Mrs. Boulanger 4B

Highlights: -We have been working on learning long division. This is a difficult concept for many students as there are multiple steps. All grade four students have brought home a homework page that is to be completed for Monday. We have added long division videos below that explain the steps. -We have started a project on Alberta Peoples’ History. Students are working in groups to research information about various groups who lived in Alberta 100 years ago. They will be doing oral presentations, teaching their classmates about their topics. -We will be focusing on kindness in the month of February. We are reading the novel Wonder, which has created lots of great discussions around what it means to be kind as well as accepting others. Reminders: -Please be working on your science project. Remember that your car is due on Friday, February 7th -Continue to practice your basic facts in multiplication and division. We are working on the standard algorithm for long division in cla

Highlights: -Mrs. Neumillers and Mr. Dewalds classes moved into the DLC today. The space has been transformed into a great looking classroom. -We had our first CAD today! Please ask your child what CAD they are in and what they did today. -Mission Impossible has been set up in the gym for the last 2 weeks. Please ask your student what the best obstacle was, the hardest obstacle and the easiest obstacle. -We continued to learn and practice several different division strategies and will be learning the standard algorithm next week. This is a complicated concept with lots of steps so we will be working on it for several days. Reminders: -Students need to be home reading for 20 minutes a day. I have noticed as of late there has not been as many Laser City Reading logs handed in. I can send another one if your child needs another copy. -Please be working on your science project. Remember that your car is due on Friday February 7th -Continue to practice your basic facts in multipli

Highlights This week we had a great time experimenting with balloon rockets and pinwheels exploring various ways to power cars. In Social Studies students have been learning about the fur trade and how Alberta was settled. Ask your child about who they were in the fur trade game! In Math we continued to work on division concepts. Reminders All students have received a homework assignment to build a car that is self propelled. The homemade vehicle is due Friday February 7th. Please look over the assignment and let us know if your family needs any supplies. Friday January 31st is a PD Day-no school for students Please continue to review multiplication and division facts.

Highlights: Welcome back! We hope everyone had a wonderful and restful break! We started our week off by choosing our ‘Word of the Year.’ We spent time discussing goals and resolutions and we all came up with a word (patience, organization, resiliency, etc.) we want to focus on going into the new year.  We continue to work through division topics in math. Thank you for continuing to review this at home. Next week we will be sending a Science project to be completed at home. Using what they learned about simple machines, students will be designing a vehicle using recycled materials. You do not need to make a special shopping trip to the store to purchase materials. Look for the information package that will be sent home next week.  Reminders: An extreme cold warning is predicted for all of next week. Students need to ensure they are dressed appropriately for the weather. Please do not hesitate to personally reach out to your teachers if you require help in providin