Important Reminders

Wednesday Dec 17th is Green and Red day for students
Thursday Dec 18th PJ and Stuffy day.
Thursday Dec 18th is also the Pillars of Care Assembly ( Wear Fancy Clothes and the you can change back into PJs)

No word work Lists until after the holidays. 

Please return your home reading minutes to get your Flames cards as soon as possible!

Word Work List Dec 2- 6

Short and long 'e' sounds

Graphemes: ea, ee, ei, ie, e, eo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUtP3TS5RRs

1.     then

2.     when

3.     tenth

4.     easy

5.     eager

6.     piece

7.     mean

8.     fifteen

9.     people

10.  receive

11.  squeeze

12.  believe

NEXT WEEK- Concert Week

On Thursday, Dec. 5 the k’s, Grades 4, 5, and 6 classes will perform. Please have your student here  in their classrooms at 6pm as the concert starts at 6:30pm.

November Ends

Wow! It has been a very busy Month. We have finished our Science Unit called Waste in Our World and are writing our final unit test. We have also finished our Number Concepts Unit and are writing our unit test on that.

We have begun our work on paragraph writing by editing a paragraph daily. The classes' understanding of complete sentences has grown! As well as our understanding of verbs, nouns and adjectives.  We continue to work towards increasing the amount of writing we complete in an 30minute time period.

We have started a major technology project on the 6 Eco-regions of Alberta. The class has learned how to login to their CBE email, open a template, use Google Earth, take screen shots of images on the web, and insert those photos into a Google Slide presentation. There are many steps in the process and it has been a steep learning curve for most. We are starting to get it though! I will be sending a copy of your child's email address and password home soon.

Today in our backpacks you should find the December Calendar. Tomorrow is the Pillars of Care Assembly. Please join us at 8:15am to honour the kids if your child was nominated.

Thanks and have a fantastic day!
Mrs. Aleasha Diduch

Reverse Age Day! Don't forget!

Tomorrow, Wednesday, Nov 20 is Reverse Age Day:

Students dress as adults or teachers and teachers dress as students!

Spread the joy!

I can't wait to see you all dressed up!

Homework Club

Hello all,

I am offering extra time and help to students Wednesdays at lunch for students who need extra time to complete work that hasn't been completed in class or who would like extra help understanding some concepts.

I have handed back graded Math work today and have found that many are learning the importance of using class time wisely. Luckily there is time and help for those who need it.  Please have the discussion with your child about whether they should be joining me Wednesdays at lunch.

I look forward to meeting you all at Parent conferences.

Best Regards,
Mrs. Aleasha Diduch

Word List Nov.12-20

Graphemes that say the 'A' sound:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUtP3TS5RRs

1. fact
2. began
3. later
4. space
5. vein
6. display
7. main
8. explain
9. freight
10. April
11. weigh
12. neighbour

Parent Teacher Conferences

Dear Grade 4 Parents,

This message is to inform you that a School Conference called "Grades 1-6 November 2019 Conferences" has been created by your school. Please note that the start date for parent’s booking is 16:00 PM (Nov 15, 2019), and booking ends at 11:30 AM (Nov 22, 2019).

Please follow this link to access the School Conference.

Looking forward to seeing you all.

Best Regards,
Mrs. Diduch

Remembrance Day Assembly

Our Class will be reciting the poem, In Flanders Fields during the assembly. Please join us to honour the day and support your child if you can. The assembly is this Friday at 10:30am.

Word ListNov. 5- Nov. 8

Nov. 5- Nov. 8

Grapheme Focus: th, ch, wh

1. ache
2. chef
3. attach
4. change
5. where
6. whisper
7. awhile
8. these
9. thread
10. gather
11. sandwich
12. nowhere
13. machine
14. athlete

Social Studies Province Link

Students should follow the link for our assignment. You can also practice matching these at home.

https://quizlet.com/join/euFqXc4UM

Word Work List Oct. 28- Nov. 1

Spelling Choice Board - 1

Dear Grade Four Parents,

To support students in learning to read and spell various high frequency words, the following Choice Board was created.  In school we will be learning and using these activities as well.  Each night, have your child select one way to practice the weekly high frequency words. 

Updated Choice Boards will be send home which will detail further selections for your child.  The Choice Board should stay at home and does not need to be returned to school.  Evidence of written work does not need to come to school.

Have fun!

Mrs. Diduch

Back Writing Write your words with your finger on your parent’s back.  Have him/her guess the word.	Memory Match Write each word twice on 2 small cards.  Play Memory Match with a partner.  Remember to add the new words for each week.
Cross It Out Write each of your spelling words onto a piece of paper.  Then cross out the silent letters.	Military Spelling Pick a word and read it aloud. Then do jumping jacks as you clap and say each letter in this word.  Go onto the next word.

Consonant blends (also called consonant clusters) are groups of two or three consonants in words that makes a distinct consonant sound, such as "bl" or "spl."

This week we are looking at two syllable words and the consonant blends:

br gr tr tw fr gl sw sn

1. bridge
   
2. gravity
   
3. hungry
   
4. eclipse
   
5. secret
   
6. applaud
   
7. laundry
   
8. trouble
   
9. attract
   
10. twilight
    
11. between
    
12. describe
    
13. snowflake
    
14. freedom