We
have made it through our first full week, and already, we are
beginning to establish our routines and standards in the classroom.
We have completed all of our
primary assessment tasks, and we have commenced our regular
curriculum for Grade 4.
Maths
We are almost finished our
first topic, dedicated to numeration. This topic is largely review,
so we have felt quite comfortable with most of the material. We will
review the topic on Tuesday, before holding our first Math test for
the year on Wednesday.
Literacy
Workshop
We have been very busy, having
already completed reading tasks, a number of short exercises in
writing, a Spelling pretest, and two grammar workshops. Next week, we
will be reading Grandfather's
Journey,
the first of our many selected stories from the Reading
textbook. We will also try our hand at writing a Haiku
poem.
Science
We had a lot of fun
this week, as we
investigated rocks and minerals. Whoever would have thought that
rocks could be so interesting? Photos of our investigations are
included in an album via the link at the bottom of this post. We will
review our investigations early next week, before moving on to
explore how many of these rocks and minerals came to be.
Social
Studies
We have been learning some new
vocabulary, along with different ways to describe a place's location.
We will begin next week with testing our map skills, then we will
turn our focus to landforms in the USA, and how they compare to other
parts of the world.
Announcements
As mentioned in last week's
update, our Parent Introductory Evening will take place next
Thursday, 5th
September, at 6:30pm. We will begin with a general introduction in
the auditorium, then move to the classrooms for presentations by
homeroom teachers. I look forward to meeting you all then.Dates to remember:
Tue. Sep.
3: Spelling test – List 2
Wed. Sep.
4: Math test – Topic 1
Thu. Sep.
5: Parent Introductory Evening, 6:30 pm, Auditorium (B1)
Mon. Sep.
16: Clubs
begin
Fri. Sep
13: Moon Festival – school closed
Fri. Sep.
27: Monthly Assembly – parents welcome!
Mon. Oct.
1: PD Day, students not required at school
Our class rules have been established and are now displayed on our bulletin board.
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