Week 33

Dear Parents and Students,

I would first like to thank all parents for taking time out of your busy schedules to come in to see me. Communication is integral to the healthy development of your children, and it is good to be able to discuss the progress of your kids, and share viewpoints of how to support and encourage the students of Grade 4.

In the Classroom:

Maths

We completed Topic 16 on Monday, and had our topic test on Wednesday, which covered units of measurement, weight, capacity, time, and temperature. We also sat our benchmark and cumulative tests this week, before beginning Topic 17, starting with a study of surveys. We will continue with Topic 17 throughout next week.

Literacy Workshop

We spent the early part of our week publishing and sharing our latest assignment: Writing an Opinion. In English Grammar, we have all but completed our unit about Capitalization and Punctuation, and we will begin our next unit about Pronouns next week.

  

Science

We have begun our final unit for the year, which is focused on Life Science. This week, we have been classifying plants and animals. The week after next, we will be learning about adaptations of different plants and animals, and how such adaptations help each species to survive. Next week, we will focus on our Science Fair projects. We will set up and practise on Tuesday; in-class presentations will be taking place on Wednesday, and then the big day is on Thursday! 

Social Studies

We have completed our study of the American Midwest, and we spent most of this week reviewing what we have learned and preparing for our team test, which took place on Friday. Next week, we will begin preparing for our next Social Studies assignment. Each group will focus on a specific region and topic. We will then spend time researching our topic and preparing our presentations, which will be presented in a few weeks’ time.

Other important information

The big news, of course, is that we have our Science Fair on Thursday. Parents are welcome to visit, starting from 1:45 pm, and we are excited to have you along. We also have our April assembly next Friday, 26th April. 

The following week, we have our annual Art Exhibition taking place in the library on Thursday, 2nd May, and then our May Day field trip on Friday, 3rd May. Details and return forms for the field trip were sent home on Thursday. Please let me know or contact the office if you didn’t receive yours.

Other important dates are listed below. Have a great weekend, and I will see everyone on Monday!

Dates to remember:

Wed Apr 17: Yearbook portrait photos

Thu Apr 25: Science Fair

Fri Apr 26: Monthly Assembly

Thu May 2: Art Expo

Fri May 3: Whole School Field Trip