Grade 4A April Newsletter

ContentsPage 2 Language arts inside the classroomPage 3 Mathematics at a glancePage 4 April ArtPage 5 SciencePage 6 Social StudiesPage 7-11 Appendix

LANGUAGE ARTS AT A GLANCE

Students have finished their creative writing projects.

Students have created poetry based on the limerick form. See appendix for pictures.

I encourage parents to ensure that their child is reading. Too often students are forgetting to read on a daily basis.

Students have completed their novel study of Trouble in the Trees. The also finished alternate title pages.

Signing the agenda daily will help ensure parent-teacher communication

Mathematics Measurement and Multiplying and Dividing Larger Numbers

Students performed fairly well on their Geometry tests. Marks could have been improved by paying attention to detail and not rushing to submit their test.

Students should continue ask more questions and try to complete past exercises at home or search for grade 5 math concepts on iXl or Khan Academy. Grade 5 will be fast approaching and some students who are struggling with math need to practice more.

We should continue to strive to have full participation in the sample test provided on the class website. Too often similar questions on the tests are incorrect.

I encourage parents to check agendas daily, and to sign the agenda daily. It is a tool for me and you to communicate.

April ArtPlease find samples in the appendixThis month we focused on Spring Lupines

and Flowers.

Science The Science Fair was a tremendous success. All students should feel very happy about their

work Currently Students are working on Light and

Sound. We will also be starting Habitats and Communities next week.

We have a field trip to Science World on May 9, to help students prepare for the new unit.

Big congratulations to Narang and Mehtab who got their project working on the day of the fair.

Social Studies Students participated in a field trip to the

UBC Museum of Anthropology. We learned a lot about the Coastal Salish Communities of Aboriginals.

Students enjoyed learning about the different structural designs of varying Aboriginal groups.

Students will now begin to focus on early European exploration.

AppendixSpring Lupines

Appendix

Appendix

AppendixTrouble in Trees Alternate Title Pages

Appendix

Limericks