They Say That When You're Camping

A Class Picture

Cool Things about Grade 4

• Art! Especially the Father's Day Card.
• Brian Cretney Visit
• Awesome Teacher, Mr. Lee
• Spring Play (Follow the Leader)
• Christmas Party
• Surprise Party for Mr. Lee
• The Last Day of School
• Dressing up
• Learning stuff like times tables
• Going outside
• Free time at the computer lab
• The first day of schoolThe ROM
• Master Field Day
• Getting in trouble
• Getting Awards
• The Reader's Theatre Plays
• Leaning back and falling
• Report Cards

This week has been great. We had no homework what so ever. We finished the movie Sounder.

This year has been great although we'll Mr. Lee a lot because he will not be here next year. We had an amazing surprise party for Mr. Lee. We had cake and presents. Mr. Lee gave us awards.

By Cheyenne and Jesse

An Underground Railroad Link

I was searching the web for a Reader's Theatre script about the Underground Railroad and I stumbled upon this website.

Click Here!

Secret Messages

To make invisible ink you make a mixture of

half baking soda, and half water

Dip a q-tip into the mixture and write a message with it.

Iron the note with high heat and no steam to reveal the message.

Covenant Connection June 14-18

*** The published notes were incorrect! They were from months ago. This are the correct ones. ***

This week we are having a Math Test on Wednesday. We are doing a review Monday and Tuesday, and a study page will come home Tuesday.
We continue to read and write about the Underground Railroad.
In Bible we are learning about the Tabernacle. The memory verse for the week is Hebrews 7:25.
In Science we are learning about habitats and God’s creatures. The students are working in pairs to write a report about an animal of their choice.
Have a great week!

The Best Week Ever !

This week we all got along [ most of the time] and had alot of of fun!

We didn't really do much but we had alot of fun playing soccer baseball in the gym. The best part was when Brian Cretney came to the library and gave us a presentation! He also taught us drawing cartoon tricks and first position 3 2 1 go; it's when you put your hand on your ear , smile, and put one finger on your mouth.

On friday in the morning we had centres where we did alot of things for the book Last In Line. After that we had a normal day and at the end of the day we are going to go to gym and have an amazing time.

We had a great time this week!

By Cassidy and Sierra

Our amazing week:)

In social studies we finished watching a king Tut movie. It was fantastic. What the movie was about was Carter was tyring to find king Tuts tomb. In the end Carter did find the tomb, but they did not open the tomb. If you want to watch the rest then go on YouTube and type in The Curse of King Tut.
Also in social studies the girls made wigs out of black paper and we had to curl them while the boys had the hardest job ever. They had to have a shirt with brown paper shaped in an oval.:)
Our class is learning how to pray better.We have this poster in our class that has one hand on it. The thumb says Praise God. The index finger says Confess Our Sins. The middle finger says Thank God. The ring finger says Pray For Others. The pinkie finger says Prayers For Yourself. The palm of your hand says Closing. The classes prayers are Kyle (Angela's cousin), Kyle( Mrs. Tersptra), Cheyenne's dad is in Calgary for a week. Spencer's dad's in Cuba for a week.
FRIDAY IS A VERY BIG DAY:) There are 10 kids going to Master Field Day! Make sure your kids have sun screen and a healthy lunch. Keep off the sugar until all our events are done. Mr.Bakker hopes us to have a wonderful day. Mr.Kingma, Mr.Lee,and Mrs.Bylsma are going with us.

TAWNYA +LEANNA

Math Practice

Here are some math links you can use in the computer lab. Remember, only math games are allowed!

Math Arcade

Brock Caribou Contest

Addition Baseball

Decimal Football

MathUSee Drills

Long Division

Thanks to the students who helped me with the directions!

This week

On Tuesday we read "Walking The Road to Freedom" and played soccer baseball instead of going to the computer lab.

On Wednesday we went to the ROM. IT was FANTASTIC. The bus ride was about two hours both ways.

On Thursday we learned how to do long dividing and for art we started making cool Egyptain armor and Egyptian wigs.

Today we are going to watch a movie about how they discovered King Tut.We think it will be magnificent...It was magnificent!!!

By: Tyler S+Rebekah

Multiplying Review

This week's new stuff!

