Mrs. Campbell's Grade 4

Learning Highlights: - completed our superhero mystery math - solved a pumpkin carving logic puzzle - learned about AM and PM - we wrote a safety/instruction guide after reading Scaredy Squirrel prepares for Halloween; students wrote guides such as "how to carve a pumpkin" or a "safety guide for sorting Halloween Candy" - we built catapults for chucking mini candy pumpkins out of craft sticks, elastics, and spoons (ask your student about what type of simple machine this is!) - we traded monster writing descriptions with a partner; partners drew using each other's then we conferenced with each other about how to improve our descriptions Halloween Costumes welcome tomorrow - no blood, weapons, or masks that cover the face Friday- No School (PD DAY)

Highlights - we worked on the math puzzle, some of us have solved the mystery!  - we learned about the 3 classes of levers and did an experiment where we had to build each class/label the fulcrum, load, and force - worked on descriptive writing Reminder:  - Students may where a costume on Thursday if they choose (no weapons or masks that cover entire face/head) - No School Friday

Today was a busy day filled with: - Terry Fox Reward Assembly - Mr. J and Mr. Wilson dyed their hair! - Mystery Suitcase Viewing and Writing (Ask your student) - A Community Walk - we got to sketch the Rocky Mountains - Buddy Time - we drew monsters together and read a book - Math Check In Upcoming: - Learning about levers and wrapping up our simple machines unit; next is devices that move! - Nonfiction Writing about Regions of Alberta - Finishing Calendar Math and Beginning Representing numbers to 10 000 - Field Trip to Heritage Park Nov. 6 (please return forms) We have been very hooked on our Math mystery this week. Lots of our resources/project ideas are bought and downloaded from a website called Teacher's Pay Teachers. Our class has a wishlist if you wish to donate, but please do not feel obligated. Most resources cost around $4 https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/ClassFund/Mrs-Campbell-26174?utm_campaign=ClassFund%20Page

- we learned a bit about the badlands and dinosaur provincial park in social studies ! - we continued working on our superhero math mystery puzzle - we created a halloween bingo board and worked on our french books - we focused on au, aw, o spelling patterns (sauce, shawl, frost, caught) -New Book Orders Went Home today if ordering for Bootober must be turned in By Oct. 29 - All other orders due November 15. - Please return field trip forms if you have not already done so Halloween Dance Tomorrow Evening!

*Field Trip Forms went home today, please sign and return* - we began working on French Halloween/ Autumn Books - students must use an object, colour and number on every page of their book - we did a time to the minute assessment and talked about the many different ways to write the date - we began a math superhero code breaking mystery where we had to use rounding and adding skills, we will continue working to solve tomorrow using other skills - we are getting very close to the end of the City of Ember, ask me about the novel! * Our community walk scheduled for yesterday was canceled because Mrs. Campbell is away. We are rescheduling our walk for Friday! *

Happy Election Day! Today we ... - Practiced Telling Time to the Minute; please practice at home! - We are doing Fall/Halloween Themed Literacy Stations - Did research and took notes about the Grasslands Region of Alberta - Discussed the election as a current event (we did not discuss party policies) - Reviewed plural words with -ed (trampled, started, squabbled, chopped - creating these plurals should be a review from grade 2) *Please practice colour words in French :)

Weekly Highlights: - We researched and took notes on the Foothills Region of Alberta - We learned Halloween and colour words in French - We told time to the 5 minutes and are solving word problems using time (what time is 45 minutes past 2:20? - We reviewed Calendar Basics (years, decades, centuries) - We learned about wedges, inclined planes and screws in science - We celebrated Math Friday with Mrs. Mason's Grade 3 class by building 2 and 3 dimensional shapes out of loops of string - We studied the art of pointillism and artists Georges Seurat and Paul Signac's work. Students began their own pointillism art piece depicting the landscapes of the foothills and rocky mountains. - Thank you to everyone who came to Literacy Night! Upcoming: - Telling time to the minute; calendar problem solving - Learning about Levers - Researching Grasslands Region - Community Walk on Tuesday - Be on the look out for First Field trip Forms next week :) Please Note: - September

-Please practice telling time to five minute intervals. -Please see Halloween Dance invites (October 25th) - Don't Forget Literacy Night Tomorrow 6:00-7:30

Ask me About... - the region of Alberta we studied today! Reminders: This week.... Thursday Family Literacy Night Friday - Crazy Hat Day Next Friday Halloween Dance 6:30-8:30

FALL BOOK FAIR - USED BOOK DONATIONS NEEDED! Hawkwood School will be having their semi-annual book fair November 19-22nd. Once again we accepting donations of children’s and adult’s books for our Fall Book Fair. Please consider donating popular titles for children such as: Diary of a wimpy kid Bad guys series Dog man Mighty robot Amulet Elephant & piggie books Branches series including Dragon Masters Any books by Raina Telgemeier (graphic novels) Please  do not bring  textbooks, encyclopedias, magazines or any items that are too outdated. Used books can be dropped off in the foyer across from the office. Thank you for your support! Today we had a fun-filled Thanksgiving themed day! - Thanksgiving Assembly  - completed a very challenging Logic Puzzle (see in backpack) - decoded a Thanksgiving Message with symbols - conducted Rocky Mountain Research in partners on computers - finished our I am Thankful for.. Art/Writing - Experimented with

Today's Highlights - I am thankful for... Art - we learned about gears and driver systems (tomorrow we will experiment) - completed math word problems with a Thanksgiving theme, reviewed time Tomorrow there will be a Thanksgiving Assembly! 

In social studies we... - read the Rocky Mountain Region Chapter in our text book and researched important facts (landforms, bodies of water, natural resources, vegetation, animal life, climate) French... - We discussed our french quiz and the need to continue to practice spelling the days of the week properly in French/and English (will retest next week) - learned numbers 1-10 in french Math - practiced telling time to the quarter hour and are using vocabulary (half past, quarter past, quarter to)

- we took a french days of the week quiz  - participated in Mindful Friday - created a maritime art piece using water colour pencils to decorate for Literacy Night  -  met with our grade 2 buddy class

Reminders: - Tomorrow there will be a days of the week French quiz (spelling counts)! - Pictures went home - orders due October 11 Today we... - focused on City of Ember vocabulary - practiced telling time to the hour and half hour - studied photographs about the Rocky Mountain Region (I see.. I think.. I wonder..) - the Opera's libbretist came to visit us and we helped write ideas to be added to the rough draft of the school opera

October 1 - we reviewed french days of the week - introduction of french greetings (bienvenue, salut, bonjour, je'mapelle) - learned to tell time to the hour and made personal clocks - typed our personal narratives - wrote a reflection about residential schools and the importance of culture Today Oct. 2: - told time to the hour and half hour - studied city of ember - worked on geometry art - learned about all the different uses of the comma - learned about pulleys, and built pulleys out of different materials including metal clips and rope At home practice - spelling and ordering days of the week in french. Review french greetings.