Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

No homework tonight! Everyone stay safe and make sure you brush your teeth after you eat most of your candy tonight!

We conducted some experiments today in UOI. We learned what pitch is and that sound is created in waves. The students learned that high pitch waves are small and tight, and a higher pitch is created when an object vibrates faster. A lower pitch has waves that are large and spread apart. Lower pitches vibrate much slower. We also watched a video with musical glasses. Take a look!

Musical Glasses

In the afternoon we had a Halloween Dance! It was a ton of fun! I hope you all had a great night!

TGIF!

Halloween is fast approaching! Students are allowed to dress up in their costumes on Monday!

A big Congratulations to our Learner Profile winner this month!

 UOI:  Presentations are officially complete! Fabulous job my friends! One more group has their presentation on Monday.

In Light and Sound students worked on brainstorming safety rules for their hearing and ears. Students are required to create a poster over the weekend. The poster doesn't have to have draw pictures, students are allowed to print pictures and paste them onto their poster.

Did you know that we should only be putting things the size of our elbow inside our ear! Students also received a safety poster assignment which will be due on Monday October 31st, 2016. 

Math: Please continue reviewing and working on elapsed time.


Extra Practice Links
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/BangOnTime/clockwordres.html
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ElapsedTime/
http://nrich.maths.org/1159

Elapsed Time- https://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-4/elapsed-time


Spelling: 

Anne of Green Gables: No Anne of Green Gables today.

Art: Finally finished out Halloween art!

French- Spelling Test on Friday.

Reminders:
-Please sign your child's agenda every night

-Bring in your Personal Device if you are allowed!

-Full winter uniform is in effect!

-House ties on Friday!

-Halloween on Monday!

Happy Wednesday Everyone!

Halloween is fast approaching! Students are allowed to dress up in their costumes on Monday!

UOI:  Presentations will take place on Friday and then we are officially done our first UOI unit!

In Light and Sound we learned about the human ear. We completed a KWL chart to review what we knew about the ear, what we want to learn about the ear and then lastly what we learned after we watched a few videos and read an article about the ear. We also learned how sound travels and the important parts of the ear. Lastly, we labelled the ear on our UOI board. Did you know that we should only be putting things the size of our elbow inside our ear! Students also received a safety poster assignment which will be due on Monday October 31st, 2016. 

Here is the video and article we used in class today! Just click the link!

Ears Article

Ears Video

Math: We completed a math assessment with elapsed time today. Math worksheets were completed as review and sent home for homework if incomplete.

Extra Practice Links
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/BangOnTime/clockwordres.html
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ElapsedTime/
http://nrich.maths.org/1159

Elapsed Time- https://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-4/elapsed-time


Spelling: Spelling lesson 7 is due tomorrow. Spelling Test is tomorrow. 

Anne of Green Gables: No Anne of Green Gables today.

Art: In class we began a little Halloween Art! We can't wait to post a picture of the final product!

French- Spelling Test on Friday.

Reminders:
-Please sign your child's agenda every night

-Bring in your Personal Device if you are allowed!

-Full winter uniform is in effect!

-House ties on Friday!

-UOI summative task is due Oct. 28th
-Halloween on Monday!

Happy Wednesday Everyone!

Tomorrow is picture day! Please come in FULL uniform! :) Don't forget to bring in your picture day forms as well.

UOI:  Presentations will take place on Friday and then we are officially done our first UOI unit!

In Light and Sound we conducted a few more experiments with Mrs. Hocevar's class. We learned that our vocal cords vibrate and the harder or softer they vibrate controls the volume of our voice. We also learned that sound is a type of energy that we hear. Tomorrow we will learn about the human ear and how we can hear with it, and we will brainstorm different ways to protect it.

I have also added some videos of our experiments yesterday on the blog post from yesterday!

Math: We continued with Elapsed time today in class. We completed our textbook work and practiced telling time. We also cleared up a few misconceptions with "Quarter to" , "Quarter past" and "Half Past" the hour. Please see extra practice sheets below if you would like to complete them. 

