May 25 – 31, 2020
Dear Parents and Students,
Welcome to Week 8 of ongoing learning!
A reminder that this week’s whole-class Google Meet session is a special Virtual Workshop. On Tuesday, at 11 am, we have a special guest joining us who will guide 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.
In addition to the this week’s tasks, you may want to encourage your child to go back to the previous week’s SMART lessons to see the feedback left for them on the Handout pages of their work. All tasks are designed for students to complete independently with minimum parental support. If support is required, you are welcome to direct your child to the drop-in sessions. Feel free to contact me to arrange an alternate time for help if the drop-in times don’t work your child.
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, June 1st.
Our Google Meet times and my office hours are listed below. I will continue to be available by phone and email during regular office hours.
As Calgary enters Phase 1 and we begin to move around and about again, remember to stay safe!
Google Meet Schedule (code Grade4Hussain)
1. Tuesdays 11:00 – 12:00 - ENTIRE class meeting
2. Mondays 10:00 am – 11:00 am 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:
Monday – Friday 8:00am – 2:30pm
Week 8 Tasks:
Task
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~ 5 Hrs
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Literature Circles/Independent Novel Study OR Imagine Learning
• If you are participating in Literature Circles, complete the Google Form to choose your Group Google Meet time. Literature Circles are optional and require 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.
• If you are not participating in Literature Circles, you may choose to do an independent novel study. In this case, you will find your task (Independent Novel Study Slides) posted in the Google Classroom with instructions.
• If you don’t want to participate in a literature circle, or an independent novel study, you can choose to continue with Imagine Learning.
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30 min (does not include daily reading time!)
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“SNACK/RECESS” à Stream!
Go say “Hi!” to your classmates on Stream!
Check out your best work on our Epic Wall (Padlet)
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20 min
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Math SMART Lesson – Decimals and Fractions
• Complete the SMART Math lesson (identifying fractions)
• Optional: Adding and Subtracting Decimals Games
• HappyNumbers – Fractions and Decimals Assignment
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90 min
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Social
• Ethnobotany Magazine (Google Slides)
Continue working on your page in the magazine. If you are done, you may want to choose a new category!
You are encouraged to complete this task by June 1st.
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90 min
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Science
• SMART lesson – Learn about the parts of a plant
Last week we learned about the function of roots. This week, join Mrs. Hussain in the celery experiment to find out about the function of stems!
• Play Plants! the game!
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60 min
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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, use the guiding questions to help you organize your thoughts for your video.
• 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)
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30 min
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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.
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If you need more to do, consider the following OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES posted under Classwork:
- Add pictures/observations of your own garden/plant to the seed diary.
- 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 8 Tasks under Classwork.
Completion Checklist (May 25 - 31)
Use this checklist to keep track of the work you have completed this week.
Task
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Completed
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Choose a book and a task
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Math SMART Lesson
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HappyNumbers Assignment
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Social Ethnobotany Magazine
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Science SMART lesson
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Favourite Grade 4 Memory
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Optional PE Activities
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Optional Music Activities
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