Newsletter: September 3 - 7, 2018

Grade 4

Weekly Newsletter

September 3 - September 7, 2018

Language Arts

This week, the children will be developing skills to work with partners and grow ideas as readers. Partnerships are really beneficial when students know how to communicate well with each other and get the conversation started. In writing, the children will be focused on planning their opinion essays using a variety of tools.

Math

This week, students will continue to read and write multi-digit numbers in word form, expanded form and standard form. They will also begin to round numbers to the nearest place value.

Social Studies

This week, we will finish up looking at identity and what influences our values and behaviors.  This theme will run throughout the unit as we begin our identity portraits and start addressing the next part of this unit which is, “ What is Culture?”.

Announcements

• ES Gym - scheduled for use on Monday, Sept. 3
• ES Upper Playgrounds - Fence erected and equipment installed in phases.  Entire area ready for use Sept. 25
• Turf Field behind ES Pool - Open 
• 25m Pool - Ready for PE swimming Sept. 17 (note that this may take place in the 50m pool vs. the 25m pool)
• ES Lower Playgrounds - Areas are being completed and secured for safety currently.  Target date for lower playgrounds is Sept. 5
• Please remember to bring a hat and water bottle on PE days.  The new artificial turf field is ready to use and PE classes will be going outside this week.  Hats are required when going outside

Resources
Look here for resources you and your child can access at home to support their learning and overall development.

• Open House Slideshow 
• When you ask your child, “how was school today?”, does your child often answer with one-word answers such as, “good”?  If so, consider these 15 questions to replace “How was school today?” (Edutopia)  
• Math Unit 1 vocabulary on Quizlet