Summer Reading and Review

Thank you to all parents for your support and open communication throughout the year!

I have a few final reminders:
All Achieve 3000 accounts will remain open throughout the summer.
In addition to being great practice for keeping reading and English skills in good form during the summer, reading two articles per week can lead to an increased reading lexile.

For parents and students searching for additional (and maybe more entertaining) reading material during summer, below is a link to Education World's reading suggestions for Grade 4 students going on to Grade 5.

http://www.educationworld.com/summer_reading/4th_grade.shtml

Happy reading, and enjoy your summer!

P.S. Your Freckle accounts will also remain open if you would like to practise your maths during the summer. To access:

1. Go to student.freckle.com
2. Type in the class code: repfpk
3. Type in your name.

Homework, Tuesday, 16th June

Maths: Problem Solving 20-4 Use Reasoning  No Enrichment

Comprehension: Check your email for the Flipgrid task.

If you would like to watch today's video again:

Homework, Monday, 15th June

Maths: Practice 20-3 Writing Probability as a Fraction; Enrichment 20-3 Toss and Spin
Spelling: Review List 26 -test tomorrow.   Click here for list and links.
If you would like to watch today's video again...

Math review

Maths: Topic 20 - Test on Monday - If you would like to review further: Test practice pp. 478-479 Extra Practice pp. 480-481  Answers below

Practice Test 20 Answers

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

Topic 20 Extra Practice Answer Key

Set A 1. 6 combinations 2. 15 combinations

Set B 1. 2 outcomes 2. 3 outcomes 3. 6 outcomes 4. 12 outcomes 5. 8 outcomes 6. 4 outcomes 7. See me tomorrow

Set C 1. ¼ 2. 5/12 3. 1/12 4. 1/6 5. impossible

Set D 1. Larry 8th; Vivian 6th; Evelyn 5th; Terri 10th

Week 38

Dear Parents and Students,

Our penultimate week finds everyone excited in anticipation of Summer Break. We have all but finished our year’s work and we are now reflecting on all we have learned. We were also treated to a very successful “Just for Fun” afternoon on Wednesday. Thank you, Mr Keller and all of the specialty teachers for organising the event and having it run so smoothly. A link to pictures of the event can be found at the end of this post.

In the Classroom:

Maths

We have completed our final Maths topic, which had us drawing tree diagrams and expressing probability as fractions. The  Topic 20  test will take place on Monday.  Our topic test will be followed later in the week by benchmark and cumulative tests, and then we will finish the week by combining maths with art, and learning about how the two come together in nature.

Literacy Workshop

We have completed our final grammar unit, and the unit checkup is due on Tuesday. We have spent this week  reading Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World. We will finish the story next week, just in time for summer!

Science

We have continued our studies of ecosystems, and how living things interact with the environment. We will complete the unit next week, finishing with fossils, which brings us back around to where we began in Earth Science at the beginning of the year.

Social Studies

All of our hard work over the past few weeks  has finally paid off, and we all enjoyed some very high quality presentations on Wednesday and Thursday. We have all learned about the American West and Southwest regions, but we have also learned a lot about presenting, and how to improve our skills in this area.

Extra

As this will be the final standard Grade 4 news blog for the year, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all parents for your support throughout the year. Support at home is an important part of a child’s education, and I greatly appreciate the efforts you have made to help, assist and encourage your children (especially so during distance learning), and also for the open communication we have maintained throughout the year. I would also like to thank all students for the efforts you have made throughout the year. There have been fun times and some very strange and challenging times. Nobody could have predicted the type of year we were to have, but we have all adapted and made progress, and are ready for Grade 5.

Congratulations!

We still have one week to go, including our in-class break-up party on Thursday.  If you would like to bring snacks to share, you may, but it is not obligatory.  Our final school assembly will be held at 1:50 pm Thursday afternoon in the auditorium. As you will have read last week, parents are welcome to join us for this assembly.

Enjoy your weekend, and I will see you all on Monday!

Dates to remember:

Mon.    June 15:           Maths test – Topic 20

Thu.     June 18:           Class party

Thu.     June 18:           Final assembly – parents welcome!

Fri.       June 19:           End Semester 2! Half day – finish at 12:00 (bus) 12:05 (taxi) 12:20 (parent pick-up)

Click here for photos of our 'Just for Fun' afternoon.

Click here for photos of our June and July birthday party.

Student of the Week, Week 38

Congratulations to Riki!

Riki has been putting in a greater effort over recent weeks, and his performance has improved as a result. Thanks for the hard work, Riki. Well done!

