Happy New Year Grade 4 Families!
News From Our Online Learning Community January 2016
Happy New Years Grade 4 Families!
I am so excited to welcome you and your grade 4 child back to our caring learning online community for 2016. I hope you had a restful and joyous holiday. I want to thank all of you again for your generous, thoughtful and kind gifts. Of course the privilege of being part of your child's learning journey is always my favourite gift of all and I thank you for the support you have given to all the children in our happy busy classroom throughout the first term.
I had a wonderful time visiting with family and friends, eating delicious and rich food, ringing the bells for Salvation Army Kettle Drive, attending Christmas concerts, shoveling the snow for an ill and elderly neighbour and lots of green-scape walks with my dog Esme. I must admit hosting a family party for Star Wars The Force Awakens at the VIP Cineplex was this nerdy sci-fi fan's most exciting and memorable holiday experience. The rating for the movie is PG-13 and some parents may wish to check this Movie Rating Link before deciding to bring their younger children to the movie. Also I would recommend viewing the first three Star Wars movies prior to viewing The Force Awakens. I look forward to finding out about your family holiday adventures through student journals and Daily News!
Of course over the holiday I planned exciting learning opportunities for my wonderful Grade 4 learners. In the New Year, I will be supporting your child to begin some new engaging learning inquiries. We will be starting Literature Circles - A Guided Book Club for Kids (Due March 9th, 2016), Science Reports- Diary of a Rock (Due January 27th, 2016), and If I Had a Million Dollars Financial Literacy Mathematics Investigation (Due April 27th, 2016) as well as a Genius Hour Independent Study beginning mid February and will be due in June 2016 for presentation to the class.
Meanwhile for the Month of January we will be completing our Science Unit on Light and Sound, Social Studies Unit on Canadian Regions and Natural Resources, survey and data collection skills as well as patterning skills in Mathematics, and continuing to improve reading and writing learning skills in all subject areas daily. The next newsletter will be a co-created teacher/student publication coming your way in late February via Class Dojo Class Story. As always if you have any questions about your child's learning or school day please do not hesitate to contact me at school. I have provided contact information at the end of the this newsletter.
Ms. K. Clarke
Field Trip Reminder: Skating Trip January 26th, 2016
How may I find out about my child's day and homework?
Weekly Math Homework on Prodigy
Class Dojo Home/School Communication
Google Classroom
21st Century Learning
http://www.zoeandmolly.ca/app/en/
http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/net_safety.html
BYOD and Photos/Videos
Free Choice/BYOD Rules! on Fridays
Ms. Clarke, Grade 4 Teacher, Vista Heights Public School.
Please contact me at the school at any time you may have questions about your child's learning day. Email communication is strictly for assignment, homework and event information only. If you have questions or concerns about your child's learning or health needs please phone me at the school or send a brief note with your child. All requests for contact will be responded to within 48 hours.
Thank you Ms. Clarke
Email: p0036440@pdsb.net
Website: http://schools.peelschools.org/1560/Pages/default.aspx
Location: 89 Vista Blvd., Mississauga, ON L5M1V8
Phone: 905-826-1581
Twitter: @MsCinP3