Highlights -We survived our Track and Field trip as the forecasted snow stayed away and it was mostly sunny! -We worked on the concepts of regrouping and have started to add two and three digit numbers, with and without regrouping. -We read several stories connected to Orange Shirt Day and discussed the importance of remembering and reconciliation -We had our Terry Fox assembly and run today -We learned about transparent, translucent and opaque materials. We also traced our shadows at different times of the day to find out when they are longer and shorter Reminders -Monday Sept. 30 is Orange Shirt Day-Please wear orange if you have it! -Oct 3 and 10 we are having a special Light and Shadow presentation. The cost is $8 per student. Payments are accepted online. Please make your payments asap. -No school Friday October 11th and Monday 14th Grade 4 French starts next week! A bientot!
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Thank you so much to those parents that came to meet me at conferences. It was such a great turn out! I had some questions about homework in grade four. Reading 20 minutes a night is extremely important to improve reading comprehension, vocabulary and writing skills. There are a variety of options on how home reading can be completed. Reading aloud together, being read to or reading independently are all considered reading! I encourage you to ask your child questions about what they are reading and discuss any new words they encountered. Next week we will be starting our Laser City Read to Win Contest . A letter will be coming home explaining details about this program. I also added a link to the September Homework calendar for those that are interested in having their child some extra homework activities. These activities should take no more than 15 minutes and will be updated every month. All students should also now have access to their Math Prodigy accounts. Hi
It was a busy week in Grade 4! I look forward to meeting you next week at our Parent/Teacher Conferences. Highlights -In Math we worked on representing numbers using expanded form, writing words and base ten blocks up to 10,000. - In Social studies we have begun discussing First Nations groups in Alberta -We started our unit on Light and Shadow. Ask me about natural and artificial light sources -We met our grade 2 buddies this week -We came up with a list of topics to write about for our writing periods -We continued to work on our self portraits, focusing on sketching eyes, noses and mouths Reminders: -Booking for PT Interviews are going live at 4pm today. They are on Sept 19 and 20th. -Big Box of Cards fundraiser information was sent home -September 26th Track and Field field trip all day (please bring permission forms ASAP) -Many volunteers are needed for the field trip, please contact the school if you are interested. -Terry Fox run is on Septemb
Highlights Our first week is already done! It has been great to get to know your child. Our class has adapted well to the new lunchroom schedule. Some of the things we did this week were: -In writing we wrote interesting facts about ourselves after reading the book, Some things you should know about my dog . -We began our read aloud novel, Bridge to Terabithia . -We have begun reviewing place value up to 4 digits and skip counting. -Ask your child about our STEM activity saving Fred! Have a great weekend everyone! Reminders September Thursday 19th & Friday 20th Parent Teacher Interviews Dismissal is at 12:15pm on the 19th Please remember to send indoor shoes with your child
Hi parents! Welcome back to the 2019-2020 school year! I am very happy to have your child in our class and we had a great first day together! This year, our whole school will be using Blogger for our agenda posts and weekly messages. To make it easier for you, you can sign up to have each post delivered directly to your email by going to the top of this page and entering your email by clicking on "Subscribe" in the top box. You can also add the blog right to your home screen of your phone of iPad by following the directions below. We hope this makes the communication between home and school easier and opens up great conversations between you and your child.