June 15 - 21

June 15-21

Introduction: Hola Grado 4, the countdown is on to the end of the year - WOW! Time has flown by!  On Tuesdays & Wednesdays we will have some small group time. You can find your time and group on Google Classroom. Please make sure to come to your Google Meet if you cannot make it please join another group. ** This week there are NO Google Meets on Friday because of the Dalhousie Drive-By from 10am-11am. We hope to see you there!  Every week we will have material for you to go through as well as assignments. You will be able to find them all on Google Classroom. Remember that you need to be respectful and follow the digital citizenship expectations!  Please go through the Google Presentation entitled “Grade 4 Weekly Schedule” You will notice on the “stream” that there is very little you have to go through your classes for the information! Remember that the work should take approximately 5 hours each week. When you are done with the assignments and you know you have done a good job, you can continue to read on Raz-Kids, and do Math Prodigy for extra practice!

Math: This week we are continuing with Decimals. 1. Review the videos called "How to add decimals" and "How to subtract decimals". 2. Then, you can listen to the song "Adding and Subtracting Decimals Song". 3. Ask your teacher if you don't understand something (post a comment or send an email). We are here to help you!  4. When you have finished, there is a file called "How much is your name worth?". It shows a dollar value for each letter of the alphabet. In your Math notebook, calculate how much your name (first and last name) is worth by adding the decimal values.  5. When you have finished calculating the total value of your name, take a picture of your work, upload it to the Classroom, and click "Turn in".

English Language Arts: Activity 1: OPTIONAL this week - Please write a journal entry about your week. Include what you have been doing, what you have been learning, what you have been feeling, what you have been reading. In other words explain what it is like to be a grade 4 student during the Covid crisis. Activity 2: This week we will be reading the Epilogue from "Esperanza Rising". 1. This week you need to listen to The Epilogue 2. Then, there are some optional activities you can complete from Esperanza Rising. Activity 3: Please go over the slides called "Letter to a future Grade 4 student". These slides explain the expectations for two letters that you need to start writing this week. You can write the letters in Google Docs or in your English notebook. First, you will write a letter to a future Grade 4 student, describing what Grade 4 is like. Second, you will write a letter to your Grade 5 teacher, telling them a bit about yourself. You will have two weeks to work on these letters, they are due on June 26.

Spanish Language Arts: This week you do NOT have to write in your Spanish journal.  1. Complete the Google Form about "Esperanza Rising" for your classroom teacher. There are 10 questions for you to answer about the characters of the novel in Spanish.  Clase de Keen: https://forms.gle/j7KqiyfqiqvLCkQi6  Clase de Canji: https://forms.gle/Eae9bQP7anqWB5FQ6 Clase de Pitre: https://forms.gle/NnBsNNRhLHiv7ySF6

Google Classroom & Parent Resources: There are documents that break these assignments down in Google Classroom under parent resources. Teachers have also moved all past assignments to week 8. Students have 1 week (Monday-Sunday) to finish the assignments.

June 8-14

June 8-14

Introduction: Hola Grado 4 We hope you had a great weekend with your families. On Tuesdays & Wednesdays we will have some small group time. You can find your time and group on Google Classroom. Please make sure to come to your Google Meet if you cannot make it please join another group. On Fridays we will also have our “Café de Español” with Sra Dávalos between 11-12 in order to practice oral Spanish. We will be having a Google Meet this Friday at 1:30 pm in our homerooms. Every week we will have material for you to go through as well as assignments. You will be able to find them all on Google Classroom. Remember that you need to be respectful and follow the digital citizenship expectations!  Please go through the Google Presentation entitled “Grade 4 Weekly Schedule” You will notice on the “stream” that there is very little you have to go through your classes for the information! Remember that the work should take approximately 5 hours each week. When you are done with the assignments and you know you have done a good job, you can continue to read on Raz-Kids, and do Math Prodigy for extra practice!

Math: This week we are starting a new topic: Decimals There is nothing to hand in for marking this week. All of the activities are for practice.  1. Review the Googles Slides called "Introduction to Decimals". 2. There is nothing to hand in from reviewing these slides. There are many practice activities, try them in your notebook. There are also videos to help you to understand decimals, watch them! 3. Ask your teacher if you don't understand something (post a comment or send an email). 4. When you have finished, there is a Google Slides called "Read and Write Decimals to Hundredths". You have your own copy to practice on.  5. When you have finished all of this for the week, click "Turn in" on the assignment in the classroom so your teacher knows you have finished Math for the week.

