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Numeracy and Science Objectives (01/18 – 01/22)

NUMERACY

Learning Objectives:

  • Estimate and determine quotients of whole numbers, with and without remainders

Focus in class:

  • Long division (1 digit divisor)
  • Assessment

SCIENCE

Learning Objectives:

Students will investigate and understand that organisms, including humans, interact with one another and with the nonliving components in the ecosystem. Key ideas include:

  1. interrelationships exist in populations, communities, and ecosystems;
  2. food webs show the flow of energy within an ecosystem;
  3. changes in an organism’s niche and habitat may occur at various stages in its life cycle; and
  4. classification can be used to identify organisms.

Focus in class:

  • Food Web project (Completed in class – worth 40% of grade for the quarter)
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Literacy, Bible, and Social Studies Objectives: November 02 – 06, 2020

EXPOSITORY WRITING

Learning Objectives:

  • Students will publish their Animal Expository Writing Piece
  • Students will complete a Post-Assessment for Expository Writing

READING – INDIAN NO MORE AND STELLA LUNA

Learning objectives:

  • Identify how the attributes of one character are similar to or different from those of another character;
  • Compare two characters within a selection or between/among two or more selections;
  • Compare and contrast settings, characters, and events;
  • FLUENCY ASSESSMENTS WILL BE COMPLETED DURING THIS WEEK

GRAMMAR

Learning objectives:

  • Identify singular and plural nouns
  • Write the plural forms of nouns correctly
  • Proofread for plural nouns
  • Write the plural forms of nouns ending with y
  • Proofread for plural forms of nouns ending with y
  • Write the plural form of irregular nouns
  • Identify nouns as singular or plural
  • Proofread for plural nouns

SPELLING

There will be no spelling assessment this week. Instead, we will be completing our Star Reading Assessment.

SOCIAL STUDIES

  • Complete research on 1 Caribbean country of your choosing and create an informative, tourist brochure on it (to be worked on in class)

BIBLE

  • Identify examples of adding and taking away from God’s word.
  • Memory Verse: 1 Thessalonians 5:11 – Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

SPECIAL REMINDERS

SPELLING MANIA – Each student who participates in raising money will each a refreshing popsicle. The student with the most money raised in each grade will receive an additional prize.

Please return Spelling Mania forms and money to school between November 6 – 13.

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Literacy and Social Studies Objectives: October 12 – 16, 2020

EXPOSITORY WRITING

Learning Objectives:

  • Students will be able to add a quotation into their paper.
  • Students will be able to edit and revise their project.
  • Students will be able to publish their final project.
  • Students will be able to complete a cold write on a given subject.

READING – INDIAN NO MORE

The student will demonstrate the ability to make, confirm, or revise a prediction by:

  • Make connections between their own personal experiences and what is happening in the text;
  • Ask questions to predict what will happen next

The student will demonstrate the ability to compare and contrast settings, characters, and events by:

  • Identify the time and place of a story,
  • Using supporting details from the text;
  • Identify the details that make two settings similar or different;
  • Identify how the attributes of one character are similar to or different from those of another character;
  • Compare two characters within a selection or between/among two or more selections;
  • Compare and contrast settings, characters, and events;
  • Write and/or tell about the likenesses and differences of settings, characters, and events;

GRAMMAR

Learning objectives:

  • Tell whether a noun names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea
  • Identify nouns in sentences and in paragraphs

 

SPELLING

Group 1

Base Words + Endings -ed, -ing

1. saved 2. moved 3. riding 4. waking 5. pulled 6. taking 7. hopped 8. baking 9. picked  10. having 11. letting  12. running 13. drawing 14. folded 15. shopped

Group 2

Lesson 4 – Words with Inflections -ed and -ing

1. counting 2. craned 3. seemed 4. burned 5. chopped 6. cracked 7. begged 8. moving 9. slipped  10. sailing 11. trimmed 12. shopping 13. returned 14. watching 15. pushed 16. visited 17. cringed 18. screamed 19. scratching  20. flapping

SOCIAL STUDIES

  • Our Caribbean Neighbours – Unit 1 Assessment
  • Research 1 Caribbean country and create an informative, tourist brochure on it (to be worked on in class)

SPECIAL REMINDERS

October 30, 2020 – SPELLING MANIA – Be on the look out for Spelling Mania spelling words and sponsorship forms this week. More information to follow this week.

