March8
Math: Problem solving is due on Monday.
Language Arts: March Poem
. Read 15 minutes
Reminders:
Book Order due on Thursday
Smarties for Tech. class on Thursday
New Menu went home today
Swimming on Friday
Rainbow Day on Wednesday. Dress in as many colors as you can to show the diversity in our world.
March5
Language Arts:
. Spelling Test and word Study due on Monday
. Pick and practise March Poem
Practise math facts 1-10
Bring smarties for Thursday
March4
Language Arts: Spelling Test and Word Study due on Monday.
. Pick and Practise March Poem
Notes:
. Please bring in a box of smarties for Tech. class next Thursday.
. The March calendar will go home tomorrow. Sorry about the delay. It seems March arrived before I was ready.
We have been working on multiplication facts in our math unit. I am including a link which has math games that the children may enjoy and get some practise with multiplication facts. Quick recall is important to aid in effeciency and fluency of computation skills, especially when we get into 2 digit numbers.
http://www.blackdog.net/games/math/multiply/
March1
Spelling Test and Word Study is due on Monday.
Gym tomorrow
I will be out to a Science Inservice on Tuesday and Wednesday, so there will be no homework posted for the next 2 days. Ms. Clarke will be here.
Have a nice evening!
February26
Problem solving quiz on Monday. Review Problem Solving for weeks 6-10
February poem Presentation for Monday
Sign and Return Health Test. Thank you to those who have already done so.
Enjoy the sunshine! Have a wonderful weekend!!
February25
Math: Problem solving quiz on Monday. Please review Weeks # 6,7,8, 9, and 10. Review Math facts 1-10. We have already started our unit on multiplication and quick recall of these facts is very important.
Language Arts: Feb. Poem for Monday. Read 15 minutes
Reminders:
. S/R Health test
. Wear red, green and/or white for our Olympic Commotion Day.
February24
Math:
- Problem Solving Quiz on Monday. Review Weeks #6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Multiplication facts 1-10
Language Arts: Feb. Poem for Monday
Sign and return health Test
Swimming tomorrow morning. Please come prepared
We will be visiting the Book Fair tomorrow afternoon. Saturday is Family Day from 10-2 in the Resource Room.
Have a nice evening!!
February22
1. Health Test tomorrow - Chapter 3. Study all handouts and go over study guide.
2. Problem Solving Quiz next Monday.
Practise math facts 1-9
3. Language Arts - Feb. Poems for Friday. Read 15 mnutes
Upcoming events:
- Gym tomorrow
- We will be visiting the Book Fair in the morning and also on Thursday. Your child may want to preveiew the books tomorrow and buy on Thursday…or buy books tomorrow.
- Swimming on Thursday morning. Thank you for returning permission slips and money.
February17
Language Arts:
- Spelling Test and Word Study - Friday
- February Poem - Practise
- Read 15 Minutes
Math - Practice multilpication facts 1-8
Health Test - February 23.
Survey due on Friday for technology class.
Return swimming form and money. Please read pink memo regarding a delay in the starting time for our first session.
Have a nice evening!
February16
Language Arts: Spelling Test and word Study due on Friday
- Feb. Poem for next week
- Read 15 minutes
Math: Review mult. facts 1-8
Health Test on Feb. 23 (Tuesday). The children are bringing home a study guide today and should review the handout I gave out for homework tonight. The children will not be expected to recall the definition, but will be asked to fill in the blank with the correct word when the definition is given. I have discussed this with them today.
Complete survey for technology class by Friday.
Reminders:
Return swimming permission slip and money. it seems our swimming for this Friday is postponed due to the availability of lifeguards. When I know further information, I will pass it along.
Our Book Fair is next week. An email was sent out recently regarding this event.
Have a nice evening!
February10
Language Arts:
- Poem - Practise
- Read 15 minutes
Math:
- Problem Solving #10 due on Friday
- Math Facts - 1-7
- Math family letter went home today. Our new unit is 2-D Geometry
Health: Finish sheet on digestion for tomrrow. Some children already completed this in class.
Reminders:
- Book Order is due tomorrow (Thursday)
- PJ Day on Friday. Bring a party lunch for the afternoon and also bring a board game that you can play with a few friends for our party in the afternoon.
Have a nice evening!
February8
Language Arts:
- Feb. Poem
- Read 15 minutes
Math:
- Problem solving #10 due on Friday
- Mult. Facts 1-7
Scholastic Book Order is due on Friday
We will be have our pajama day on Friday.
February3
Health: Ww are working on Ch.3 and a test will be coming up in the next 2 weeks or so. Tonight I am assigning definitions 1-10 for study. There will be a total of 29 definitions. Reviewing a little at a time is a good idea so I will be assigning review throughout the next couple of weeks. Developing good study skills is very important.
Language Arts:
- Spelling Test and Word Study due on Friday
- Return your novel
- Pick and Practise Feb. Poem
Math: Practise math facts 1- 6 (Multiplication)
Friday marks the middle of the school year. We will be having PJ Day which menas the children can wear their jammies to school (if they wish).
Language Arts:
February1
Language Arts:
- Spelling Test and Word Study due Friday, Feb. 5th
- Return your novel
- Feb. Poems Feb. 26th
- Read 15 minutes
Math - Practise multilpication facts 1-6
February calendar goes home today. The January Book Order arrived today.
