Anti Bullying Day - Ian

Anti-Bullying Day

Monster Multiplication

Here is another game that will help you practice your multiplication facts! Enjoy! Click HERE!

Expanded, Standard, and Written Form

Click here to review the different ways we can express numbers!

And place this game after to practice what you know about place value 👉 Click here!

Homework & Curriculum Update

I've been checking, and I can see that not too many people have been practicing on XtraMath/Prodigy or reading on Raz Kids. You should be practicing on a daily basis so you keep getting stronger!

Please spend at least half an hour tonight on homework: whether it be finishing up your autobiography paper with your parents (YOU write NOT your parents), doing a round of XtraMath or two, battling on Prodigy, or cracking open a book at home or on RazKids. The more you practice the better you are going to get! ***It's also interesting how those students who never practice on these programs at home (I can see how much you practice) are the ones who also struggle in class!***

A big congratulations to Christian!! He is our first classmate to make it through addition on Xtra Math!! I will have a treat for you when I get back 👍😀

Parents: Here is the curriculum document that shows an outline of what we will be covering this year. It is fluid for some of the concepts like social studies, as we have the ability to sway off course based on student interests. Click here to see the powerpoint presentation!

Autobiographies

Today you are going to start writing an Autobiography... what is an autobiography you might ask? It is an account or history of your life, written by you! They are very similar to a biography - where somebody else writes about a persons life.

Watch these to see more of what an Autobiography is and how to write it, as well as listen to an biography of Albert Einstein! Remember, we also learned and read a book about Nikola Tesla. These are stories about a persons life, you are going to write a story about your life!

Place Value

Place Value, Digits, Decimal Points - Important math stuff!

Try this at home for homework: Ordering Whole Numbers! Click here!

Light and Shadows

What we have learned so far:

- The difference between natural and artificial light
- Emitting and reflecting light
- Light travels in a straight line

Here is another video on light, and some questions you can answer afterwards!

Click here for the Questions and Test Yourself

What about reflection, refraction, and absorption?

Stars and the Sun

Seeing we are learning about light right now.. what about stars and the sun? Are they natural or artificial light sources? Do they reflect or emit light?

Here are a couple videos to get you thinking!

Natural light: Is light that is found naturally in our world and space. It is not man made. Example: the sun! Which is just a big star!

Artificial Light: Is light that we see all around us, more so at night.. think of all of the things in your house that light up at night! Example: a computer!

Fill out the worksheet and sort the list for natural and artificial light. See how many more you can add!
Think about: cellphones, fireflies, lightning, glow sticks, glow worms, etc.

https://study.com/academy/lesson/light-energy-sources-lesson-for-kids.html

Language and Paragraph Writing

You will be starting paragraph writing: Here are a few things to help you get going!

Topic Sentences - So Important!

And finally.. a Paragraph writing song for you!

The Math Textbook

Before Chinese New Year, some of you lovely 4A's grabbed me some of the textbooks.

Today you will be doing a textbook walk. Flip through your textbook, what are some of the features you notice?

We've talked about a table of contents, and a glossary.. Your textbook has two really awesome features at the back. Take a look! One allows you to find definitions of the words that are bolded in the text, the other tells you what page a certain concept is located on.

Find "Place Value" - What is the definition? What pages can you find it on? Look on those pages, see what you can find.

Now turn to the table of contents at the front. I want you to find out what page lesson 1 of chapter 2 is on. We are starting with Place Value and Numeration. Is it one of the pages you were on before?

Turn to that page.. what are some of the features you notice?

Usually it starts with a learning goal: this is what you can expect to learn by the time you are done this lesson.

Is there a lesson at the beginning? Something that teaches you (or helps you remember what you already know?) Read it over!

What about bolded words? Any new terms? Again, go look in the glossary for what they mean.

There is likely a hint or some interesting information on the sides too. Don't skip that information!

When we start lessons we are going to go over most of that together, and then you will be responsible for completing questions on your own. TIME TO PRACTICE! Ms. Aisyah has some questions for you to do from the textbook. Remember to show all of your work, and double check your answer to ensure you didn't make any silly mistakes!

Science

I hope that it has less repetitive advertisements! Sorry kids!

