I wanted  to get this post written a bit early, since we are having a math evaluation on Monday!  Here's what we're up to this week:

Math Evaluation
On Monday, we are having our first math quiz!  Here's a question from the quiz:

Représente le nombre 3487 autant de manières que possible, en incluant la forme décomposée, en table de valeur, avec les blocs, et en lettres.

Maths
After our evaluation, we will be moving on to addition and subtraction of numbers up to 4 digits.  We will have our first homework sheet sent home.  Here's a copy of the homework:

superstarworksheets.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/AdditionRegrouping1.pdf

Students will only be doing one side, and the sheets will be sent home on Monday.

French/Unités transdisciplinaires:

In French, we will start our book clubs. This means students will be meeting in small groups to read their books with me. Students do not need to bring these home - they can practice at school.  Also, we will start the book, "Mina et sa bête."  We will learn about mammals, and what mammals can be found in Prince Edward Island. Here's  a link to the mammals of PEI:

naturepei.ca/mammals-of-pei/

English
In English, we are continuing our word study with UFLI. Here's a copy of an at-home practice sheet:

UFLI at home practice

We will start to fill our author's notebooks with ideas for stories.  

Even though it's a short week, there's a lot going on!  Here are a few dates to remember:

Tuesday, September 29 - Orange Shirt Day
Wednesday, September 30 - No school - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Friday, October 2 - Terry Fox run in the afternoon.


Here's what we're up to in class:

French
In French, we are continuing to learn about the parts of a sentence, with a focus on déterminants and adjectifs.  I will also start book clubs, focusing on fairy tales and plays.  

English
In English, we are talking about story structure.  Here's the video I will be showing to introduce it:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7PlUGbsXlQ

We are also looking at short words with short vowel sounds.  

Maths
In math, we are finishing up our unit on number sense.  Here are some online games students can play:

www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/place-value-basketball

​ca.ixl.com/math/grade-4/convert-between-standard-and-expanded-form?_gl=1*j8akza*_up*MQ..*_gs*MQ..&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkb-dx_yPlwMVsjYIBR2dTRezEAMYASAAEgKy6fD_BwE&gbraid=0AAAAADp4qSI6G-dg0MfQjikHnBCst0iTj

Here's what we're up to this week!  I'm out on Monday, but hopefully will be healthy again on Tuesday.  Mme Teresa Kuo will be in for me in the meantime.

French:
In French this week we will write in our journals.  We will also start to use our "Guide d'écrivain" and start building ideas for our story writing unit.  

English:
We will be diving into our UFLI unit (beyond just the cursive writing part).  We will look at the short "a" sound, and some vowel sounds.  We will also start building simple words. Here's a home practice sheet:
ufli.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/13_HomePractice_UFLI-Foundations.pdf 

​toytheater.com/telling-time/

​www.roomrecess.com/mobile/TimeTeller/play.html

​www.iknowit.com/lessons/c-time-nearest-minute.html

​www.logicieleducatif.fr/jeu/lecture-heure

I thought  I would take a moment here to write a quick "hello" before things really get rolling in 4A.  This blog will be updated at least once a week.  On Mondays, I'll tell you all about what we're getting up to during the week.  I will also have some extra activities for students who want to practice what they've learned, or who are missing some time.  

I look forward to meeting  you all at our school barbeque at 4:30.  A reminder that we are also having picture day that day!

Here are some of the things we're up to this week:

French
In French, we are learning how to build sentences.  We are also going to start our "journal de bord" - a weekly letter writing activity.  Near the end of the week, we are starting our author's notebooks.

English
We are getting into our spelling/reading program!  We are using a program called UFLI.  Here's a link to the first few lessons  to give you an idea of what we're up to:

ufli.education.ufl.edu/foundations/toolbox/a-j/

Maths
We are learning how to tell time on analog clocks.This is such a useful skill! Here are some online games kids can use to practice:

mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/116/telling-the-time

​toytheater.com/telling-time/

​mrnussbaum.com/clockworks-practice-telling-time-to-five-minute-intervals-05-online

​www.iknowit.com/lessons/a-telling-time-half-hour.html

​ictgames.com/mobilePage/hickoryDickory/

​www.free-learning-games.com/en/game/4386

​www.mathmammoth.com/practice/tell-time#time=1-min&questions=30

I decided to combine this and next week's post, as we are almost done.  Here's what we're up to for the next two weeks:

Field trip - a reminder that our end-of-year field trip will be on Thursday, June 25 (the last day of school).  We will be going to see a movie at City Cinema, and then go bowling.  The students will be provided lunch (pizza) and treats during the day. An orange permission form was sent home for this.

French
In French, we are finishing up our sounds. Here's a quick video explaining the sounds we are working on this week:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvtqOngilr0

We are also continuing with our French free write. This will be due on Friday.

English
In English, we are reading "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing."  We are also working on additional affixes.  Here's an at home worksheet the kids can use to practice with:

ufli.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/119_HomePractice_UFLI-Foundations.pdf

They enjoy playing word games like "Waffle."  Here are a few links:

wafflegame.net/daily
https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html
Maths
In math, we are in review mode.  We are also revisiting how to tell time.  Here's a telling time game to practice:

www.abcya.com/games/telling_time

Unités Transdisciplinaires
It's Indigenous Heritage Month, and we are celebrating in class.  On Monday, we looked at the art of Melissa Peter Paul:

melissapeterpaul.com/gallery

We are also looking at technology and learning how to program micro:bits.  Here's a link to the site we will use:

makecode.microbit.org/

​www.iknowit.com/lessons/b-fractions-of-sets.html

​www.sheppardsoftware.com/math/fractions/animal-rescue/

​www.multiplication.com/games/play/division-4-row

​www.arcademics.com/games/grand-prix

​www.iknowit.com/lessons/c-area-of-rectangles-and-squares.html

​www.sheppardsoftware.com/math/fractions/convert-to-decimals-game/

There are a lot of events coming up this week, so I thought I'd go over a few here:

Tuesday, June 9 - Extra recess in the morning, Rock Bank performance at 12:45.
Wednesday, June 10 - Watershed presentation in morning,

Thursday, June 11 - Fire drill practice in new locations.

Friday, June 12 - Ribbon cutting ceremony at 10:30.

Here's what we're up to this week in class:

Maths 
We are in review mode this week! We will be going over our foundational learnings from this year and reviewing all of our materials.  I will have some math games posted on Wednesday to help students practice.

French
In French this week, we are working on our "yods:" ill, ouill, aill, euill, and eill.  We are also working on a few write, and our reader's workshop.

English
In English, we are working on more complex words.  Here's some at home work to practice with:
ufli.education.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/117_HomePractice_UFLI-Foundations.pdf

We are also working on reading "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing."  Here are a few videos of our read alouds:

Chapter 3