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Objectives and Homework for October 31 – November 4, 2011

English – Students will read a published model of a story and identify and discuss the characteristics of a well written story.Because of Winn-Dixie – We will continue reading up to Chapter 20 together. We will also be having a quiz for chapters 11-20.

Math – Students will describe probability with words and numbers.

– Students will use models to represent multiplication and division.– Students will be given additional time to practice using Mathletics and http://www.quia.com/mathjourney.html. We will also be playing various math games to increase students fluency and speed in addition, subtraction and multiplication.Homework – Monday: Pages 57-58NOTE: There will be a Chapter 3 Test on Thursday. We will use Tuesday and Wednesday to study and review this chapter.Spelling Homework – Study spelling words for test on Friday. – Monday: Page 54 – Wednesday: Page 55Social Studies – Students will explore the Indian Connection. Homework: Students should be continuing their Arawaks and Carib’s project. This is due on November 11. Science: Students will observe inherited characteristics.– Students will describe how traits are inherited and how they develop.– Students will observe how seeds germinate.– Students will describe the stages in the life cycle of flowering plants.Bible – Students will discuss the Holy Trinity.– Students will discuss the miracle with Jesus and the nobleman’s son.– Students will review other miracles performed by Jesus.– Students will discover Jesus’ greatest miracle.Homework: – Study Bible Verse for Friday. (Parents, please encourage your child to study and memorize his/her Bible verse. This counts towards their end of quarter Bible grade.)– Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s spirit dwells in you. 1 Corinthians 3:16

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Our Bottle Tree

    In the book Because of Winn-Dixie, Gloria Dump surprises Opal by showing her a bottle tree. Gloria’s tree is full of different kinds of bottles – “the ghosts of all the things I done wrong,” she says. On Friday, we decided to make a bottle tree symbolizing all of the things that we did right. Each child was asked to write down one good thing he or she has accomplished this year. They then rolled up their pieces of paper and placed them into their plastic bottles. These accomplished were then added to the tree outside of our classroom to remind us that we’ve all done something that we can be proud of. Ask your child when accomplishment they placed inside of their bottle. Also get them to give you a summary of what has happened so far in Because of Winn-Dixie, and what they think may happen next.

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We Worship the One, True God!

Last week in Grade 4, we were studying Daniel 3, which deals with the image of gold and the fiery furnace with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. Since they all understood the story so well, we decided to take it on the road and perform it for a WeeCare class. Everyone did an amazing job and had a blast learning their roles and parts. Ask your child what they learnt from reading Danial 3 and having to perform the story.

 

Kaylee was our 'golden statue'!
Kaylee was our 'golden statue'.
 
King Nebuchadnezzar!
King Nebuchadnezzar!
 
Willam was our guard...looking extremely fierce and Eyole and Johnathon B. were the King's advisers.
Willam was our guard...looking extremely fierce and Eyole and Johnathon B. were the King's advisers.
 
Shadrach, Meshach (with his Bible upside down) and Abednego!
Shadrach, Meshach (with his Bible upside down) and Abednego!
 
Henri played the 'Son of God'!
Henri played the 'Son of God'!
  

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Arawaks and Caribs Project

Dear Parents,

Fourth grade has been learning about the Caribs and the Arawaks for Social Studies. We have been learning about how they lived, how they built their huts, what they used for transportation, what tools they used to hunt with andso forth.

Our project now is to build a diorama or a model on some aspect of their life. This will be due on November 11, 2011. The word diorama refers to a three-dimensional model. One of the great things about a diorama is the variety of ways to display it. The Display is part of the fun and appeal of a diorama. Here are some ideas for making your diorama or model:

Ideas on the Subject of your diorama:

  • A Carib or Arawak hunting or fishing
  • A village
  • A scene with a Carib or Arawak lady cooking
  • A sea scene with Carib canoes or boats

Ideas on the Subject of your model:

  • A canoe
  • A hut
  • Pottery
  • A tool used to hunt or farm with (please note that your tool is not to include any sharp materials that can actually be used to hunt – we will use our imagination for this one)

Remember; do not feel limited to this list of idea. Encourage your children to get creative and have fun! I’m excited to see what they come up with.

