Thursday, February 28th, 2019

This week was technological! 

In math we learned a new strategy for subtraction called "Shift It". This is when you take away a number from both of the numbers in the equation to make them "friendly". Friendly numbers help us count more efficiently. 

In science we have been researching about force, gravity and motion. We also researched about 3 different kinds of simple machine: the lever, the inclined plane and the wheel and axle. We also had an introduction to the pulley, and the screw. 

In social studies we finished our partner research about our Albertan roots. We shared our answers as a class. 

In language arts we got the our cat/rat perspective writing feedback back from another grade 4 class. We are planning to use the feedback to improve our descriptive/perspective writing skills. 

We also had an assembly for Pink Shirt day! Here are some pictures:

Our spelling pattern next week: 
Be careful when spelling words with the /ô/ sound that you hear in fault and dawn. The vowel digraphs au and aw make the /ô/ sound, and they sound alike. 

Some examples include:

claws

fault

causing

dawn

straw

drawings

launch

sauce

jaw

haunt

yawn

fawns

awkward

gnaw

audience

scrawl

fraud

gaunt

restaurant

shawl

Reminders:

• We will be constructing playground parks for our simple machine unit, so please continue collecting items to use for the project such as, popsicle sticks, cardboard, straws, bottle caps, string, cardstock, pipecleaner, rubber bands, plastic lids/containers, tinfoil, thimbles, buttons, toothpicks, putty, etc. 
• Please pack knit gloves (gloves you can use a pencil with) next week as we will be taking notes outside.
• No school tomorrow, March 1st 

Have a fabulous weekend!

Friday, February 22nd, 2019

This week has been warmer than last week!

In math we learned a new strategy for addition called "give and take". This is when you add two numbers together, and add another number to make one of the numbers a "friendly number" (which makes it easier to add to), then you subtract the same number that you added. 

In science we watched Bill Nye and learned about a few simple machines like levers, pulleys, screws, inclined planes and the wheel and axle. 

In social studies we did some partner research about our Albertan roots. 

In language arts we did our dictation and marked them ourselves! We also said goodbye to Cathy, she helped us with our First Nation perspective paragraphs. 

In music we just started practicing with our recorders. 

Our spelling pattern next week: 

The letters ie and ei can be vowel pairs or digraphs. They are vowel pairs in pies and seize, brief and sleigh.

Use this rhyme to spell words with ie and ei:

I before E

Except after C

Or when sounded as A

Some examples include:

dried

fields

brief

relief

shriek

weigh

believe

sleigh

receive

eighteen

seize

neighbours

receipt

amplifies

chiefly

freighter

deceive

perceive

pies

diet

Reminders:

• We will be constructing playground parks for our simple machine unit, so please start collecting items (at home) to use for the project such as, popsicle sticks, cardboard, straws, bottle caps, string, cardstock, pipecleaner, rubber bands, plastic lids/containers, tinfoil, thimbles, buttons, toothpicks, putty, etc. 
• Please return your form for our Human Sexuality unit ASAP
• February 27th is Pink Shirt Day
• There is no school next week on Friday, March 1st 

Have a fabulous weekend!