Tessa Suckoo & Jared Bremner
In honor of completing our class novel, Because of Winn-Dixie, we have decided to have a party to celebrate! We’ll be dining on treats that were found in the book (your child should have brought home recipes and what he or she has signed up to bring. Email me if you’re unsure.) and we’ll also watch the movie.
DATE: Friday, March 1, 2019
TIME: 10:15am
WHERE: Grade 4a Classroom
THEME: Dog
You’re invited to pop in and join us. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Hope to see you there!
Because of Winn-Dixie – A classic tale by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo, America’s beloved storyteller. One summer’s day, ten-year-old India Opal Buloni goes down to the local supermarket for some groceries – and comes home with a dog. But Winn-Dixie is no ordinary dog. It’s because of Winn-Dixie that Opal begins to make friends. And it’s because of Winn-Dixie that she finally dares to ask her father about her mother, who left when Opal was three. In fact, as Opal admits, just about everything that happens that summer is because of Winn-Dixie. Featuring a new cover illustration by E. B. Lewis and an excerpt of Kate DiCamillo’s newest novel, Raymie Nightingale.
We’re staring a new class novel! YIPPEE! We’ll be covering about 5 chapters per week and then completing a quiz following.
Some of the objectives that we will be covering while reading are:
We’re coming to the end of this magical book…and I think it’s safe to say that we’re all feeling a bit melancholy.
We’ll be planning a little ‘Dog Party’ to coincide with finishing this class novel. Stay tuned for more information on this.
NOTE: Chapter 16-20 Quiz on Wednesday and Thursday.
Share opinions about a specific topic using facts and details. This week, we are continuing to research:
Which is better? An iPhone or an iPad.
The focus is on gathering research and facts, remembering to site our sources and then put together an attention grabbing introduction. Please do remember to ask you child how he/she is coming along with this.
Study vocabulary words for test on Friday.
Caribs and Arawaks Presentation all week.
Understanding fact families as we move into division. Please practice multiplication at home, there is a new post on several apps and online sites to use.
Presentations on their ecosystems, very excited to see what they’ve learned and how they used their researching skills to explain a food web and ecosystem.
Monday
Reading: Read for at least 30 minutes. Update Padlet, telling a little about what you read.
Tuesday
Math: Mathletics
English: page 86
Reading: Read for at least 30 minutes. Update Padlet, telling a little about what you read. (Same login details as above.)
Wednesday
Reading: Read for at least 30 minutes. Update Padlet, telling a little about what you read. (Same login details as above.)
Remember to review vocabulary words.
Thursday
Math: Mathletics
Vocabulary: Review vocabulary words for test on Friday.
TESTS
Grade 4b: Bible test on Friday (chapter 5)
Science quizzes on lesson 3 and 4
GRAMMAR Test: Unit 5 Test – February 27
These websites are great for review and practice of multiplications! There are a variety of games to make it fun, but also giving them a lot of practice.
Mathletics for games as well as any that are assigned in class
READING: It’s reading week! Our focus this week is ‘Once Upon A Time’, check out the reading focus. Listed below:
Monday: The True Story Three Little Pigs
Tuesday: Aesopes Fables
Wednesday: Jack and the Beanstalk
Thursday: Cinderella
Friday: Dress up day as your favorite book character AND writing your own fairytale
WRITING We will continue our opinion writing. Last week learners published a piece they had been working on (to eat or not to eat candy, that was the question!).
SPELLING Instead of spelling homework, we will be reading at least 30 minutes EVERY night this week!
NUMERACY Students will be doing a week of review on whole number multiplication. This will include a review of different multiplication methods like grid, column and place value.
SCIENCE Students we finishing their topic of ecosystems and focusing on how humans impact an ecosystem.
Projects: students were given an extension and they are due on Wednesday! Some will be taking home parts to complete it, if not turned in by Wednesday they will be docked 2 points for their own score, not the group.
SOCIAL STUDIES Students will be presenting their Carib and Arawaks projects.
HOMEWORK
Spelling: Reading at least 30 minutes every night
Grammar: Monday – Workbook Dragons and Pegasus page 80 Vipers page 81 Tuesday – Page 82
Numeracy: Lesson 16 in practice books Due Friday Study multiplication tables!