Homework, Thursday, 111th June

Maths: Practice 20-2 Outcomes and Tree Diagrams; Enrichment 20-2 Triangle Shapes

Complete any unfinished work.

Homework, Wednesday, 10th June

Maths: Practice 20-1 Finding Combinations; Enrichment 20-1 Is It Possible? 
English: Unit 6 Checkup pp.222-225 - due next Tuesday

Homework, Tuesday, 9th June

Maths: Practice 19-7 Draw a Picture; Enrichment 19-7 Go for the Gold
English: Unit 6 Checkup pp.222-225 - due next Tuesday

Spelling: Review List 26  (Three-syllable Words)

Click here for Spelling City

Core Words

deliver	important	enemy	alphabet
favorite	together	animal	hospital
camera	victory	another	hamburger
yesterday	remember	however	carpenter
tomorrow	library	banana	several

Challenge Words

interview

article

halibut

edition

photograph

Homework, Monday, 8th June

Maths: Practice 19-6 Rotational Symmetry NO Enrichment!
Review Topic 19 Test tomorrow  pp. 62-65   (Answer key below)
Spelling: Review List 36 Click here for list and links.
Social Studies: Presentations Wednesday

Practice Test  19 Answers

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

Topic 19 Extra Practice Answer Key

Set A 1. rotation 2. translation 3. translation 4. reflection 5. reflection 6. rotation	Set B 1. no 2. yes 3. yes 4. yes	Set C 1.  2. 3.
Set D 1.180°             2. 90°, 180°,   270° 3. None 4. 180° 5. None 6. 180°		Set E The lengths of all the sides in your drawing should be double the lengths of the sides of the figure shown.

Week 37

Dear Parents and Students,

We have had a relatively normal week, with the exception of our 'bonus' Performing Arts and Physical Educational classes that took place to account for last weeks postponements. The summer seems to have properly arrived, and we can all sense the end of the semester, but it hasn't prevented us from being productive in class.

In the Classroom:

Maths

We have all but completed Topic 19, and our test will take place next Tuesday. We will then begin our final topic for the year, which focuses on probability of outcomes and how they can be expressed.

Literacy Workshop

We celebrated the completion of our final major writing assignment with a publishing party on Friday. We read one another's work and there is a lot to celebrate, with some very high quality Persuasive Essays published.

Science

We completed our studies of adaptions this week, and we have turned our attention to ecosystems as a whole. We will continue our investigations throughout next week.

Social Studies

We have continued to prepare our Regions Projects, both in the classroom and through online collaborations. Presentations will take place next Wednesday and Thursday.

Extra

As a special treat, and to make up for our partially rained-out Race Day, Mr Keller has organised a special afternoon of fun to take place next Wednesday, 10^th June. Soccer matches and other activities will be held on the athletics track behind the school. This will take place instead of our regular PE class, but PE uniforms may still be the most appropriate attire for the day.

Other important dates are listed below, as usual. I hope you all enjoy the weekend, and I'll see you all on Monday!

Dates to remember:

Tue. June 9: Maths test – Topic 19

Wed -Thu June 10-11: Social Studies presentations

Wed. June 10: Afternoon of Fun – athletics track

Fri. June 12: G4 birthday party

Fri. June 19: End Semester 2!

Students of the Week, Week 37

Congratulations to Suin and Yolanda!

Suin and Yolanda have gone out of their way to help a classmate this week. Having already worked hard together on their own assignment, they helped solve a problem by finding a way for a third member to join their group and make a valuable and useful contribution.

Such outstanding social awareness, consideration for others, and problem solving skills are an inspiration to us all. Thank you both, and well done!

Homework, Wednesday 3rd June

Maths: Practice 19-4 Congruent Figures Enrichment 19-4 Similarity
Writing: Be ready to publish your Persuasive Essay tomorrow.

Homework, Tuesday, 2nd June

Writing: Persuasive Essay - be ready for proofreading tomorrow; publishing Thursday.
Spelling: Review List 25   Click here for Spelling City activities

List 25 – VCV pattern

Core Words

pilot	depend	visit	human
seven	chosen	paper	reason
become	parent	never	modern
tiny	tuna	event	fever
moment	prison	basic	open

Challenge Words

alert

license  [licence*]

select

radar

feature
*outside the USA, license is a verb, and licence is a noun

Homework, Monday, 1st June

Maths: Practice 19-2 Reflections; Practice 19-3 Rotations
Do you REALLY need to better understand rotations?  Click here for Asteroids, in which the spaceship must rotate to shoot the asteroids. (Needs Adobe Flash)
This is all part of your Maths study, of course!

