Grade 4/5 News

October 13,  2015

Thanks to the parents that came to the meeting on Thursday.  I hope you had a positive glimpse of the classroom and the students and I were able to give you a basic tour of our daily school lives. I need to mention that many parents have not paid for school supplies which is $26.50 for both class supplies and Planners.  Please send it to school as soon as you can.  

On Thursday we are returning to Fulford Estuary to continue with our mapping studies.  Cate McEwan is accompanying us and you are welcome to come as well.  We leave the school at 9:00. 

Subjects

Math:   Students continue learning about T-charts with patterns and will be complete a small project using patterns and coordinates.  "Math is the science of patterns."

Reading: We are practicing reading aloud with FLEX: Fluency, Loudness, and Expression.  I am also focusing on vocabulary and some spelling.

Writing: Students continue practicing writing sentences and the parts of a sentence such as nouns and verbs.  They will complete a writing assignment on their trip to Horne Lake.

Social Studies:   We have been doing quite a bit of compass work.  Students will be using some of the mapping skills to make a map in science.

Science: We will be discussing how to collect data at the  Fulford Estuary so that students can make a map of the area.  

Keyboarding:  We continue keyboarding in class which helps students to become better writers. Students can practice online at home at this site:   http://www.freetypinggame.net/

Art: We continue studying patterns and lines. Quentin Harris, a First Nations' artist will be working with us on drawing salmon. 

PE:  We've have started a weekly dance session.  I'll be starting with a variety of folk dance including the Hora.

French:  Students will be starting to learn simple French words and greetings after next week's trip.

You are welcome to phone me or email me if you have  any questions about what is happening in class.  250-537-4962  or jlightfoot@sd64.bc.ca