Grade 4/5 News

January 18, 2016

    This week Quentin Harris returns to the class to work with Native carving.  Students are using chisels to carve animal designs.  Basektball practices for girls and boys also continue.  On Wednesday morning our class goes to GISS to observe a Grade 12 biology science fair.  It should be fun and I hope it gives our students some ideas about doing a class science fair later in the year.
   Aiai Tang came to say goodbye to the class on Thursday. She's moving to Shanghai and we wish her the best!

Subjects

Math:   We finish subtraction on Monday and will begin multiplication.  Students will be practicing basic facts daily plus learning strategies to help them with multiplication skills.
 "Math is the science of patterns."

Reading:  We continue with reading a newspaper article weekly as well as reading some fables and legends.  The daily reading graph continues.  Students have read fables and are creating a story board which retells the story. 

Writing:  Daily journal writing continues and students are practicing writing a recipe.
Tech:   Website, website, website!!!

Social Studies:   Students have written 3 diary entries in their immigration diary.  They are now in Winnipeg and heading out on the train to the fictional town of Swan Lake.  Here they will choice 160 acres to settle.

Science: We will continue science activities at a later date.

Art:  The colour wheels and pencil holders were very creative.  Students will now begin looking at how to mix colours.

PE:  Students continue with folk dance and basketball skills.

French:  Students continue learning simple French words and greetings. They will be learning days of the week, months, and the weather.
Recorders:  We continue with recorders and students are practicing the B, A, G notes.  They also have a binder with lots of practice music so they can practice at home if they wish.  

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