Mrs. D. Thomas

   Warmer days and sun are finally here!!

REMINDERS:

**Need gym clothes everyday.

**Please check your child's agenda for important class and school events. Please sign nightly!

NEEDED: Parents to recycle on the last school day of the week! Also Mystery readers wanted for Fridays at 10:30 to read to the class. Please put a note in your child's agenda if you can help with this.

THANK YOU: To our recycling parents!!

Updated: May 23

Important Dates:

*May 31 - NHS Variety Show - do you have a hidden talent to share?

*June 7 - Family Friday

*June 18th - Grade 4 Fieldtrip

*June 21 - Aboriginal Day

*June 27 - Awards and last day of school

Please use the e-mail button to send any questions or concerns or drop in to have a chat!

 Here's what is happening in our classroom:

LA: We begin our final unit of the year - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. We continue to work on our reading and writing skills through a novel study.

Math: We now understand fractions and decimals and are now adding and subtracting decimals - especially in relation to money.

Social: We are now looking at the stories of the people that shaped Alberta. We are looking at Alberta's past from fur traders and explorers to important people that shaped Alberta.

Science: Let the soil, sun and water help our Plant unit grow. 

Tech links:

General:

www.funbrain.com

http://www.2learn.ca/kids/

LA:

Roller coaster research:  http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/

Nouns: http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/basketball/index.html

Verbs: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/verbs.htm

Adjectives: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/adjectives.htm

Math:

http://www.prongo.com/math/multiplication.html

www.multiplication.com

http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/

Multiplication/Division

www.multiplication.com

http://www.fun4thebrain.com/division.html

Choose multiplication or division http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/

Divions Mine.  Neat visualization of what the question really means!   http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/division/play/popup.shtml

Addition/Subtraction: In Alberta in grade 4 students are expected to add & subtract with 4-digit numbers.  Most of the games below work on basic +/- facts, however knowing these well helps students become more efficient when handling large numbers.

Base Ten Addition- http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_154_g_2_t_1.html?from=grade_g_2.html

Base Ten Subtraction- http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_155_g_2_t_1.html?from=grade_g_2.html

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math.htm (Choose any of the + or - games in the first section "Basic Operations"

http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/mathfact/mathFact.htm

http://www.funbrain.com/brain/MathBrain/Games/Title.html?GameName=MathBasketball&Brain=math&Grade=1&Language=en_us&GameNumber=4&Color=FFCC33&HardCoded=false&ReturnTo=kidscenter 

http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/shuttleLaunch/shuttleLaunch.htm

http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/apples/savetheApples.htm

Science:

Alien Attack: http://engineeringinteract.org/resources/alienattack.htm 

Operation Light and Shadows: http://www.wonderville.ca/asset/operation-light-and-shadow 

Reflections: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/see_things_fs.
shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/light_shadows.shtml

Color gizmo: http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cExtAccessSecure.dspResource&ResourceID=412&certificate=authorizer%3DLearnAlberta%26userid%3DLA41%26i%3D0%26expires%3D2013%252F04%252F22%2B14%253A37%253A09%26hash%3DUUa2V0YlGAroxKBq2u0tqQ%253D%253D

Seed dispersal: http://www2.bgfl.org/bgfl2/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/science/plants_pt2/dispersal.htm

Health: Careers

http://alis.alberta.ca/occinfo/Content/RequestAction.asp?format=html&aspAction=GetHomePage&Page=Home

Social:

Time to Drill:  http://www.wonderville.ca/asset/timetodrill