Grade 4A October Newsletter

GRADE 4A NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER

ContentsPage 2 Safety NoticePage 3 Language arts inside the classroomPage 4 Mathematics at a glancePage 5 November ArtPage 6 SciencePage 7 Appendix

Safety Notice As per the welcome letter that was sent

in September to all parents please do not send any food that contains nuts. There are allergies in the classroom yet it seems that many parents send nuts to school on a regular basis. Please be aware that this is a safety issue and you should not send nuts to school.

Language Arts at a Glance Students have completed their Writers

Workshop Publications. I will be posting their images on the website under Language Arts 4.

The class has been hard at work on their second stories for our Writers Workshop. They will be writing about their own Tall Tales.

I encourage parents to ensure that their child is studying for the weekly spelling test

Mathematics Fractions and MultiplicationStudents this month have been hard at work

in understanding Fractions and MultiplicationSo far the results are promising, most

students have a firm grasp of parts of a set and a whole

However, some students do need finish their math homework. I encourage parents to check agendas daily.

November ArtPlease find samples in the appendixThis month we created poppies for

Remembrance Day.We also created vines for the classroom.

ScienceGrade 4A has been hard at work in

furthering their understanding of weather and its related phenomenon

Students have a good understanding of basic terms such as condensation, precipitation and temperature

In class we have been completing experiments about weather and insulation

Appendix

Remembrance Day Art

Appendix

Remembrance Day Art

Appendix

Writer’s Workshop Stories