Extra Practice Links
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/BangOnTime/clockwordres.html
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ElapsedTime/
http://nrich.maths.org/1159

Elapsed Time- https://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-4/elapsed-time

Spelling: Spelling lesson 7 is due on Friday. Spelling Test is on Friday. 

Anne of Green Gables: No Anne of Green Gables today.

Art: In class we began a little Halloween Art! We can't wait to post a picture of the final product!
French- Spelling Test on Friday.

Reminders:
-Please sign your child's agenda every night

-Bring in your Personal Device if you are allowed!

-Full winter uniform is in effect!

-House ties on Friday!

-October 27th Tomorrow!

-UOI summative task is due Oct. 28th

Hello Everyone!

UOI:  Presentations will take place on Friday and then we are officially done our first UOI unit!

In Light and Sound we conducted 2 experiments to see how sound is created. We have learned that  sound is created by vibrations moving quick or slow. 

Math: Today we learned about elapsed time. We learned that elapsed time is the amount of time between the start time and the end time. Our lesson will continue into tomorrow as it is a bit of a confusing concept. Please see extra practice sheets below if you would like to complete them. 

Extra Practice Links
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/BangOnTime/clockwordres.html
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ElapsedTime/
http://nrich.maths.org/1159

Elapsed Time- https://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-4/elapsed-time

Spelling: Spelling lesson 7 is due on Friday. Spelling Test is on Friday. 

Anne of Green Gables: No Anne of Green Gables today.

French- Spelling Test on Friday.

Reminders:
-Please sign your child's agenda every night

-Bring in your Personal Device if you are allowed!

-Full winter uniform is in effect!

-House ties on Friday!

-Casual Day Tomorrow

-October 27th is picture day

-UOI summative task is due Oct. 28th

Hello Everyone!

UOI:  Students' presentations are looking wonderful! They had their last 30 minutes of in class time to work on their presentations. Presentations will take place on Friday and then we are officially done our first UOI unit!

We also began our Light and Sound UOI today. Students created a definition of what sound is, and started a title page. Tomorrow we will be completing different experiments with Mrs. Hocevar's class to test how sound is created.

Math: Today we learned how to estimate time. We completed a number of activities by first estimating the amount of time we think it would take to complete and then finding the actual amount of time. I am so proud to say that the students remember that the magic word "ABOUT" means it's not exact. Students also completed word problems to figure out when an activity ended when the start time and amount of minutes it took to complete the activity was given. If you all have the chance, please practice with the students telling time at home, estimating how long it will take to get to school or finish dinner, and then count the actual time it took. 

Extra Practice Links
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/BangOnTime/clockwordres.html
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ElapsedTime/
http://nrich.maths.org/1159

Spelling: Spelling lesson 7 is due on Friday. Spelling Test is on Friday. 

Anne of Green Gables: No Anne of Green Gables today.

French- Spelling Test on Friday.

Reminders:
-Please sign your child's agenda every night

-Bring in your Personal Device if you are allowed!

-Full winter uniform is in effect!

-House ties on Friday!

-October 26th is casual day

-October 27th is picture day

-UOI summative task is due Oct. 28th

Hello Everyone!

Please use the link below to complete out Self- Study Survey which needs to be completed by Friday. SJA would really appreciate your feedback on how to make your child's learning a better experience for you and for them!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XCHTHN8

I will not be at school tomorrow as I will be at the cross country meet with the cross country team. The kids have a very busy day tomorrow!

UOI:  Students' presentations are looking wonderful! I think that by next Tuesday or Wednesday everyone will be done. We will also be starting our new UOI on Monday. We will begin Light and Sound.

Math: Today we learned that the second hand moves around a clock and the minute hand moves one tick. We practiced saying time in a variety of ways, and quarter to the hour and quarter past the hour . We also reviewed the hour hand and minute hand. It would be beneficial to all the students that time is practiced at home on an analog or digital clock. For example; if it's 5:56 have the children state that it is 4 minutes to 6. Another example would be 4:15, it's quarter past 4. 

