 1:             Global Awareness Week
                                    First day of Clubs
Wed.    Oct. 10:           10/10 Peace Day – no school
Fri.      Oct 12:            Field trip to Taichung Earthquake Museum



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