Grade 4/5 News

April 17,  2017

I hope everyone had a great Easter weekend.  Last Thursday the class chose the play we will be performing at the end of the year.  It's...Robin Hood!  This week we will be re-reading the play and students will be selecting roles they will want to perform in the play.  I always double cast the main roles in my plays,  meaning two students will perform a main role on different nights.  This way more students can get to act larger parts in the play.  We may have the cast set by the end of the week.  Then for the next few weeks we will be rehearsing and practicing the play.  I'll let you know when we're ready for set design as I'll be asking for some parent help with it.

Subjects

Math:   This week we begin a unit on fractions.   
   "Math is the science of patterns."

Reading:   We continue with the word sorts twice a week.   Students were tested on 10 words from their word sort last week I noticed that some students haven't learned the word patterns yet.  
Students are recording a story they have chosen to read on an iPad.   jlighfoot@sd64.bc.ca

Writing:    This week's paragraph will be an opinion piece.  In class we will talk about the pros and cons of a statement and students will write their opinion based on this discussion.  Students have also started developing a character framework for an alter ego which they will write about.  We do this activity every Wednesday.

Science: We will be test piloting some science kits the School District is purchasing and have ordered.  We should start in a couple of weeks. 
Tech:  The team Lego Robotics is well under way and teams have chosen their animals and are now doing research about the animal.  This week we hope to begin looking at the robotic elements of the kit and learning how to program using an iPad app.

Art:  We will be focusing on design and drawing daffodils, plus we're doing a bit of woodworking.  

PE:  Students continue to do weekly fitness stations.  We will practice a couple of more sessions with square dancing and then move on to dances from the 50s and 60s. 

French:   Our theme continues with les parties des corps.  Students will use a body template to label parts of the body.  

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