Week At A Glance February 20-24, 2018
Grade ¾
Dear
Parent/Guardian,
I hope everyone
enjoyed the long weekend! Thank you to everyone who took the time to prepare
Valentines and treats for our students. We had a wonderful class celebration
and the children were so excited and thankful!
Please read below
for information about what students will be working on this week.
If you have any
questions or concerns, please contact me at shaneen.coes@nbed.nb.ca, or call 453-5422
to schedule a meeting.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Coes
Important Dates
Monday Feb 19- Family Day. No School.
Tuesday Feb 20- 100th Day of School! Great
Canadian Bagel. Intramurals.
Wednesday Feb 21 – Drama Practice 12-1:30pm. Please pack a
lunch.
Thursday February 22– Order forms due. Pizza hot
lunch. York Care grades K and 3.
Friday February 23- Hot Lunch Tots and Taters
Homework
The homework assigned
is an extension of class instruction and meant for extra practice. Completed activities
can be kept at home. However, if there is an activity you would like to share
with me, please do so.
Reading- read aloud (even to yourself!) for 20 minutes each night. Complete the
reading log each night. Remember to have it signed. Talk to your parents about
what you are reading at school this week and what your current reading level
is.
Word Work- Students are now working on new lists of words from the Words Their
Way program; copies can be found in their Communication Bag.
Numeracy- Practice math facts each night and have someone quiz you if possible.
Practice estimating and measuring items around your home, using cm and a ruler.
Practice telling time at home, to the nearest minute.
Areas of Focus for February 20-24, 2018
Writing- This week, students will continue to work their independent writing
piece. This piece will be assessed using the 6+1 Traits of writing that we have
been studying this year. Students will work with the teacher in small groups to
generate a list of memoire ideas, and to generate a graphic organizer to assist
in their writing. Please talk with your child about their writing piece this
week.
Word Work- Copies of this week’s new Words Their Way list can be found in the
Communication Bag. Each day, students complete a different activity to enhance
their understanding of words and letter patterns.
Numeracy- This week all students explore the relationship between multiplication
and division. Grade 3 students will focus on multiplication/division facts up
to 5x5. Grade 4 will do the same with facts up to 9x9. Please practice creating
fact family groupings at home. Use counters, beans, pennies, etc., to show the
relationship between facts. For example: 5 groups of 5 equals 25 and 25 divided into 5 groups
equals 5 in each group.
Science- This week we wrap up our exploration of Structures and Materials.
Students will explore what makes a strong structure, how a foundation works,
and the parts of a building, through several hands-on activities and
experiments.
Useful
Homework Websites
Science and Social Studies
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com
https://www.brainpop.com
https://www.funbrain.com
Math
www.ca.ixl.com/
Literacy
http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/grade/3-4/
http://www.readingresource.net/sightwords.html
http://www.readingresource.net/support-files/spellingpractice.pdf
For worksheets for telling time,
measurement and all things literacy and numeracy, check this website
out: www.superteacherworksheets.com. Create a free account and have access
to hundreds of worksheets and activities.