The Regions Of Alberta

Grade four has been studying the regions of Alberta. Have a look at the link below and spend some time exploring Alberta with your child.
Zoom in on Alberta:
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/sszi/en/

Problem Solving Strategies

Throughout the year, grade four students will be working on developing and using different problem solving strategies. Please have a look at the strategies below and try them out with your child.

Problem Solving and Reminders

Try this questions with your parents are home:

Heidi and Cathleen were trying to decide what kind of pet they wanted. They looked at a lot of animals at Morgan's Pet Store. They looked at 3 more rabbits than birds. They saw one half as many birds as kittens. There were one third as many kittens as puppies. They took a long look at the 36 adorable puppies. How many animals did they look at altogether?


Reminders:
-If anyone has any old newspapers they can part with, we would love to have them for an art project.
-The Elboya Terry Fox run is on September 24th.

Area and Perimeter

Grade four students are learning about area and perimeter in math this week. Students can review using the links below.
Math Live: Area and Perimeter
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/me5l/html/math5.html

Math Live: Area and Perimeter of Irregular Shapes
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/me5l/html/math5.html

Area and Perimeter Game
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/perimeter_and_area/index.html

Story Starters!

Grade Four has started working on developing their creative writing skills. Today they began working on writing interesting story starters. Ask your child to give you examples of some different ways to start a story. 

Daily Five

The Daily Five is a reading program used to help students become independent readers and writers. The Daily Five consists of Reading to Self, Reading to Others, Word Work, Work on Writing and Listening to Reading. Students are encouraged to do all of these five activities at least once a day. Ask your child to talk to you about Daily Five and how they are working to become independent readers and writers. Have a great weekend!
Reminder: Picture day is on Tuesday the 8th.

First Week!

Welcome back to school! We have had a busy week here in Grade 4. Please spend some time talking to your child about the Daily 5, our plants, making connections while reading and our measurement math work. We have also started working through a novel study on "The City of Ember." It's going to be a great year!
Reminder: School photos are taking place on Tuesday September 8th, 2015.