This week was very exciting. We had Field Day (it was very tiring). We had a winning team which was team #3, yellow they got gold, #10, brown got silver and the winner of the bronze medal was team # 1,white. We also had a math test on measurements and we hope you all did well. In math this week we're learning how to multiply bigger numbers. Next week Wednesday we are going to the ROM (Royal Ontario Museum) with grades 5/6 we're all excited : Please note that kids are allowed to take their cameras with them and need to pay $7.00 each. It's going to be a blast :). Also note that we are going to the ROM, not Rome. They are very different. Next week we'll be focusing on Egypt (the ancient part) and if you would like to tell us something that you know about it you are welcome to try.

Thank You!
By Gabi & Julia.

Making a Newspaper

An Online Newpaper tool!

Weekly Summary May 10-14

This week grade we learned the 10 Commandments. It's not like we didn't know them before but they are very, very important. We also finished unit 9 in math.

A lot of kids did high jump and got to about 85cm. We are very very close to getting 10 people in the class getting a first standard in the 800.

1 week from now (May 26) our class is going on a field trip to the ROM for a end year class trip. We will be focused on the Egypt exhibit.

As you all know track and field is coming up. Please train your kids on high jump, triple jump, 800m, standing long jump, running long jump, and ball throw.

In Social Studies we have gone to the Ontario Legislature with bills our groups came up with. It's quite fun.

We also did fun fractured fairy tales.

Well, there's a small summary by Michael and Shannon.

Rectangles With Equal Areas

Rectangles With Equal Perimeters

Coming This Week May 10-14

• This week we are starting an exciting project. We will be reading through the gospel of John. I sent home a letter that says what each student is responsible for.
• In Reading we are continuing with our dreams and wishes unit. I will read the life of Harriet Tubman to the students.
• In Math we are continuing with perimeter and area. In Bible we are continuing with the 10 Commandments, and in Social Studies we will learn how laws are made.
• Be sure to check out the blog to see last week's art!
• Physical Education Classes: We are now finished our high jumping in PE classes. Be prepared for sprints, distance running, ball throw, standing/running long jump and triple jump outside. Consider the cooler predicted weather this week as you pack your PE clothes.
• High Jump: Watch the schedule in the hall (outside the bathrooms on bulletin board) for your opportunities to get more jumping in at recesses (Mr. K.)

What We Did This Week

This week we started a new reading unit. We also learned how Toronto lives. We liked making Fairy-Tales into Fractured-Fairy-Tales. Surprisingly everyone can get 3rd standard(75cm) in high jump with Mr.Kingma. On Wednesday we had an oral French quiz and everyone did pretty well! We are learning how to use 1cm squared units in math. In the computer lab we each did at least a one page slide show on OPEN OFFICE. We had a lot of fun practicing Field day with our field day teams. We also started a system that if you tip on your chair you have to do 5 push ups.

We had a FANTASTIC week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


By Spencer and Bailey!!!!!!!!!!

Showing Tactile Texture in Sculptures

Computer Class May 7

Today we will be practicing using Open Office Impress.

Requirements: Make 2 slides about your favourite things or your favourite things to do. You need a title on each page. You need a picture on each page. You need some sentences on each page.

How To Calculate Area

What's Coming Up May 3 - 7

Happy May!

This week we will be starting a Fractured Fairy Tale project. The students will write and edit their own mixed up story. It should be fun.

We are beginning a new unit in Literature. This unit is about our hopes, wishes and prayers. Many of the stories will deal with the Underground Railroad. In Bible class we are going to learn about the 10 Commandments. Thatʼs the memory work for the week too.

In Math we will be focusing on perimeter.

We will have a French quiz on Wednesday. It is an oral quiz. The students will have to say sentences with the correct pronouns with the right verbs. I am sending home a study sheet as well as posting the vocab on the blog.

Speaking of the blog, I will no longer be the only author! Last week Angela and Jordan wrote the Friday update. I will find two new students for this week.

French Vocabulary

Vocab

Saute - jump
Tape des Mains - clap
Claque les doigts - snap
Marque le pas - march
Avance - advance
Recule - go back

Pronouns

I - je
you - tu
he - il
she - elle
you - vous

WEEK OF APRIL 26-30

This week we had some awesome weather. We also finished our Literature Circles and are now working on the final project. In Gym we are starting high jump for Field Day 2010! Most of the classmates have finished their art project.

The month of April is coming to an end but lots of Birthdays are coming up!We are learning about different religions in social studies. To wrap things up we have a new box of encouraging letters. How it works is if someone says something nice to you put the name and what they said then put it in the box.

This was an awesome week!

