Week 4 in Grade 4

Last week was an exciting week for us!
We had a visitor on Monday who taught us how to blow the shofar and we ate apples with honey and challah bread for Jewish New Year. (Pictures below)
On Wednesday we celebrated International Chocolate Day and drank hot chocolate.  Student Council managed to raise 1500kr.
On Friday Ellen Johansen came to talk to us about people with disabilities and how people's beliefs about people in wheelchairs affects the way they react to them.
This week on Wednesday we celebrate International Talk like a Pirate Day.  For 5kr your child can come dressed like a pirate.
As usual, homework is on Mathletics and Reading Eggs.
Regards,
Miss Cindy and Mr Wanda

Week 3 in Grade 4

Good day
Homework for this week has been posted on Mathletics and Reading Eggs.
This week we have continued inquiring into Belief Systems.  Please share your personal beliefs with your child.  It can be your beliefs about religion, creation, government, etc.
In Literacy we heard some stories from other religions and created a comic strip of one of the stories. 
In Art we started on a project creating a mixed media portrait of a religious icon.
In Maths we finished with expanded notation and rounding off numbers.  Next week we'll be starting with addition and subtraction.
Things to look out for next week.
As part of our inquiry, we will be celebrating Rosh Hashana on Monday which is the Jewish New Year.  This holiday is marked by the blowing of the shofar (a ram’s horn) and a professional shofar blower will be demonstrating how to blow the shofar and will be giving our students each a turn to blow the shofar.  Our whole primary school will be taking part in this event, as we believe in widening the experiences and knowledge of our learners.  After the blowing of the shofar, we will celebrate Rosh Hashana by eating special challah bread and apples dipped in honey.  Rosh Hashanah commemorates the creation of the world and marks the beginning of the Days of Awe.  I am hoping that we'll be able to bake some challah at school on Monday.
International Chocolate Day is on the 13th September and we will be selling hot chocolate for 10kr a cup to raise money for Student Council's charities they support.
Upcoming Events 
On Wednesday 19th September is International Talk like a Pirate Day.  For a 5kr donation to the Student Council Charities Fund, your child can come dressed like a pirate on that day.
On Thursday 20th September, straight after snack, we'll be having a fun Sport's Day for our primary students.  Your child will be put into a Colour Team and it would be great if they can wear their colour on that day.  More information on this will be given next week.
Kind regards,
Miss Cindy and Mr Wanda  

Week 2 in Grade 4

Grade 4 have settled in well and are embracing their new Unit of Inquiry.  Our central Idea is People's beliefs influence their behaviour.  We've started looking at stereotypes and how we might make decisions based on how a person looks.
We've also started going in-depth into different religions and looking at the behaviours associated with that religion.
In Art we have made stained glass windows and designed our own mandalas.
In Maths we have been looking at Number and comparing and ordering numbers, place value, rounding off numbers and how to write numbers in words.
Next week we'll be using expanded notation.
Homework for this week is on Mathletics and Reading Eggs.  Your child will have taken home a laminated card with both their Mathletics and Reading Eggs log in details on it.  Please keep the card in a safe place.
Have a great week ahead!
Miss Cindy and Mr Wanda