November 18th - 22nd

What did students do this week?

In small reading groups, students read an article from the past. They read this article to gain insight into people's perspectives in the 1880s about fossils. As we know, Alberta's unique fossil heritage is important to our province's character, so students began studying about it. They will continue reading about how perspectives on fossils changed over time.

In writing, students used everything they have learned about procedural writing to write a final piece. They chose a topic that they feel like an expert in and wrote detailed steps about how to do this. Their ideas ranged from how to make a magical yet, to how to save a puck in hockey, to how to do a back walk over. The students went through the writing process, including brainstorming ideas, writing, editing, revising, assessing, and publishing. These will be sent home in students "My Work Folder" next week so you will have a chance to read them!

In math, students worked on reading and representing decimal numbers to the hundredths. Students worked with decimals in standard form, number lines, fractions, and images. 

In science, the grade fours continued their learning around waste. They also learned about composting and how this is managed in Calgary. Of course, they also continued their investigation of food decomposition! They were quite surprised at how quickly their food is decomposing!

In social studies, as mentioned, students learned about Alberta's fossil heritage. This is an interesting topic as it relates to the learning they did in grade three, including their field trip to The Royal Tyrell Museum. The students were very surprised to learn about the perspective people had around fossils about 150 years ago.

Social Studies Learning Outcomes  (I can...)

• I can appreciate elements related to paleontology in Alberta
• I can appreciate how Alberta's fossil history impacts our province's unique identity.

Possible Questions to Ask Your Child:

• What did you learn about people's perspectives about fossils in the 1880s?
• What did you write about for your final piece of procedural writing? Why did you choose that topic?
• What is bigger...a tenth or hundredth? How could you represent the number 0.67? How would you read the number 35.29?

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