May 19 – 24, 2020  

   

Dear Parents and Students, 

  

Welcome to Week 7!  I hope you all had a relaxing long weekend and were able to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather!  

  

Below are this week’s tasks. Approximate completion times are listed by each task to help you plan your week.  Students are encouraged to complete all tasks by Monday, May 25th. 

  

Our Google Meet times and my office hours are listed below.  To make up for Monday’s drop-in session, I have added an additional drop-in session on Tuesday at 1 pm.   This is in addition to our whole class Google Meet at 11 am.  I will continue to be available by phone and email during regular office hours. 

  

Some EXCITING News: Virtual Workshop next week!  During our whole-class Google Meet next week, Tuesday, May 26th at 11 am, We will be having a very special guest join us from KidsCodeJeunesse to conduct a virtual coding class!  Our special guest will be guiding the class through a creative coding project on scratch.  For the best experience, students should use a laptop or desktop computer for this session – if an iPhone or iPad is used, students can still follow along but may not be able create their own project.  

  

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me by replying to this message.      

  

Google Meet Schedule  (code Grade4Hussain) 

  

1.     Tuesdays 11:00 – 12:00 - ENTIRE class meeting 

2.     Tuesday, May 19 at 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Drop-in time if students need help 

3.     Thursdays 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Drop-in time if students need help 

  

Mrs. Hussain’s office hours this week: 

  

Tuesday – Friday 8:00am – 2:30pm 

   

Week 7 Tasks: 

Task	~ 5 Hrs
Literature Circles/Independent Novel Study OR Imagine Learning  •          Choose a chapter book to read from the collection on Epic!, FunBrain, or StoryBerries •          Decide if you want to participate in literature circles (this means participation in a 20-minute Meet session with your group members.  The 20 min Meet session is in addition to the weekly whole-class Google Meet.  Groups can be up to 4 people.) •          If you don’t want to participate in a literature circle, you can choose to complete a novel study independently.  You will choose a book to read on your own and complete the Novel Study Slides as you read your book. •          You can also choose to continue with Imagine Learning and not participate in the literature circle or independent novel study.	30 min
“SNACK/RECESS” à Stream! Go say “Hi!” to your classmates on Stream! Check out your best work on our Epic Wall (Padlet)	20 min
Math SMART Lesson – Decimals and Fractions  •          Complete the SMART Math lesson (adding decimals) •          Optional: Bonus Challenge – Decimals Magic Squares •          HappyNumbers – Fractions and Decimals Assignment (Check your email for access instructions)	90 min
Social •          Ethnobotany Magazine (Google Slides) For a few weeks, you have been ethnobotanists learning about the First Peoples of Alberta and more about their relationship with the land, especially plants. This week you have officially been hired as an expert to share your knowledge with the community through a special issue of Ethnobotany of Alberta – a magazine that informs its readers about plants native to Alberta and the relationship Albertans have with plants.  Find out more about your task in this week’s Google Meet session or on the Slides. During the Google Meet session, you will also be able to choose if you want to work with a partner. You are encouraged to complete this task by June 1st.	90 min
Science •          SMART lesson – Continue learning about the importance of soil by participating in a virtual demonstration  •          Play the plant game!	60 min
Favourite Grade 4 Memory (This is an optional task and is due by the end of the month.  Your video will be used by Ms. Chaudhary in a special end-of-the-year project!) •          Optional, start by writing about your favourite Saddle Ridge memory (10-20 sentences).  This will help you organize your thoughts.  For ideas, visit our idea wall on Padlet •          By the end of the month, record 1-2 minute video of yourself reading/talking about your favourite memory from an iPhone/iPad/Computer (e-mail video to Mrs. Hussain)	30 min
Imagine Math (OPTIONAL THIS WEEK): •          Work on assigned task  Remember to keep a journal to show all work.  You do not need to submit your journal.

If you need more to do, consider the following OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES posted under Classwork: 

  

-       Go to typing club to practice your typing! 

-       Add some pages to our Pandemic Scrapbook or simply check out the awesome pages done by your classmates.  New pages are constantly being added! 

-       Ms. V. Posts new activities every week to help keep you active – make sure to check out her blog! 

-       Ms. MacEachern also posts new activities to keep you singing and dancing – check out her blog! 

-       Write a story on WriteReader, edit and revise an existing story, or complete a journal entry! 

-       Spend more time on literacy or math through the Imagine programs – the more time you spend here, the more you will learn and grow! 

-       Optional activities especially for this week will be posted under Week 7 Tasks under Classwork. 

  

  

Completion Checklist (May 19 - 24)  

   

Use this checklist to keep track of the work you have completed this week. 

   

Task	Completed
Choose a book and a task
Math SMART Lesson
HappyNumbers Assignment
Social Ethnobotany Magazine
Science SMART lesson
Favourite Grade 4 Memory
Optional PE Activities
Optional Music Activities