Homework, Tuesday, 30th April

Writing: Make sure you are ready to revise and proofread your Opinion draft tomorrow.
Maths: Complete your Ordered Pairs worksheet
Social Studies: Questions 1-4 pp.278 due next Tuesday

Homework, Monday, 29th April

Maths: Practice 17-6 Mean; Enrichment 17-6 Stamps for Sale
Science: Your final report is due tomorrow morning.

Week 31

Dear Parents and Students,

We started our week with a lovely morning for our Easter Egg Hunt, and the warm weather has followed us throughout the week. Pictures of the hunt can be found via the link at the end of this post.

In the classroom, we began a new topic in Maths. Topic 17 is all about data and graphs, and we have started looking at how to calculate averages.  We will continue with averages next week, and the topic test won’t take place until the week following the mid-semester break.

 In our Literacy Workshop, we read The Last Dragon, and discussed the story in our Reading Circles. We have also started work on or next writing assignment, Writing an Opinion. We have planned and drafted our essays, and we will revise and proofread them next week, and then publish them in time to present on Tuesday, 7^th May.

Our Science classes have mostly been dedicated to our final conferences for the Science Fair. We will be presenting to Grades K, 2, and 6 on Monday, and then the Science Fair takes place on Tuesday morning. On Wednesday, we will present to each other in the classroom. We are all looking forward to presenting our work to everyone next week.

In Social Studies, we completed our studies of the geography and history of the Midwest with a chapter test on Wednesday. We have already moved our attention to what the region is like today, and we will continue next week.

As you know, our annual May field trip will take place next Thursday, and Friday is our mid-semester break. On Tuesday, of course, we have our Science Fair. These dates are listed below, as usual. Parents who are able to make it, I look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday at the Science Fair. Students, I will see you all on Monday!

Important Dates:

Tue, Apr 30:               Science Fair – parents welcome

Thu, May 2:               Field Trip

Fri, May 3:                 Mid-semester break – school closed

Thu, May 9:               Class photos

May 13-17:                 IOWA tests

 Students of the Week: Matt, Miyu, Nao

Clickhere for Easter Egg Hunt photos.

Student of the Week, Week 31

Congratulations to Phoebe!

Phoebe is always putting forth her best efforts, but this week, she has been going just a little further, paying close attention to details and giving everything she has. Her comprehensive responses to the written component of this week's Social Studies make a fine example of her attention to detail.
Outstanding work, Phoebe, well done! 

Homework, Thursday, 25th April

Maths: Practice 17-5 Line Graphs; Enrichment 17-5 Cricket Weather!
Social Studies: Review today's vocabulary: click here for slideshow, or click here for Quizlet.

Homework, Wednesday, 24th April

Maths: Practice 17-3 Line Plots; Practice 17-4 Ordered Pairs  NO ENRICHMENT
Reading: Make sure you are completing at least two Achieve 3000 articles, including thought questions, per week
English: A reminder that Unit 5 Checkup and Test Practice are due this Friday.

Homework, Tuesday, 23rd April

Maths: Practice 17-2 Interpreting Graphs; Enrichment 17-2 Graphing True or False
Spelling: Review List 22  Click here for Spelling City   Click here for Quizlet
List 22 –words with a prefix or suffix

Core Words

redo	dislike	reread	distrust
treatment	sickness	unsure	kindness
rebuild	beautiful	movement	useless
discolor [discolour]	unlucky	peaceful	displease
careless	awful	unpaid	powerful

Challenge Words

unusual

rearrange

appointment

discontinue

resourceful

Advanced             Click here for Spelling City

recycle	cleanliness	amusement	preview
uninterested	unfamiliar	worthless	renew
disconnect	disagree	dreadful	research
merciless	refund	misspell	noisiest
encouragement	dishonest	premature	lawless

Homework, Monday, 22nd April

Reading: Read the first half of The Last Dragon pp.453-467
Maths: Practice 17-1 Data from Surveys; Enrichment 17-1 State Predictions

Week 30

Dear Parents and Students,

I would first like to thank all parents for taking time out of your busy schedules to come in to see me. Communication is integral to the healthy development of your children, and it is good to be able to discuss the progress of your kids, and share viewpoints of how to support and encourage the students of Grade 4.

In the classroom, we have been busy, as usual. In Maths, we have completed Topic 16. We have studied customary and metric units of measurement, including temperature and time. In addition to our topic test on Wednesday, we had a benchmark test on Thursday, and a cumulative test on Friday. With all of these tests behind us, we are now ready to begin our next topic on Monday. Topic 17 deals with collection of data, and reading and creating graphs. This will come in very useful as we prepare our presentations for Science Fair.

 In our Literacy Workshop, we have had some very insightful discussions during our Reading Circles. Our story for the week was My Name Is Maria Isabel, which follows the trials of a new girl at school, and how she overcomes her problems. We also completed Unit 5 in grammar, and have begun our next unit, dedicated to pronouns.

Who’s been throwing paper planes in class?  We all have! We had some fun this week in Science, comparing designs of paper planes, and then analyzing how our findings might contribute to the designing and redesigning of real aeroplanes. We are currently reviewing what we have studied in the Skills Handbook, and spending the rest of our Science lessons working on our Science Fair projects.

In Social Studies, we have continued with our study of the American Midwest, and have begun to review the chapter. We will review Chapter 8 early next week, before sitting a minor test on Wednesday. We will continue with the Midwest on Thursday, shifting our focus to what the region is like today. We will continue with this chapter though to the following week.

For those of you who celebrate Easter, I hope you enjoy the weekend. On Monday, HIS will hold our annual Easter Egg Hunt. Students, don’t forget to bring your Easter basket! (A small bag will also suffice!)

As always, important dates are listed below. Happy Easter, and I will see you all on Monday!

Important Dates:

Sun, Apr 21                 Easter Sunday

Mon, Apr 22               Easter Egg Hunt

Wed, Apr 24                Social Studies test – Chapter 8

Fri, Apr 26                  Monthly Assembly

Tue, Apr 30                Science Fair

Click here for pictures of this week's Science activities.

Click here for pictures of our ALICE tribute.

Student of the Week. Week 30

Congratulations to Miyu!

Miyu has been working hard all week, and has applied her best efforts towards each task. She has shown great initiative during collaborative work, especially during our Reading Circles discussions. Well done, Miyu!