What are we learning this week (Sept 9^th- Sept 13^th)

·        IPC

Using blank maps of the world the children will be asked to draw in the world’s great rivers. They will record the journey of each one, beginning at its source and ending at its mouth where the river joins the sea, and label on their maps the sea or ocean that the river finally meets.

The children will be asked to mark the cities on their maps.

Throughout an experiment they will be able to demonstrate the path of water through a river using: a tray, thick card, bricks, water, food colouring and sand.

·        Science

Children are going to be measuring how much air is in the soil.

·        Math

-         Use understanding of place value to multiply and divide whole numbers by 10, 100 or 1000.

-         Use knowledge of rounding, place value, number facts and inverse operations to estimate and check calculations.

-         Extend mental methods for whole-number calculations

-         Explain reasoning using diagrams and text; refine ways of recording using images and symbols.

-         Use efficient written methods to add and subtract whole numbers.

-         Add/subtract mentally pairs of two-digit whole numbers.

*Math homework’s on Myimaths will begin next week. Children’s passwords for Myimaths will be given to parents at Back to School night.

·        English

This week children are going to continue studying Play scripts.

*Remember that children should be reading on a regular basis and parents should be signing the HCB.

Don’t forget Back to School Night for 4^th grade parents is tomorrow Wednesday 11^th Sept at 6:00 p.m. in the PAC.