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As school is drawing to

an end, students are

still responsible for

completing homework

on time:

What is due when:

Math journal due

every Wednesday

Final book report

in French due ei-

ther May 15,16 or

17th

Please continue to read

your child’s agenda and

sign it daily. Mme

would like to see a sig-

nature, which tells me

that you are aware that

your child needs to

complete their home-

work. Your child may

be asked to stay in over

recess or lunch to start

finishing any incom-

plete work as the final

assessment days draw

near.

Absences:

Just a reminder that if a

student is away, it is

their responsibility to

ensure that they catch

up on work that was

missed and hand in any

work that was due up-

on their return to

school. Use a buddysystem, ask for missed

sheets upon return,

work on any missed

work at home etc.

WOW! ALREADY MAY!

Grade 4 Newsletter

HOMEWORK DISCUSSION!

Welcome to a month

full of outdoor activi-

ties, final projects, tests

and units of study.

May is a very important

assessment month in

which students will be

preparing, working and

completing final tasks

for each academic sub-

ject. Now that we fi-

nally have some nice

weather, the school has

planned a few outdoor

activities such as Track

and Field, Aussie X-

anti-bullying activity,

and Skipping for the

Heart and Stroke Foun-

dation. We only have a

few more weeks till

summer!

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M m e . O ’ C o n n o r , S h i n g l e r a n d T o m s

HOT TOPICSWow! Already May! 1

Homework Discussion 1

What’s going on in P4 2Dates to remember 3

CONTACTING TEACHERS

If at any time throughout

the year you need to

speak with me or would

like to book a teacher/

parent conference re-garding a concern or a

question, I encourage

parents/guardians to let

me know ahead of time

in order to get your

child’s file ready.

We can schedule confer-

ences before or right af-

ter school. You can use

your child’s agenda for

communication purpos-es as I will be signing

them daily. You can also

call at convenient hours

such as before or after

school (905) 668-2225.



WHAT’S GOING ON THIS MONTH IN GRADE 4

Grade 4 Newsletter

Math:

Mental math has become a

part of our daily routine in

math. It is really showingsome great progress with

students and their abilities

to multiply and divide with

confidence. Please ensure

that your child is still prac-

ticing at home. With mul-

tiplication and division

coming to an end, we will

now focus on time for the

next couple of weeks.

Language: In French, we

have been incorporating

Medieval Times with writ-

ing and reading goals. We

are currently finishing a

medieval journal entry

based on a medieval cha-rater of choice. Your child

will be presenting this jour-

nal entry very soon. Stu-

dents are busy preparing

their final book report pro-

jects. Can’t wait to see

them! We will be going

over the expectations of

the presentation in class.

Science: Our last unit of

study for this year will be

Rocks and Minerals,

which will start after the

medieval unit in mid-May.

Social Studies: This month

we will continuing our unit,

the Middle Ages: Medieval

Times. This unit entails a lotof reading, writing as well

as art and drama. Students

will look into a different era

of time to see how people

lived in the Middle Ages.

Physical Education:

We are preparing for our

Track and Field event onMay 1st in which students

will participate in one field

event and one track event.

Afterwards, we will work on

balance and rotations and

students will be creating

short routines which in-

cludes several different bal-

ances and rotations focusingon balance and their ability

to transition from one bal-

ance to the other.

Health: We have almost

completed our unit on

healthy eating. We will then

focus on the influences: al-

cohol and tobacco.Art: We will be continuing

our unit on colour and

shades as well as creating

mosaics.

Music: Students are contin-

uing the recorder program.

Music history is also being

presented in class. Please

have your recorder when you

have music.Drama: We will be focusing

on become a medieval char-

acter and re-enacting events

from the Middle Ages.



KEY DATES TO REMEMBER:

May 1st – Track and Field Day (weather dependent)

May 2nd-3rd – Aussie X – anti-bullying workshop

May 7th – Rain date for Track and Field

May9 or 13 (rain date)- Jump Rope for Heart

Be sure to take a look at the school website calendar for other relevant in-

formation and important dates throughout the school.

Knights in the

Classroom

June 24th, 2013

As previously mentioned in the winter, we as a grade 4

team have planned a medieval day at school with the

help of a professional company called: Knights in theclassroom. Students will have the opportunity to cele-

brate the middle ages with the help of interactive games,

workshops, use of real medieval resources and a real

life tournament in our own gymnasium!

Cost per child for the whole day event at school $23.00

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