When you are done watching I would like you to start your science books (remember they have lines on one side of the page and a blank on the other). You need to tell me at least 3 things you learned about Sound from Bill Nye today. I would also like you to write 3 things that are similar or different to what we already learned about Light! This should be in full sentences not in point form. You need to explain your thinking to me because I am not there to hear what you are thinking!
When you are done you can draw a picture of something that relates to light and sound

Autobiography Poem

Who are you? What makes you special?

We are going to be writing a poem about ourselves today, check it out!

If you didn't finish today, it is for homework!

Math

Good morning 4A and welcome back. I am sorry I will not be joining you today but you are in good hands!

For Math from 8-9:40 please complete the following at your desk:

1. Mental Math Lesson 3. Remember to read over the top section! It teaches you what to do or if you need help ask Ms. Aisyah!

2. Your problem of the week. This week it is on area! Remember from grade 3 that area is base multiplied by height? You multiply the two numbers together to get the area.
Remember! You need to show me all of your thinking not just the answers to the question. This is a multistep question meaning you will have to multiply a few numbers and the add them together. Show me all the math you do. You can draw pictures, label, add however you want. Also, remember that we answer the problem in a complete sentence!

3. When done you can work on the booklet I have before the CNY break. Ask your fellow students if you need help!

4. If you finish all of that: grab the cards and a partner and play multiplication snap/war. Quietly!

Homework for tonight

Mental Math Lesson 2 is due tomorrow.
Students also need to be done their Words Their Way sentences: They will write a sentence for each word. For example if their word is "school," they could write: "I go to Sunway International School in Johor Bahru."
If they forgot their Daily 5 at school, the words can be found on the Spelling City link to the right, the group they are in was sent to your Class Dojo app :)

We didn't have time to talk about the flashcards, so I will talk about them tomorow. Sorry in advance for any confusion.

The Legend of Nian

The legend of Nian: http://www.ebeijing.gov.cn/feature_2/Traditional_Fesitival/Spring_Festival/Legend_SP/t1020695.htm
What is a legend? Is it true? Where do legends come from?

Nikola Tesla Part II

Alright.. here is a nice video summing up what we read in our book last night, you are welcome to watch it on your own.. it is from Brain Pop! Below.. read the answer to find out why he didn't electrocute himself when he had all that power flowing through him!

How did Nikola Tesla Survive 250 000 volts of electricity?

The alternating current flowing through the wire to Tesla was changing directions at a very high frequency (millions of times a second!). Very high frequency currents have a quirk that kept Nikola safe: High frequency currents travel along the outside of objects instead of penentrating through them. So instead of spreading through Nikola's body, the high-frequency current traveled along the surface of his skin. That protected his heart, which can seize up from even small amounts of current! But don't try any of this yourself...

Math Flashcards

Alright ladies and gentlemen... You've been doing amazing at your multiplication Ninja Minutes! You are blowing me away with how fast you are catching on! You are all going to have stacks of belts by the end of the year. However, things are going to get tougher as we go, just like getting a real black belt! So, your homework before we get back from Chinese New Year, is to construct yourself a set of flashcards you can use to practice your multiplication tables! (We will get to division later). You can make them however you like, but I've included some examples. I think a great idea is to include the numbers in Mandarin too so you can practice that! Remember what I showed you on the board for an example? Here are a couple others as well. Decorate, color, do whatever you wish.. these are your set to practice with! Because practice makes (almost) perfect!

Homework - Something to think about

After we read about Nikola Tesla the question came up.. How did he not get electrocuted when he was demonstrating with the wires and holding them in both hands? See if you can find the answer!

PS. Mrs. Jessie made a mistake when she said Nikola Tesla was still alive, he died in 1943, you can research him more if you like. She was thinking of Elon Musk, who is still alive and well 😉😊. See, teacher's can make mistakes too! We just need to remember, mistakes are how we learn!

Our Chinese New Year's Art

If you haven't finished yet, here is a link (click here) to the website that shows us how to do this:

How did yours turn out? It is okay if it looks a bit different, that is the whole idea! We each have a different interpretation of the way the dragon looks and what colours it should be. Just like we are all different, our pictures are all different too!