Homework, Wednesday, 17th December

Maths: Quick Check 9-7; Spiral Review 9-7
Reading & Writing: Keep a journal of the book you are reading. We will begin writing our reviews and presentations when we return on 5th January.

Enjoy your break!

Homework, Tuesday, 16th December

Maths: review Topic 9. Practice test: pp.210-211; Extra review: pp.212-213  Answers at the bottom of this post. (No peeking!)
Tip: There is a glossary in the back of our Maths book. You might use it to help you with the definitions of different polygons.
Practice 9-7 Make and Test Generalizations: Enrichment 9-7 Make Hundreds

Practice Test Answers

1. A     2. C     3. B     4. D     5. D     6. D     7. B     8. A     9. C     10. B   11. B   12. C  

Topic 9 Extra Practice Answer Key

Set A 1. a 2. c 3. b	Set B 1. Line 2. Right angle 3. Perpendicular Lines 4. Ray	Set C 1. 93° 2. 128° 3. 27° 4. 180°	Set D 1. 8; 8 2. 4; 4 3. 3; 3 4. 4; 4	SET E 1. Isosceles; obtuse 2. Trapezoid 3. Rhombus 4. Scalene; right 5. 12 R2 6. 28 R1 7. 23 R2 8. 15 R2
SET F Example: The numbers in the first group are made up of line segments. The numbers in the second group are made up of curved lines.

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Homework, Monday, 15th December

Maths: Practice 9-6 Quadrilaterals; Enrichment 9-6 Doodles*
*"Be as specific as possible."  This means, try give the most exact name. For example, don't just write "triangle"; write "acute isosceles triangle". Don't just write "quadrilateral", write "square", or "parallelogram".

Spelling: Review List 14  Click here for Spell City quiz and activities

List 14 – List 10-13 Review

Core Words

howl	false	sauce	put	roof
hardly	dairy	charge	dirty	world
bounce	couch	wood	push	pull
year	alarm	horse	curl	return
jaw	dawn	tool	full	gear
spare	cheer	chore	heard	search

Challenge Words

pounce	scrawny
pudding	marooned
cocoon	pioneer
awareness	marvel
fortunate	earnest

Week 16

Dear parents and students,

As I am writing this, everyone is getting very excited about the Christmas performance tonight. We had our final rehearsal yesterday, and it all looks good to go. I hope you enjoy the show. If you weren't already aware, it is worth noting that the Grade 4 play was entirely written by the Grade 4 students. I'm sure you will be impressed by their efforts.

In the classroom, our Math lessons have been focused on geometry, and we have been learning how to use our protractors. Friday's lesson has been about triangles – a very important shape in Math, Science, and even in nature.

Our Reading & Writing Workshops have been divided among a study of verbs in Language Arts, making inferences, generalisations and predictions in Reading, and how to effectively keep a journal of books we are reading during D.E.A.R. and extracurricular reading time.

In Social Studies, we have been investigating how cities grow. We will continue this study next week, and compare the growth of the American Northeast with cities such as Tokyo, Taipei, and Hsinchu.

Next week will be a very short one, finishing on Wednesday at 12:30. Please note that all children will go to lunch at this time, and be dismissed at 1:00pm. Just before lunch, we will hold our Christmas gift exchange in class. Please refer to Wednesday's blog entryregarding the gift exchange.

Ahead of next week, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a merry Christmas, and a safe and happy new year. If you are travelling, please be safe and enjoy your trip.

I'll see you all tonight!

Dates to Remember:

• Fri, December 12 (Today!) – Christmas Concert Performance
  
• Wed, December 17 – Half Day of School
  
• Dec 18 – Jan 4 – Christmas Vacation
  
• Mon, January 5 – School resumes
  

Happy birthday Maria!

Happy birthdays also to Bill and Shunta!

Student of the Week, Week 16

Congratulations Abigail!

During a week in which we have spent a lot of time discussing respect and being considerate to others, Abigail has led by example, as she always does.  Thank you Abigail, for your constant thoughtfulness and caring of others!

Homework, Friday, 12th December

Maths: Practice 9-5; Enrichment 9-5

This link will take you to a Wikipedia page that shows you how to label polygons with huge numbers of sides.

Spelling: Review List 13  Click here for list and Quizzes

Read!

Homework, Thursday, 11th December

Maths: Practice 9-4 Polygons; Enrichment 9-4 Poly Shapes
Bonus points: find the specific names for the shapes at numbers 6 and 7 of Practice 9-4.
Reading and Writing Workshop: Make sure you have updated comments in your D.E.A.R. journal. We will be sharing tomorrow.

Homework, Wednesday, 10th December

Maths: Practice 9-3; Measuring Angles;  Enrichment 9-3 Name that Angle
Reading: Read for at least 20 minutes. A book of your choice, or Raz Kids.

Start looking for a suitable book for your book report project. We will be writing book reports for Literacy Week (Jan 12th - 16th). Start looking for a suitable book. You will be able to read your book during the break.

Don't forget your costume for tomorrow!

Christmas Gift Exchange

On the last day before the break, Wednesday, 17th December, we will hold a gift exchange in class. Please read the following carefully.

·     Each child is to bring a gift for ONE child.

·     Boys should bring a gift for another boy, and girls should bring a gift for another girl.

·     The gift should be wrapped and labelled either "Boy", or "Girl".

·     The gift can be brought in any time between now and Tuesday, 16th December.

·     On the day of the exchange, each child will choose one gift (not the one they brought) from the collection.

·     The gift should cost between NT$300-NT$400 (This is to ensure fairness in that all children receive a gift of similar quality.)

·     This activity is NOT obligatory. You do not have to take part if you do not wish to.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

Homework, Tuesday, 9th December

Maths: Practice 9-2 Lines, Rays, and Angles; Enrichment 9-2 Shapes in Shapes (separate page)
Social Studies: Make sure your notes are up-to-date. See questions below:

Chapter 4: Exploring the Northeast

Lesson 1:

Geography and Climate and Resources:

1.     What is a glacier?     

2.     What are two different ways that glaciers affected the northeast?       

3.     What is climate?                                                                               

4.     What is a blizzard?                                                                           

5.     What effects can blizzards sometimes cause?                                          

6.     Do you know of another part of the world that is affected by blizzards? Where?

Natural Resources:

7.     What are natural resources?                                                          

8.     What are some of the natural resources found in the Northeast states?          

                                                                                                                                   

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1.     How do the geography and climate of the Northeast affect its economy?        

2.     Write a sentence that describes what happens in a quarry.                              

3.     Which mountains cut through the western part of the Northeast?                   

4.     Why is farming a larger industry in the southern parts of the Northeast than in the northern part of the region?                                                                                  

5.     Make a table titled Using Resources. In column 1, list the Northeast’s natural resources. In column 2, describe how each resource is used.                                               

                                                                                                                                   

Lesson 2: Early People

1.     About what year did Europeans arrive in Europe?                                             

2.     How many tribes made up the Northeast confederacy?             

3.     Most Native American tribes were known as hunter-gatherers. What do you  think this means?                                                                                                    

                                   

Lesson 3: Early Transportation:

1.     What is a canal?                                                                                           

2.     Why was the Erie Canal built?                                                       

3.     About how long is the Erie Canal?                                                             

4.     Why did many people stop using the canal?                                            

5.     What was the canal still used for?