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SENDING MONEY

When paying for any-

thing school related

(lunch lady, special

guests), please be on time

and bring exact change or

even better, write acheque in the exact

amount to Julie Payette.

We do not have exact

change in our classrooms

and it causes many dis-

ruptions.

SCHOLASTIC

Any scholastic orders,

please pay by cheque pay-

able to Scholastic Cana-

da.

THANK YOU!

Thank you for your gen-

erous donations of tis-

sues, paper towel and

hand sanitizer. We are

definitely using them dur-

ing the cold season! Mille

mercis!

TERM 1 IS OVER!

Lquipe de 4e

HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS

As term 1 comes to an

end, it is exciting to

look ahead at what is

still to come. I encour-

age students to reflect

first on their accom-

plishments throughout

term 1 and what their

hopes are for term 2.

Students have been

working so hard on nu-

merous projects, study-

ing for tests and quizzes

and putting forth 100%

effort daily to achieve

success, they should be

very proud of what they

have done thus far in

grade 4. Term 2 will

bring a new strand of

learning in various sub-

ject matters. Students

are encouraged to set

three goals for term 2

that they feel are

achievable. Parents and

students should discuss

these goals together so

that all parties, parent,

student and teacher are

all on the same page to

help achieve those suc-

cess goals. Best of luck

to everyone in term 2.

The grade 4 team

News from gr. 4February 4th, 2013 March 31st, 2013

If at any time throughout the

year you need to speak with me

or would like to book a teacher/

parent conference regarding a

concern or a question, I encour-

age parents/guardians to let me

know in order to

get your childs file ready. We can

schedule conferencesYou can use

your childs agenda for communi-

cation purposes as I will be sign-

ing them daily. You can also call

at convenient hours such as be-

fore or after school (905) 668-

2225.

L e s p r o f e s s e u r s d e 4 e

HOT TOPICS

Term 1 is over 1

We are in need 1

Whats going on 2

Important Dates 3

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WHATSGOINGON FEBRUARY AND MARCH

Lquipe de 4ePage 2

Math:

Our area and perimeter unit

has come to a close, students

were able to create gardens

where they calculated the area

and perimeter. Term 2 will

begin with 2D and then 3D ge-

ometry. We will looking at pol-

ygons, attributes of shapes, as

well as similarities and differ-

ences between shapes. We will

also be learning about angles.

In March, students will be re-

viewing mathematical opera-

tions (adding, subtracting).

Each student will receive a

multiplication package to use

to practise at home before the

March Break.

Language: We are finishing up

our procedure unit. The class

will have an opportunity to cre-

ate their classmates sundaes in

order to see if they wrote agood procedure. A letter will be

coming home soon to inform

you of what students will need

to bring for their sundaes and

when it will take place. Stu-

dents learned the process of re-

vising and proofreading their

work independently with the

help of vocabulary lists, check-

lists and work samples. Thismonth, we will be focusing on

visualizing. We will be reading

and learning how to visualize

parts of a story, characters and

events. A third book report will

be coming soon. Our grammar

focus is plural and singular

endings for adjectives and verbs

as well as verbs ending in ER.

Science: Students have been

learning about gears. How gears

turn, what gears are used for and

different types of gears. We will

also be looking at pulleys, fixed,

mobile, and block and tackle pul-

leys. Our next unit of study will

be light and sound.

Social Studies: As our Canada

unit is now complete, we will be

taking a short break from Social

studies to focus on Science. Afterour light and sound unit, stu-

dents will be taken back to the

Middle Ages. It is a very in-

formative and interesting unit as

student learn a great deal about

this specific era in history.

Physical Education: We will be

focusing on basketball, providing

students will some skills and

drills to allow them to feel moreat ease with the sport. We will

look at how to bounce the ball,

chest and bounce pass the ball as

well as how to shoot the ball

properly. Our next unit will be

fitness.

Health: We are beginning our

unit on Growth and Develop-

ment where students have

learned about the 4 stages of life:

infancy, childhood, adolescence

and adulthood. We have dis-

cussed some of the emotional,

physical and interpersonal as-

pects of each stage. We will then

take a look at nutrition.

Art: Moving away from drawing

and colouring with crayons and

pencil crayons, students will be

using markers, glues, construction

paper, pastels and paint duringTerm 2. They will learn how to

mix colours to make shades of the

same colour but also how to mix

to make new colours.

Music: Students have been learn-

ing how to read music and create

music using their recorder. Stu-

dents will continue to expand

their recorder knowledge for the

beginning of term 2.

Drama/Dance: . Dance is now

over for term 1 and we are now

starting Drama for term 2. In

Drama, students will be focusing

on how to become a character us-

ing different strategies. We will

be using symbols and objects to

help create and/or represent a

character.

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News from gr. 4 Page 3

Those who wish to bring valen-

tines on February 14th may do so

as Mme will set aside a time to

exchange them. Please bring a

valentine for everyone in the class

if you are participating. A class

list will be provided. For those

who do not wish or do not cele-

brate, an alternate activity will be

given during the exchange.

VALENTINES DAY

KEY POINTS OF INTEREST

Lates and Absences:

Winter is upon us, and thus many

students have been arriving after

our 8:05am. Just a reminder thatour first bell rings at 7:50 (where

students are supervised outside)

and then the school bell rings at

8:00am allowing students 5

minutes to get to class before clas-

ses start at 8:05am.

I WAS ABSENT!

Students are responsible for ask-

ing Mme what work they have

missed and are also responsiblefor completing that work in a

timely fashion.

REPORT CARDS ARE COM-

ING SOON:

Term 1 is coming to an end and

students have been finishing up

several assignments. You will no-

tice that some evaluations are be-

ing sent home for signature andreview. Please take the time to

read over these evaluations with

your child, sign them and then

return them back to school as the

students put them into their work

portfolios. Should you have any

questions or concerns, please

write me a note or call the school

to discuss.

Report cards will be sent homeFebruary 13th, 2013

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OTHER INFORMATION

KEY DATES TO REMEMBER:

February 7thWear a sweater day

February 11thMaking our sundaes : )

Reports cards go home February 13th

P.A DAY -February 15th

Family Day-February 18th

March BreakMarch 8-15

Be sure to take a look at the school website calendar for other relevant information

and important dates.