 

Sincerely,

Ms. Suckoo

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Objectives and Homework for October 17 – 21, 2011

English – Students will form plural possessive nouns.– Please note that we will be having a Unit 2 Check-Up on Thursday, October 20.Homework: – Tuesday: Pages 33-34 Because of Winn-Dixie – Chapter’s 6-10 Quiz Time. We will continue reading up to Chapter15 together . Homework: – Each student will need to bring in an empty, plastic bottle with the label removed for Friday. We will be creating a Bottle Tree with these.

Math – Students will interpret a bar graph.

– Students will interpret bar graphs and answer questions.– Students will choose the best strategy to solve a problem.– Students will be given additional time to practice using Mathletics and http://www.quia.com/mathjourney.html. We will also be playing various math games to increase students fluency and speed in addition, subtraction and multiplication.Homework – Monday: Pages 46 AND 48– Wednesday: Pages 49-50– Thursday: Pages 51 AND 53 – Friday: Pages 55-56Spelling Homework – Study spelling words for test on Friday. – Monday: Page 48 – Tuesday: Page 49Social Studies – Students will study the discuss the characteristics of Belize and Guyana. – Students will discover the different cultures that help to influence us. – Students will discuss the Arawaks and Caribs. – Students will discover our European connection. – Students will explore our African and slavery connection.Science: Students should be continuing their work on their Science Project which is due this Friday, October 21.Bible – Students will learn that the word ‘omnipotent’ means all powerful.– Students will discover more words that help to describe God.Homework: – Study Bible Verse for Friday. (Parents, please encourage your child to study and memorize his/her Bible verse. This counts towards their end of quarter Bible grade.)– In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. John 1:3

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Our Classroom Promise

    The Grade 4 students have made a promise to:1. Love coming to school!2. Show respect for themselves, teachers and their belongings.3. Have positive attitudes!4. Listen when others are talking and raise their hands when they have something to say.5. Make smart choices that demonstrate good behavior.Please continue to encourage your child to keep their promise. 🙂

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Objectives and Homework for October 10 – 14, 2011

English – Students will write the plural form of irregular nouns.– Students will form singular possessive nouns.Homework:  – Tuesday: Page 29 Thursday: Page 31Because of Winn-Dixie – Chapter’s 1-5 Quiz Time. We will continue reading up to Chapter 10 together .

Math – Students will take a survey of a set of data.

– Students will solve problems by making a table.– Students will represent and interpret data in a line plot.– Students will be given additional time to practice using Mathletics and http://www.quia.com/mathjourney.html. We will also be playing various math games to increase students fluency and speed in addition, subtraction and multiplication.Homework – Tuesday: Page 37– Wednesday: Page 39– Thursday: Page 43Spelling Homework – Study spelling words for test on Friday. – Monday: Pages 42-43Social Studies – Students will study the discuss the characteristics of the Lesser Antilles, Bahamas, Belize and Guyana.Science: Students should be continuing their work on their Science Project which is due on October 21.Bible – Students will understand that God is with me always.– Students will understand that God is ‘omniscient’ and that He knows everything.Homework: – Study Bible Verse for Friday. – Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 1:3a

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Because of Winn-Dixie: Vocabulary lllustrations

Today in English class, we finished reading chapters 1-5 in Because of Winn-Dixie.  So far, the class is really enjoying this book. We also started working on a vocabulary book where each student will look up the meaning to a word and illustrate it. See the kids hard at work below:                 

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Inquiry Time!

Today in science, the class found a garden snail. They then observed it and recorded their findings. Parents, please ask your child what they were able to infer about whether or not this animal had a backbone.