Weekly Newsletter: Week of April 2nd - April 6th

Grade 4 Newsletter

Weekly Update: April 2 - April 6, 2018

Language Arts

The students will continue to use their reading research skills as they delve deeper into their Earth Change research. Throughout this week, the children will be drafting their information books and will focus on organizing their writing with a topic sentence and key detail sentences.

Math

This week the students will begin the Fractions and Decimal unit. They will be learning how to convert fractions into decimals and recognize their place value.

Science/ Social Studies

Students are writing as Scientists. They are taking notes from different resources, and creating their own text features to explain that information. They are beginning to draft their book by paraphrasing information in their own words.

Resources

As we continue to share resources on ways to engage kids without technology and keep them safe when they are using it, consider this article.  Getting Kids Off Devices How about a tech-free March vacation? https://d2e111jq13me73.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/uploads/pdfs/9._k-8_5strategiesforgettingkidsoffdevices_01.pdf?utm_source=Edu_Newsletter_2018_03_20&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly

Announcements

• School Starts on Monday, April 2nd.
• Take a photo of your child reading someplace interesting or pretty or just cool and send it to sdehart@iskl.edu.my  They will be posted on the library facebook page.

Weekly Newsletter: Week of March 19th to 23rd

Grade 4 Newsletter

Weekly Update: March 19 - March 23, 2018

Language Arts
Reading and writing will be very integrated this week. The students are continuing their research of an Earth change and organizing notes in a way that will help them write their information book.

Math
This week students will use area models to demonstrate their conceptual understanding of multiplying a whole number by a fraction. They will continue to solve story problems that involve fractions, along with reviewing for the end of unit assessment.

Science/ Social Studies
This week students will be connecting their understanding about how the earth is structured and what causes continual change to the Batu Caves. During our field trip, students will note the different cave formations and what causes them.

Announcements
Monday, March 19, is DAY 6! Tuesday will be day 2 and continue as expected.

Tuesday, March 20 - 4NJ and 4KW are going to the Batu Caves Field Trip.

Wednesday, March 21st, 4JK and 4HR are going to the Batu Caves Field Trip.

Terry Fox Run - March 23, 2018 Friday - Parents welcome! Everyone invited to dress in Pink , old Terry Fox shirts, or PE uniforms - your choice!

Spring Break- March 26 . School Starts on Monday, April 2nd.

Newsletter: Week of March 12th - March 16th

Grade 4 Newsletter

Weekly Update: March 12 - March 16, 2018

Language Arts

This week in reading, we will be using research skills to identify appropriate resources and use brain frames to structure notes. In writing, we will begin our Earth change information books with a focus on the organization of the book and using text features to support understanding.

Math

This week the students will be exploring line plots. They match the line plots to data and they will create their own line plot by using data they create. In addition, they will use the line plots to solve addition and subtraction problems.


Science/ Social Studies

Students are tying together what they have learned about What is the Earth made of and How do materials cycle through the Earth’s systems to answer What causes the Earth’s structure to continually change. They are beginning to research into their Earth change, using note-taking strategies and text structures to help them.

Resources
Grade 4 have noticed that digital responsibility is an area of which students need reminding and parents may want some resources too. We will post a series of resources to provoke discussions with your child. Linked below is a presentation that our counselors and tech team gave recently entitled Parenting in the Digital Age that could be great discussion points with your children about the decisions and responsibilities of using mobile/ smart phones/ internet at both home and school. http://bit.ly/ISKLPDA


Announcements

Track and Field Day - March 16th 8:15 to 11:00 am - Come to school wearing your PE clothes - Parents welcome!

Grade 4 Batu Caves Field Trip - March 20 and 21 - Parent Permission Form: Web link - Please fill out the form by March 16th. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfzmDI-hWdDLTa3CknDRy0IAGVNUXcajGhqoMHElhnjhUDpPg/viewform

Terry Fox Run - March 23, 2018 Friday - Parents welcome! Everyone invited to dress in Pink, old Terry Fox shirts, or PE uniforms - your choice!

Weekly Newsletter: Week of March 5th - March 9th

Grade 4 Newsletter

Weekly Update: March 5 - March 9, 2018

Language Arts

This week in reading the children will be synthesizing the information
they have been reading on weathering and erosion and use brain frames
to collect new learning. In writing, the students will begin analyzing their
facts that they have researched and start writing the information in their
own words.

Math

This week the students will continue to explore line plots. They match
the line plots to data and they will create their own line plot by using data
they create. In addition, they will use the line plots to solve addition
and subtraction problems.  

Science/ Social Studies

This week students will continue to research their Earth changes topic.
They are using their reading skills and note taking strategies to help them
learn more about how our Earth’s structure continually causes changes
and what the effects are.

Announcements

• Student Led Conferences March 7 and 8 - please return the letter

slip indicating if you want to meet the teacher as one of the rotation
stations.

• Track & Field - Friday March 16
• Terry Fox Cancer Awareness Run - Friday March 23