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

-Please 

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:  Today we learned how to create a quick proposal. Students filled out the sections of their organizers with the important information that they researched last week and on the weekend. Please see the example below that we created in class. Students should start 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 summative task is due on October 28th!

Math: We had our math test today. Tomorrow we will begin out next unit in Measurement. We will learn how to tell time, elapsed time, capacity etc. Please use the links below so your children can begin practice 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

Happy Weekend!!

Hello Everyone!

UOI:  Student have had time to research their province and territory in class for 3 days. Students will work on their summative task on Monday as well creating their proposal for their assignment. Please help your child complete their research using the checklist found in their green duotang. The summative task is due on October 28th!

Math: We worked on our math review. Show What You Know pg. 25 # 1,2,3,5 and 6. The unit is coming to an end and there will be a math test on Monday. Our next unit will be on measurement; telling time, capacity etc. 

Number Patterns Practice:

http://www.math4children.com/Grade4/games/patterns-grade-game.html
http://www.math4.nelson.com/studentcentre/studtryout.html#ch1
https://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-4/complete-an-increasing-number-pattern

Spelling: Spelling lesson 6 will begin on Monday.

Language: Students worked on brainstorming ideas about someone in their life. Students began writing an introduction paragraph and their second paragraph. The intro paragraph hints at what all the other paragraphs will be about. See the picture below with an example.

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

Please use the link below to complete out Self- Study Survey. An email has been sent to all families with more information.

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

PARENT GUILD MOVIE NIGHT! Tickets are only $10 and kids are able to wear their PJs! It's a great opportunity for the kids to get out and for you parents too! Ticket purchases are due by Friday October 14th!

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

-Bring in your Personal Device if you are allowed!

-Parents Guild Movie Night Forms

-Full winter uniform is in effect!

-House ties on Friday!

-Lunch forms are due on Oct. 24th

-UOI summative task is due Oct. 28th