By:Jordan and Angela

Friday Tests

There will be a Math Test Friday. The students were given a practice study page Wednesday.

The test will cover

• fractions, improper fractions, and mixed numbers
• comparing and ordering fractions
• equivalent fractions
• decimals (tenths and hundreths)
• comparing, and ordering decimals
• adding and subtracting decimals
• adding and subtracting money

The spelling words for the week are:

minutes, girl, hours, wall, guys, turned, cousins, hello, first, told, both, owner, bats, months, and grams

The super words are:

bother, batteries, loaves, expedition, ownership, exploration

Battle of the Books

Congratulations to the Senior Battle of the Books team. They earned the 3rd place at the tournament.

Artist Biographies

Here are some links to get information about the artists you have been working on.

Van Gogh

Monet

Renoir

Theophile

Bolduc

French Vocabulary

Vocab

Saute - jump
Tape des Mains - clap
Claque les doigts - snap
Marque le pas - march
Avance - advance
Recule - go back

Pronouns

I - je
you - tu
he - il
she - elle
you - vous

Spelling Words

1. ready
2. build
3. weather
4. wouldn't
5. dead
6. built
7. full
8. they're
9. early
10. heaven
11. we'll
12. warm
13. war
14. course
15. should

Super Words

1. measure
2. pour
3. spread
4. biscuit
5. warning
6. construction

Weekly Items

• Bible: We are starting Exodus.

• Memory Work is Nehemiah 9:9-10.

• Math: I sent home a test today. We are beginning a unit on Fractions.

• Social Studies: Each student is scheduled to present a newspaper article to the class. They were supposed to write

their date in their planner.

• French: we have presentations on Wednesday.

• Please return report card envelopes, thanks!

• Physical Education: Don’t forget your push-ups, curl-ups and bridges. Evaluations are coming soon! (Mr. Kingma)

Canada's Capital Cities

Test yourself on Canada's Capital cities. Click Here.

Joseph Study Sheet

1. Describe one of Joseph’s dreams. 12 sheafs binches of grain bowing down, or moon, sun and 12 stars bowing to Joseph.
2. What did Joseph have given to him by his father? A coat of many colours.
3. What did the brothers do to Joseph? Throw him into a pit, sold him to slave traders.
4. Who was Joseph’s master? Potipher.
5. What did Potipher notice about Joseph? What did he do about it? He noticed that God blessed everything Joseph did. He made him in charge of his household.
6. Where did Joseph go to after Potipher’s house? prison.
7. Who was with Joseph in prison? God.
8. Describe the cupbearer’s dream or the baker’s dream. Tell me what it meant.
9. Describe the Pharaoh’s dream. What did it mean?
10. What was the plan Joseph had to deal with Pharaoh’s dream? Collect 1/5 of the harvest in good years and use it during the drought.
11. Did the brothers recognize Joseph during their first trip? No.
12. How were the brothers supposed to prove that they weren’t spies? The needed to bring back Benjamin.
13. How did Jacob feel about sending Benjamin? He hated the idea.
14. What are three similarities between Joseph and Jesus?
15. What does Genesis 50:20 say? Who are the 12 sons of Jacob?
16. What do you think is the most important lesson from Joseph’s life?

March 2, Computers

After you do 2 typing lessons, finish your Olympic chart. Then you can try to solve this maze.

Week at a Glance March 1-4

This week we will be starting a new Math unit - Transformational Geometry

Bible: We are finishing the Joseph Unit. There will be a test on Monday. The memory work is to memorize the 12 sons of Jacob and the two sons of Joseph.

Social Studies: We are learning about Ontario and how to work well with others.

On Wednesday we are having a Board Game day. Bring a board game!

Week at a Glance Feb 22-26

Reading/Literature: We are beginning a new unit that will focus on stories from different cultures.

Bible: We are continuing to study Joseph’s life. The memory verse is Genesis 50:20

Math: We are finishing the measurement unit. There will be a test on Thursday.

Social Studies: We are beginning a unit studying Ontario.

French: We are learning the parts of the face. We are having a quiz on Wednesday. I put the vocab on our webpage.

Music: Students need to choose a song to play as their final performance piece.

French Material

We Need to know the parts of our faces! We need to know how to say them and how to spell them! Here They are.

Le visage - face
La bouche - mouth
Les sourcils - eyebrows
Les cheveux - hair
les oreilles - ears
le nez - nose
les lèvres - lips
les yeux - eyes
la tête - head

Math Contest

Go here for the math contest.

