In math this week, students continued to study and master numeration concepts in class. We have been representing numbers to 10 000 using numerals, number words and sketches. We talked about relating thousands to hundreds and to tens by discussing others ways to describe each number (example: 70 hundreds is 7 000, 99 tens is 990). Students also worked on representing numbers in expanded form or notation (ex. 9 235 = 9 000 + 200 + 30 + 5), and practiced writing number words by writing “cheques” in varying amounts (ex. 5 432 = five thousand four hundred thirty-two). 4A & 4C also learned and played two games in class, "Target Addition" and “Place Value Yahtzee." Place Value Yahtzee is a great game to play to practice place value, addition and numeration vocabulary. The website/score sheets are attached below to play at home. Place Value Yahtzee Game In science, students learned about plant and animal waste and how they are recycled in nature (the Nutrient Cycle). We went outside to look for and sketch examples of natural waste around the school and in the community garden. Some examples of natural waste we found were sticks, leaves, bark, pine cones, feathers, spider webs and rabbit droppings to name a few. We also saw some decomposers as well like ants and beetles. Unfortunately we didn't see any mushrooms this year as it's been too dry. We discussed the important role of decomposers in breaking down waste and watched a short video about bacteria. We also started an experiment on Wednesday called “The Banana Peel Experiment!” to see what would happen to a banana peel over time when placed in a plastic bag. Students were asked to predict what would happen to the peel in one week and in one month. We will check in with it next week! Yesterday, we went outside again to search for man-made waste and made note of what it was and what it was made of. Unfortunately, we found lots of examples like: plastic bags, a water bottle, a juice box, KD bowls, a plastic fork, and paper products to name a few. We were disappointed to find so much waste around the school. Students watched a short video that introduced the 3 C's--conserving, cleaning up and chiming in. We only have one planet so we need to take care of it!!
Have a wonderful weekend! —Ms. Jagger
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Patterns and Algebra Reading and Representing Whole Numbers Addition and Subtraction Multiplication and Division Time Length, Perimeter & Area Fractions “Math Makes Sense” Practice and Homework Book: Can be found at the Virtual Learning Commons under “Student Links”: http://nckodiaks.ca/lc/ Username: kodiakstudent Password: M@th15fun! Practice Problem Solving Questions Math Dictionary Math Websites: Demolition Division Multiplication Games Multiplication Interactive Games Subtraction Games Hour of Code Prodigy Abcya.com Math Facts Games Math Fact Fluency Activities & Games Plant Growth & Changes: Plant Growth and Changes Glossary of Important Terms Seed Survivor Plants for Kids Easy Science for Kids Plants Elementary Science Wheels & Levers Resources: Wheel and Levers Glossary of Important Terms Simple Machine Facts Simple Machines Interactive Sites Light & Shadows Resources: Light and Shadows Glossary of Important Terms BBC Light & Shadows How We See Things Light & Shadow Activities Interactive Tutorials Waste & our World Resources: Waste and our World Glossary of Important Terms Recycle City Game EekoWorld |