Monday 14 December 2015

It seems as though everyone enjoyed their Christmas shopping at school last week. There were many excited faces in the halls.  We have a fun, busy week coming up before we are off for the holidays. We will be making a reindeer craft with an elf application to work in the North Pole as well as practicing our song for the concert on Thursday.  For the homework this week, I would like students to make cards for people they will be spending time with over the holidays. Please have your child include a drawing that is coloured and at least three positive comments about the person they are making the card for (e.g. “You are fun when we play cards together” or “You make me feel happier when I am sad about something”. I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a restful and happy New Year. I am looking forward to the New Year with the students!
Math update: We have been creating graphs using the data we collected from our school wide survey on guinea pig names. We are organizing the data to find out which names are most popular for the primary and junior students. We will be creating double bar graphs to compare the data and see which names are voted most popular.

Language update: We have been researching guinea pig facts in order to create posters for a variety of locations in the school to educate the school population on the care and safety of guinea pigs. Students will have to create posters for different groups and ensure their information and pictures are presented in a manner which is appropriate for the target audience (e.g. those which will be in the staff room compared to those intended to inform kindergarten students).

Sunday 6 December 2015

We are happy to welcome two new additions to our class this week.  We  are very excited to have two guinea pigs as class pets.  We will keep the guinea pigs in the Learning Commons so all of the students in the school will be able to appreciate them.  Once they are settled in and are feeling comfortable, the grade 4’s will be able to help in their care.


Math update  We have been looking at interpreting and creating a variety of graphs this week. We will have the school vote on names for our guinea pigs so we can manage the data we receive in order to determine which name has the most votes.

Language update  We have been working on creating announcements to help inform the school of the guinea pigs’ arrival.  We will continue with media literacy as we create messages to educate ourselves and the school on the care and well being of the guinea pigs.

Sunday 29 November 2015

Happy Monday everyone!  We were excited to recognize two birthdays in our class this week.  I hope everyone had a super weekend!
Math update  We completed our unit, and final assessment, for 2D Geometry on Friday and will begin our Data Management unit this week. The homework for this week will be a review of telling time. Although this is not part of our Data Management unit, it serves as a great review until we get into Data Management further.

Language update  We are finishing up our final piece for descriptive writing.  The students have been enjoying describing their favourite item. We also spent some time on reading comprehension with a CASI task this past week.

Tuesday 24 November 2015

Welcome to Mrs. Cooper's Grade 4 Math and Language Blog

I am very happy to be teaching your children and to be part of the wonderful St. Gregory community! It was super to meet several of you on interview night. Many of the grade 4 students and I are familiar with one another as I have spent time at St. Gregory in the past. 
I have created this blog to keep you informed of what about what we are working on in my math and language class. Upcoming assessment and assignment dates will be posted here. Please check the blog regularly to ensure nothing is missed.
The homework link will be attached in the right hand column each week, on Monday morning and will be due the following Sunday. On-line homework can be submitted on line when completed or completed and returned to school on paper. Some homework may also be sent home in paper format. 

If you have any questions about the blog, or other classroom happenings, please feel free to contact me through a note in your child's agenda or through the front office. I am looking forward to a fun and exciting year of learning and exploring.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Cooper

Language: We have currently been working on descriptive writing and visualization. The students described a classmate's Halloween costume and others in the class guessed who it was based on the description. They are now working on their favourite item or food, etc. and we will all soon be guessing from this writing piece.
Math: We are finishing our 2-D geometry unit and will have an assessment on Friday. Math books and practice homework will be coming home to ensure everyone is prepared.