Week of February 16-19

Writing: We are completing a project where we are making audiobooks. Each student needs to finish their story Wednesday. We are also finishing our speeches on Wednesday.

Math: We will be studying Capacity and Mass this week. There is also a Math Contest for some of the students on Wednesday.

Bible: We are continuing to study Joseph’s life. The memory verse is Genesis 50:20.

Music: We will be focusing on learning 43, 56, and 117.

French: We will be learning the parts of the face.

Many of our students will be participating in the Fine Arts Festival on Thursday. Have fun and honour God.

Computers Feb 16

You have two tasks to complete!

1. Go to the Olympic website and fill in your chart with the medal standings as of today.

2. Go to the Brock Webpage and work on a practice test with a partner. (Kangaroo Gr. 3/4, 2005)

OR

Do typing lessons on GS Typing Tutor. (You have to acheive a score of 10 words per minute to pass the lesson.)

Remember your manners in the computer lab and have fun!

This Week

Bible: We are beginning the story of Joseph. Our memory verses are Romans 12:1-2.

Math: We will be counting money this week!

Language: Speeches! They need to be ready for Thursday.

Science: Quiz Tuesday - All the information comes from the nervous system package.

French: Quiz Wednesday - Students need to be able to say how the clowns feel.

We are having a Valentines day party on Thursday. I will send home a class list. If you send valentines, make sure that each student receives one.

I have noticed that some students consistently do not bring planners to use at school. Beginning this week students will write upcoming events on paper if they do not have their planners. These papers will need to be signed. This is to encourage planner use.

Have a great week!

Super Spelling Sentences

1.My nephew who's a jeweller has jewellery in shapes of mushrooms, pigeons, cocoons, roosters, and a goose, but the one that caught my eye was a cuckoo clock.-Jesse

2. The pigeon landed on the mushroom with a cocoon, with a jeweller, roosters, and my nephew by it.-Rebekah

3. There was a nest with robins in it!- Rebekah

Jacob's Story

In case you missed a day, here are the notes we took during Jacob's stories.

Week at a Glance

Bible: In Bible we are finishing Jacob's life. We will have a quiz Friday. The memory verse is Romans 12:1
Math: We are finishing graphing and having a test Thursday.
Reading: This week we are going to be studying poems. Each student will be assigned a poem to memorize and present to the class Monday.
Science: We are conducting an experiment to see how quickly we can react. We are being amazing at our nervous system.
French: We are learning how to express our emotions.
Music: Bring recorders for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Please bring in items to make "Junk Structures" on Thursday! Good items would be cereal boxes, paper towel rolls, etc.

Have a great week!

Finding Information On The Web

The Olympics are starting soon! In one month there will be all kinds of athletes in Vancouver to participate in many events.

I need to find some information about curling. Click on the link to the right to go to the Olympic webpage. Then, find information about curling.

The key question I would like to know is: How old is the sport?

This Week's News

We are excited to welcome Linnie and Lisa to our class. We want to do everything that we can to be welcoming and hospitable to them.

Math: We have finished the material for the multiplication and division unit. I sent home a test study sheet that is due Wednesday. If you can answer the questions on that page, you can answer the questions on the test.

Bible: Our memory verse this week is 1 Peter 1:3. "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead"

Science: We have set a due date for the good copy of the science story -- January 25. We'll be investigating bones and muscles this week.

Reading: On Wednesday we will have some informal reader's theatre presentations. Keep reading AR books for points!

Music: We have music Tuesday and Wednesday. On those days students need to have their recorders in class. The practice fingers are due next week.

French: We are studying the emotions of clowns. Bobo est confus, fatigue, timide, surpris, nerveux, fache, triste, ou content. Bibi est confuse, fatigee, timide, surprise, nerveuse, fachee, triste, ou contente.

Don't forget that Wednesday is dress like a book character day! Have a great week!

More Super Spelling Sentences

From Jesse:

On the twentieth, I ran downstairs hoping it was sunny, but I stopped to look again only to see that it was stormy with hailstones.

From Tyler S:

I was downstairs feeling sorry for the lucky cherry that stopped rubbing the pink can while it was raining.

Some Class Scluptures

This week we created sculptures. Sculptures are 3D shapes. For our sculptures we took a 2D rectangle, cut shapes into it, and coloured lines and shapes onto it. Then we bent, folded and glued the parts together to make our fabulous sculptures. Enjoy them!

Class Scluptures