The Grade Fours had a great week at school. They put on their best smiles on picture day and enjoyed learning more about Thanksgiving Day in Canada. Keep reading to find out more!
Weekly Highlights:
Students~
- worked on multiplication and division story problems and solving equations with an unknown variable in math. We reviewed some earlier work from our unit on numbers patterns and the children took their practice pages home to study for the upcoming math test on October 11th.
- wrote in their Writer's Notebooks about their most memorable day(s) and shared in front of the class if they wished to do so.
- learned three ways to read a book and started building their reading stamina during 'read-to-self' activities.
- compared growth mindset thinking to fixed mindset thinking in health class.
- started learning about the four ecozones in Saskatchewan: Taiga Shield, Boreal Shield, Boreal Plains, and Prairies. We will continue with this work next week.
- read and learned more about Thanksgiving Day in Canada and worked on a Reader's Theatre autumn play.
- worked on a one-point perspective drawing during our visual arts class.
- put on their best smiles for individual and class pictures on Friday!
Coming Up:
- Monday, Oct. 9 - Thanksgiving Day (Holiday)
- Tuesday, Oct. 10 - P.D. Day (No School Day for Students)
- Wednesday, Oct. 11 - Unit 1 Math test
- Thursday, Oct. 12 - Sp. Test; Author's Visit (Bring $15 in a sealed envelope with the student's name if you wish to purchase the book Good Morning, Sunshine and have it signed by the author).
Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We have had a great start to our year. Your children are fantastic!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Aiginitis
