Week 5

Dear Parents and Students,

This week was only four days long for students, but we managed to pack a great deal of work into those four days.

In Maths,  We reviewed Topic 2 before sitting the topic test on Wednesday. We have already moved on to Topic 3, which focuses on multiplication.

We have been spending most of our Literacy Workshop revising and publishing our Personal Narratives. After publishing, we presented our stories before the class in our first Oralal Presentation for the year. Photos of the presentations can be found via the link below. On Wednesday, we took a break from our narratives, and to match the theme of last week’s story, Grandfather’s Journey, we each tried our hand at writing Haiku poems. We then spent our Art lesson decorating our finished poems.

In Science, we have shifted our attention from slow surface changes on Earth to rapid surface changes. We have focused mainly on volcanoes, but we will investigate some other types of rapid changes next week. Our learning might prove to come in very useful over the next few weeks while reading the global news, as seismologists and volcanologists are certain that volcanoes will erupt in Bali and Vanuatu.

In Social Studies, we merged our studies of natural resources with our activities for Global Awareness Week. We are now much more aware of where our food is coming from and how our choices affect the entire planet. Photos of or activities can also be found via a link at the bottom of this post.

Please remember that next Wednesday, 4^th October, is a public holiday to celebrate Moon Festival. The school will be closed on this day, and I hope you all enjoy your celebrations. Please check below for other important dates to remember, and I will see you all on Monday!

Wed.    Oct. 4:             Moon Festival – school closed

Mon-Tue  Oct. 9-10:  10/10 Holiday – school closed

Fri.      Oct 27:            Monthly Assembly

Tue.     Oct 31:            Fancy Dress Day

Student of the Week: September

 Sara, Alyssa, Ryan*, Miwa, Aina

*Ryan won an external award for Brazilian Jujitsu

Miwa won the Helping Hands Lottery TWICE in one day! Congratulations, Miwa! Mr. and Mrs. Shimono, maybe you should buy a lottery ticket this weekend!

Personal Narrative - Oral Presentations        

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Global Awareness Week        

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Student of the Week, Week 5

Congratulations to Sara!

Sara has ben working hard since the first day of school and rises to every challenge that comes her way. She always puts forth her best effort and is making the most of her time at school. Keep up the amazing effort, Sara!

No homework!

As usual, there is NO homework assigned for the weekend. The next Math homework assignment - Practice 3-2 and Enrichment 3-2 - will be assigned on Monday and due for submission on Tuesday.
The Haiku assignment is also due next Tuesday.

The Pearson Realize online Science task is due to be viewed and answered by midnight Saturday.

Homework, Thursday, 28th September

Maths: Practice 3-1 Meanings of Multiplication; Enrichment 3-1 Hurray Array!
Writing:  Finish publishing. Practise reading your Personal Narrative aloud. Presentations tomorrow.
Science: Click here if you would like to watch today's videos again.
Social Studies: Decide on your meal for WLL. You can watch the videos below.

Homework, Wednesday, 27th September

Literacy: Finish proofreading your Personal Narrative. Publishing tomorrow.
Science: log in to Pearson Realize. Watch the video; answer the question.

Global Awareness

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Reminder: Wear BLUE tomorrow!
Also, please wear clothes that you can move freely in for Performing Arts.

Homework, Tuesday, 26th September

Maths: Practice 2-6 Subtracting Across Zeros; Enrichment 2-6 Transportation Conclusions
Review Topic 2 as necessary (Test tomorrow)  pp.48-51  See below for answer key
Literacy: Proofread your Personal Narrative if you haven't already.

Topic 2 Practice Test Answers

1. D     2. B      3. A      4. C      5. B      6. D     7. D     8. A      9. C      10. C   11. C   12. B   13. D

Topic 2 Extra Practice Answer Key

Set A 1. 141 2. 598 3. 7,168 4. 114 5. 155 6. 128

Set B 1. 1,000 2. 5,000 3. 100 4.  4,300 5. 500 6. 300 7. 1,200 8. 1,300

Set C 1. Example: Not enough information. I need to know how many pages he read on Sunday.

