Some highlights of our day:
1) Picking grapes am subtraction game
2) We had gym in the morning instead of the afternoon
3) We had a youtube conference with Marty Chan
Something to talk about:
Discuss with your parents what the star represents in the story, How To Catch A Star by Oliver Jeffers.
Things to remember:
1) No school tomorrow (PD Day)
2) Practice basic facts
3) Words Their Way
Four things we did today:
1) Worked on our writing. We continued writing personal narratives and we shared them
Mrs. Zwack and Mr. Kelly were totally impressed! We used story poppers, smilie and strong verbs.
2) Both classes have started Words Their Way. It is an activity that is to be completed at home.
3) We continued our exploration of Our Global Village in our visual journals
4) We had a Peace Assembly. Oliver was very impressive on the piano!
Something to talk about:
Students show your parents what we did for Words Their Way. Don't forget to check it out in google classroom. There is an email concerning Words Their Way.
Keep practicing your basic facts.
Mindfulness
The Mindset of a Champion | Carson Byblow | TEDxYouth@AASSofia
Four things we did today:
1) worked on our subtraction skills in math
2) Grade fours had French class today with Mr. Strand (first time)
3) started to learn about our world as a global village
4) played paddleball today in gym
Something to explore:
We are moving into more challenging subtraction tasks, so we need to become confident with our basic facts. Check out our google classroom for practice activities.
Monday January 25
Celebrations
Today we worked through the modelling of how we will begin to work with Words Their Way for this year. Due to Covid restrictions, we are not able to meet in our small spelling groups so we have had to design a modified program. Tomorrow we will be sending home an email with directions for you as parents to work with your child at home for 10 minutes each evening. Your child has practiced all of the steps and if you have any questions please contact us via email.
We worked on subtraction with regrouping again today and watched this video to get a visual representation of the process. We practiced doing questions together to ensure that we knew all of the steps! subtraction with regrouping video 4th grade
Something to Talk About
Today we started a KWL chart in our visual journals to list what we think we Know about Rocks and Minerals. and some wonders/questions we had and Wanted to Know. Share you thinking with your parents this evening!
Reminders
Fun Snack on Thursday
Report Cards accessible Friday in Power School. IPPs will be sent home Thursday.
No school Friday - PD Day
Thursday January 22
Celebrations
We have been working very hard on addition with regrouping in math. Today we launched into greater independence for many students and gave some continued supported practice for others. Tomorrow we will begin to connect the strategies of using base ten drawings and stacking using the traditional algorithm to subtraction.
We are working on inferring in reading and we listened to the story The Stranger by Chris Van Alsburg to build our skills in this area. Inferring means reading "between the lines"looking for clues from the author and connecting to our own experiences to make sense of the text.
TOP FOUR THINGS WE DID TODAY:
1) Worked on extending our similes
2) Practiced adding 3 digit numbers with regrouping
3) Played a subtraction game
4) Classified rocks according to texture and shape. Just like geologists! Right Luke.
Parents as we move on to subtraction with regrouping it is important our students are familiar with their basic facts. Check out our google classroom.
Tuesday January 20
Celebrations:
Today we began our investigation into Rocks and Minerals. We were observing like scientists as we examined (without touching!!) a variety of rock samples. We discussed the word CHARACTERISTICS and related it to the animal characteristics we had studied earlier in the year. Afters some close observations, we sketched and described a few rocks of our choice.
Something to talk about: Show your parents how you would solve one of the following addition equations using stacking.
45 + 38 = 382 + 547 = 5939 + 1068 =
Reminders
Please access the online math resources in the Google Classroom for extra practice of basic addition and subtraction facts!! We have been working on strategies in class and we are aiming for these to become automatic.
1) we started to download our stories on Iris
2) used addition as a super power for subtraction
3) we wrote smilies and shared them with our classmates
And... oh yeah, Ms. Dirksen came to visit us!
Something to talk about:
Explain to your parents how we used addition to help us with subtraction questions.
` 14 - 7 = _____
Things we did today:
1) We started and completed our world maps. We used watercolours and they are beautiful!
2) We played a math game called: WAR
3) We completed an addition and subtraction survey. Students were challenged to complete -/+ basic facts. We are preparing for our next math unit, adding and subtracting multi-digit numbers.
Something to do:
We would like to encouraged all students to visit our basic fact games located in google classroom. Each student should spend about 15-20 minutes each day over the weekend. AThis will help build confidence and get the students thinking about mental mth strategies.
Well we made it to the end of this most unique and challenging school year. Mr. Kelly and I wish to thank you all, students and parents, f...
