Dear Parents and Students,
Congratulations
to everyone for getting through Iowa week. It can be quite exhausting to
complete so many tests within such a short space of time, but everyone has met
the challenge and you should all be proud of yourselves. While most of our week
has been consumed with the Iowa tests, we did manage to complete some other
work, too.
We
continued our Maths program as usual
this week, although without any assigned homework. Topic 18 returns our
attention to equations and extends our understanding of algebra. We will review
the topic on Monday, and our Topic Test will take place on Tuesday.
After a very busy Literacy
Workshop last week, we limited our language arts studies to our review of
pronouns, paying particular attention to possessive pronouns. Next week, we
will begin planning our final major writing assignment for the year: Writing
to Persuade. After so many high-quality Opinion essays were
submitted last week, I am confident that our persuasive writing will be quite
effective!
In Science,
we have been reviewing the parts of a flower and investigating how different
plants reproduce. Next week, we will shift our attention to how plants make
their own food.
In
Social Studies, we have completed
our studies of the American Midwest, and our ‘team quiz’ was an interesting
activity that taught us a little more about our collaborative skills. We have
begun discussing our final Social Studies project for
the year, and we will begin preparing next week.
Please remember that on Monday, our class group photo will be
taken. As we also have PE on Monday, you might choose to bring a change of
clothes (unless you would like to be photographed in your PE uniform). Grade
4's time slot is 9:50 am, so dress in your 'photo clothes' in the morning, and
then you can change immediately afterwards.
As you are all aware, our production of Alice in Wonderland
will be held on Thursday and Friday nights next week. Please also be aware that
dress rehearsals will be taking place on Thursday, and all students performing
in the show will be rehearsing all day. All students not performing
should come to school as usual. Classes will still be taking place, along with
some Alice related activities to get us all into the spirit of the
event.
Friday is a Professional Development Day, and students are not
required at school on Friday. I hope to see everyone at the show either
Thursday or Friday next week. Until then, I hope you have a restful weekend,
and I will see you all on Monday!
Important
Dates:
Mon,
May 20: Class Photo
Tue,
May 21: Maths test – Topic 18
Thu,
May 23: Alice
in Wonderland Dress Rehearsal
Alice in
Wonderland Performance
Fri,
May 24: PD Day - Students not required at school
Alice in
Wonderland Performance
Wed,
May 29: Last day of clubs
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