Weekend of May 15-16

Socials - finish Explorers grid; finish good copy of Explorers map (fine-line at school - must use permanent ink for tea-staining later)
Writing - all poetry is now due. Illustration of poems ongoing.

Week of May 10-14

Poetry - I Don't Understand poem--rough draft due Friday, May 14
Social Studies- Explorer grid due Friday, May 14
Spelling test on Friday - names of explorers + 5 challenge words from Explorers reading
Jacques Cartier, Henry Hudson, Samuel de Champlain, Ferdinand Magellan, John Franklin

Week of May 3-7

Thanks to all Div. 7 Mom's for attending Muffins with Mom this morning!

Homework and other info:

Writing - School-wide write this week. Students wrote at the start of the year; now, they write again on the same topic to demonstrate growth in writing skills over the year. Topic is "A Favorite Place" or "A Special Time or Event". Today we did the outline.
ROUGH COPY DUE FRIDAY, MAY 7

Math - orange fractions sheet - fractions of a set

Spelling - Explorer words.

Social Studies - beginning unit on Explorers

Art - last period to work on scratch designs - Friday.

Week of April 26-30

Tuesday, April 27..
- Writing - we began our final copies of our Life of a Colour poems. Final copy due Friday, April 30.
- Math - we did a lesson on fractions - the concept of 1/2 and fractions that are equal to, more than and less than 1/2.
- LAWS - words for Friday's test - Fraction words. numerator/denominator/fraction/decimal/equivalent /whole/half/tenths/hundredths
- also 5 challenge words
Art - students will be doing 2 pastel/paint scratch projects. They will hand in their chosen best for marking.

Weekend of April 24-25

Congratulations to Cam for placing 2nd of all Grade 4's in the 2010 Alouette Public Speaking Competition! Congratulations, too, to Nolan and Avri for making it to the finals! Excellent work by all.

Math - pp.175-177 #1-11, Reflect was due this past THURSDAY, Apr. 22
Poetry - rough draft of Life of A Colour was due WEDNESDAY, Apr. 21
Art - pastel needs finished for Tuesday. I initially asked if students could bring a small, slot-head screwdriver to do our Scratch Art. I have changed the plan and will use nails instead. All screwdrivers can stay or go home. :-) Thanks!

In Math, we will be learning about Fractions over the next few weeks.
In Writing...poetry.
Social Studies...Explorers
Spelling...variety of words from curricular areas as well as certain, reliable patterns.
Art...a variety of projects.

Homework for Week of April 19-23

District Pro-D Day on Friday - No School.
Public Speaking on Thursday afternoon in the gym, 12:45.

Math - pp.175-177 #1-11, Reflect - due THURSDAY (no school Friday)
Poetry - rough draft of Life of A Colour due WEDNESDAY
Art - pastel finished for Thursday; also, if students can bring a small, slot-head screwdriver to do our Scratch Art, that would great. Please label with name. I will keep them safe.

Homework for Tuesday, April 6

No school on Thursday (Pro-D), Good Friday or Easter Monday.

Please return UBC field trip notices and $11.00 ASAP. Thank you!

Homework:

L.A. - rough draft of speech due Tuesday.

Math - symmetry quiz on Tuesday.

Material on symmetry quiz:
- identify the characteristics of given symmetrical and non-symmetrical 2-D shapes
- sort a given set of 2-D shapes as symmetrical and non-symmetrical
- complete a symmetrical 2-D shape given half the shape and its line of symmetry
- identify lines of symmetry of a given set of 2-D shapes and explain why each shape is symmetrical
- draw a symmetrical shape
- show understanding examples of symmetrical shapes found in the environment and identify the line(s) of symmetry
- sort a given set of 2-D shapes as those that have no lines of symmetry, one line of symmetry, or more than one line of symmetry

Homework due Tuesday, March 30 and UBC MOA Field Trip

Math - symmetry - second design on dot paper must be COMPLETED

Spelling - test corrected, signed, returned.

Speech - bring all materials for Tuesday.

UBC Museum of Anthropology notice (field trip is Friday, April 16, Divisions 7&8) - please return ASAP. We are asking for parent volunteers to come along to supervise small groups in the museum. Your admission will be free, and if you wish you can carpool together in peace and quiet (and stop for coffee). :-)

The field trip is wonderful--plus, the Museum had built new sections since our last trip, so it should be even more interesting. I thank you for your continued support.

You can learn more about this excellent Museum here.

Homework due Friday, March 26

Speech outline - yellow sheet - subtopic details should be completed and yellow sheet returned to school by THURSDAY (to ensure that everyone has their work at school on Friday)
- speech does not have to be written in paragraph form yet - we will work on this on Friday

The speeches are written in essay format - ie. introduction, subtopics, conclusion.

It will be at LEAST 2 weeks before we begin presenting speeches formally. Until then, it's practice practice practice!

If you need a new copy of the speech outline, click the links below (prints in LEGAL size paper):
Page 1
Page 2

Math - symmetry - first design on dot paper must be COMPLETED

Spelling - quiz on homonyms/homophones on Friday - if one word in the set is spelled incorrectly, no marks will be given. Study hard--practice!

there/their/they're.....by/buy/bye.....you're/your....right/write.....to/too/two.....do/due/dew.....piece/peace.....which/witch
Also 5 challenge words.

Homework due Friday, March 19

- PUBLIC SPEAKING TOPIC - all students must bring at least one strong topic to use for their speech (Public Speaking is in early May). We will be working hard on speeches for the next month.
- Spelling test.... +er and +est words - see student planner
- yellow Symmetry worksheet

Next Tues., March 23
- students need to bring 5 challenge words for the week's spelling test

Homework for weekend of Feb.6-7

Math quiz upcoming!
On Friday, Feb. 12, there will be a Math quiz on the following concepts (see pages 150-161 of the Math Makes Sense textbook):
- measuring area of rectangles and squares
- estimating areas of shapes - using benchmarks, using symbols (*, X, etc.)
- different shapes with the same area (show equations) - ie. a rectangle with an area of 12 square cm could be 4x3, 6x2, or 12x1
- should you measure in square cm or square metres? Which unit makes the most sense to use?
- Reflect-style questions - thoughtful answers that require more explanation than just a number answer

Homework for weekend of Nov 28-29

Writing
- due Tues. - all subtopics written as good paragraphs with topic sentences.
- bring blue writing outline sheet as well on Tuesday.

Have a good weekend everyone!

Homework for weekend of Nov 21-22

Social Studies - Culture Poster Project due Tuesday, Nov. 24. Click here for more info.

Writing - blue writing outline sheet due Tues. - subtopic, details finished. No introduction or conclusion yet.

Homework for weekend of Nov 14-15

Writing
- typed similes, full-colour background picture - Tues., Nov. 17

Social Studies
- Poster Project - culture. Due Tuesday, Nov. 24. See online details about the assignment.

Art
- WordArt is overdue

Homework due Tuesday, Oct. 27

Art - final copy of straight-line drawing.

Homework due Tuesday, Oct. 20

Art - rough draft of straight-line drawing.

Homework due Friday, Oct. 16

Math
- p. 127 #5-6 (a-g)
- make sure your work is neatly organized in your notebook
- check your answers for correctness.

Art
- Joan Miro Art (Mr. Martin)

ALL WORK DUE FRIDAY, OCT 16

Remember, Friday is GREEN DAY. Wear green and help school spirit!

Mr. W. homework for weekend of Oct 9-12

Have a great holiday weekend everyone!

Math Makes Sense
- p. 127 #1-4
- make sure your work is neatly organized in your notebook
- check your answers for correctness.
- DUE TUESDAY, OCT 13