Science: Lesson 3 quiz Due Friday
BIBLE VERSE
“Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” John 1:29
Grade 4 is ready to venture out into the world of mangroves! With all we’ve been studying the last few weeks, we are excited to take them out on a boat tour of the mangroves. This is a great opportunity for them to really understand what ecosystems are around us and how they work.
When: Tuesday, 26th February
Time: 8:15 – 11:30am (don’t be late!)
Where: Cayman Yacht Club, Dock C4
Cost: $15 and a waiver!
Please turn in the waiver and cost by Friday, 22nd!
CLICK HERE to see more details on the flyer and CLICK HERE for the waiver!
If there are any parents who are available to volunteer, it would be greatly appreciated. Just send us an email and we can give more details (:
The month of February is packed! Lots of exciting activities and events. Please read through these announcements carefully and be sure to check the school emails with reminders.
READING WEEK! This week will involve lots of activities, lots of love to share! When: 11th – 15th What: All activities listed below
Family Reading Night 5:30-6:30
Monday, 11th
Awesome evening to join your kiddos and time to read together.
Grade 3 Market Day!
Monday 11th @ 1:10 – 2:40pm
Bring in extra cash to purchase some of the goods Grade 3 designed and created!
Open House
Thursday, 14th @ 10 – 2pm
Lunch is 11:50-12:15, please join us (teachers and students) for lunch!
The fun isn’t over yet, there is a special assembly directly after lunch, stay for a fun time and some laughs!
Please feel free to come by on Valentine’s day to get a glimpse at what your loved one does each day. Lunch can be purchased for parents through Jump Start Cafe, please inquire at the office or online. CLICK HERE for a flyer.
NCFA : This is a double duty day.
Thursday, 14th
Time: TBA
ALL Grade 4 is to WEAR SCHOOL UNIFORM. If they have PE, please bring them separately and will change later.
We will update you once their slot and place has been confirmed.
Book Character Day!
Friday, 15th
With that, the week is wrapped up. Enjoy a fun Friday dressing up as a book character you really enjoy and love reading about! Can’t wait to see some old and new characters. (:
FUTURE REMINDERS
Sports Day! Just a reminder as sports day has changes this year. With the changes, we really hope students can make it and parents! It is a fun opportunity to see their talents and have some fun.
When: WEDNESDAY, 20th February Where:
Begins: 1:45 – 2:45 @ FBCS field
Continued: 5:30-7:30 @ Truman Bodden Sports Complex *parents please transport your child. If you have to make special arrangements (carpool) please pass it on to us so we can be aware of who students are with and who is expected to come.
What to wear: PE Shorts, running shoes and BLUE shirt!
There are still openings for parent volunteers, which would be a great help to the flow of the events and activities.
Cost: $4 per student along with a permission slip. There are copies by the front office. Please have these in by Monday, February 18th!
GRAMMAR Students will be learning to use capitalization of proper nouns.
WRITING Students will continue their understanding and practice of opinion writing and in class debates.
READING Students are continuing their study through Winn Dixie.
SOCIAL STUDIES They will be continuing their focus of Indian and Chinese ancestry.
NUMERACY Students are taking a break from their awesome work in fractions to combine what they’ve learned with art! This week is creating their own ‘Fractional Me’ which you can view next week at Open House! > I highly recommend for students to work on multiplication skills at home. The next section of fractions will be challenging them in those skills and it would be good for them to have a more confident foundation.
SCIENCE Students are wrapping up their research on ecosystems and food webs. They have shown great work and research! It is all coming together and due FRIDAY! Photos to come.
HOMEWORK
GRAMMAR: Workbook pages 76 and 78
NUMERACY: Mathletics Tuesday and Thursday
SCIENCE: Lesson 2, of Chapter 5. This is a quiz, please do not help students. They will have some time in class and will just continue at home.
PROJECTS/ASSESSMENTS
Winn Dixie quiz on Chapters 10-15: Wednesday
Ecosystems and Food Web project: Friday
Bible Verse Test: Friday