Grade 4 for the week of May 16th-20th

Greetings parents and students!  I hope all's well.  I think we're officially on the homestretch of the school year.  Here's to a great last 4 weeks of school!!

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:


This Thursday, May 19th we will be going on a field trip to the Montoya residence.  The trip will be from 8-12:30 and give our students a chance to get some fresh air and take a well-deserved break from all the hard work they've been doing in class lately.  Parental permission slips will be coming home today (Monday).  Parents are welcome to join us.  If anyone is interested please contact me today or tomorrow.



Here are some photos I took while the students were putting together their final social studies projects last week.  Great job everybody!!!  

THIS WEEK'S CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES:

MATH  

In math this week we will be focusing on decimals.  We will be learning to order and compare decimals, round decimals to the nearest tenth and hundreth, and add and subtract decimals.  To do so we will be relating decimals to our prior knowledge of fractions and percentages.  We will also be using grids to help us and add and subtract decimals.

READING

In reading this week we will continue to read our class novel 'Because of Winn-Dixie'.  Our class discussion will centre on comparing and contrasting the main character, India-Opal with some of the other main characters that we've come across in our previous class novels.  We will also look at the overall tone and style of our novel, and see if we can compare and contrast that as well.

WRITING

In writing this week we will be writing reading letters that mirror our classroom discussion, (comparing and contrasting main characters).  We will also be doing an exercise where we practice writing positive messages about each person in the class.  This should be a feel-good exercise, and will be coupled with a general reflection on each student's year as a fourth grader that will follow next week.

GRAMMAR

We will be looking at past tense verbs this week in grammar.  Specifically at common mistakes that occur in our writing and speaking.

SCIENCE

This week in Science classes we will be experimenting with electricity.  Students will be given a chance to work hands on with electric power using a D-cell battery, lightbulb, and copper wire to see if they can create an electric circuit that will light the bulb.  Students will then learn take a closer look at electric circuits, and how they work.

Here's to a fun filled week in fourth grade.  All the best,

Jordan Rose