English Language Arts: Post 1: Please write a journal entry about your week. Include what you have been doing, what you have been learning, what you have been feeling, what you have been reading. In other words explain what it is like to be a grade 4 student during the Covid crisis. Post 2: This week we will be reading the final two chapters of "Esperanza Rising". 1. This week you need to listen to Los Duraznos and Las Uvas. 2. Review the exemplar (to what you should be doing) for the writing journal prompt. Answer the journal prompt in your English journal Journal Prompt: Do you think Esperanza's life was better when she lived in Mexico or does she have a better life now in California? Give MANY (5+) examples from the text to support your answer.

Spanish Language Arts: This week you do NOT have to write in your Spanish journal.  1. In your presentation "Los personajes de la novela Esperanza Renace," add any NEW information you know about the characters after listening to the final two chapters. This is your final week to edit and revise your work. You need to turn your work in when you are finished.  Next week you will be discussing how you think the characters changed in Spanish with your teachers in the small group meet.

Google Classroom & Parent Resources: There are documents that break these assignments down in Google Classroom under parent resources. Teachers have also moved all past assignments to week 8. Students have 1 week (Monday-Sunday) to finish the assignments.

June 1-7

June 1-7

Introduction: Hola Grado 4 We hope you had an awesome weekend, with the extreme heat and thunderstorms! Wow!  On Tuesdays & Wednesdays we will have some small group time. You can find your time and group on Google Classroom. Please make sure to come to your Google Meet if you cannot make it please join another group. On Fridays we will also have our “Café de Español” with Sra Davalos between 11-12 in order to practice oral Spanish. We will be having a Google Meet this Friday at 1:30 pm in our homerooms. Every week we will have material for you to go through as well as assignments. You will be able to find them all on Google Classroom. Remember that you need to be respectful and follow the digital citizenship expectations!  Please go through the Google Presentation entitled “Grade 4 Weekly Schedule” You will notice on the “stream” that there is very little you have to go through your classes for the information! Remember that the work should take approximately 5 hours each week. When you are done with the assignments and you know you have done a good job, you can continue to read on Raz-Kids, and do Math Prodigy for extra practice!

Math: This week we are continuing to look at data and graphing.  1. Last week you were supposed to start thinking about topics that you could research/survey and graph.  2. Review the video and Google Slides "1-7 de junio: Graphing in Real Life". In the video, Srta. Pitre explains the slides and the task for you.  3. Decide on your TWO topics and you will discuss what you have decided with your homeroom teacher in your small group meeting. Come prepared! 4. After collecting your data, you need to show it in a chart/table, then represent it in a bar graph. Finally you need to write three (3) statements about your findings.  5. You can complete this work online (in a Google Doc or Google Slides) or in your Math journal.

English Language Arts: Post 1: Please write a journal entry about your week. Include what you have been doing, what you have been learning, what you have been feeling, what you have been reading. In other words explain what it is like to be a grade 4 student during the Covid crisis. Post 2: This week we will be continuing our novel study. We will be listening/reading the novel “Esperanza Rising by Pam Ryan Muñoz. This week we will continue our novel study of Esperanza Rising. Every week you need to listen to the chapters assigned. 1. This week you need to listen to  Los Aguacates and Los Esparragos 2. Review the exemplar (to what you should be doing) for the writing journal prompt. Answer the journal prompt in your English journal Journal Prompt: If you were Esperanza, would you have helped Marta when you saw her hiding, or would you have told the police? Remember, if Esperanza is found helping Marta, she would be arrested too. Please provide at least three reasons for your answer.

Spanish Language Arts: This week you do NOT have to write in your Spanish journal.  1. In your presentation "Los personajes de la novela Esperanza Renace," add any NEW information you know about the characters. All characters should have something written about them now!  Remember: when you finish writing about the characters this week, hit "turn in" so your teacher can review what you added.

Google Classroom & Parent Resources: There are documents that break these assignments down in google classroom under parent resources. Teachers have also moved all past assignments to week 8. Students have 1 week (Monday-Sunday) to finish the assignments.