More Pulley's

Pulleys!

Bill Nye - Simple Machines

Pictographs

Weights

T-Shirt - 62 g
cereal - 50 g
sweatshirt - 62 g
pasta dinner - 200 g
granola bars 170 g
crackers - 220 g
apples - 215 g
seeds and nuts - 75 g
rice - 165 g
peanut butter - 250 g
hot dogs - 450 g
cold pack - 345 g
towel - 378 g
can of milk - 625 g
hot dog buns - 675 g
can of soup - 640 g
loaf of bread - 640 g
can of beans - 680 g
1 Litre of water - 1 kg

Reading Party Update

As of this morning, we have 3387 minutes towards our reading party in December. Remember: we must read a combined total of 15000 minutes to have the party, and each of you needs to read at least 6 hours to get your invite! Let's finish the year strong! You don't have to read fast, you just need to read!

Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox

Sometimes I feel like a (insert animal here),
Adjective and Adjective. <-- (Must describe the animal)
I (Description of what your animal does)
and (what that means as a human or what you do).

Cinquain Poems

Line A: One vague or general one-word subject or topic
Line B: Two vivid adjectives that describe the topic
Line C: Three interesting -ing action verbs that fit the topic
Line D: Four-word phrase that captures feeling about the topic
Line E: A very specific term that explains Line A

Examples:

Planet

Graceful, ringed

Spinning, whirling, twirling

Dances with neighbour Jupiter

Saturn

Insect

Hidden, hungry

Preening, searching, stalking

Waits as if praying

Mantis

Word Pair Ideas: General topic / specific topic

• bird/parrot (or crow, canary, dove)
• fruit/apple (or pear, banana, watermelon, peach, etc.)
• season/spring (or summer, fall, autumn, winter)
• winter/January (or spring / April, summer / July, autumn / October)
• candy/jawbreaker (or Snickers, jelly beans, liquorice)
• storm/tornado (or hurricane, blizzard, squall)
• water/river (or ocean, lake, stream, creek)
• grandparent/Nana (or Grandma, Papa, Pops)

STEPS:

1. Pick out your most descriptive words from your brainstorming and put your cinquain together.
2. Your cinquain should have 5 lines and the finished poem should only have 11 words.
3. When you are satisfied, recopy the poem onto clean notebook paper.
4. Centre your cinquain on the paper.
5. Begin each line with a capital letter, and remember your commas. Do not use ending punctuation.
6. When finished, double-check for concreteness!

Bill Nye Erosion

Please remember that your science booklet needs to be caught up on! Those who are not caught up will not be able to do the science lab on Tuesday!

Fractions & Decimals Unit

Just a reminder: For extra practice keep working on Freckle (Your math assignments and fraction practise) which can be found here:
https://student.freckle.com/#assignments/adaptive/247917876/session

And on Prodigy!

You have a quiz on Monday, and you will have a unit test on Friday! Make sure you know your fractions and decimals as it is a very important unit in Grade 4 math!

Halloween Tomorrow

Just a reminder: Students are welcome to dress up for Halloween tomorrow. We will be trick-or-treating tomorrow afternoon :)

Fractions and Pattern Blocks

Some examples of Mixed and Improper Fractions:

If you would like to access the pattern blocks at home, please click on the picture below:

Arts Night

On behalf of the Arts Night Committee: 

Hello SISJ Parents and Guardians, This year’s Arts Night is fast approaching! We hope you can join us on Friday, November 29 for an exciting evening of performances, art exhibits, and art-making workshops. An invitation with the event details is on its way! 

In keeping with our sustainability and eco-friendly theme for the evening, we are creating a recycled wall tapestry! We will be using donated clothing and fabric to weave together our creation, and we need your help. If you have any unwanted clothing or fabric, please drop it off in the donation bin outside of the main office. Please make sure your items are freshly washed and free from odours. 

We appreciate your support! 

How Do Rocks Form?

Multiplication & Division Review

Complete these questions in your notebooks:
1.

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Rocks & Minerals

More Writing Paper Stuff

Paragraph Cheeseburger

Long Division Homework

Long Division

3 Digit Multiplication Worksheet

Research Essay - Introduction

Sentences:

1. Your hook: Ask a question, or have an interesting fact (or both)
1. Did you know the ancient Incan's made bridges out of ropes so they could burn the bridge down when their enemies came?
2.  Have you ever wondered about the ancient civilizations and the people who came before us?
2. Give some necessary background information: 
1. Such as when your ancient civilization took place. (The Ancient Incan civilization was alive and well between 1438 and 1532, before the Spainards arrived and took over.)
2. What caused the civilization to stop (Spainards arrived, bringing diseases and battles).
3. Anything else that will get your reader captivated, but isn't found elsewhere in your BODY paragraphs.
3. Thesis: Explain what your essay will be about. Here are a few examples:
1.  "In order to understand ancient ____________, we need to know about the geography, government, values and beliefs, and the people who were important." or 
2. "Ancient _______ is very interesting. Their geography, government, values and beliefs, and the people who lived during this time paint a picture of what life was like ______ years ago. 
3. This essay will discuss the important aspects of the ancient _______ civilization, such as geography, governement and economics, as well as the people and their beliefs and values. 