Extra Practice Links
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/BangOnTime/clockwordres.html
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ElapsedTime/
http://nrich.maths.org/1159

Language: Students worked on their favourite person report. I am very impressed with all the kind words the kids have to share about the people they admire!

Spelling: Spelling lesson 6 is due on Friday. Spelling Test is on Friday. Students must study all previous words. 

Anne of Green Gables: Students will be reading Anne of Green Gables tomorrow.

French- Spelling Test on Friday.

Reminders:
-Please sign your child's agenda every night

-Bring in your Personal Device if you are allowed!

-Full winter uniform is in effect!

-House ties on Friday!

-Lunch forms are due on Oct. 24th

-UOI summative task is due Oct. 28th

Hello Everyone!

Please use the link below to complete out Self- Study Survey which needs to be completed by Friday. SJA would really appreciate your feedback on how to make your child's learning a better experience for you and for them!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XCHTHN8

UOI:  Students worked on putting their presentations together. At the moment they are looking quite wonderful! I noticed a lot of colourful pictures and information being put into their presentations. Students should continue bringing in pictures that they have printed and materials that they need to put their presentation together. Students are required to put their presentation together at school with their partner unless otherwise stated. The students are making good progress with their presentations, and if I feel that they can complete the assignment earlier I will move the due date to an earlier time. Right now, the summative task is due on October 28th!

Math: Today we learned that time can be converted into other units of time.

Extra Practice Links
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/BangOnTime/clockwordres.html
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ElapsedTime/
http://nrich.maths.org/1159

Language: Students worked in their Daily 5 groups. Students worked on writing their rough copy of their reports and another group of students worked with me reading a book on the Titanic.

Spelling: Spelling lesson 6 is due on Friday. Spelling Test is on Friday. Students must study all previous words. 

Anne of Green Gables: No Anne of Green Gables today.

French- Spelling Test on Friday.

Reminders:
-Please sign your child's agenda every night

-Bring in your Personal Device if you are allowed!

-Full winter uniform is in effect!

-House ties on Friday!

-Lunch forms are due on Oct. 24th

-UOI summative task is due Oct. 28th

Hello Everyone!

Please use the link below to complete out Self- Study Survey which needs to be completed by Friday. SJA would really appreciate your feedback on how to make your child's learning a better experience for you and for them!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XCHTHN8

UOI:  Students worked on putting their presentations together. At the moment they are looking quite wonderful! I noticed a lot of colourful pictures and information being put into their presentations. Students should continue bringing in pictures that they have printed and materials that they need to put their presentation together. Students are required to put their presentation together at school with their partner unless otherwise stated. The students are making good progress with their presentations, and if I feel that they can complete the assignment earlier I will move the due date to an earlier time. Right now, the summative task is due on October 28th!

Today in UOI, we also started another mini assignment which will be assessed. Students are required to create and write a short postcard to someone. Students picked a physical region in Canada, gathered information on that region from their folders and then wrote their postcard like they were there. Students created their own checklist so they knew what to include on their post card. They last part of the assignment, students will design the front of the postcard with a picture(s) that have aspects of the physical region they wrote about. Please see the picture below that has the checklist, examples of what can be included in the short letter as well as a written example. Students have also been given the same checklist and a rubric for clear expectations.

Math: Today we began our unit in Measurement. We had a pretest, and tomorrow we will begin working on time.

Extra Practice Links
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/BangOnTime/clockwordres.html
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ElapsedTime/
http://nrich.maths.org/1159

Spelling: Spelling lesson 6 is due on Friday. Spelling Test is on Friday. Students must study all previous words. 

Anne of Green Gables: No Anne of Green Gables today.

French- Spelling Test on Friday.

Reminders:
-Please sign your child's agenda every night

-Bring in your Personal Device if you are allowed!

-Full winter uniform is in effect!

-House ties on Friday!

-Lunch forms are due on Oct. 24th

-UOI summative task is due Oct. 28th

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