This Week: - in language arts we will be reciting our favourite poem to the class. We also have been working on our novel Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, discussing point of view. In writing we are working on some narrative writing focusing on showing not telling and adding dialogue to our work to help add interest to our writing. - in math we are working on rounding, adding and subtracting decimals and on dividing larger numbers. Some of us might have some finish up work. - in science we looked at the structures of plants and their functions - in social studies we learned about the conferences that were held that led up to Confederation. Next Week: - Tuesday is our nature/community walk with our indigenous Elder Hal Eagletail. We will be walking down to the Douglasdale ball diamonds. Please make sure that students have sturdy walking shoes (not sandals) and are dressed for the weather. This might include a rain jacket if the weather is not looking great for next week. - W...
This Week: - in language arts we finished our novel Harry Potter. We also kept working on our other novel Tales of a Fourth Nothing. In poetry we started looking for a poem that we can recite. - in science we continued learning about animal structures. We looked at different animal eyes and how they use them to find food, see their surroundings and survive. We created macro animal eyes and also dragon eyes out of clay to go along with the conclusion of our fantasy novel. - in social studies we started learning about Confederation and the reasons that led to people wanting to unite to form Canada. - to catch up in math we have been working on a couple of things: decimals and division. We looked at how we can compare and order decimals and how we can divide numbers. Next Week: - it's a full week! - we have swimming Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday - library is Tuesday - please return any zoo field trip forms or pizza lunch forms this week. If any one is interested in volunteer...