Library Books – Any books borrowed from the George Town Public Library during our field trip will need to be returned by October 16.

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Live Teaching Schedule (27 April to 1 May)

Dear Parents

Thank you for a successful week of remote learning and teamwork. We are very happy with the live teaching sessions and the learning taking place in your homes.  We are proud of our students for adjusting so well and being prepared for our live teaching sessions.

Thank you to the parents that have given us feedback over the course of the week. We appreciate it tremendously and our constant aim is to find a balance between the pressures of life and remote learning for you and your family. Saying that, we will keep the same live teaching schedule for next week as you and your family continue to adjust to our new normal. Following next week, we have created a new ‘live teaching’ schedule that includes increased meetings times. This schedule will commence on 4th of May (may the force be with you…you’re welcome!). We will post the new schedule next Thursday (04/30).

Please continue to have conversations with your child about the use of technology and the platforms that we are using. Our live lessons and MT are for educational purposes only. We will schedule some social time as a class in the future. If they would like to reach out to one another. It should be done through private messaging in MT. However, we ask that you monitor these interactions.

Please see our schedule and groups for next below:

GRADE 4: REMOTE LEARNING SCHEDULE

GRADE 4: REMOTE LEARNING GROUPS

Kind Regards,

Ms.Suckoo and Mr.B

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HOMEWORK & ASSESSMENTS (All Subjects): January 20-24, 2020

MONDAY

Literacy:

– Grammar – Workbook Plus page 59

– Read for at least 30 minutes

Spelling:

– Study for Spelling Test on Friday:

Group 1: Unit 12 pg 70

1. reuse 2. restart 3. retell 4. resend 5. replace 6. uncork 7. unstuck 8. unannounced 9. unpleasant 10. unchain 11. unfit 12. nonprofit 13. nonmetal 14. recall 15. nontoxic 16. unwelcome 17. reproduce 18. retrace 19. uninvited 20. reapply

 

Group 2: Unit 20 pg 118

1. arrival 2. gentle 3. national 4. single 5. level 6. collar 7. doctor 8. checkers 9. power 10. overboard 11. overheat 12. underbrush 13. undergo 14. subway 15. sheep 16. class’s 17.fishes’ 18. women 19. jeans 20. fish

 

Numeracy:

– Ready Math pp. 147 – 152 (Due Tuesday)

Social Studies:

– Arawaks and Caribs Project – Due January 30

Bible:

– Learn memory verse

Genesis 39:23b – “The LORD was with him and caused everything he did to succeed.”

 

TUESDAY

Literacy:

– Grammar – Workbook Plus – page 63

– Read for at least 30 minutes

Numeracy:

– Equivalent and Comparing Fractions worksheet (Due Thursday)

 

WEDNESDAY

Literacy:

– Grammar – Workbook Plus – page 65

– Read for at least 30 minutes

 

THURSDAY

Literacy:

– Read for at least 30 minutes

– Study spelling words

Science:

– Watch Food Web video on blog

– Play Food Web games

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorer/ecosystems/be_an_explorer/map/foodweb_play.htm

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/food/food_menu.html

 

FRIDAY

Literacy:

– Spelling Test

Numeracy:

– Fractions test

 

SPECIAL REMINDERS

– Half Day this Friday, January 24th

– National Heroes’ Day – No School – January 27th

– Sport’s Day – January 31 – $3 per student

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HOMEWORK & ASSESSMENTS (All Subjects): December 2-6, 2019

MONDAY

Literacy:

– Study for Verbs Assessment Part 1 tomorrow

Numeracy:

– Complete ALL Mathletics tasks (All should have been completed on Friday – please complete them by this Thursday)

– Practice 1 – 12 times tables (Test on Thursday)

– Sign 3 assessments (Due Friday)

Bible:

Weekly Bible Verse: I have seen your Salvation with my own eyes. You prepared him before all people. Luke 2:30-31

SPECIAL REMINDERS:

We’ll see you tonight at our Christmas Concert. Students are asked to meet in their classrooms at 6:20pm.

 

TUESDAY

Literacy:

– Read for 30 minutes and update Padlet

 

WEDNESDAY

Literacy:

– Study Spelling Words

– Read for 30 minutes

Numeracy:

– Read Ready Math p.17 – 18

– Complete Ready Math p.19 – 26  (Due Monday next week)

 

THURSDAY

Literacy:

– Study Spelling Words

– Read for 30 minutes

Numeracy:

– Times tables (0 – 12) test

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Literacy and Bible Objectives – September 30 – October 4, 2019

GRAMMAR

– DRA Assessmenets will be taking place over the next couple of weeks. There will be no Grammar objectives or Grammar homework this week.