Introductory Paragraph Example:

          Have you ever wondered about the ancient civilizations and the people who came before us? The Ancient Inca Civilization was the largest ancient civilization in South America. The Incan civilization was alive and well between 1438 and 1532. In 1532 the Spainards arrived and subsequently caused most of the Incan civilization to die out, due to war and diseases, ending a very powerful rule of a large portion of South America. In order to understand the Ancient Incan civilization fully, we must examine the geography, government, and values and beliefs of the Incan people. 

Quick Versus Deep Thinking Questions

Remember our Quick versus Deep Thinking Questions!

Quick Questions about the picture:

• Is there a turtle in the picture?
• How many fish is there in the picture?
• Where is the picture being taken?
• Is the turtle swimming?
• What color is the coral?

Deep Thinking Questions - there is more than one right answer, and you have to use your deep thinking pose..

• What is the turtle doing?
• Swimming away from a shark
• Looking for something to eat
• Racing and playing with her/his friends
• Looking for somewhere to rest
• Who is taking the picture and why are they down there?
• Could be a submarine on a mission
• Maybe a scuba diver - could be a man or a woman!
• Maybe a robot with a camera

Our Deep thinking questions make it so we don't stop thinking.. once we answer part of the question, we continue to WONDER about the rest of what might be happening. A deep thinking question gets you to continue to think. Quick questions get you to answer quickly and then move on, sometime to something else!

Research Paper Outline

Your outline for your ancient civilization paper is due OCTOBER 1st! (Remember that your rough copy of your writing is due October 9th, and your final copy is due October 21st).

Here is my sample using the Ancient Inca Civilization:

I. Geography
        A. Located in South America (western side)
        B. Stretched from coast and up into the mountains (Andes mountains). There was also a lot of jungle where they lived.
        C. They made their bridges out of sturdy vines to make it through the mountains so that they could burn or cut them down if they were being invaded.
        D. They did not live in large cities, they were spread all over the mountains.

II. Governement & Economics
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III. Architecture & Contributions
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IV. Values & Beliefs
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V. Famous People & Interesting Facts
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Research Papers

The Peace Dragon - International Peace Day

Click here for Dragon drawing instructions: http://thepeacedragon.com/for-parents-and-teachers/art-lessons/draw-6-dragons.pdf

Rocks & Minerals

Area versus Perimeter

Click on the picture for help on 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication:

New Unit - Rocks & Minerals

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3jyuty

Terry Fox & Canada Week

Lines of Symmetry

This website reviews what we talked about: https://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/symmetry-line-plane-shapes.html

Measuring Angles

You can go onto Khan Academy for more practice and videos: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/basic-geo/basic-geo-angle/measure-angles/v/using-a-protractor

Congruent Shapes & Quadrilaterals

If you would like to practice with 2D Shapes please click HERE for more games or go on Prodigy or Freckle!

Ancient Civilizations Research - Mrs. Jessie's Version

A work in progress.. just like yours should be! Remember - you will need a lot of information to ensure you are able to fully explain yourself. It is better to be over-informed than to have to keep researching after your research due date!

Introduction: Ancient Inca Civilization



Who were the people that ruled?

What time period did they rule? 1400 to 1533

Geography:

Where is your civilization located? Western South America - basically running from north to south in South America


How did the people adapt to their environment? They built their civilization high up in the Andes mountains, which had some pretty extreme and cold weather. They build bridges from vines to cross.. if people were trying to attack, they just burned the bridges with them on it!

List some physical features:
High and rugged mountains, lush rainforests, attached to the Pacific Ocean (so coastal)

What was the climate like?
Since it spanned such a large area, the climate and weather varied from north to south.

Government:

Who ruled? Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui -the Sapa Inca (King)

How did they come into power? There was another leader in power, but when faced with a war from neighboring civilizations, Pachacuti stuck around and asked the gods for assistance to help him, and his warrior buddies, so the gods transformed the rocks just hanging around into Inca warriors.

How long did their power last? Until 1532 and the Spanish Conquest.

