October 11th-14th
October Calendar Events:
Check your Inbox:​ 1. Field Trip notification to Fort Edmonton Park on
October 19th
What Assignments that are Due in Google Classroom: ​. You can check in their Google
classroom account: Fourth Grade Rats Novel Study Folder: Chapter 4 & 5 are due.
Social Folder: Where is Alberta? Students use the video recorder app and then download the
video into Google classroom. Assignment is due
Leadership​:​Teams are posted on Google Classroom: leadership folder. Grade 4 All day
Retreat at Camp Van Es on Friday, October 21st ( more details to follow)
New members to our Classroom: ​Dot & Dash robots: : ​aim to create ‘aha’ moments to
connect computer science to everyday life experiences.Watch this video to learn more
about students becoming innoviative thinkers:​ ​Dot & Dash Robots
Social​:​ We will be continuing to work on our Interview Questionnaire Assignment. Creating a
rough draft and then a polished copy.
Google Classroom/Student Fresh Grade​:​ Hope you had a chance to read their
“check in” for the month of September. They are all finished but many of the students
forgot to ‘Turn In’ their ‘check in’ into Google Classroom. We will complete tomorrow for
those who forgot. Your child will share again at the end of October.
New use of student learner outcomes ( SLO): ​you will start to see our new format for
assessment that we are moving toward this school year. SLO’s will be added to an assessment
piece to better understand how your child performed with that outcome by using the 4 point
levels of Achievement. (I’ll share other subjects next week) ​Language Arts: SLO
Reading
Applies a variety of reading and comprehension strategies to construct meaning
from text
Reads fluently using appropriate rhythm, pace, ​accuracy​ and expression
Writing
Selects appropriate ideas and details to develop content
Organizes ideas and information
Uses appropriate sentence structure
Uses conventions appropriately (e.g. spelling, punctuation, capitalization and
grammar)
Uses vocabulary effectively to communicate their message
Listening/Speaking
Communicates thoughts, feelings, experiences and opinions
Viewing/Representing
Represents ideas and communicates information through a variety of media
Math SLO:
Communicates an understanding of mathematical concepts and relationships
● Expresses their thinking of what was learned ​in a variety of ways
Connects mathematical ideas to other concepts and everyday experiences
● Identifies the use of mathematics in their everyday lives within and beyond
the classroom
Demonstrates fluency using mental math and estimation without the use of paper,
pencil and electronic devices
● Knows when to estimate, how to estimate and what strategy to use
effectively and efficiently
Uses reasoning and a logical process to analyze and solve problems
● Develops their own problem-solving strategies by listening to, discussing,
and trying different strategies
Creates mental pictures and images to understand mathematical concepts
● Uses manipulatives to demonstrate and describe a visual representation
4​
Levels of
Achievement
​In-depth
understanding
of the learning
outcomes; Uses
skills and
knowledge
independently
3​ ​Solid
understanding of
the learning
outcomes; Uses
skills and
knowledge with
little support
2 ​Basic
understanding of
the learning
outcomes; Uses
skills and
knowledge with
moderate support
1 ​Limited
understanding of
the learning
outcomes;
Consistently
requires guidance
and support
Religion:​ we will continue to discuss the effects of Climate change and how it relates to
World Food Day on October 16th and we will continue to discuss being a Good Samaritan,
Lesson 3, while using our devices.
Kinder buddies:​ ​No Kinder buddies because of the Monday holiday
Science​: ​Lights and Shadows: continuing to discuss refraction and Light colour
Math:​ Develop Number sense: show., describe and compare quantities of whole numbers to 10
000, pictorially and symbolically: We will be working on expanded form and standard form and
writing numbers as words. Three ​Mathletic ​lessons that they are working on to complete this
week: Place value to Thousand, Place Value, Expanded form. Continue to support at home
​ A:​ ​we are working on a Teacher read novel: Fourth Grade Rats by Jerry Spinelli We
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will be working on chapters 6-8 this week on a google doc in Google Classroom.
Poetry​: Will continue this assignment in Google Classroom: using metaphors and similes next
week
Grammar: ​ We will continue to focus when to use commas in a group similar items together in a
sentence.
( John runs, exercises, and plays basketball. )
PE:​ ​unit: Football
EVENTS:
Monday: ​ ​Happy Thanksgiving
Tuesday : ​ Library Changed for this week
Wednesday:
Thursday: ​ Mrs. Rafuse is away at a Faith Leadership Conference for two days. Mr. Harmata
is the Sub
Friday : ​ ​home journal writing in their scribbler will be sent home. Respond in their journal.
Return on Mon.
Next Week ( October 17th-21st):​ Wednesday: Field Trip Fort Edmonton Park, Book
order due Friday
Barb Rafuse
[email protected]