ENGLISH – Add ‘er’ to compare 2 nouns and ‘est’ to compare 3 or more nouns.
– Use ‘more’ with long adjectives to compare 2 nouns and ‘most’ to compare 3 or more nouns.
– Use comparative and superlative forms of good and bad (example: good, better, best and bad, worse, worst).
Homework: – Monday page 65
– Wednesday page 67
MATH – Multiply a 3-digit number by a 2-digit number.
– Choose the best strategy to solve problems.
– Multiply a 4 and 5-digit number by a 2-digit number.
Homework: Tuesday: page 129 Sharks 1-12, Iguanas – 1-10, Koalas 1-6
Wednesday: page 130 Sharks 1-12, 21-22, Iguanas 1-10, 21-22, Koalas 1-6, 21-22.
Thursday: – page 133 Sharks and Iguanas 1-6, Koalas 1-3
SPELLING HOMEWORK –Study for spelling test this Friday.
Tuesday: page 31-32
Thursday: page 33
SOCIAL STUDIES– Homework: Caribs and Arawaks Project – DUE February 3, 2014 (see handout and previous blog entry)
SCIENCE – Explain how living and non-living parts of an eco-system interact.
– Define population and community.
– Construct a model of an ecosystem.
Homework: Items to bring for our science experiment on Wednesday:
– gravel – Kai
– spray bottle – Jardae
– sand – Thiy-Ru
– 2, 2 liter, plastic, soda bottles (empty) – Mrs. Suckoo and Aliyanna
– soil – Chesskamea
– plastic wrap – Craig
– rubber bands – Katriona
BIBLE – Read and respond to passage about respecting others, because we are all made in God’s own image.
– Define ‘glorify, praise and worship’ and how to glorify God.
– Explain how to worship and praise God with words and music.
Homework: – Study Bible Verse for Thursday. (Parents, please encourage your child/children to study and memorize his/her Bible verse. This counts towards their end of term Bible grade.)
“…let him who boasts, boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that I am Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for these I delight.” Jeremiah 9:24
Grade 4 must learn: “I am Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for these I delight.” Jeremiah 9:24b