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Date:
October
25 2019
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A Look Ahead:
We are wrapping up with STEM and we are
continuing to build our maps of Alberta. In math, we are continuing to look
at telling time, the 24-hour clock, as well as time lapse.
In
Science, we are continuing to learn about waste and our world. In Spanish, we are exploring Puerto Rico
for our upcoming assembly.
In
English, we are forming reading groups and doing books studies.
Upcoming dates
and due dates:
October: 31à
Halloween costume parade
November 1: à
Professional Development (No Classes)
November 8:àRemembrance
Day Assembly
November 11:à
Remembrance Day No School
November 21: à
Student Led Conferences (early dismissal)
November 22:à
Student Led Conferences (No classes)
November 28:à Puerto
Rico Assembly (afternoon)
Due Dates:
October 31: Ecological footprint with Writing
November 4: Iggy Peck Architect Journal Response
November 4: Dear Duncan Letter
November 5: Science Poster Presentations Due
November 7: Waste and Our World Science Unit Test (Review on
Blog)
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In Science we are finishing our
ecological footprints so that we can show our impact on earth and our
environment.
We
are also making posters for presentations we will have in different
classrooms across the grades. We will be presenting information on recycling,
composting, waste and garbage, and refundables.
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In Social Studies
we are
going to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) and we are making
maps of Alberta with the Alberta regions. We are also using makey-makeys to
control our Alberta map so that we can teach about our regions.
We
are learning about the six regions of Alberta (Grasslands, Rocky Mountain,
Parkland, Foothills, Boreal Forest, and Canadian Shield).
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In English
Language Arts we are
writing letters to “Duncan” from the short stories “The Day the Crayons Quit”
and “The Day The Crayons Came Home”.
We
also read the story “Iggy Peck Architect” and learned the reason we should
build and the importance of problem solving.
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In Spanish
Language Arts we
are learning about Puerto Rico as we will be having our Spanish language
assembly next month.
We
have learned
-The
capital of Puerto Rico is San Juan
-The
Puerto Rico flag has 5 equal
horizontal stripes, which are red and white.
-Puerto
Rico has tropical weather
-Puerto
Rico’s national flower is the hibiscus
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In Math, we are learning
how to tell time using digital and analog clocks. We are learning how to use
24 hour clocks.
We
are also learning about lapsed time. We have been working on problems with
lapsed time.
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In Music we…
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We began working on the recorder. The notes that are a focus of the Grade 4 recorder unit are the B, A, and G (above middle C). With these notes, we play a variety of pieces where we explore the beat and rhythm as well as begin a more in depth focus on reading music notation.
Song
Abejita Bonnie Bee,
Dime ¿qué quiérese aquí?
Quiero, quiero cantar y volar.
Quiero bailar sin parar.
This song includes playing the recorder, the singing voice as well as the xylophone.
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Please Celebrate:
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You Can Help Your
Child By:
-Reading
every day in English and in Spanish
-Asking
them to tell time using analog clocks
-Asking
them about 24 hour clocks
-Adding
and subtracting using everyday activities like shopping
-Asking
them to help sort waste (garbage, recycling, compost)
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Overheard in
grade 4:
I like how we can learn to speak another language.
–E.
-I like how we have been working on our Alberta maps
in social studies. A
-I like learning about the 24 hour clock. –C
-I like what we are doing in STEM (the map of
Alberta) -D
- I like math, because we are learning about clocks-N
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