Addition and Subtraction In Grade 4

Here is another image from the grade 4 curriculum document that speaks to the difference in the Math curriculum between grade three and four.  As you can see from the homework sent home tonight, we still review the addition and subtraction of 3-digit numbers.

The Latest Addition to Our Class

There are two crayfish in our tank now, but they are a little shy.

Terry Fox Walk

Photo referenced from PeacePulse

Today was the Terry Fox Walk at our school.  I always find it amazing how the story still finds a way to make a connection with students who never lived through the experience.  The students truly understand the importance of the Marathon of Hope, and our walk today was an excellent display of our school's support for cancer research.

Visit the Terry Fox Foundation for more information about the organization.

Today the students will be bringing home a notebook titled "Word Work."  In class, we have started creating personalized spelling lists to help create a sense of meaning to the words the students study.  Each student will have the same "Topic Words", and the same "No Excuse Words", and then each student will have 5 words they have selected personally.  In class, we have been practicing different ways to study words, and they are to practice at home tonight.  If you have any questions, please contact me.  Thanks.  Mr. Carr.

Our Fish Tank is Ready

Today we learned how to test the Ph of the water in the fish tank.  Everything looks good!  We have a Ph of 7.8, and that is acceptable for tropical fish.  Maybe by the end of this week, (certainly by Monday) we will have some friendly fish in our aquatic habitat.  Stay tuned!

Grade Three to Grade four...What's the Difference?

This is a image clipped from the curriculum document.  Sometimes these outcomes are easy to interpret, and other times they are not, but it will help you see the connection to the math homework that comes home.  After speaking with people tonight at the open house I thought I would try this to see if it helped communicate what is happening in the classroom - I will try to post this when the Math homework goes home.  The nice thing about this little table, is how it compares the grade four outcome to the same concept in grade three.  I will put a few of these up over the next little while to see how well they are received.

Mr.Carr

Open House Tonight

I am looking forward to meeting everyone tonight at the open house.  After the general meeting in the gymnasium at 6:30, I will have a few points about the classroom, curriculum, and our class blog, but mostly it is a great opportunity to meet the "new" teacher, and get a sense of what your child's classroom is like.

See you soon,

Mr. Carr