The class had a productive week in grade 4. They worked on planning an explanation and responded to reading by making connections to texts. Our class completed the 10-Day World-Wide Mindfulness Challenge and started learning more about nutrition and physical activity in health. On February 2, we watched as all three groundhogs predicted an early spring and not 6 more weeks of winter!
Also, I am sending home a class list for students to use for Valentine's Day through Edsby. We will hold a Valentine's Day card exchange on February 14th. If students wish to bring Valentine's Day cards for classmates, they should write a Valentine for each classmate so everyone feels included. Thank you.
Weekly Highlights:
Students~
- used arrays to divide and worked on relating multiplication and division. Our Unit 3 math test will take place on February 12th. Please let me know if you are having issues accessing the Pearson etext from home. I will send home a copy of the unit review and a few video lessons that students can work on at home.
- completed their research on Regina 100 years ago. The focus was on the human and natural changes that have occurred to the landscape since then.
- worked on identifying text-to-self connections to enhance their reading comprehension skills.
- were introduced to Canada's Food Guide online and interacted with the website to complete an activity regarding the nutrients in the foods on the cover page. Canada's Food Guide
- learned more about how geography can affect where people live and completed a writing activity in social studies.
- worked on planning an explanation about an animal of their choice. They researched the animal's appearance, food and habitat. Next, we will be drafting the introductions and conclusions of our explanations.
- read a non-fiction text about right whales and learned more about habitat loss and destruction. We will refer back to the article next week.
Coming Up:
- Feb. 7 - Spelling Test
- Feb. 12 - Un. 3 Math Test
- Feb. 14 - Valentine Exchange; Spirit Day
- *Please stay tuned for other school or division announcements.
