The Water Cycle

Science

For Science this week we are continuing to learn about the water cycle. Students will be expected to know what happens in the water cycle and the different vocabulary that goes along with it.

Try asking your student what is happening in the following pictures and see if they can tell what each word is and what they mean.

 

 The Water Cycle can also be found in your books on pages:

Student book Unit 4 Pages 16-19

Practical book 23-25

Home Activity book 18-21

BOOKS ARE IN

Books have arrived and have been passed out to your students. Right now we we only being using books for Science and Math, but will begin to use our English books in a few weeks. Please follow the special directions for the books.

Here are the books that the students need to bring to school:

 Here are the books that the students will keep at home for extra practice:

The students will be instructed to write down what pages and assignments will be required for homework.

This current week for Homework students will be asked to complete the following pages:

G4A1L1, G4B1L1, G4A2L2 and G4D2L2

in the math homework book

What Have We Been Up To In Mr. Joe's Class?

What Have We Been Up To In Mr. Joe's Class?

Science

We are making some very interesting discoveries in science class. The last two weeks we have been learning about the 3 states of matter of solids, liquids, and gasses. We even went to the science lab to experiment with water learning how it can be each of the three states of matter. The following are pictures from our discoveries in the science lab:

 Math

We  have been practicing our addition skills with single, double, and triple digit addition. The students must remember to carry the 1 in larger addition problems just like the picture below:

 

                                                                and this model as well:

 

 The following are simple math computer games that will help your student gain the mental strength needed to solve addition problems in their heads and not on their fingers:

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

 has many different games to choose from. Please have your student practice when the get free time.

 

http://www.fun4thebrain.com/addition/arrrgh.html 

http://www.fun4thebrain.com/addition/alienmunchadd.html 

http://www.fun4thebrain.com/addition/dinodigadd.html 

and check these out too:

http://www.maths-games.org/ 

 http://www.mathplayground.com/games.html

for some great addition and other math practices!!!

English

We have been learning about sequence of events. Ask your student about sequencing and they should be able to tell you about sequence words such as:

First

Next

After

Then

Last/Finally

We have been writing some great sequences of our daily activities such as our mornings as well as what we do when we go home. The students are doing such a great job using sequencing to write their sentences as well as their paragraphs.

We even read the book located above called the Popcorn Book by Tommie de Paola. This is a great book that not only tells about the history of popcorn, but show different steps of making popcorn. When we use steps, its just like using our sequence words. We use First, Next, After, Then, and Last to do a retell of the story's events.