Good morning! Happy Friday! I hope everyone took time out of their day yesterday to pause and remember all the brave ones who fought for our country.  

Here is what I would like everyone to work on today:

Writing:Imagine you had a genie to grant you three wishes. List all your wish ideas. It can be anything! Then circle your top three wishes and tell me more about each one. Why do you wish a genie would grant you that wish? As always, you can either type your writing ideas out on your technology device or you can write them down on a sheet of paper. If you wish, you can send it to me at abby.sullivan@nbed.nb.ca I love reading them throughout the day! If not, just remember to keep all your writing pieces together and bring them back to school with you when we go back.

Reading: Please read a book or books of your choice for 20 minutes. Record what you read in your log. If you prefer to listen to a story on Tumblebooks, you can do that too.   

Here is the login information:

Website: TumbleBooks - eBooks for eKids! (tumblebooklibrary.com)

(Username: nblib  Password: nbschools)

Math: Warm up- think of all the ways you can make the number 36 and write them down. I want you to think of at least 10 different ways. Think of addition, subtraction, multiplication and even division if you are up for the challenge! Also, think about how you could draw this number using base ten blocks. EX: _ + _ = 36 or _ X _ = 36.  

Review 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 times tables. Think of the rule for each (EX: 0 is the hero, 1 is the mirror) and then either recite the facts out loud or write them down, or both! The more practice the better. Do whichever method works best for you.

*If you want to challenge yourself… practice the division facts.

The Snack Shack Menu worksheet: Please work on the other snack shack menu math sheet in your ‘Home Learning’ packet if you have not done so already. Remember to bring this back to school with you when we go back.

Dreambox (20 minutes):You can sign in to your Dreambox account and work on your assigned lessons. Your login information is in your ‘Home Learning’ packet.

STEAM: Please choose at least one of the following activities to work on. If you are feeling super adventurous and creative do both!  

1)    Create your own bird’s nest: Think of a bird’s nest… how do you think you could create one? What materials would you need? Make a list of all the materials you need that you can find outside in nature. Then think of how you would begin to construct a bird’s nest. What shape is a bird’s nest typically? How would you get your materials to form that shape? When you have a plan in place head outside with your list and begin your own scavenger hunt, looking for any of the materials that you wrote down. When you have collected all the materials, start building your bird’s nest. When building, think of birds that you commonly see around your home. How do you think they would build their own birds’ nest? When your nest is complete, do you think it could hold a bird? Why or why do you not think that? If you are unsure, test it out. Have fun with it! Do not give up… keep trying different materials if something does not seem to be working.         

2)     Natural animal art: Think of an animal. Now look up a picture of that animal and pay attention to the fine details of this animal. Does it have stripes? Is it small? Is it multicoloured? Does it have wings? Think of all the unique characteristics of the animal. Once you have a picture in your mind of the animal of your choice, go outside and collect any leaves, branches, berries, flowers, pebbles, etc. that you can find around your yard. The more variety the better! When you have found all the materials you think you will need, create your animal out of only those materials. You can either glue your nature materials to cardboard, or paper depending on the materials you have chosen, or you can simply arrange the materials to form that animal. No glue or paper required. Use your imagination!    

If you were not able to complete all the activities during the week, you can go back at any time to work on them.

Feel free to share any of your work during the day, you can send it to me at abby.sullivan@nbed.nb.ca. I would really love to see your bird nests and natural animal art projects!

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, I will be happy to help!

Have a wonderful day and weekend grade four! Hope to see you all so very soon!  

Ms. Sullivan 

Good morning! I hope everyone had a great weekend!

Welcome to our second week of home learning. Here is what I would like everyone to work on today:

Writing:Make a list of things that can be found in your bedroom. Imagine those items came to life and create a story about what happens. Use your imagination!!

*If you prefer to send it to me in an email, please send it to abby.sullivan@nbed.nb.ca. You can either type your story or take a picture of what you wrote. I enjoy reading them throughout the day! If you choose not to do this, or do not have access to a device, remember to keep your writing pieces together and bring them with you when we go back to school.

Reading:Please listen to the story, The Trouble with Time Travel on Tumblebooks. When you are finished listening to the story, take the quiz.    

Website: TumbleBooks - eBooks for eKids! (tumblebooklibrary.com)

(Username: nblib  Password: nbschools)

I would also like you to read a book of your choice for 20 minutes. Remember to make sure you are keeping track of all the books you are reading in your log.  

Math:Warm up- choose three of the riddles to solve and determine what the mystery number is. Break the problem down solving one step at a time.     

1)    Start with the number 20. Subtract 5. Add the two digits in your new number together. Multiply by 5. What number am I?

2)    Start with the number 1. Add 11. Multiply by 2. Add 6. What number am I?

3)    Start with the number 23. Add 7. Subtract 4. Add the two digits in your new number together. Multiply by 3. What number am I?  

4)    Start with the number 2. Add 10. Multiply by 1. Add 8. What number am I?

5)    I am more than 650. I am less than 750. I have the digit 8 in the ones place. The sum of my three digits is 18. What number am I?  

Subtraction worksheet: Please work on the subtraction math sheet in your ‘Home Learning’ packet. Remember to bring this back to school with you when we go back.

Dreambox (20 minutes):You can sign in to your Dreambox account and work on your assigned lessons. Your login information is in your ‘Home Learning’ packet.

STEAM: Go outside and collect 8-10 rocks that you can observe and investigate. Wash your rocks if they are dirty. How do the rocks look different after they have been cleaned? Once they are cleaned, examine each rocks physical properties by answering/thinking about the following questions.

·      Is the rock one colour? Or more than one colour? Please think about the colour of the rock.

·      Is the rock round, or pointy, or triangular? Please think about the rocks shape.

·      Is the rock dull, or shiny, or does it have a design on it? Please think about the unique characteristics of the rock.

·      Is the rock small, or large, or medium sized? Please think about the size of the rock.

·      Is the rock heavy, or light? Please think about the weight of the rock.   

After you observe and investigate the different physical properties of each rock, use all your rocks to build and create something. It can be anything! Can you create a shelter? Can you create a tower with all your rocks, are you able to stack them all? Can you create a pattern or design with your rocks?

When you are building, notice the different rock properties. Does the placement of the rocks matter? Why do you think that is? Are you able to create the same structure or design, by moving the rocks? If you need to gather more rocks to create something, please do! Have fun with it!  

As always send along any pictures of you working hard throughout the day. I would love to see what you come up with for your rock building creation!  

Make sure to get outside and get some fresh air!! If you have any questions at all or require assistance for any of the activities, please email me and I will be glad to help.             

Ms. Sullivan 

It's been a busy couple of weeks, settling in to our class and getting to know each other.  We have 25 students, our EA, Sarah Sullivan, and our student teacher, Abby Sullivan!  

Academically, we are focusing on:

Math: comparing and ordering numbers to 10000, and basic multiplication.  We have also worked on number sense and estimating with our dialy "warm-up" activities. At home, students can be practicing skip counting and reading large numbers.

L.A.: We are working on sentence structure and organization in writing. Our Guided Reading groups will start on Monday. Students should be reading every night.

We are trying to spend as much time outside as possible, where we have completed some fun STEAM activities.

It's been a very busy week so far in our class!

We are excited to announce that some of our chicken eggs have hatched!! We are hoping to see more hatch in the next day or two!

Please be sure to read every night for at least 20 minutes and don't forget to study your Spelling words!

Phys Ed is every Wednesday and Friday...please try to remember to bring Gym clothes!

Thanksgiving dinner will be served tomorrow in the cafeteria.  This is the ONLY meal option.