Set D 1. 9,038 2. 14,740 3. 5,990 4. 1,513 7. 50,218 8. 23,625

Set E 1. 92 2. 2,212 3. 445 4. 1,895 5. 11,714 6. 119

Set F

1.  

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5	9

5 + 9 = 14 Wallabies

2. 

500 tokens
393	?

500 - 393 = 107 more tokens

Week 4

Dear Parents and Students,

Another busy and productive week has drawn to a close, and we already find ourselves only four school days away from the end of our first full month in Grade 4. Next week, we will be enjoying some extra activities as part of Global Awareness Week, which, of course will begin on Tuesday, after Monday's Professional Development Day.

We have completed our second topic Maths. Topic 2 was all about adding and subtracting whole numbers. There is no homework set for this weekend, but links to resources may be found in the posts below this one for anyone who would like to review subtraction further. On Tuesday, we will review Topic 2 ahead of the toic test on Wednesday. Our usual Practice and Enrichment homework tasks will be also be set on Tuesday, and will be due Wednesday.

In our Literacy Workshop, continued working on our Personal Narratives. These will be due for submission next Thursday, and we will read them aloud to the rest of the class on Friday. We will spend some time next week revising and proofreading our stories before we publish them.

We enjoyed another lab/prac assignment in Science on Wednesday, as we created and studied a model of the weathering of rocks. We followed up the prac with some book research, and we will discuss our conclusions next week. Pictures of our la/prac assignment can be seen via the link at the bottom of this post.

In Social Studies, we have continued our study of landforms. Next week, we will be moving forward to dedicate the week to studying natural resources. Our investigations will coincide with our Global Awareness project for the week, which will be all about food.

Also, as part of Global Awareness Week, please remember to wear blue next Wednesday.

Please remember that Monday, 25^th September, is a designated Professional Development day at HIS, and students are not required at school. Students, I hope you all enjoy your long weekend!

Please check below for other important dates to remember.

Mon.   Sep. 25:           PD Day, students not required at school

Tue-Fri  Sep. 26-29:  Global Awareness Week

Wed.    Sep. 27:           Dress in blue

Wed.    Sep. 27:           Math Test – Topic 2

Thu.    Sep. 28:           Teachers’ Day

Fri.      Sep. 29:           Monthly Assembly

Wed.    Oct. 4:             Moon Festival – school closed

Mon-Tue  Oct. 9-10:  10/10 Holiday – school closed

Click here for more photos of our Lab Prac: "Sugar Shaker" - Weathering Model

Student of the Week, Week 4

Congratulations to Alyssa!

Alyssa has been very focused this week, and has taken a conscientious and diligent approach to her work.  Her communication with her teacher has been excellent, making sure that she understands each step of each lesson. As a result, she has overcome some challenges from last week, producing accurate results throughout this week. Outstanding effort Alyssa!

Resources from this week's lessons

Mystery Science.com Earth Science: Weathering - Will a mountain last forever?

Regrouping and Subtracting Across Zeroes: Math is Fun Demonstration

We had several answers to our online question yesterday, all of which were correct in their own way.
The Dead Sea is the lowest point on land (the coastline of the sea), while the Mariana Trench is the lowest natural point on Earth, being almost 11 kilometres below sea level in some places. The deepest point of the Mariana Trench is Challenger Deep, at 10,916 metres (or 10.916 km) below sea level.
The lowest man-made point of Earth is the Kola Borehole.  It is a hole drilled into the ground, and while it is over 40,000 feet deep (over 12 km), it is only 9 inches (23 cm) wide!

Click the link or check the chart below to see how the different answers compare.

Highest and lowest points on Earth | Earth | EarthSky

Homework, Thursday, 21st September

Maths: Practice 2-5 Subtracting Whole Numbers; Enrichment 2-5 So Many Decisions!
Confused about regrouping? Maybe this video can help:

Science: Complete Lesson Check worksheet 6.1-6.2
Social Studies: Complete Use an Elevation Map worksheet

Research Challenge! What is the lowest point on Earth? (Think about what we have learned about elevation.)
Write your answer in the comments box below.