Spelling: Review List 24 Click here for list and links.

If you would like to watch the video about symbiosis again...


... kung fu dung beetles...

Week 36

Dear Parents and Students,

Congratulations to Kindergarten and Grade 6, whose graduation ceremonies took place on Monday and Tuesday respectively. In addition, our Art Exhibition took place on Thursday; thank you to Mr Johnson and all who helped to set it up. We have a very talented school of artists! We then finished our week with the monthly assembly. Despite the distractions, we have been very industrious in Grade 4, and we have managed to accomplish a great deal.

In the Classroom:

Maths

We completed Topic 18, and had our test on Thursday. Topic 18 was largely focused on algebra, and it was very pleasing to see how everybody was able to take the new concepts on board. We are expanding our range of problem-solving skills and learning new ways to express and communicate mathematical problems and functions. We have already begun Topic 19, which we will continue to study throughout next week.

Literacy Workshop

We have been planning and drafting our Persuasive Essays. We will continue to revise them next week, with the aim to publish them on Thursday. In grammar, we have continued with our study of adverbs, and we will move on to prepositions next week.

Science

We have been investigating how plants and animals respond and adapt to their environments. We have learned that physical traits are inherited, as are many behavioural traits. Some behaviours, however, are learned. We spent time discussing how all of these traits, inherited or learned, can help a species survive and reproduce in its natural environment. We also observed a fascinating example of symbiosis.

Social Studies

We have been preparing for our next Social Studies assignment. Each group will focus on a specific region and topic. We will then spend next week researching our topic and preparing our presentations, which will be presented the following week.

Extra

Last Monday's regular Performing Arts and Physical Education classes did not take place due to the graduation ceremonies, and have been rescheduled for next week. An extra Performing Arts class will take place on Tuesday, and an extra PE class will take place on Thursday. I'm sure Mr Keller will understand if you are unable to wear your uniform for all three PE lessons, but please remember to wear something suitable!

Other important dates are listed below, as usual. I hope you all enjoy the weekend, and I'll see you all on Monday!

Dates to remember:

Tue.      June 2:             Extra Performing Arts class

Thu.     June 4:             Extra Physical Education class

Fri.       June 19:           End Semester 2!

Click here for more photos of our Art Exhibition.

Student of the Week, Week 36

Congratulations to Yuma!

Yuma has been quietly making progress in all areas. He has increased his work ethic, and his performance has improved as a result.  Well done, Yuma!

Homework, Thursday, 28th May

Maths: Practice 19-1 Translations; Enrichment 19-1 What Doesn't Fit? 
In the classic video game, Space Invaders, the space ship would translate left and right across the screen. Ask for your parents' permission first, then click here to play Space invaders. (Requires Adobe Flash)
Writing: Persuasive Essay - be ready to draft tomorrow.

Homework, Wednesday, 27th May

Maths: Review Topic 18  pp.442-445  (test tomorrow)  Answer key below
English: Make sure you have your goal, three reasons, and details to support.
Social Studies: Leaf trough Units 5 and 6 in your book to see what interests you. We will be discussing project ideas tomorrow.

Practice Test 18 Answers

1. B      2. B      3. C      4. B      5. A     6. C      7. D     8. C      9. D     10. C    11. A   12. C    13. D

Topic 18 Extra Practice Answer Key

Set A 1. true 2. false 3. true 4. true 5. 6 6. 2 7. 4

Set B 1. 11 2. 46 3. 24 4. 50 5. 15 6. 25 7. 10 8. 31 9. 15 10. 30 11. 79 12. 15

Set C 1. 9 2. 360 3. 3 4. 30 5. 25 6. 28

Set D 1. s < 10 2. m > 5 3. j > 25

Set E 1. 99 tickets

Check out how these amazing octopods adapt to their environments.

Homework, Tuesday, 26th May

Maths: Practice 18-4 Understanding Inequalities; Enrichment 18-4 Common Inequalities
English: Decide on your Persuasive Essay topic. Who will be your audience? What reasons do you have to support our idea?

Spelling: Review List 24       Click here for Spelling City

List 24 – Commonly Misspelled Words

Core Words

brought	enough	buy	guess
Saturday	January	February	favorite (favourite)
lying	tying	around	swimming
heard	also	tried

Challenge Words

choose

chose

loose

lose

millimeter  (millimetre)