Beautiful Soup and Lobster Quadrille

Homework, Thursday, 16th April

Reading: Alice - Read Chapter 10: The Lobster Quadrille




Maths: Reteaching 16-6 Metric Units of Capacity; Enrichment 16-6 Clever Scientists
Social Studies: Preview Ch.8 L.2 vocabulary - Click here for Vocabulary Flashcard Slideshow
Click here for 8-2 Vocabulary Quizlet

Homework, Wednesday, 15th April

Reading: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Read Chapter 9: The Mock Turtle's Story


Maths: Practice 16-5 Using Metric Units of Length; Enrichment 16-5 My Aunt's New Doll
Social Studies: Click here for Social Studies Vocabulary Slideshow.
Click here for 8-2 Vocabulary Quizlet

Homework, Monday, 13th April

Reading: Alice - begin Chapter 7  A Mad Tea Party
Maths: Practice 16-2 Customary Units of Capacity; Practice 16-3 Units of Weight
Spelling: Review List 21 - test tomorrow.  Click here for list and links.

Science: Would you like to watch this morning's video again?  Here it is!

Week 29

Dear Parents and Students,

It’s great to be back at school, and I think everybody appreciates being back in a physical classroom. Thank you to everybody for being so patient, flexible, adaptable, and understanding during these uncertain times.

In the Classroom:

Maths

We reviewed Topic 15 in the classroom, after studying most of the topic online and our topic test took place on Thursday. We have already begun Topic 16, dedicated to measurements, time, and temperature. This topic is a longer one, and we will be studying it for the next two weeks.

Literacy Workshop

We have completed an entire writing unit online!  Our assignment of Writing Instructions is complete, and I will be posting the finished products on line for all to share and read. All of your instructional videos will also be made available online for all to enjoy We also began a grammar unit dedicated to pronouns, and we will continue with that next week. Next week, we will also begin reading Lewis Carroll’s classic tale, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

Science

Thank you to everyone who sent pictures of your home laboratories!  We will be bringing our studies of light to a close early next week, and we will turn our attention to heat energy. This will include some more Mystery Science activities.

Social Studies

Congratulations, everybody, on completing our first ever online open-book test! Next week, we will begin Unit 4, which is dedicated to America’s Midwest.

Extra

Thanks again for the enthusiasm towards or distance learning. I am enjoying all of the valuable feedback through the online reflections you are all sending. Keep them coming! Please be sure to check for updates regarding next week on Class Dojo.

Thank you to all parents who have replied to the Dojo message this week regarding updates. If you have not received the message, or if you have recently changed your email address, please send me an email at eddie.costello@hdis.hc.edu.tw . For those of you who have already replied, thank you!

I hope you all enjoy the long weekend. Remember to practice social distancing, wear a mask when necessary and remember to wash your hands!

Student of the Week, Week, 29

Congratulations to Zoe!

It has been an unusual week, in that we started it with distance learning, and then moved back into our actual classroom. Zoe has adapted to both environments, performing well both at home and at school. Thanks for the excellent work, Zoe!

Spelling List and Activity Links

Spelling: Review List 21

List 21 – VCCV patterns   Click here for Spelling City     Click here for Quizlet

Core Words

bottom	common	arrow	dinner
picture	danger	suppose	thirty
other	afraid	escape	degree
attend	borrow	whether	allow
capture	office	pillow	corner

Challenge Words

method

concert

narrate

abrupt

challenge

Tier 3     Click here for Spelling City

biscuit	discuss	medley	journey
vessel	submerge	eddy	venture
occur	clumsy	problem	suggest
fortune	filter	candid	disturb
agree	scarlet	object	arrive

Homework, Thursday, 9th April

Maths: Practice 16-1 Customary Units of Measurement; Enrichment 16-1 Proportional Drawing
Reading: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - begin reading Chapter 5
Spelling: List 21 – Do the online pretest here:   List 21 Prestest
If you spell 20 or more correctly, try the tier 3 test:  List 21 Tier 3 Prestest

The full list with links to activities will be posted later this afternoon.
If you can't wait, the Spelling Lists can be found here: Grade 4 Spelling Lists

Homework, Wednesday, 8th April

Maths: Practice 15-3 Views of Solids: Perspective; Enrichment 15-3 Building Blocks
    Review Topic 15 pp.358-359  – test tomorrow.  Extra Practice pp.360-361 answers below
Spelling: Review Topic 20 - Test tomorrow  Click here for list and links.
Science: If you would like to watch today's video again choose from one of the links:
Bill Nye: Heat
Bill Nye: Heat - full screen (plays 3 times - don't know why)
Reading: Alice - Begin reading Chapter 4

Maths - Practice Test 15 Answers

1. B      2. D     3. D     4. C      5. A     6. C      7. B      8. C      9. A     10. D   11. A   12. D  

Topic 15 Extra Practice Answer Key

Set A 1. 5  9  6 2. 5  8  5 3. 6  12  8 4. 6  12  8 5. 4  6  4	Set B 1. Rectangular prism 2. Rectangular pyramid 3. Square pyramid 4. Triangular prism 5. – 6. See me in the morning	Set C 1. – 2. See me in the morning	Set D 1. 60 cubic units 2. 96 cubic inches
SET E 1. 34, 42, 50 2. 29, 37, 46 3. 15, 18, 21 4. 29, 35, 41 5. 42, 49, 56

Daily Schedule

Monday Homework and pack-up

Maths: Practice 15-4; Enrichment 15-4
Complete any unfinished work.
You may read Alice Ch.2 - Pool of Tears (or else you must read it tomorrow morning).

Click here to watch today's pack-up message.

Daily Schedule

Week 28

Dear Parents and Students,

Thank you to everyone once more for being so adaptable in these uncertain times.  We have come to an end to a shortened week, which gives us four days to spend some time away from our screens.

In the (Virtual) Classroom:

Maths

We began Topic 15, and we are learning how to interpret and design maps of 3-dimensional figures. We will continue with solid shapes and volume next week. Thanks to everyone who shared models of your shapes online. 

Literacy Workshop

We have completed an entire writing unit online!  Our assignment of Writing Instructions is complete, and I will be posting the finished products on line for all to share and read. All of your instructional videos will also be made available online for all to enjoy We also began a grammar unit dedicated to pronouns, and we will continue with that next week. Next week, we will also begin reading Lewis Carroll’s classic tale, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

Science

Thank you to everyone who sent pictures of your home laboratories!  We will be bringing our studies of light to a close early next week, and we will turn our attention to heat energy. This will include some more Mystery Science activities.

Social Studies

Congratulations, everybody, on completing our first ever online open-book test! Next week, we will begin Unit 4, which is dedicated to America’s Midwest.

Extra

Thanks again for the enthusiasm towards or distance learning. I am enjoying all of the valuable feedback through the online reflections you are all sending. Keep them coming! Please be sure to check for updates regarding next week on Class Dojo.

I hope you all enjoy the long weekend. Remember to practice social distancing, wear a mask when necessary and remember to wash your hands!