Christmas Show is Coming

Dear Parents,

With the Christmas Show fast approaching, I would like to make the following arrangements:

For the performance I have asked all the students to please wear black pants and shoes, with a white shirt. Please could these be sent to school as soon as possible, as this coming Friday (12/4) we will have our dress rehearsal.

It is easier for me to keep these items in class, so that I can make certain that everyone has what they need in advance of the show.

I will be sending home a letter regarding our Christmas Lunch. I hope to welcome as many of you as possible to share the day with us.

Regards,
Ms. Barry

Week 12 Update

Dear Parents,

We have passed the middle of November again, and is unbelievable how time seems to run away with us.

As many of you may know, Grant Franceschina and his family will be leaving Taiwan at the end of this week. It will be a sad time for many of us. I would like to make use of this opportunity to thank Mrs. Jennifer Franceschina, for the time she has spent being involved in so many of the activities we have had at school. We will certainly miss you, Jen, especially when there is baking to be done. We wish you all well, and hope that Grant will stay in contact with us and tell us about his experiences back in the U.S.A.

As Friday will be Jack (grade 5) and Grant's last day at school, the grade 4 and 5 classes will use some time during the afternoon to combine and have a farewell party for the boys. If there is anything you would like to contribute towards this, feel free to send some snacks.

Next week Thursday will be Thanksgiving, but we will not be celebrating this as a class, I would rather that we have a lovely Christmas lunch together, as we did, so successfully last year. More about this next time.

Important Dates:

19/11 Thursday: Social Studies Test: Chapter 3 (Open Book) (Text Book: p.52-70)

24/11 Tuesday: Math Tests: Chapter 7 and Unit 3 (Chapters 6 and 7) (Class Test)

27/11 Friday: Science Test: Unit B: Chapter 5 (Open Book)

2/12 Tuesday: English Test : Unit 3 (Homework)

I hope you are all enjoying the cooler weather!

Regards,

Miss Barry

Spelling and Vocabulary

1. colony
2. cash crop
3. slave
4. plantation
5. invention
6. growing season
7. precipitation
8. agriculture
9. industry
10. indentured servants

Class Picture and Individual Pictures

Dear Parents,

Please note that our Grade 4 Class Picture and Individual Pictures will be taken this coming Monday, 16 November. Please assist me in making sure that your child is neatly dressed.

As a result of the pictures being taken, our Library lesson will move to Wednesday for next week. There are a number of outstanding books, so please remind your child to return their books next week.

Regards,
Miss Barry

Spelling

Sorry for the late post. Please copy the following words into your Spelling books:

1. hull
2. iceberg
3. shipwrecks
4. survivors
5. unsinkable
6. voyage
7. plaques
8. steward
9. third-class
10 second-class
11. distress
12. stern
13. drenched
14. funnels
15. loomed
16. portholes
17. crow's nest
18. monument
19. museum
20. treasure

Upcoming Dates

Dear Parents,

I hope you all had an enjoyable Mid-Semester break and an enjoyable weekend.

I look forward to seeing you at our Parent-Teacher Meetings this week.

Here are some important upcoming dates.

Tuesday 10 November: Social Studies: Chapter 2: Homework Test (Use Landforms worksheets and Textbook to prepare.)
Thursday 12 November: Math Test: Open-book Test (Chapter 6)

We will start our usual Spelling Tests again next week and we will also be doing some Division and Multiplication Drill Tests.

Have a good week!

Miss Barry