January26
Language Arts:
- Novel assignment due on Friday
- Poem presentation on Friday
- Read for 15 minutes
Math: Problem Solving is due on Friday
NOTES:
- Bring a loonie for Literacy tomorrow and remember to work on your BINGO card. Return to school by Friday. We will have a special guest in our classroom tomorrow afternoon to read to the children as a part of Family Literacy Day. We are looking forward to this visit.
- Thank you very much. The children were so enthusiastic and concerned about the earthquake in Haiti. The class raised $77.95 today; a wonderful contribution. Thanks for your support!!
January19
Language Arts:
- Spelling Test and Word Study due Friday (Jan. 22)
- Novel Study assignment due Jan. 29
- Read 15 minutes
- Practise your poem
Math
- Fix, S/R Math sheet. Most have this passed in. Thank you!
We are doing an unit on Nain in Social Stuidies. If you have any children’s book about this or anything of interst and don’t mind sharing, that would be great. Thanks!
January14
1. Problem Solving is due tomorrow
2. Health assignment is due tomorrow
3. Read novel
4. Practise your poem. Be ready on Jan. 29
I am still taking book orders until tomorrow.
January8
1. Language Arts:
- Spelling Test and Word Study is due on Monday.
- Read your novel
- January Poem is due on Jan. 29
2. Health assignment is due Jan. 15
3. Math: Problem solving is due Jan. 15. I still have some chidlren who have not returned their math review. Please do so. Thanks.
****Reminders:
On Monday, the children will be getting their needles. Please read the email which was posted today.
Book Order is due on Thursday, Jan. 15
January7
1. Monday, Spelling Test and Word Study is due. January poems will be presented on Jan. 29th. Read your new novel for at least 15 minutes tonight.
2. Sign, fix and return math review
3. Review multiplication facts 1, 2, 3, 4
4. Scholastic Book Order went home today and is due next Thursday, Jan. 14
**** On Monday, Jan. 11th, the nurses will be here for the Grade 4 immunizations. The second and third immunizations will be given on Feb. 15, and May 17. An email will be posted to parents in the next day or two from the ofice with further information. Since the H1N1 needles ran so smoothly, I don’t anticipate too much resistance from the children.
January4
1. Spelling test next Monday and word Study is due
2. Read 15 minutes tonight
3. Math: Family Letter went home today. Sign, fix and return math review Unit 1.
4. January Calendar
I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and say thank you for all the wonderful gifts. I wish you much peace and happiness in 2010.
December17
1. Problem Solving #7 due tomorrow
2. Poem Presentation tomorrow
3. Multiplication Facts..1, 2, 3, 4
Reminders:
No canteen service on Monday or Tuesday.
Next week, school closes at 1pm on Tuesday for Christmas vacation. I can’t believe it!! We will be having a small classroom party in the morning and the children should bring a party lunch.
Have a nice evening!
December16
1. Problem solving due Friday
2. December Poem on Friday
3. Read 15 minutes
4. Practise Multiplication Facts 1, 2, 3, 4
No canteen next week
December14
1. Problem solving due Friday
2. December Poem for Friday
3. Practise multiplication facts 1, 2
November19
1. Spelling Test and Word Study tomorrow
2. Novel Study due tomorrow. Return novel please
3. Practise November Poem
4. Problem Solving quiz tomorrow
5. French Quiz Monday. Review Study giude
Tomorrow is Recycling Day.
November18
1. Spelling Test and Word Study due on Friday. Practise November Poem
2. Novel Study - Story Cube due Friday. Return novel
3. French Quiz on Monday. Review Study Guide (In French duotang)
4. Problem Solving quiz on Friday. Review Problem Solving activities in your green duotang
5. Social Studies Assignment is past due
6. Sign and Return (S/R) Science test. These tests were so late going home because we had a few children who only completed this test yesterday due to sickness.
**Reminders:
. Tomorrow is our school walk( weather permitting)
. Recycling on Friday.
November16
1. Spelling Test and Word study due Friday. Practise November Poem
2. Novel Study-Story Cube due Friday November 20. Return your novel.
3. French Quiz Monday-Review Study Guide
4. Immunization Needle Tomorrow Afternoon around 1:10ish
November10
1. Read Novel. Reading Cube due Nov. 20
2. PS due Friday
3. SS Assignment due Nov. 16. Don’t forget to record the weather.
4. Yellow Memo about watching the journey of the Olympic Torch. Please sign and return for Thursday.
***Reminder: We will be going on our school walk Thursday (weather permitting). Also Friday we will be going ahead with recycling.
Have a wonderful holiday tomorrow.
November9
1. Read Novel. Reading Cube due Nov. 20
2. Problem Solving due Friday
3. Social Studies Assignment due Nov. 16
4. Practise Nov. Poem
November6
*** REMINDER****
Our Remembrance Day Assembly will take place on Monday at 9:30. Grade 4s are participating so therefore parents of these students are invited to attend. The students are asked to wear RED for this event.
Homework:
1. PS due next Friday
2. Read novel. Assignment due on Nov. 20
Missed work:
1. Math p. 80 #1-5, p. 82 # 1-4
2. Science - Read p. 28 and 29. Complete 2 sheets in duotang (Lesson 8, Part A)
3. Health: Continue to work on poster
Have a wonderful weekend!