Nov. 27- 30

Nov. 27- 30

French: This week we will be learning about irregular verbs in the present tense. In addition, students will write a pre-test on Monday on all the verbs learned so far in the present tense (AVOIR, ÊTRE, AIMER, FINIR and ALLER). There will also be an evaluation on Thursday on these same verbs.

In addition,  students are required to read out loud in French for 20 minutes a day, four times a week for the at home reading program. Reading logs from last week are due this MONDAY (November 27th)!

Math: We will be starting subtraction. Students should know their simple subtraction facts up to 18-9.

Religion: Students should finish their saint project at home by Wednesday.

English: We will complete our unit on types of sentences. Presentations of the saints project will begin this week.

Social Studies: We are continuing to learn about the origins of Alberta.

Wednesday, November 29th is our next MSD/ Wasteless Wednesday. For more information on our wasteless lunch program, please read the blog post.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
There will be no school on Friday, December 1st as we have parent-teacher conferences.

French: This week we will be learning how to conjugate verbs ending in IR in the present tense. There will be an evaluation on Thursday.

In addition,  students are required to read out loud in French for 20 minutes a day, four times a week for the at home reading program. Reading logs from last week are due this MONDAY (November 13th)!

Math: We will be continuing with addition. Students should know their simple addition facts up to 9 + 9.

Religion: Students have started a project on saints. They will be researching more information about a saint of their choice.

English: We will continue with our grammar unit. This week we will learn about different types of sentences, including simple, compound and complex sentences. We will also look at fragments and run-on sentences. Students will continue reading some short texts and complete comprehension questions.

Science: Students will be working on an environment project where the objective is to find ways to reduce the waste in our school.

Wednesday, November 15th is our next MSD/ Wasteless Wednesday. For more information on our wasteless lunch program, please read the blog post.

Oct. 30- Nov. 3

Oct. 30- Nov. 3

French: Students will be working on their final copy of the descriptive text where they use adjectives to describe what a school is. We will also continue our GB+ guided reading groups.

In addition,  students are required to read out loud in French for 20 minutes a day, four times a week for the at home reading program. Reading logs from last week are due this MONDAY (October 30th)!

Math: We will be learning about addition. Students should know their simple addition facts up to 9 + 9.

Religion: Students will be exploring the religious side of Halloween.

English: We will continue with our grammar unit. This week we will finish learning about prefixes and suffixes. We will also learn about capitalization.

Science: We are continuing with the second half of our unit on Waste in our World.

There is no school this Wednesday as it is Faith Day. As a result, there will be no MSD/ Wasteless Wednesday for this week.

MSD (mercredi sans déchets)

MSD (mercredi sans déchets)

Dear parents,


Over the past couple of weeks in science, students have been learning about the waste in our world. A large part of this unit is on the effects of garbage on our environment. For this reason, we are starting a wasteless lunch program in both grade 4 classes called MSD (mercredi sans déchets/ Wednesdays without Waste), beginning on October 25th. We are encouraging the children to bring lunches that include very little to no waste (i.e., tupperware containers, reusable drink bottles etc.).

Throughout the next few weeks, students will be tracking all of the waste that they produce and at the end we will summarize the results. Our goal is to make students aware of just how much garbage can accumulate in a short period of time. If you could help ensure your child brings a wasteless lunch on Wednesdays, that would be greatly appreciated.


Thank you for your support!


Mme Allyson and Mme Élaine


                                               

Oct. 23- 27

Oct. 23- 27

French: Students will be working on a descriptive text where they use adjectives to describe what a school is. We will also begin our GB+ guided reading groups.

In addition,  students are required to read out loud in French for 20 minutes a day, four times a week for the at home reading program. Reading logs from last week are due this MONDAY (October 23rd)!

Math: We will be learning about estimating sums and addition. Students should be able to say the numbers from 1- 9999 in French and should know their simple addition facts.

English: We will continue with our grammar unit. This week's focus will be on adjectives, prefixes and suffixes.

Science: We are continuing our unit on Waste in Our World. Students should be reviewing their notes in the science duo-tang throughout the week as there will be an evaluation on Friday. Students will receive a study sheet on Monday.

This week, we will be starting a wasteless lunch program on Wednesday, October 25th called "mercredi sans déchets". There will be a separate post on the blog with more information. 

Here is the plan for this week:


French: We will be looking at the masculine, feminine, singular and plural forms of adjectives in French. There will be a  dictée on Friday.

In addition,  students are required to read out loud in French for 20 minutes a day, four times a week for the at home reading program. Reading logs are always due on Mondays!

Math: We will be continuing to look at numeration: classifying and organizing numbers, representing numbers with words or pictures etc. Students should be able to say the numbers from 1- 9999 in French. We will also move on to addition and estimating sums.

English: Students should have already submitted their letter about Calgary. If not, this should be completed as homework and handed in. This week, we will continue with our grammar unit and will learn about homonyms, synonyms and antonyms.

Science: We are continuing our unit on Waste in Our World. So far, students are learning about decomposers and the difference between waste created by humans and waste created by nature.

Oct. 10- 13

Here is the plan for next week:

French: We will be continuing to learn about common nouns this week, with a focus on the plural form, putting words in alphabetical order and looking up definitions in the dictionary. There will be an  evaluation on Friday.

In addition,  students are required to read out loud in French for 20 minutes a day, four times a week for the at home reading program. Reading logs from last week are due this TUESDAY (October 10th)!

Math: We will be continuing to look at numeration: classifying and organizing numbers, representing numbers with words or pictures etc. Students should be able to say the numbers from 1- 9999 in French. There will be a small evaluation on Wednesday.

English: We will be completing a writing assignment where students write a letter to someone about Calgary. In addition, we will begin our grammar unit. The first concept we will cover is on homophones.

Science: We are starting a new unit on Waste in Our World.

Religion: We are preparing for the upcoming liturgy of St. Luke's Feast Day. The liturgy will be held on Wednesday, October 18th at 10:00 am in the gym. Parents are welcome to attend.