And with that the first week of June is in the books and it was most definitely a flurry of activity - and definitely a lot of fun! This past week we had a field trip, a spirit day, an activity day, and of course all our classroom activities. It was a packed week and one in which the pace of work began to increase as we start tying up the final pieces of the grade four curriculum. We are down to 13 days of grade four and, as Mr. Cable stated at our weekly assembly, we are really focused on making those days count.Curriculum wise this week...
In Math we worked with the last of the studied graph types and worked on plotting and graphing data using line graphs. Everyone has been really good at picking up how data analysis works and are showing good confidence in being able to decipher information and answers based off of various types of charts and graphs. With that said everyone will be bringing home some extra practice materials to work with over the weekend in preparation for Monday's Unit Exam.
In Language Arts this week we continued to work with reading fluency and comprehension, and tackled several activities geared towards building everyone's ability to sound out unfamiliar words. This week we jumped back in time and reviewed some of the spelling words from the beginning of the year - some words which had slipped from everyone's memories definitely allowed us to put our word attack skills to action. Over the next couple weeks we will be going through all our year end Language Arts assessments in reading, writing, spelling, and comprehension.
Additionally you will have noticed a "Scavenger Hunt" booklet that came home today (for most) as homework. This booklet as well a previous assignment are aimed at teaching Internet research skills and being able to locate and read websites for information gathering. Come next year, and obviously in the years to follow, the ability to use the Internet as a school tool versus simply a place to watch YouTube or find gaming sites grows in importance. With the homework this weekend students are asked to complete up to "E" in their booklets and then bring them back on Monday.
In Science we continued to look at the life cycles of plants. This week was all about monitoring the growth of our plants and recognizing the changes that were taking place - and why? Next week it's more plant journal writing and experiments focusing on flowers, roots, and photosynthesis.
In Social Studies we continued to study the growing influx of European settlers into Canada and looked at ways the Canadian Government provided incentives to new immigrants to move west and settle in what is now Alberta.
Year End Field Trip
On June 27th, the West Haven grade 4 students will be visiting Fort Edmonton Park as our final field trip of the year. This field trip ties directly to our Social Studies curriculum and our study of Alberta: Past, Present, and Future. With our visit we will be seeing first hand many of the things we have been studying in our Social Studies classes.
The field trip’s online permission form and fee payment information will be available for completion through the PowerSchool parent portal this week. Please endeavour to complete the permission form and submit payment sooner rather than later, as waiting until the final deadline does little but create extra hassle for parents, teachers, and school secretaries who all must then scramble to get paperwork etc. in place moments before boarding the bus.
In terms of fees, the cost for this field trip was originally budgeted to be $19.50 per student. Fortunately this cost will be subsidized with funds collected during the grade four bake sale days. These funds have allowed us to reduce the field trip fee to a fantastic $8.00 per student (entry and busing). This fee can be paid online through PowerSchool or submitted directly to the school no later than MONDAY, JUNE 26th. Any permission forms or fees submitted after this date will not be accepted and your child will not be allowed to participate in the field trip activities.
With our trip the bus will be leaving the school at 8:45AM, and we are aiming to back to West Haven Public no later than 2:55PM. If you wish to come along on the field trip as a chaperone please let your child’s homeroom teacher know as soon as possible. The cost for chaperones will be approximately $20.00 per person, which must be submitted directly to the school as this fee will not appear on your PowerSchool accounts.
Should you have any questions regarding this trip, please feel free to contactcme at the school via phone 780-986-5991 or by email.
Classroom Calendar of Events
Monday, June 12 - Math Unit Exam: Data Analysis
Wednesday, June 14 - Bake Sale
Thursday, June 15 - In-class Agriculture Presentation (PM)
Friday, June 16 - Final Library class: please return all library books
Friday,, June 16 - WHPS Talent Show 2:00PM - 3:00PM
Tuesday, June 20 - Science Unit Exam: Plant Life Cycles
Wednesday, June 21 - Social Studies Unit Exam: Alberta
Monday, June 26 - Classroom clean up and pack up
Tuesday, June 27 - Fort Edmonton Field Trip (information being sent home on Monday)
Wednesday, June 28 - Class Year End Party/Moving Day
Wednesday, June 28 - Last Day of classes and Year End Report Cards
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