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!)
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