Week 24

 Dear Parents and Students,

We have had some chilly days this week, but that hasn’t distracted us in Grade 4. We have been very busy, as usual, and we are all excited in anticipation of Literacy Week, coming up next week. 

In the Classroom:

Maths

We completed our Benchmark and Cumulative tests this week, covering everything we have learned this year to date. We have also begun Topic 13, which continues our study of decimals, including addition, subtraction, and multiplication of decimals and whole numbers. We will complete Topic 13 next week, with the test to take place on Friday.

Literacy Workshop

We read a biography of Gloria Estefan this week, and discussed why she might be

considered a hero. We also spent time drafting and revising our Book Promotion projects. Next week will be full of activities for Literacy Week. In addition, we will be completing our Book Review projects early in the week, before presenting them to the rest of the class on Thursday.

Science

We have almost completed our study of electricity, and next week we will be reviewing all we have learned. We are still in the preliminary stages of our Science Fair projects, and we held conferences on Friday to discuss our progress.

Social Studies

We have completed our studies of Ports of the Southeast, and we reviewed the chapter early this week. We are now learning what the Southeast is like today, with our attention this week focused on the Atlantic States. We will switch to the Gulf Coast States next week.  We also have a special lesson for Literacy Week, in which we will learn about a very clever Native American girl and her father.

Other important information

Theme days for Literacy Week and other important events and activities are listed below. I hope you all enjoy a restful weekend, and I look forward to seeing you all on Monday.

Dates to remember:

Feb 20-24: Literacy Week Theme Days:

• Mon: Hats off to Reading - Wear your favourite hat.

• Tue: All School Read Out - Bring a book to read outside.

• Wed: Socks Off to Reading - Wear your favourite crazy socks.

• Thu: Read My Shirt Day - Wear a shirt with words on it.

• Fri: Safari Dress-up Day

Tue Feb 21 Book Promotion due

Wed Feb 22: Caves book sale

Thu Feb 23: Author, Sarah Brennan - live online webinar

Book Promotion - Oral presentations

Fri Feb 24: Author, Anders Roseberg Library Visit

Math test - Topic 13

Feb 27-28: 2/28 Peace Day holiday - school closed