Week 19

 Dear Parents and Students,

I’m very pleased to welcome everybody back to begin 2024. I hope you have all enjoyed

your break and are feeling refreshed. Our first week back has been a short one, but we

have wasted no time in getting back into the swing of things, and we have already

accomplished plenty.

 

In the Classroom:

Maths

We began Topic 10 on Thursday. This topic reviews what we know about fractions,

before introducing some new concepts to Grade 4, such as equivalent fractions and

expressing fractions in simplest form. We will continue our study of fractions next week,

with the topic test to take place the following week.

Literacy Workshop

We have started a new grammar unit dedicated to adjectives, and we have also begun working on our Book Promotion assignment in preparation for the upcoming Literacy Week.

  

Science

With only one science lesson this week, we dedicated our time to learning about speed, velocity, and how to calculate average speed. We will return to our roller coaster testing next week.

Social Studies

We have continued with our study of the American Northeast, with a current focus on how the region looks and operates today. We also learned that one of our favourite authors grew up in the region. By what name is Theodore Geisel better known? We will review the unit next week, with an open-book test scheduled for the week after next.

Other important information

There will be no clubs next week, and buses and taxis will depart at 3:00 pm and 3:05 pm respectively. The following week, clubs ill resume for two more weeks.

Dates to remember:

Mon    Jan 15: Clubs resume

Fri       Jan 26: Assembly