Upcoming Math Test

UNIT 2 TEST on...

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23rd!

Please have your child review all of the math concepts in the next couple of days. 

Agenda Homework

For Monday please complete:

1. Word problems worksheet (see attachment in the previous post).

2. Read through Chapter 14 and answer the comprehension questions in your novel study package which can be found in your Language folder.

3. Go on Raz-kids and read through your book and answer the comprehension questions in complete sentences (see attachment below)

4. Visit Knowledgehook and log in to check the MISSION that I have assigned to you for the following unit in math- Measurement.

5. Once you have completed all of your work, spend some time to go on Prodigy and practice some more math concepts.

6. Reminder: WEAR GYM CLOTHES ON MONDAY! 

Raz-kids questions:

Day 1!

Hello SJA Parents,

Quote of the day:

Math:
The students continued to work on their math review for the upcoming unit test on Tuesday, October 23. They reviewed concepts such as compensation, adding on, multiplying and dividing numbers. The students then worked on adding, subtracting, multiplying and estimating quotients which they will need to take home and complete for the weekend. Remember to... SHOW YOUR WORK! 

Read the Helpful Hint!

Show your work!

When estimating, make sure to round the numbers to nearest hundred.

UOI:
We reviewed the Scientific Method together again today with its six processes: Question, Hypothesis, Materials/Procedure, Observation, Results and Conclusion. After reviewing it together, the students were formed into small groups and we conducted an experiment together as a class on vibrations. The experiment was titled Rubber Band Guitar where the students have to observe when they pluck the rubber band strings on the tissue box. The students were scaffolded with what to think about and for each process, students were given the appropriate words to use when starting their sentences. A couple of questions that students needed to think about while conducting the experiment were: What did the rubber do when you plucked it? Did you feel movements(vibrations) in your other hand (the hand holding the box?

Quick review of What is Sound?

Student is filling out his chart

Small groups are working together

The students then watched a video after filling out their experiment sheets with an episode from the children's TV series Magic School Bus which is about a group of students in Ms. Frizzle's class that took trip to a Museum of Sounds. The students are then needed to fill-out the sheet pertaining to the video:

Reading Buddies:

The students read to the SK students for 15 minutes which was a great opportunity for the students to pair up and learn new words from the older grades.

Music:
Refer to blog site

Language:
Students completed their spelling test for Lesson 5 Word List. We then continued to watch the rest of the video for Magic School Bus. The homework from yesterday was collected and will be returned to the students on Monday.

Action Star Board:
We have two new action stars on our board this month--
Anthony and Bosco.  Let's keep showing kind and caring actions Grade 4!!

Day 6!

Hello SJA Parents,

Quote of the day:

Math:
The students began their review on Unit 2: Number Sense and Numeration which consists of all of the concepts that we have learned together over the last few weeks. Today, we looked at writing numbers in standard form, expanded form and written form. The students also answered questions relating to sorting numbers from greatest to least, and using compensation and adding on strategies in mental math.

MATH HOMEWORK: Show your work!

Gym:
Refer to blog site.
Parents, please double check your child's gym bag for an extra pair of gym sweatpants. A student is missing their gym sweatpants and I would just like to kindly ask if you could also check your child's bag in case it was misplaced there. Thank you! 

UOI:
We looked at the process of the Scientific Method which the students will need to follow through once they conduct their own experiments for the Science Fair. We reviewed together as a class what each process entails and some examples of how experiments are conducted properly.

We also looked at a video which shows an animation of someone testing and conducting their own experiment while following the Scientific Method process. Please see below:

French:

Refer to blog site.

Language/Library:

Mrs. Hayward was away today, therefore the students continued to read Chapter 13 of Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Montgomery. They are to complete the True/False questions in their novel study package tonight. Also, the students worked on a double-sided Capitalization worksheet which they need to make sure that it is completed tonight for practice. 

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Agenda:

-Complete multiplication word problem #1-4

-Complete Capitalization worksheet

-SPELLING TEST TOMORROW!

Knowledgehook!

Parents,

Please have your child log in on www.khmath.com Knowledgehook app (click Students enter) and have them complete their 'Mission' before November 12! You can also stay connected with your child's account. Please check your emails for more details. 

Agenda Homework

Please have your child complete these worksheets this evening:

Also, Chapter 12 Questions on their novel study package are also due tomorrow for Anne of Green Gables.

Reminder:
- Have your child bring a rubber band tomorrow for our UOI experiment
- Wear GYM uniform to school tomorrow

Day 5!

Hello SJA Parents,

Quote of the day: "It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."

Math:
The students continued to work on their problem-solving questions where they needed to include the strategy C.U.B.E.S when answering word problems. In the last 15 minutes of class, I went over the homework that is needed to be completed tonight which talks about Growth Mindset and Understanding Problem-Solving. Please see the students' group work below regarding Dividing multi-digit numbers. 

UOI:
We continued to learn about sounds in the environment by looking closely at how the Human Ear works. We discussed together as a class how sound travels in our ears, through the ear canal and into our nerve system which sends signals to our brains that this particular sound is associated to a certain noise. We then watched an educational video (refer to previous post) on how sound energy works and how the intensity of sounds affect how well we hear them.

Sound Waves

Trivia Question: Which sound is more intense? A chainsaw or the rustling of the leaves?

Music:
Refer to blog site

French:
Refer to blog site for more details.

Madamme Stella teaching the class the names of the provinces of Canada!

Language:
The students learned how to properly write an information report. We looked at an example of a report on Lemurs. The students were asked to identify the heading for each paragraph with the appropriate title: Introduction, Habitat, Interesting Facts, Description, Life Cycle, Food and Conclusion. We will continue to learn about information reports this week.