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Class 4A
Term 4, Week 1: April 6-10, 2015
WEEKLY UPDATE
Topics for this week
1. Numeracy
a. Finding the area and perimeter review
b. Math assessment task making a floor plan and measuring the area and perimeter of each room
c. Quiz on area and perimeter of composite figures
2. Literacy
a. Poetry kinds and elements
b. Writing - haiku, cinquain, limerick
c. Reading comprehension: class novel James and the Giant Peach (chapters 7-12)
d. Writing narrative and reflection on immersions
3. UOI
a. Recycling project
b. Types of pollution
b. Cause and effects of pollution to man and nature
Numeracy
a. Estimating volume
b. Measuring volume
c. Word problems on volume
2. Literacy
a. Poetry tanka and free verse
b. Reading comprehension: class novel James and the Giant Peach (chapters 13-18)
c. Writing poems
d. Spelling contract
3. UOI
a. Endangered Species
b. Expert groups to research on topic assigned to them
c. Summative task preparation
Important reminders:
Please read your childs reflection
Novel quiz on Monday, 13 April (chapters 1-12)
Writing assessment on Wednesday, 15 April (study the elements of a haiku, cinquain and
limerick)
Spelling contract due on Friday, 17 April (uploaded on weebly)
Reading log due on Friday, 17 April (uploaded on weebly)
Ms. Corita