Welcome back from winter break! I hope everyone enjoyed the much needed time with family and/or friends.
We began our morning in room 145 by sharing all the wonderful things we did during our break, talking about the gifts we received or shared, and reminding ourselves about how to be a student again. On that topic students had to choose a prompt to describe/write about what they did during winter break. Our objective was to get down as many ideas as possible. We used guiding questions like: how, who, what, where, when, etc. to help ensure we had all the necessary details. Tomorrow we will be working with a peer to focus on revising and editing our work. It was nice to be back in the gym! Students really worked up a sweat playing a game called "Human Gauntlet". Students had to run across the gym without being hit with a dodge ball. If they were hit they had to move to the middle and attempt to tag another student with a ball. Students will be focusing on the following outcomes/skills in Jan - Mar:
In math, we did a quick Mad Minute to wake up our brains and ensure quick recall of basic facts. It is important to practice these skills at home too. You can visit websites like https://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-4 to help your child review. After a quick wake up, students looked at estimating/rounding numbers in the hundreds. Some students will be bringning this home to finish or to look at again. After reading aloud the novel "The One and Only Ivan", we learned that Stella (the older elephant) continues to struggle with a bad ankle. We made some predictions that she may be sold or put down because there is a new baby elephant named Ruby at the Big Top Mall. Ruby asks a lot of questions and thinks of Ivan as an artist! Guided reading went very well with students getting right down to work. It is important that your child continue to read every day for a minimum of 20 minutes! Lastly, during science we picked up where we left off, reviewing about waste and biodegradable materials. We are conducting an experiment to determine which materials will break down the fastest: orange peels & fern leaves, paper & carboard, or a plastic bag. Students are focusing on answering the "WHY" when writing a hypothesis. Ask you child to explain their hypothesis (I think the _______ will break down the fastest becuase ________). Reminders:
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