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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