Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you had a great night!

The cold weather is back for a visit! Please ensure you are sending proper outdoor gear including snow pants, hats/earmuffs, mitts/gloves, and winter boots. Students spend at least 50 minutes outside everyday and we want them to be warm. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter!

February 3 – December after care payment due

February 8 – Medieval Times forms and money due

February 10 - French field trip forms and money due

Important information and reminders:

Re-registration is upon us! Re-registrations forms have been sent home. The deadline to re-register is February 10. After that we open up spaces to the public. Do not delay – reserve your spot for grade 5 today!

Language

Today we handed out our monthly awards and played a house game.

A reminder that all work for speeches is to be done in class, unless other wise stated. All speeches should be between 2-3 minutes. Thank you for your cooperation!

Homework – Read for at least 30 minutes per day

Math

Today we began Geometry! Our first lesson was about congruent figures. Congruent means that a figure has the same size and shape. The grade 4’s had no problem with this. The finished the lesson quickly and then had a scavenger hunt around the room to find items that were congruent and non-congruent (meaning the figure does not have the same shape and size).

Homework – MMS pg 34-35




Helping out with math!


UOI

Today we began looking into the Feudal System. We began discussing the roles that people play and how they fit on the Feudal System hierarchy. We also did a reading and had a discussion. We will continue this topic tomorrow.

Homework – Find definition for 5 of the vocabulary words from the reading today (activity #2)

-Sign and return UOI summative rubric


New board in the works!


I wonder...













Working on the hierarchy! 









Working on the brainstorm page from yesterday!



A couple more presentations!

Have a lovely night!


Mrs. Hocevar J

Monday, January 30, 2017

Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you had a great weekend!

The cold weather is back for a visit! Please ensure you are sending proper outdoor gear including snow pants, hats/earmuffs, mitts/gloves, and winter boots. Students spend at least 50 minutes outside everyday and we want them to be warm. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter!

February 3 – December after care payment due

February 10 - French field trip forms and money due

Important information and reminders:

Re-registration is upon us! Re-registrations forms have been sent home. The deadline to re-register is February 10. After that we open up spaces to the public. Do not delay – reserve your spot for grade 5 today!

Language

Today we continued work on our speeches. We finished up previous paragraphs and began work on our second body paragraph. Tomorrow we will begin our final body paragraph and then we will complete our conclusion on Wednesday. Conferences will begin on Thursday and then students will be able to move towards completing their good copies.

A reminder that all work for speeches is to be done in class, unless other wise stated. Thank you for your cooperation!

Homework – Read for at least 30 minutes per day

-Spelling lesson #20




Math

Today was our math test. I will mark as soon as possible and send them home.

Homework

UOI

Today we began our fourth UOI – Medieval Times. This is such a fun unit. We will be talking about the Feudal System, Knights, the Plague, and castles. Today we created our ‘I wonder’ question and brainstormed ideas we know about Medieval Times. We began a reading and answering questions. We also heard a few more UOI summative presentations.

Homework – Finish UOI reading and answer questions

Have a lovely night!


Mrs. Hocevar J

Friday, January 27, 2017

Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you had a great night!

February 3 – December after care payment due

February 10 - French field trip forms and money due

Important information and reminders:

Re-registration is upon us! Re-registrations forms have been sent home. The deadline to re-register is February 10. After that we open up spaces to the public. Do not delay – reserve your spot for grade 5 today!

News about our lunch program - SJA is excited to announce that our lunch ordering system has now been upgraded!

Beginning today you will place all lunch orders on-line. The ordering system is more simplified and easy to navigate.

Below are the instructions on how to order and how to pay:


2.     Click on the link. Don't have an account? Register and register your child based on your email address, their grade, and classroom teacher name. (You can register more than one child)

3.     Verify your email account through the email sent

4.     Log-in and look for the tab manage lunch on the top left of the page

5.     Select add new lunch form

6.     Select student name and payment method

7.     Check off the boxes for your selections for each day

8.     Press save

9.     The program will then take you to a screen that will give you the total you owe for the month

10.  Please place amount owing (in agenda) in a zip lock bag clearly labeled with student first and last name as well as teacher name.

We recognize the process is new and may be confusing so we appreciate your understanding in this matter. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the ordering process, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Smith at bsmith@stjudesacademy.com to set up an appointment time to assist you in the ordering process.

******Please place all orders by January 27Th 2017. Please keep in mind that after this date no orders can be accepted as the site will close until the new month. We will send reminders and blog posts to ensure you do not miss the deadline. ******

Language

Today we met with our reading buddies and made a trip to the library.

A reminder that all work for speeches is to be done in class, unless other wise stated. Thank you for your cooperation!

Homework – Read for at least 30 minutes per day

-Sign and return spelling test #19 – write out wrong words 10X










Math

Key points to remember:

Remember that when you answer a division question with a remainder it should read 2 R3 (11/4 = 2 R3 (2 x 4 = 8 + 3 = 11)).

We found out that any number divided by 1 will be that number (9/1 = 9) and any number divided by itself will be 1 (9/9 = 1). We used arrays to help us. For example 12/3 = *** = 12 total * with 3 in each row = 4 total groups
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We also used our multiplication chart to help us. For example, 50/5 = 10. We find 50 on the chart, find the 5, and then find the other number that will be our answer (10)! We quickly realized that with just 3 numbers we could create 4 equations, 2 multiplication equations, and 2 division equations. For example 30/5 = 6, 30/6=5, 5x6=30, and 6x5=30. There are the same 3 numbers in each equation, just switched around.

Some multiplication strategies are repeated addition – 3 x 4 = 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12, using arrays (pictures) - ****  ****    **** = 3 x 4 = 12. There are 3 groups with 4 in each group. Skip counting is another strategy - 5 x 7 = 5, 10, 15 20, 25, 30, 35 OR 2 x 6 = 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12. Using a number line or multiplication chart are other useful strategies. Remember that 5 x 8 = 40 and so does 8 x 5 = 40, any number x 1 will be that number (10 x 1 = 10) and any number x 0 will always be 0 (9 x 0 = 0).


Homework – Math test on Monday, January 30 – review was be sent home today

UOI

Today we began our presentations. They were so creative! I look forward to seeing our final few on Monday

Homework – For those who did not present today, you must be ready on Monday

-Sign and return Global Awareness assignment














The UOI presentations thus far...wonderful job grade 4's!


Have a lovely weekend!


Mrs. Hocevar J