Activities for the last week of September

Hello Parents and Students:

I hope everyone's well and enjoying our weekly class blog posts.  I am curious to know how many parents and students are able to check this blog, so if you could please do me a favour and write a short comment at the bottom of this post with your name so that I have an idea of who is and isn't reading this.  Thanks very much!

This is an exciting week in grade four.  We have begun our first Science unit and will be conducting our second experiment of the year.  We will also be having our second chapter test in Mathematics and our first Grammar quiz.

Here is an overview of what we will be learning in grade 4 this week:

Math


We will be continuing to learn about algebraic equations and the use of variables.  Tuesday and Wednesday will give us a chance to review and then Thursday we will have our CHAPTER 2 TEST.  The test will cover the work we have done in addition, subtraction, word problems, and algebra.  Friday will mark the start of Chapter 3 on Multiplication.  So parents if you have a minute next weekend please check the state of your child's basic multiplication facts.  (what's 6 X 7?  what's 5 X 9?  etc.)   Also, as usual there will be a practice test going home Wednesday before the test if you would like to see if your child is prepared for the Chapter 2 Test.

Reading

We will be working on getting into the routine of handing in our weekly 'reading letter' at the appropriate time, with the appropriate content.  Each student's letter will either be due every Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on their group number.  The students will need to manage their time in and out of the classroom independently to make sure this work gets done and handed in on time.

We will also be starting a new novel for our guided reading period.  The novel is called 'Stone Fox' and this week we'll be working on reading for comprehension, and understanding the reading skill of identifying the steps in a process.

Writing


We will be continuing with our sensory descriptive writing.  This week we'll focus on imagining and describing our favourite sound and smell in the world.  I can almost smell and hear it now.

Grammar

We will be having our first grammar quiz of the year.  The students will need to use their knowledge of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs to identify and differentiate these four parts of speech.

Science

Following the success of our first Science experiment, we will be learning about the water cycle and complete an experiment that asks the students to create a model that recreates the formation of streams.
This science unit is titled 'Land and Water' and focuses on how the earth is shaped by the continuous flow of water in all of it's states.

Spelling

Our focus is on two syllable words with two short vowels sounds.  The words are:   windmill, cannot, dentist, until, solid, cactus, contact, success, product, within, comment, napkin, suggest, insect, invent.

Character Studies

This weeks character trait that we'll investigate is: Trustworthiness  


Here's to an excellent week in Grade 4!!  And remember if you are reading this could you please write in a short comment with your name.   Thanks very much,

                                                                       Jordan Rose