November 14, 2019
Hello everyone, here are some of the exciting things that are happening in our classroom these days:
Math -
 measuring in mm,and cm using a ruler. Finding the perimeter and area of rectangles and squares. We have recently worked on writing a multiplication sentence to show how to find the area of a shape can be found quickly.
** ask your son/daughter what the approximate area of their hand is... see what they say!
Science
The big news is the animal habitat project that we are working on. Students are asked to comment on 4 areas about their animal and teach/present that to the class in an interesting way. The 4 areas of content headings are: Describe (or build) the animal's habitat, how does the animal fit into it's food chain, describe (or draw) what adaptations your animal has made to help it survive, some interesting facts. Presentations begin Nov 21st.
Language
We have started learning about contractions, and each student is asked to do a "book review" each month on a book that they have picked themselves. They are asked to have the book with them to show the cover and read a short excerpt from during their review.
* ask your son/daughter what book they have chosen.
OTHER
- individual and class pictures went home Wed and Thurs of this week.
- Photo retakes will be later in November (date to follow)
- Please assist us in having students with indoor and outdoor footwear now that the snow and cold is here.
- See you for scheduled interviews Nov 14 and 15th regarding the Progress Report that recently came home.
Regards,
D. Mitchell
Teacher R4A