The next Caribou Math Contest will take place on Wednesday, November 13th. All students are welcome and encouraged to participate. (Math enrichment students are required to participate). To prepare, students can work on the Tangram interactive question on the website: https://cariboutests.com. Additionally, there will be a history question about Emmy Noether. Please read the relevant section on the history page.

Provinces and Territories

As we are learning about Canada in social studies, students are asked to memorize the 10 provinces and 3 territories.

In class we are working on assignments, learning songs, and playing games to help retain the information.

There will be a quiz on Wednesday, November 13th.

To listen to the song, click here (lyrics are in students' agendas).

For games, click here, here, here, or here.

Please note that yesterday's addition and subtraction test has been marked and sent home today.

What's in a sentence?

Today we took quite some time to explore complete sentences, sentence fragments, and run-on sentences. I was pleased to see that most students grasped the idea and performed very well on the online games we played.

For tutors and parents who would like to support sentence composition at home, please click here.

For sentence and other grammar games, click here.

Quiz!

Please note that there is an addition and subtraction quiz on Monday, October 28th. A practice package was sent home today instead of a problem of the week. Practice packages are due Monday. October 28th. 

Students in Grade 4 have the opportunity to participate in the Canadian Caribou Math Contest. While it is an optional contest, it is mandatory for those students in math enrichment. 

The first contest will be held at 11:30 on Wednesday, October 16th.

Please visit: https://cariboutests.com for more information.

Current Events Assignment

This week 4A is tasked with completing a current events assignment for homework. They must find 6 current events (2 local, 2 national, 2 international) that they will write about. Students are welcome to look at newspapers or online. They are reminded to avoid selecting stories that are too scary or otherwise inappropriate.

Some online resources:

https://www.cbc.ca/kidsnews/

https://teachingkidsnews.com

https://www.currents4kids.com

https://thetyee.ca

https://www.canadiangeographic.ca/topic/kids

https://newsforkids.net

https://www.dogonews.com

Mark your calendars!

In science this term we've been learning about the moon and its effect on living and non-living things. On November 20th we will be visiting H.R. MacMillan Space Centre for some exciting programming. More information will come closer to the date.

FSA Exam Schedule

On the following dates, please ensure that your child is at school promptly and well-rested.

Thursday, October 10th (Numeracy - Problem Solving)

Friday, October 11th (Reading response)

Wednesday, October 16th (Reading comprehension online)

Thursday, October 17th (Numeracy - online)

Thursday, October 24th (Writing)

Monday, October 28th (Reflection activity online)

Please note that there are no study documents or preparatory materials.