November 5, 2014
Tomorrow we host our Remembrance Day ceremony in the gym at 10:30. You and your family are welcome to join us for this ceremony. The grade 4 classes will be reciting 'In Flanders Fields' as part of this ceremony. We have been working hard to memorize the poem in anticipation of this performance.
This week and next we will be working on Remembrance Day projects in Social Studies. We have discussed many of the symbols we use and their significance. We also have talked about the importance of honouring those who are actively involved in the military and those who are veterans.
If you are interested in watching a very touching video about dedicating 2 minutes of silence to pay homage, please watch: http://youtu.be/0bXGZr-IJJ4
Tonight is the conclusion of our parent meetings. I have enjoyed our meetings and being able to share some of our stories with you. Thanks for coming in and sharing with me as well.
In Science, we have begun our Waste and Our World unit. We have discovered what is truly waste and what we can re-use, re-purpose, re-cycle, donate or sell. We have also learned about durable, non-durable and disposable goods. Pre- and post consumer wastes made up the majority of the discussions earlier this week. Next week, we will be spending our time learning about packaging and its values, needs and excesses.
Math has taken us to a new topic as well. We are now working on Number Sense incorporating such concepts as place value, sorting numbers based on specific attributes, rounding and completing basic facts with two and three digit numbers.
Language Arts - We have been completing some Halloween themed reading, comprehension and writing activities. We have not been doing daily quick writes any more, but we are trying to complete one a week. We are editing 3 - 5 sentences each morning as we settle into class for the day - we focus on spelling, capitals, punctuation and grammar in these sentences.
We will be working on acrostic poems, writing complete comprehensive sentences using many adjectives and adverbs in the following days. Please continue to read with your child, to your child as this will help him/her develop his/her skills.
Reminders: * Drumheller commitment forms due Thursday, November 6 (tomorrow)
* No school November 7, 10 or 11.
* Christmas Concert December 1
* Christmas Break December 20 to January 4 inclusive
Have a great long weekend with your child!
Tomorrow we host our Remembrance Day ceremony in the gym at 10:30. You and your family are welcome to join us for this ceremony. The grade 4 classes will be reciting 'In Flanders Fields' as part of this ceremony. We have been working hard to memorize the poem in anticipation of this performance.
This week and next we will be working on Remembrance Day projects in Social Studies. We have discussed many of the symbols we use and their significance. We also have talked about the importance of honouring those who are actively involved in the military and those who are veterans.
If you are interested in watching a very touching video about dedicating 2 minutes of silence to pay homage, please watch: http://youtu.be/0bXGZr-IJJ4
Tonight is the conclusion of our parent meetings. I have enjoyed our meetings and being able to share some of our stories with you. Thanks for coming in and sharing with me as well.
In Science, we have begun our Waste and Our World unit. We have discovered what is truly waste and what we can re-use, re-purpose, re-cycle, donate or sell. We have also learned about durable, non-durable and disposable goods. Pre- and post consumer wastes made up the majority of the discussions earlier this week. Next week, we will be spending our time learning about packaging and its values, needs and excesses.
Math has taken us to a new topic as well. We are now working on Number Sense incorporating such concepts as place value, sorting numbers based on specific attributes, rounding and completing basic facts with two and three digit numbers.
Language Arts - We have been completing some Halloween themed reading, comprehension and writing activities. We have not been doing daily quick writes any more, but we are trying to complete one a week. We are editing 3 - 5 sentences each morning as we settle into class for the day - we focus on spelling, capitals, punctuation and grammar in these sentences.
We will be working on acrostic poems, writing complete comprehensive sentences using many adjectives and adverbs in the following days. Please continue to read with your child, to your child as this will help him/her develop his/her skills.
Reminders: * Drumheller commitment forms due Thursday, November 6 (tomorrow)
* No school November 7, 10 or 11.
* Christmas Concert December 1
* Christmas Break December 20 to January 4 inclusive
Have a great long weekend with your child!
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