Twas an excellent week in grade four as the excitement of St. Patrick's Day filled the class. This week we completed numerous "St. Paddy's" related activities including some reading comprehension, composing limericks, some leprechaun math, as well some art activities and of course our class celebration that included a viewing of James and the Giant Peach as a wrap up activity to our novel study unit. In conclusion, thank you to those parents who were able to come out for our student-led conferences last Tuesday, the kids were excited to have to you visit and also for the opportunity to show you many of the wonderful things they have done.
In terms of curriculum this past week...
In terms of curriculum this past week...
In Math the students are continuing to build confidence in their understanding of long division. This past week saw many of the students make the needed connections and begin working through the in-class problems independently or with little guidance. As their confidence continues to grow so will their independence. Next week we will having a quick division review quiz just to assess every one's comprehension of the division concept. The quiz will be assessing that the students know the needed steps and can apply them accurately when needed without assistance.
In Language Arts we tackled the fun and creativity of limerick poetry! Through the use of their words we were able to explore the fun of Irish poetry and iambic pentameter. In addition we wrapped up our study of James and the Giant Peach. As you are sitting around the supper table ask your son or daughter about the novel and what happened in the story - retelling story events is a great way to increase story comprehension; not to mention the fact it allows your child the opportunity to share a little about their day at school.
In Science we have nearly concluded our study involving the Building of Movable Devices. Our activities this week looked at the use of wind power as a means of generating energy to produce movement. Throughout the week the students had a chance to construct a vehicle, test it, and then take it home to retool and redesign for a second test. With the tests the vehicles had to travel a distance of two meters solely powered by wind in order to receive the full five point score. The scores from the various construction project tests all serve to generate an overall unit project grade. Check with your daughter or son to see how their car scored in the testing.
As a concluding activity for our constructing movable devices unit we had the folks from Learn and Create come into the school to work with the kids on creating a couple of different moving Lego projects - a dune buggy and a swinging boat amusement ride. It was great seeing the teamwork and cooperation among the various groups. Everyone successfully built their projects, and as was pointed out "Everyone had such a good time playing we didn't even know we were learning something". Here are a few pics from the day's fun...
Next week everyone will be busy constructing our final project, a box crane capable of lifting a small load. Look for information coming home in everyone's agendas. The crane project will allow us to integrate our knowledge of pulleys, levers, and mechanical advantage. Our concluding unit exam will be held next week.
As a concluding activity for our constructing movable devices unit we had the folks from Learn and Create come into the school to work with the kids on creating a couple of different moving Lego projects - a dune buggy and a swinging boat amusement ride. It was great seeing the teamwork and cooperation among the various groups. Everyone successfully built their projects, and as was pointed out "Everyone had such a good time playing we didn't even know we were learning something". Here are a few pics from the day's fun...
Next week everyone will be busy constructing our final project, a box crane capable of lifting a small load. Look for information coming home in everyone's agendas. The crane project will allow us to integrate our knowledge of pulleys, levers, and mechanical advantage. Our concluding unit exam will be held next week.
In Social Studies we continued to look at the early settlers in Alberta, initially the native Cree people who first settled the region and then the European settlers who established trading posts like the Hudson Bay Company within the province. By studying these groups we are drawing connections between past and present life in Alberta.
Thank you
Thank you to those families that provided snacks for the class St. Patrick's Day party. Everything was delicious, as evident from the vacuumed cleaned platters and smiling faces.
St. Patrick's Day Fun
We had some fun playing around with this activity on Friday...have some fun and find out your "official" Leprechaun Name.
Upcoming Calendar of Events
Tuesday, March 21 - Math Unit Quiz: Long Division
Wednesday, March 22 - Science Unit Exam: Building Movable Devices
Friday, March 24 - PD Day: No School
Monday, March 27 - Sunday, April 2 - Spring Break: No School
Monday, April 3 - 1st day back after Spring Break
Wednesday, April 5 - Early Dismissal @ 2:30
Thank you
Thank you to those families that provided snacks for the class St. Patrick's Day party. Everything was delicious, as evident from the vacuumed cleaned platters and smiling faces.
St. Patrick's Day Fun
We had some fun playing around with this activity on Friday...have some fun and find out your "official" Leprechaun Name.
Upcoming Calendar of Events
Tuesday, March 21 - Math Unit Quiz: Long Division
Wednesday, March 22 - Science Unit Exam: Building Movable Devices
Friday, March 24 - PD Day: No School
Monday, March 27 - Sunday, April 2 - Spring Break: No School
Monday, April 3 - 1st day back after Spring Break
Wednesday, April 5 - Early Dismissal @ 2:30
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