Week 21

Dear Parents and Students,

I trust everyone enjoyed the Lunar New Year break. Of course, the current situation regarding the coronavirus has cast a more solemn mood over the holiday period, but it seems everyone has had a good vacation regardless. Thank you to those of you who travelled overseas and have taken precautions by staying home these past two days. Your concern for others is greatly appreciated, and we look forward to welcoming everyone back, fit and healthy, on Monday.

In the Classroom:

Maths

We began Topic 11, in which we learned how to add and subtract fractions with like and unlike denominators. For those of you who have stayed home this week, links to pages from the text book can be found on previous posts on this blog, as well as via Google Classroom. We will also spend some time revising the topic early next week, before sitting the topic test on Wednesday.

Literacy Workshop

We have just finished unit 4 in Grammar, and the unit checkup, test practice, and cumulative review are all due for completion next Friday.  We have begun planning and drafting our Book Promotion project, starting with the drafting of our synopses. We will continue with this next week.

Science

We have been reviewing what we have been learning about force and motion. We will do one more practical activity next week before turning our attention to electrical energy.

Social Studies

We have just begun our study of early people in the American Southeast, and we will continue our investigations next week.

As you will know from the regular updates from Mrs Lines, we are all being vigilant in our efforts to stay healthy at school. I hope everyone enjoys the weekend, and that we are all healthy and ready for our first week of Semester 2! See you all Monday!

Dates to remember:

Fri.                  Feb 14:            Valentines Day

Mon.               Feb 17:            Clubs start

Feb 17 – Feb 21:                     Literacy Week

Maths - Topic 11-3

Pages for Topic 11-3 – in addition to 11-1 & 11-2 – can be found at the following link: G4 Maths Topic 11

Homework, Thursday, 30th January

Maths: Practice 11-1 Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Like Denominators;
Practice 11-2 Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators; No Enrichment! 
Scans of today's lessons can be found here.
Click here for extra help and practice in adding fractions with unlike denominators
English: Unit 4 Checkup pp.150-151  due next Friday, 7th February

Week 20

Dear Parents and Students,

It has been a very short week, but it has been packed with fun and activities. Thank you to Ms. Tsai, Mrs. Lin, Ms. Debbie, Mrs. Johnson, and Mr. Adcock for organising and coordinating the activities both this week and last Friday for the assembly. Thanks also to all of our specialty teachers for including theme-based activities in our specialty classes. A link to photos of the activities is included at the end of this post.

In the Classroom:

Maths

We have completed Topic 10, and we held the Topic Test on Wednesday. We will begin Topic 11 after the break. This is a short topic, also based on fractions, and the test will take place during the first full week of Semester 2.

Literacy Workshop

We spent this week reading Pourquoi tales, and comparing them to myths and legends we may have read or heard about in the past. We will be spending more time reading about myths and legends after the break, as we prepare for Literacy Week.  Also for Literacy Week, we will be working on a Book Review project. A description of the project has been sent home, and an electronic copy is available on Google Classroom. Students are required to select a book to review, and we will begin drafting our reviews when we return after vacation.

Science

We have continued with our study of force and motion, and we enjoyed some more practical assignments on Monday and Wednesday. We have a few more practical experiments to look forward to after the break, before we review what we have learned. We will then turn our attention to studying electrical energy.

Social Studies

We spent this week learning about the geographical features of America’s Southeast, and making comparisons to the Northeastern States and other parts of the world. After the break, we will learn about the early people of the region and how the area developed over time.

We have two more days after the break before the beginning of the Semester 2. In the meantime, I hope you all enjoy a safe and relaxing Chinese New Year vacation.  恭喜發財!

Dates to remember:
Jan 23 – Feb 2                         Chinese New Year Vacation

Fri.                  Feb 14:            Valentines Day

Mon.               Feb 17:            Clubs start

Feb 17 – Feb 21:                     Literacy Week

Click here for more photos from Chinese Week

Student of the Week, Week 20

Congratulations to Sara!

Sara is always a diligent student, and this week has been trying to contribute to class discussions more frequently. She has also been taking care of her immediate environment, helping out with keeping things tidy, and showing a good sense of awareness of everything and everyone around her.
Well done, Sara!

Remember to wear red tomorrow!

Homework, Tuesday, 20th January

Maths: Review Topic 10 pp.242-243, Extra Practice pp.244-247 (answers below)
General: Finish any incomplete work.
Science: pp.50–53; 68–69 due tomorrow
Social Studies: Q1-4 p.181 due tomorrow after class (we have one more lesson tomorrow).

Topic 10 Practice Test Answers:

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

Topic 10 Extra Practice Answer Key

	Set A		Set B				Set C		Set D			Set E
1.	4/12	1.	1/5 hour			1.	1/5	1.	4		1.	½
2.	6/8	2.	½ sandwich			2.	½	2.	324		2.	1/5
3.	1/5	3.	¾ cup hot chocolate					3.	1		3.	2/3
4.	2/4							4.	22		4.	5/6
								5.	eg. 2/3, 16/24		5.	¾
								6.	eg. ¾, 60/80		6.	2/3
								7.	eg. 1/9, 16/144		7.	2/5
								8.	eg. 7/11, 28/44		8.	2/3
											9.	½
											10.	7/8
	Set F		Set G				Set H			Set J
1.	12/5	1.	>	8.	=	1.	5/12, ½, 2/3		1.	Nadia is correct. ¾ of one object can be different to 6/8 of another object of a different size.
2.	2 ¼	2.	>	9.	>	2.	3/8, ¾, 7/8
		3.	=	10.	<	3.	1/6, 1/3, 3/6
		4.	>	11.	=	4.	2/5, 5/6, 11/12
		5.	>	12.	<	5.	½, 5/8, 6/8
		6.	>	13.	>	6.	3/10, 2/5, 6/10		2.	Yes, because you can multiply the numerator and denominator by the same whole number (any number) to get an equivalent fraction.
		7.	>	14.	<	7.	5/6, 2/3, 1/3
						8.	1/1, 7/8, ¾
						9.	7/10, 1/3, 3/12
						10.	3/8, 2/6, ¼
						11.	2/4, 1/3, 2/8
						12.	5/6, 4/5, 9/12