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As school is drawing to
an end, students are
still responsible for
completing homework
on time:
What is due when:
Math journal due
every Wednesday
Final book report
in French due ei-
ther May 15,16 or
17th
Please continue to read
your child’s agenda and
sign it daily. Mme
would like to see a sig-
nature, which tells me
that you are aware that
your child needs to
complete their home-
work. Your child may
be asked to stay in over
recess or lunch to start
finishing any incom-
plete work as the final
assessment days draw
near.
Absences:
Just a reminder that if a
student is away, it is
their responsibility to
ensure that they catch
up on work that was
missed and hand in any
work that was due up-
on their return to
school. Use a buddysystem, ask for missed
sheets upon return,
work on any missed
work at home etc.
WOW! ALREADY MAY!
Grade 4 Newsletter
HOMEWORK DISCUSSION!
Welcome to a month
full of outdoor activi-
ties, final projects, tests
and units of study.
May is a very important
assessment month in
which students will be
preparing, working and
completing final tasks
for each academic sub-
ject. Now that we fi-
nally have some nice
weather, the school has
planned a few outdoor
activities such as Track
and Field, Aussie X-
anti-bullying activity,
and Skipping for the
Heart and Stroke Foun-
dation. We only have a
few more weeks till
summer!
News gr. 4May 2013
M m e . O ’ C o n n o r , S h i n g l e r a n d T o m s
HOT TOPICSWow! Already May! 1
Homework Discussion 1
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CONTACTING TEACHERS
If at any time throughout
the year you need to
speak with me or would
like to book a teacher/
parent conference re-garding a concern or a
question, I encourage
parents/guardians to let
me know ahead of time
in order to get your
child’s file ready.
We can schedule confer-
ences before or right af-
ter school. You can use
your child’s agenda for
communication purpos-es as I will be signing
them daily. You can also
call at convenient hours
such as before or after
school (905) 668-2225.
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WHAT’S GOING ON THIS MONTH IN GRADE 4
Grade 4 NewsletterPage 2
Math:
Mental math has become a
part of our daily routine in
math. It is really showingsome great progress with
students and their abilities
to multiply and divide with
confidence. Please ensure
that your child is still prac-
ticing at home. With mul-
tiplication and division
coming to an end, we will
now focus on time for the
next couple of weeks.
Language: In French, we
have been incorporating
Medieval Times with writ-
ing and reading goals. We
are currently finishing a
medieval journal entry
based on a medieval cha-rater of choice. Your child
will be presenting this jour-
nal entry very soon. Stu-
dents are busy preparing
their final book report pro-
jects. Can’t wait to see
them! We will be going
over the expectations of
the presentation in class.
Science: Our last unit of
study for this year will be
Rocks and Minerals,
which will start after the
medieval unit in mid-May.
Social Studies: This month
we will continuing our unit,
the Middle Ages: Medieval
Times. This unit entails a lotof reading, writing as well
as art and drama. Students
will look into a different era
of time to see how people
lived in the Middle Ages.
Physical Education:
We are preparing for our
Track and Field event onMay 1st in which students
will participate in one field
event and one track event.
Afterwards, we will work on
balance and rotations and
students will be creating
short routines which in-
cludes several different bal-
ances and rotations focusingon balance and their ability
to transition from one bal-
ance to the other.
Health: We have almost
completed our unit on
healthy eating. We will then
focus on the influences: al-
cohol and tobacco.Art: We will be continuing
our unit on colour and
shades as well as creating
mosaics.
Music: Students are contin-
uing the recorder program.
Music history is also being
presented in class. Please
have your recorder when you
have music.Drama: We will be focusing
on become a medieval char-
acter and re-enacting events
from the Middle Ages.
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KEY DATES TO REMEMBER:
May 1st – Track and Field Day (weather dependent)
May 2nd-3rd – Aussie X – anti-bullying workshop
May 7th – Rain date for Track and Field
May9 or 13 (rain date)- Jump Rope for Heart
Be sure to take a look at the school website calendar for other relevant in-
formation and important dates throughout the school.
Knights in the
Classroom
June 24th, 2013
As previously mentioned in the winter, we as a grade 4
team have planned a medieval day at school with the
help of a professional company called: Knights in theclassroom. Students will have the opportunity to cele-
brate the middle ages with the help of interactive games,
workshops, use of real medieval resources and a real
life tournament in our own gymnasium!
Cost per child for the whole day event at school $23.00