I can't believe that December is already here! We are very busy with the holiday season upon us. The students spent a lot of time this week preparing for the upcoming Christmas concert and they are looking forward to performing for you. The grade 3/4 concert is being held tomorrow at 1:10 pm and 6:30 pm. See you then!
Thank you so much for sending in food donations for the Devon Christmas Elves. Your generosity is great appreciated!
Curriculum Update
Our Kidblog writing schedule this week included:
Journal Writing Monday - Weekend Post
Talk About it Tuesday - Cheetah vs. Ostrich - Who Would Win?
WeSearch Wednesday - Chris Van Allsburg
Writer's Workshop
In Writer's Workshop, we started our biography rough copies. The students took the information they gathered in their interviews and compiled 4 paragraphs. The introductory paragraph contained information such as when and where their special person was born and important details of their childhood. The second paragraph included important facts about their special persons adulthood. The third paragraph contained all of the favourite things and then they finished with a short concluding paragraph.
Next week the students will be typing up their biographies. Please be sure to submit a photo of your child’s interviewee as soon as possible. Your child will not be able to complete his/her biography project without these photos. Your help with this project is very much appreciated.
Reader's Workshop
This week during our Chris Van Allsburg author study we read his first book "The Garden of Abdul Gasazi."
We used this book as a mentor text to discuss the genre of fantasy. Before reading The Garden of Abdul Gasazi I explained to the students that Chris Van Allsburg writes most of his books in the fantasy genre. Fantasy stories are a typical fictional genre that:
- usually takes place in the present
- often have a realistic setting, but have unrealistic events that couldn't happen in real life
- often uses magic such as talking.
As I read the students recorded examples of fantasy found in the book.
Home Reading
Congratulations to our Laser Tag winner for the month of November! Keep reading and recording for a chance to win in December.
Math
We began our Addition and Subtraction Up to 10,000 unit in math this week. Outcomes covered included:
- Sorting numbers
- Estimating sums
- Using mental math to add
- Add 2-digit numbers without regrouping
Social
This week we finished reading over the last two natural regions in our social booklets. The students were then to complete a pennant report, using one of the 6 natural regions we have studied. They were to use their knowledge, an online site given to them in Classroom and their booklet notes. Their jot notes were on the vegetation, climate, landforms and wildlife in that region. At the bottom of their pennant they were to complete an illustration related to the natural region they selected. The students will be marked on their information, illustration, mechanics and spelling.
Art
In art, we completed a mixed media Christmas tree. We used watercolour, acrylic paint and paper for this tree art. We started by using liquid watercolour to create the background/wall colour. Then we used acrylic paint to paint the tree, blending 3 different shades of green to give dimension. Next, we used q-tips to add Christmas ball decorations to the branches. The window effect was made by gluing strips of paper around the edge of the art and down the middle. For the final touch, we added snowflakes. These turned out so well and will be on display tomorrow night at our Christmas concert!
Congratulations to our Student of the Week!
We also had the opportunity to celebrate a birthday in 4A this week. Thanks for sharing a treat with the class!
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