Don't forget that there is no school this Friday! Teachers will be in professional development. I'm excited to be having my first ever professional development day for art. I'm sure I'll be learning lots of new techniques. French This week, we are working on new vocabulary words (the sound "é."). Check out the Vocabulary Words of the Week for a list. We will keep going over adjectives, and continue our guided reading groups. English This week we will finish the "body" of our persuasive texts. I may ask some students to take their text home on Thursday if we are falling a bit behind. We will keep reviewing our r controled vowels. Maths On Monday, we are having our multiplication and division quiz. Please see below for a question from the quiz. After that, we will be starting to study area. In grade 4, students should be able to define area, measure it in centimetres and metres, and calculate the area of a rectangle. Here's a quick game/explanation of area: mrnussbaum.com/area-of-a-rectangle-online Social Studies We are going to start widening our understanding of maps this week. We will define Atlantic versus Maritimes, and talk about the capital cities of those provincines. Happy Eclipse Day!!! A reminder that we are going to the Confederation Centre on Tuesday, so please pack a lunch. As well, fund raising envelopes will be sent home today. Please check your child's homework bag! French This week, we will be finishing Sophie lance et compte. We will start learning what adjectives are, and how to add them to a sentence. Here's a little worksheet we will be looking at: oraprdnt.uqtr.uquebec.ca/pls/public/docs/GSC2213/F1046194830_L_accord_des_adjectifs_Exercices_et_corrig_.pdf English We have new vocabulary words in English! We are working on bossy Rs. This video explains them: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqqIbC1deGA Check out "Vocabulary Words of the Week" to see some study words. We will also be starting to structure our opinion texts during writer's workshop. Maths We are finishing up division this week! I will give the students a quiz on division and multiplication either this Friday or next Monday. This week we will be lightly touching on long division. Here's a worksheet to practice (that is actually a lot more advanced than what we're seeing in class): math-drills.com/division/division_long_steps_1dd2dd_r_001.php Social Studies In Social studies, we will start to learn about "Maritime" provinces and "Atlantic" provinces. Students should be able to find New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland on the map. We'll also learn a bit about political structures on the island: provincial and municipal. Welcome back! I hope everyone had a restful break. Here's what we're up to this week: French In French, we are continuing to read Sophie lance et compte. We are discussing the figurative language in the book, and trying to understand more French expression. Our vocabulary words of the week are focusing on the [an] sound, using am and em. Please check out "Vocabulary Words of the Week" to see what words we are covering. We are also looking at the verb être in imparfait. Here's a little fill in the blank for those who would like some extra practice. www.francaisfacile.com/exercices/exercice-francais-2/exercice-francais-23669.php English In English, we will be starting our book clubs "Kids Can do it." Some students may want to bring books home with them to practice. We will also be starting our persuasive texts in English (mostly just an outline). Maths We are going to take some time to make sure that we are comfortable with multiplication and division. I will evaluate the students next week! Kahn Academy has some great lessons on division with remainder. For anyone who would like some extra practice, they can go here: fr.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/x18ca194a:divide-with-remainders/x18ca194a:remainders/e/understanding-remainders Social Studies We are continuing to look at the map of Prince Edward Island and identify major landmarks. We will also talk about Indigenous place names. Students will be learning about the ancient history of PEI. Here's a link to Epekwitk place names: lnuey.ca/reconciliation/epekwitk-place-names/ |
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