ECONOMICS:

What did the people use to buy and sell goods?

Who did they trade with?

What did they trade?

How did they trade?

Sources:
https://www.ancient.eu/Inca_Civilization/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Inca

Human Impacts on Habitats

Newsletter & New Tab for Math Textbook Pages

Hi all,

Just a reminder, if you are looking for the newsletter or the math pages, they are now on the dropdown menu. You will also find the Words Their Way list numbers there, if you want to practice using spelling city!

Endangered Animals - Species at Risk

There are so many animals that are at risk of being extinct - which means they will no longer be living on Earth! These are what we call "endangered animals" because they are close to no longer being able to survive.
Here is a list of animals for your "Species at Risk" science page that you can research:
https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/directory?direction=desc&sort=extinction_status

Watch the video below before you research your own endangered animal!

Math Homework

We have a math test tomorrow.. most students are done the homework. If not here are the pages.. I will send parents a copy of the answers so you can check tonight and ensure you are right for tomorrow. I will send them on class dojo. Pg 172-174 # 1, 3-6, 8, 11, 12, 14, 16 :)

Newsletter for Week of August 19th, 2019.

Please click to see it here!

Remember, you need to read a minimum of 5 hours to join our reading party by the end of August. There is quite a few students who have already made it. There is also quite a few students who have a lot of work to do! Remind your parents to sign into their Raz Kids parent account to see how much you have read. Don't have one? They can sign up using these instructions:

Parents can request access to their child's information by simply logging in to Kids A-Z as their child and clicking the "Parents" link in the top right and following the instructions to provide an email address. The teacher will need to approve the email address before a parent can see their child's information.

Math Homework

PG 169 #2-8
MM15
POW
Math test on Tuesday!

Adaptations

Ancient Civilizations

Here is a list of great websites to start your search for your ancient civilization:

https://www.ancient.eu/civilization/

https://www.kidtopia.info/ancient_civilizations.html

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/search-results/?q=ancient%20civilizations

https://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/indexlife.html

https://www.alarms.org/kidrex/results/?q=ancient+civilizations&cof=FORID%3A10&ie=UTF-8&safe=high&cx=005531940451544459472%3A_wxzudlmale&sa.x=91&sa.y=20

https://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/ancientcivilizations.htm

EGYPT:
https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_egypt.php
https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-egypt
https://www.ancient.eu/egypt/
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html
https://www.britannica.com/place/ancient-Egypt
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/ancient-mediterranean-ap/ancient-egypt-ap/a/ancient-egypt-an-introduction

GREECE:
https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece.php
https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-greece
https://ancient-greece.org/
https://www.britannica.com/place/ancient-Greece
http://ancientgreece.com/s/Main_Page/
http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/greek-art/beginners-guide-greece/a/ancient-greece-an-introduction

CHINA:
https://www.ducksters.com/history/china/ancient_china.php
https://www.ancient.eu/china/
https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-china
https://sites.google.com/site/1ancientcivilizationsforkids/ancient-china
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-asia/imperial-china/neolithic-art-china/a/an-introduction-to-ancient-china
https://www.history.com/tag/ancient-china

ROME:
https://www.britannica.com/place/ancient-Rome
https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome.php
https://www.rome.info/ancient/history/
https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-rome/ancient-rome
https://www.ancient.eu/Rome/
https://www.natgeokids.com/nz/discover/history/romans/10-facts-about-the-ancient-romans/
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/roman/beginners-guide-rome/a/introduction-to-ancient-roman-art
https://study.com/academy/lesson/climate-in-ancient-rome-lesson-for-kids.html

INDIA/INDUS VALLEY:
https://www.ancient.eu/india/
https://sites.google.com/site/1ancientcivilizationsforkids/ancient-india
http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/
https://www.timemaps.com/civilizations/ancient-india/
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/world-history-beginnings/ancient-india/a/the-indus-river-valley-civilizations

Math 9 Times Tables

Math Homework

Ancient Civilizations

Make sure you get your parents to sign your sheet explaining the deadlines and dates for things. You will be working on your Ancient Civilization work until the end of the school year!

Here is the outline for all the projects:

All Research and notes due: SEPTEMBER 23rd

Rough Draft of Research Paper due: October 9th

Final Copy of Research Paper due: October 21st

PowerPoint (Google Slides) Planner Packet due: November 4th

PowerPoint (Google Slides) Presentation due: November 18th

We will then be presenting and our final activity will be to create a brochure on our Ancient Civilization.

Parents: Students would benefit if they had their own USB stick or a Google Drive account to save their own work and work on at home.

Weekly Newsletter Update

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