December Learning Update
Hello Families,
I am excited to be sharing the December learning update with you all. Room 2 has been busy this month learning and celebrating winter!
For the month of December, students:
• Discussed and practiced using prefixes and suffixes in complete sentences both verbally and in writing
• Responded to articles summarizing main ideas and key details
• Continue to work in small, guided reading groups targeting spelling and reading comprehension
• Finished our multiplication unit in math where students learned how to multiply 3-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers and complete multiplication word problems.
• Started our division unit in math
• Continued to Explore the Vista Heights community and completed many Natural World Reports where students drew and labeled what they noticed about the changing seasons
• Drew winter tree scapes using pastel chalk to express the feelings of the season
• Learned about rights and responsibilities in Social Studies
• Started our Science unit focusing on force and motion
• Continue to read our class read a loud, “A Wolf Called Wander” where students are actively listening and engaging in reading comprehension strategies when answering questions
• Continue to set goals for their writing in grade 4
• Completed our Trickster residency where students created and performed their own play in front of the whole school and families
Next month we will be:
• Finishing our division unit
• Focusing on writing persuasive paragraphs in Literacy
• Continuing our Science unit on force and motion
Ask your child:
1. Did you enjoy trickster and using bamboo sticks?
2. Can you tell me what a contact and non-contact force is?
3. Can you tell me what a right and responsibility are?
Kindly,
Meagan Macdonald
Grade 4 Teacher
November Learning Update
Hello Families,
I am excited to share the November learning update with you. Room 2 has been busy this month learning and reconnecting with friends!
During the month of November, students:
• Discussed and practiced expanding sentences using a checklist that included WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, and HOW
• Responded to articles by summarizing main ideas and key details
• Continued working in small, guided reading groups targeting spelling and reading comprehension
• Finished our addition and decimal unit, where students learned how to add numbers up to 100 000, compare decimals, represent decimals using fractions and pictures, and round decimals to the nearest whole number or tenth
• Explored the Vista Heights community and completed several Natural World Reports, where they drew and labeled what they noticed about the changing seasons
• Drew poppies in a field for Remembrance Day using coloured chalk
• Learned about the Fur Trade in Canada and completed an Explorer Trading Card
• Continued reading our class read-aloud, A Wolf Called Wander, where students are actively listening and engaging in reading comprehension strategies
• Continued to set goals for their writing in Grade 4
Next month, we will be:
• Practicing reading and responding to various non-fiction articles related to the curriculum
• Focusing on adding details and using conjunctions in writing activities
• Starting our multiplication and division unit in math
Ask your child:
- Did you enjoy using coloured chalk to draw the poppies?
- Can you show me how to expand a sentence?
- Tell me more about your Natural World Report.
Kindly,
Meagan MacDonald
Grade 4 Teacher