More Sound..

Brain Pop has a lot of videos and information on sound.. please follow this link to see what is available for you! (Login and password is posted on Google Classroom).

https://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/sound/

How to use a Dictionary

We've been learning a lot of new words and improving our vocabulary. When we don't know a word, we are practicing new skills by looking up the word in the dictionary and using it in a sentence! This helps all students, whether they are English Language Learners or not.

Please watch the following videos if you need help with putting words in alphabetic order and finding them in the dictionary!

There is also a more in-depth discussion around using a dictionary here with pictures!

Your Most Urgent Questions Answered About the Coronavirus

We read and discussed a great article this morning about the Coronavirus from Science News for Students - Click here to read it!  and check out the video on how far sneezes can travel! EWWWW!!

Here's our Thursday, February 6th update on our bread.. also EWWWWW!!

New Science Unit - Sound

We've been doing our "Germs" lab - where we see what happens to bread that wasn't touched at all, had dirty hands on it, hand sanitizer, or handwashing. Here is what the bread looks like today:

EWWWWWW!!!

Also to introduce us to our FIRST grade 4 unit.. here is my buddy... BILL NYE!!

More videos will be added on Google Classroom in the following days to help you understand if you are not at school this week. 

Google Classroom

Just a reminder to continue logging into Google Classroom.

I have posted a few Quizizz assignments on there - you can retry the quizzes multiple times (some I have allowed you to redo 2 or 3 times) and submit the highest one when you are happy with it! Please ensure you are getting yourself signed up and connecting through your Google account, otherwise, it won't link your results to my class!

I will be starting to post some videos for you to watch to introduce you to our upcoming science unit on Lights and Sound. We will be working with Ms. Soltes on this unit to develop our understanding of sound through music. Please remember to check into your Google Classroom on a regular basis to see what has been posted for you in both her classroom and mine!

Mandarin Work

Please click here to access the Mandarin work from Ms. Sim Wei: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mWpGoENCNhzP7nsVd9RZihoxOXnLz7BK/view?usp=sharing

Google Classroom

Good afternoon parents and students:

We got started on Google Classroom. I will send students email and login home if they have already returned the signed permission form.

To get started Students will go search: Google and login to their account:

They will then enter their email studentnumber@sunwayeducation.info (example: 00000000@sunwayeducation.info) and press next:

The next page will ask them for their password. It is case sensitive (passwords were created from their Prodigy logins). 

They will then need to click on the little grid on the top right of the screen

And click on the Google Classroom Icon:

Once they have done that, they will click onto Grade 4 to find our Google Classroom. I will be posting assignments on here for them to work through. Their first assignments are to work through some Quizizz quizzes I have added for review! They will need a parents email to connect to as well :)

Once you are done that, you can now attach your Prodigy account to your Google account. Instructions are found here: https://prodigygame.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115003950826-Sign-in-with-Google-with-an-existing-Prodigy-student-account-

Xtra Math Masters

Congratulations to our first person to pass addition: Sophia!

This morning Gianna also joined her and passed addition! Keep on practicing! Good job girls!

Words Their Way

We started Words Their Way this morning.

Students began by learning about the different patterns in their words. We wrote the headings on the top of our page and then sorted the words into their appropriate headings based on different sounds or consonant-vowel patterns.

If you are at home, you can sort the words by writing them on a sheet of paper and sorting them into the right categories. You will need me to check and ensure they are in the right spot before you highlight the word patterns so please skip this step.

You can work on writing each of your words into a sentence. If you do not know what a word means, please look it up.

• For example if your word is "sorry" you could write a sentence that said: I am sorry that I ate all your pizza!
• If your word is "magic" you could write a sentence that said: I went to the magic show last night.

Please check the words their way tab for more instructions and also your word list. I have sent home a message that includes each students' word list. You will not need anything printed for this, but just access to a computer or tablet to see the words and the instructions. 

Mask Safety

Math - Standard Form & Expanded Form

Standard Form (also known as Number Form)

Expanded Form

Word Form or Written Form

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:
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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!