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Hi Grade 4 Families!
Each week, be sure to check here for updates! I’ll be sharing fun events, activities, and the wonderful work our students have been completing.
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Ms.Stasiewich
Week at a Glance
What’s Growing in Grade 4! 🪴
What’s Growing in Grade 4! 🪴
Words Their Way
Words Their Way
Words Their Way is a word study program that further individualizes the way students learn to spell words. It is a hands-on approach to practice spelling patterns in words. It allows students to manipulate words and/or pictures into different categories. This sorting process helps students analyze and examine, compare and contrast, and differentiate the patterns in words. This hands-on approach not only motivates students to practice spelling words but it also helps students internalize the spelling patterns in words for the future. At the beginning of the school year, the students were administered a spelling inventory that helped determine which spelling stage the students were performing. From there, they are placed into small groups of students to work on their spelling!
- Description from Lauren Maiorino " Words Their Way Parent Resources"
Read Aloud: Holes
Read Aloud: Holes
This year, our class will be reading Holes by Louis Sachar! This funny and mysterious novel follows Stanley Yelnats, a boy who is sent to Camp Green Lake, a place where the boys are required to dig large holes every day. As Stanley begins to uncover the secrets behind the camp, students will discover how the different characters and events connect in surprising ways.
Throughout our novel study, students will practise important reading skills such as making predictions, making connections, identifying character traits, summarizing, inferring, and finding evidence from the text. We will also explore themes such as friendship, perseverance, justice, responsibility, and how our choices can affect others.
Xtra Math
Xtra Math
This year, our class will be using XtraMath to help students build their math fact fluency. XtraMath provides short, daily practice with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts. The goal is to help students become quick and confident with basic math facts, so they can spend more time focusing on problem-solving and more complex math skills. As students complete each level, they earn a new color of star, which will be displayed on our classroom windows, so you can see our progress as you drive by!
If you’d like to practice at home, students have their login information in Google Classroom as well as in their agendas.
Reading Guidance
Reading Guidance
Read Together Daily
Try to have your child read to you for at least 30 minutes each evening. Offer a variety of reading materials such as comics, magazines, books, and even recipes! Cooking together is a fun way to introduce your child to procedural writing while practicing reading in a real-life context.
Discuss What You Read
During or after reading, ask your child questions about the story and encourage them to share their thoughts and predictions. Some ideas include:
Who are the characters?
What is the problem?
How might it be solved?
What was your favourite part?
Build Vocabulary
When your child encounters a tricky word, pause and discuss its meaning. Explore synonyms or try using the word in a new sentence to deepen understanding.
Celebrate Progress
Reading should always be fun! Set achievable goals at home and celebrate when your child reaches them. Praise effort, curiosity, and improvement to keep motivation high.
Math Guidance
Math Guidance
Practice Basic Facts Daily
Spend 10–15 minutes each day practicing addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts. Use flashcards, online games, or timed worksheets.
Talk About Math in Everyday Life
Involve your child in real-world math: measuring ingredients while cooking, grocery shopping or figuring out distances or simply telling the time! These activities help connect classroom learning to everyday life.
Encourage Problem Solving
Ask your child to explain their thinking when solving a problem. Encourage multiple strategies and approaches. You could use questions like
How did you figure that out?
Can you think of another way to solve it?
Use Visuals and Hands-on Tools
Objects, drawings, or diagrams can make tricky concepts easier to understand. Counting blocks, number lines, or even household items can help your child see math in a hands on way!
Celebrate Effort
Success does not mean just the correct answer - celebrate their efforts. This is why we always say, show your work! Set achievable math goals at home and celebrate each milestone.
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