Update! Non-Fiction Report Writing

Our projects are coming along very well. All of the students have finished researching and they are making their flip books now. Take a look!

On A Snowy Winter Day

The grade 4's are writing stories about snowy winter days. They did a great job. Videos to come later.

FREE Soup Day!!!

On Thursday, December 22, Elias Deli will be hosting a Soup Day at Dougall School.  They will be making vegetable soup and the best part is, it will be FREE!  So students will all recieve a hot bowl of soup that day!  Thank you Elias Deli!



Habitats

In science we are still talking about animal habitats.  Here is a video on habitat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNTHVLxPP54

New Math Unit: Telling Time

We have started a new unit in math and our new learning goals for this unit will be:
1.  I can tell time to the nearest minute.
2.  I can measure time intervals.
3.  I can estimate time.

Here are some on-line games you can play to help you learn how to tell time.
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/math-time.html
http://primarygames.com/time/start.htm
http://www.time-for-time.com/game1.htm#

Non-Fiction Report Writing

The students have all chosen an animal to research about. To help them organize their research, we have a research folder. They put the research questions, answers they found, resources they used and on the back Mrs. Naismith and I have given them suggestions about the project.

Weaving Art

The students had a great time learning to weave! Take a look!

Creating Habitats

Students are creating different habitats such as a grass habitat, an ocean habitat, a pond habitat, a jungle habitat and a tree habitat.

Reading at Home

It is important to read each night at home.  Here is a link to some on-line books you can listen to :
http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/home_tumblebooks.asp
Click on Story Books, Read Alongs, Learning Language or Non-Fiction Books.
Choose a story that interests you and then click, "VIEW ON-LINE."

Learning About Habitats

The students worked in groups brainstorming animals that live in different habitats.

Bar Graphs

Here are the students working on new bar graphs.

How can I help at home? Have your child do a survey with your family on anything (favourite foods, favourite animals, favourite colours, etc). Then have them create a bar graph on a piece of paper.

You can go to http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/classic/bar_pie_data.asp?ChartType=bar and create your own graph.  Try it an see!
You can use this data below:

Favourite Days of the Week

Monday    3
Tuesday  4
Wednesday 8
Thursday  10
Friday   15
Saturday  7
Sunday  12

Favourite Cookies Graph

The students made a bar graph according to different favourite types of cookies. They look fantastic!

Making Bar Graphs

We made a Weather Bar Graph as a class.

Canada's Food Guide

The students are learning about healthy eating according to Canada's Food Guide.

December Events

The month of December is very busy.  Here is a list of events that will be taking place in the school:

Wednesday, December 7
Mission Walk


Friday, December 9
YMCA
Remember to bring a bathing suit, towel and a bag to put your wet things in.


Tuesday, December 20
Winter Concert @ 2:00 pm (in the gym).


Wednesday, December 21
Annual Spelling Bee @ 9:30 (in the gym).


Christmas Break
Friday, December 23 - Sunday, January 8


School Resumes
Monday, January 9

Science - Animals

In science, the students are learning about different animals, where they live and their unique features they have.  They made a riddle about the animal of their choice.  The format was in the sequence of:
I live in Australia.
I hop to get around.
I have a long tail.
I have a pouch to keep my babies safe.
What am I?

A Kangaroo!

Listen to the great riddles the class made.  See if you can guess what animals they are talking about!