WRITING

We are continuing our Expository Writing unit, focusing on the following parts:

– Students will be able to narrow down their topic

– Students will be able to read about their chosen topic to learn more

– Students will be able to learn how to find reliable and usable sources

– Students will be able to read for information

– Students will be able to read and take notes about their topic

READING

Dear Families,

In the coming weeks we will begin a new award winning novel called Front Desk by Kelly

Yang. This book covers the topic of immigration through the view of a ten year old girl who is running the front desk at a motel. It goes into her life of struggling for money and adjusting to America while drawing on memories from China. The book jacket states:

Mia Tang has a lot of secrets.

Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests.

Number 2: Her parents hide immigrants. And if the mean motel owner, Mr. Yao, finds out they’ve been letting them stay in the empty rooms for free, the Tangs will be doomed.

Number 3: She wants to be a writer. But how can she when her mom thinks she should stick to math because English is not her first language?

It will take all of Mia’s courage, kindness, and hard work to get through this year. Will she be able to hold on to her job, help the immigrants and guests, escape Mr. Yao, and go for her dreams?

The book while inspirational and thought provoking is also heavy at times as it covers immigration hardships and poverty. While not graphic, we want to make sure that all of our students feel able to talk about what we read in the book. We will discuss strategies we might use to support each other during a difficult reading (such as: taking a break from reading, talking to an adult or friend about your thoughts, journaling, or writing a note to the teacher). We encourage you to discuss this book with your child each week and ask them about their thoughts and feelings. We also encourage you to read the book as well but please do not have your child read ahead as we want to be able to prep the students and guide them through the material.

On a personal note, this book is incredibly powerful and inspiring. We suggest, if you have time, to read it so that you can have discussions with your children about the world, immigration, poverty, and love. We are so excited to have this book as part of our curriculum.

SPELLING

– Study for Spelling Test on Friday, October 4

– Group 1:

Spelling Words: circle, angle, cradle, ladle, castle, ruffle, juggle, ankle, battle, candle, fable, riddle, icicle, sparkle, jungle, tangle, marble, sizzle, paddle, handle

– Group 2:

Spelling Words: likable, removable, printable, adorable, comfortable, durable, usable, invisible, responsible, darkness, tidiness, silliness, excitement, government, requirement, loneliness, harmless, hopeless, fearless, horrible

BIBLE

– Bible Test – Tuesday, October 1

– Complete exercises to reinforce the concept that the Bible is accurate.

– Respond to questions regarding Philip’s ministry to an Ethiopian man.

Weekly Bible Verse

‘Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6

Reminders

  1. Continue Charleston Wrap, signing up and selling! Deadline has been extended.
  2. Wednesday, 3rd October: Picture Day! (Date Change)
  3. Friday, 4th October: Dress Down and Fruity Friday!

 

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Competitions!

Here are a few competitions for you to be aware of. These are not mandatory, but would most certainly be fun to get involved with. Please be aware of the details for due dates, expectations, and submission places. Best of luck and I hope everyone gives it a try!

VLOG Competition

  • DUE DATE: September 30th
  • 2 Min VLOG
  • Submit to agayle@ucci.edu.ky

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Charleston Wrap

A huge thanks to those of you who have already purchased and encouraged your friends and coworkers to do the same. You are our trailblazers and we truly appreciate you.

Even if you’re a little late to the party we can still make this year a record breaking year and based on how amazing you’ve been so far I know that you are the absolute best group of parents to pull this off.

So what now?

Here’s all you need to do

  1. Register your student online by clicking here enter our School ID [z- 11554]
  2. Invite friends and family to shop and support our students. Send emails, share on social media, and text the fundraising link to your friends & family to quickly spread the word!
  3. Look out for the catalog packets coming home with your student today. Our Campaign runs through until September 27th, 2019!

Thank you for your support!

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Happy Roald Dahl Day

We’ve had a blast reading the Twits. Hopefully, you’ve heard that I fed your children Bird Pie on Friday! Muahahaha! (Yes, that is my evil laugh!)

Ok, fine…relax, it was apple and blueberry pie with…some…bird feet for decoration. 😉 In the words of the BFG…it was scrumdiddlyumptious!