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?