We have currently been working on a few activities over the last couple of weeks. Below, I have listed them for you, but first, a few reminders/notices of upcoming events at our school.
Dates:
Friday, October 25 - Photo Day!
Thursday, October 31 - Dance-A-Thon: Thank you to those of you who donated money! Your child will be receiving tickets to place in a draw for prizes! Please don't forget, the orange form for the dance-a-thon must be signed in order to participate.
Another big thank you to the families that donated canned food for the Me to We club, "We Scare Hunger". Our little pile is growing!
Green Bins: We recently had little green bins installed in our classroom and so far we can see quite a difference in the garbage! Great work Grade 4s!
Due to the unpredictability of the weather, please ensure that your child has a pair of indoor shoes to change into. Sometimes, we get a little mud on our shoes and it makes it difficult to keep the classroom clean throughout the day. Thank you!
Curriculum update:
Language: We have been working in our guided reading sessions. We currently have been reviewing how to summarize our readings and learning about the Canadian Shield as one of the 7 Physical Regions that ties in with our social studies. Also, we have continued to work on our summary writing. They wrote their first summary in which they received a grade for. I have encouraged the children to keep their writing in the classroom because they will have a chance to write two more. By keeping their graded writing in the classroom, they are encouraged to refer to it while writing the second and third summary. This will allow them to see where it is they can improve their writing.
Math: Number Sense and Numeration has been our focus in the last couple of weeks. Instead of traditional textbook and notebook activities, the children worked on their assignments in centres. There were 5 centres and 5 groups. The children learned specifically about place value, rounding and comparing and ordering numbers. They have enjoyed this very much. This week, we will continue with our centres, ensuring our understanding of rounding and expanded and standard numbers are strong.
For rounding: please check out aaamath.com. This is a great website for your child to continue practicing rounding.
Social Studies: The children have been placed in groups and are researching the 7 Physical Regions of Canada. Here, they are learning: the provinces and territories found in the particular regions, the landform (what the land looks like), resources found in the physical regions and the industry. In each group they are given books and netbooks to continue their research.
Art: In art, we have been practicing, working on creating 3D portraits of gourds. The results varied as the children were encouraged to draw with their eyes and not what they know...it was hard!
Have a wonderful week!
