Susan Point - Art Gallery Tour

Monday, April 3, 2017 students will be going on a field trip to the Vancouver Art Gallery. We will be leaving the school at 9:00 am and returning at noon. Students will be able to eat lunch once we return to school.

Wednesday, March 15

On Wednesday, March 15th the Grade 4's will be going to Grouse Mountain to take part in the Hiwus First Nations Cultural Program. This program included a guided snowshoe walk in the woods followed by lunch in a traditional Hiwus feasthouse. A Squamish First Nations elder will then share traditional ways of life through song, dance, legends and crafts.

We will be leaving VTT at around 8:45am and returning in time for regular dismissal. Please ensure that your child has the following:

-warm coat and snow pants
-hat, gloves/mittens, scarf
-sweater or fleece (layers are recommended)
-boots suitable for snow
-warm socks (extra pair too)
-backpack
-snacks and lunch
-filled water bottle
-chapstick/sunscreen (optional)

Multiplying Multi-Digit Numbers & Spelling Bee Info

We have begun learning how to multiply 2 and 3 digit numbers by 1 digit numbers. We are learning both paper and pencil, and mental math strategies. To reinforce these concepts at home, please consider trying one (or more!) of the following activities. 

- Your child can create and solve original two- or three-digit by one-digit multiplication questions using quantities encountered in daily life, such as prices in advertising flyers or catalogues, or information from newspapers, reference books, and websites. (For example: A milk jug holds 4L. Our family drinks 2 milk jugs in one week. How much milk do we drink in one year?). Dice can also be used to generate numbers for problems. Your child can explain to you the method used to calculate the product.

- Your child can find household items in the form of an array, such as game boards or a tiled floor. The child can draw the array on grid paper, record the multiplication sentence for calculating the number of squares, and figure out the product.

- Your child can collect data about how many minutes are taken up by various activities that happen regularly (e.g., combing hai.r, walking to school, playing games), and then calculate how much time is spent on the activity in one week (e.g., 20 min X 5 days = 100 minutes walking to school in one week). 


If your child is interested in signing up for the Spelling Bee, click here

Sample FSA Questions & More

Please take a moment to review some example FSA sample questions by clicking here.

We are currently studying multiplication and and then eventually moving into division. Click here for additional math support.

As well, the 29th annual Public Speaking Contest is rapidly approaching! For those who have not yet registered but would like to, please click here.

FSA

Below are dates for the upcoming FSA tests. Please make every effort to arrive to on time that day.

Tuesday, January 31st - Short Write
Thursday, February 2nd - Reading Comprehension Online (multiple choice)
Monday, February 6th - Reading Comprehension Short Answer
Wednesday, February 8th - Long Write
Thursday, February 16th - Math Online (multiple choice)

Cool Science

We have been learning about animals and habitats, adaptations and how personal choices affect food chains. To reinforce these concepts, the grade 4 students had guest speaker, Alyssa Kirin from UBC's "Let's Talk Science" program in our class discussing all things cool about science. Alyssa worked with our class and offered a hands-on activity around the salmon as a keystone species, and the importance of its healthy food chain.

Math: Number Patterns

Student will have a math quiz next Tuesday, November 22, 2016.

Students should know the following:
-Use a hundred chart to represent a growing pattern (County by 2's, 3's, 5's, etc.)
-Identify the rule for a pattern
-Repeating pattern, growing pattern, and shrinking pattern and extend numbers within the pattern
-Use patterns to solve word problems
-Patterns involving addition and subtraction

Student will be given a math review package to help them study for the upcoming test.