Newsletter - Week of January 29th - February 2nd

Newsletter - Weekly Update: Jan. 29 - Feb. 2, 2018

Language Arts
We are reaching the end of the realistic fiction reading unit and will be assessing the children on on their learning over the past 8 weeks. In writing, the children have been drafting their story scenes and next week will be in the process of revising to make their writing even stronger for the reader.

Math
This week the students will be recognizing and generating equivalent fractions. They will be given the opportunity to partition shapes in three different ways using an area model.

Science/ Social Studies
Students are learning what is the Earth made of by exploring the layers of the Earth. We will be connecting this knowledge of the Earth’s structure and how the Earth is continually changing.

Resources
When you ask your child, “How was school today?”, do they give you a one-word answer such as ,”good”?

Consider asking one of these questions to get your child talking about their school experiences and to discover their opinion about what they are learning, their teachers, and their friends:
Tell me about a moment today when you felt excited about what you were learning.
Tell me about a moment in class when you felt confused.
Were there any moments today when you felt worried? When you felt scared?
Were there times today when you felt that one of your classmates demonstrated care for you?
Were there any moments today when you felt proud of yourself?
What was challenging about your day?
What did you learn about yourself today?
What are you looking forward to tomorrow?

Announcements
No School on Jan. 31st (Wednesday)
CNY and  CNY Cultural Day is on Friday, Feb. 23rd . The Lion Dance starts at 11AM in the gym.

Newsletter - Week of January 22nd to January 26th

Newsletter Weekly Update: Jan. 22 - Jan. 26, 2018

Language Arts

This week in reading, the students are developing theories about their main characters based on the patterns from the character’s words, actions and thoughts. In writing, the children are drafting their story scenes, focusing on storytelling using a strategy called Show, Don’t Tell.

Math

The students have started the Equivalent Fractions Unit and have been given the opportunity to model equivalent fractions in various forms. They will continue to show their understanding that fractions comparisons are only valid when the size of the ‘whole’ is the same.

Science/ Social Studies

Grade 4 has started an Earth Science unit. We will be investigating how the Earth’s structure is continually changing. Students will learn about Earth’s structure, particularly in relation to Earth’s layers, plate tectonics, the rock cycle, and weathering and erosion. We are tuning in this week by finding out geographical patterns in earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

Resources

To tie in with our science unit on Earth Changes here is a Quizlet set that covers some of the vocabulary about Earth’s structure and layers.  Please encourage your child to go to the ‘learn’ and ‘flash cards’ section first. https://quizlet.com/_4b07ry Here is a Quizlet set for our math unit about fractions. HAPPY LEARNING!

Announcements

This Friday, Jan 19 is Free Dress Day Semester 2 Swimming Dates (click on the link) ASA signups CLOSE on PowerSchool on Jan. 22 at 10:00AM No School on Jan. 31st (Wednesday)

Celebrations

Our Camp-In experience with JUMP! was amazing! Check out our memories in our photos. Download them and enjoy! These are photos of ALL STUDENTS when we were together as a grade level. Most of the time we were in small groups.  Ask your child what group he/she was in, then check out the photos for that group: SINGERS DRUMMERS PIANO PLAYERS GUITARISTS