Newsletter - Week of October 2nd - October 6th

                                          

Newsletter Weekly Update: Oct 2 - 6, 2017

Language Arts

This week in Reading, the children will be learning how to find the main idea and details in a section of nonfiction text. In Writing, we continue with personal essay writing by adding evidence in the form of mini-stories, examples and hypotheticals to support the opinion.

Math

This week, the students will be gaining an understanding of the relationship between multiplication and division. They will also be given real world problems that involve multiplication and division.

Science/ Social Studies

We will begin using the information our students collected on their personal culture to start their personal Cultural Presentation. This may take a couple weeks, especially since students are typing up their work into Google Slides. Students will also continue working on their Identity Posters.  Some classes are at different stages with this.

Resources

Our next unit in math focuses on multiplication and division. We will be playing lots of games during this upcoming unit to hone skills - here is a link to a cool strategy game where students use their factor and product knowledge to play 4 in A Row!

Announcements

This Friday is FREE DRESS Day. The money raised from Free Dress Day will go to help the Chin Women's Organization and specifically their school. Save The Date: Grade 4 is happy to announce a fun gaming afternoon with parents on the 27th of October. Details to follow.

Celebrations

Please see your class blog or class website for individual class celebrations.

4JK Class Photo

The 4JK students and I had our picture taken this week. There are 20 total students in our class this year. There are ten boys and ten girls, which is perfect, because I love having even numbers. All of the students are very eager learners and always willing to try new things. I am very proud of how hard they are working this year!

Newsletter - Week of Sept 25th - Sept 29th

                                     

Newsletter Weekly Update: Sept 25 - 29, 2017

Language Arts

This week we will begin our nonfiction reading unit and start off the unit exploring text features and previewing texts to make connections to the topic. In writing, children are developing mini-stories to support their reasons and continuing to draft their opinion pieces.

Math

The students are finishing up the Place Value Unit and will be taking the unit assessment this week. Our next unit will be multiplication and division of whole numbers.

Science/ Social Studies

Students will be using what they learned about the different cultural universals to help them collect information about their own personal culture. This is not necessarily the culture of their home country, but more the culture that is practiced in their everyday lives. Students will also be working on their identity posters as well.

Resources

As a grade level we have all been introduced to a site called “Biblionasium”. This site helps children to collect books onto their virtual bookshelf, write reviews about books and log their reading. Ask your child to show you around -log in to Biblionasium!

Announcements

ISKL will be administrating ISA Tests next week. Grade 4 will be tested on Thursday 28th of September and Friday 29th of September. Please make sure your child comes to school well rested and has had breakfast.

Celebrations

Please see your class blog or class website for individual class celebrations.

Newsletter - Week of Sept 18th - Sept 22nd

                           

Newsletter Weekly Update: Sept 18 - 22, 2017

Language Arts

We will be finishing up our Reading Foundations Unit this week and beginning our first nonfiction reading unit next week. This unit will be closely linked to our Social Studies culture unit and the children will be using nonfiction texts to learn more about culture and beliefs. Our grade 4 writers will be entering the drafting phase of their opinion writing by expanding their ideas and including evidence to support their claim.

Math

The students will continue to use rounding to determine if an answer is reasonable. They will solve multi-step word problems and assess the reasonableness of answers. Students will also be learning how to answer the word problems with complete sentences.

Science/ Social Studies

We will continue with our investigation into the different cultural universals and what they mean. We will also begin the process of developing our Identity Posters. This will be woven throughout the Culture Unit and may take a few weeks to complete.

Resources

Continue to learn with us about teaching and learning math. Here is another video from YouCubed that talks about the importance of believing in yourself and accepting mistakes as learning opportunities. Watch this one with your kids! Boosting Your Brain with Math

Announcements

Next Friday the 22nd of September is a holiday for Awal Muharram. No school. In a couple of weeks time, your child will come home with a viewing card that’ll  provide instructions and a link to view and order the their school photos.

Celebrations

Please see your class blog or class website for individual class celebrations.

Newsletter - Week of Sept 11th - Sept 15th

                            

Newsletter Weekly Update : Sept 11 - 15, 2017

Language Arts

This week, the children will be developing skills to work with partners and grow ideas as readers. Partnerships are really beneficial when students know how to communicate well with each other and get the conversation started. In writing, the children will be focused on planning their opinion essays using a variety of tools.

Math

Students will be using their place value understanding to round multi-digit whole numbers to any place value using real world situations.

Science/ Social Studies

Students will be investigating what the common cultural universals are, and understand what each universal includes. Students may be making presentations within class to share their knowledge.

Resources

Let’s face it...the way we think about math nowadays is very different than when we were kids. Teachers have learned a lot about how to teach math and want you to learn with us. Check out this video from YouCubed that talks about the importance of thinking deeply in math. Speed not as important. How fast you are does not relate to how good you are.  Calculation is only a small part of math. Thinking deeply about patterns and ideas in math is more important. HOW IMPORTANT IS SPEED IN MATH?

Announcements

Friday 15th September is Hari Raya Cultural Day. All students are encouraged to wear traditional dress. Home Learning Choice Boards are sent home for months of September and October.

Celebrations

Please see your class blog or class website for individual class celebrations.

Newsletter - Week of Sept 4th to Sept 7th

                           

Newsletter Weekly Update :Sept 4 - 8, 2017

Language Arts

In the next week, the children will be choosing topics for their opinion writing pieces and begin to learn the structure of a personal essay. In reading, the children will continue exploring “Just Right” books and applying new strategies for fluency and comprehension.

Math

This week, students will continue to read and write multi-digit numbers in word form, expanded form and standard form. They will also begin to round numbers to the nearest place value.

Science/ Social Studies

This week, we may finish up with learning about the history of our name and dive into investigating the idea of identity.  What is it? What makes you…”you”? What do we value and believe? What might influence our values, beliefs and behaviors?

Resources

REMEMBER TO CHECK THESE OUT! Open House Slideshow ES Parent Learning Connection: Learn more about WHAT and HOW your child is learning.Click on the content. Click on the grade level buttons at the bottom of the page.

Announcements

The ASA start coming Tuesday, on the 5th of September. Monday, 4th September is a holiday - no school. Friday 8th September - no school. Thank you Schuyler House and Nthiya Pichum for volunteering to be 4HR’s co class parents.

Celebrations

Please see your class blog or class website for individual class celebrations.