Field Trip

Dear Parents and Grade 4's,

Please prepare the following for our field trip to the zoo on Friday, 21 May. A reminder also about all the important information, as mentioned previously in the newsletter.

Students should be at school at the usual time, as the buses will depart at 8:30. A reminder that there will NOT be any bus service when we return to school at 5:00. Students have to wear the school PE shirt, to help with easy identification at the zoo.

In addition to the above, students should please prepare the following:
1. A backpack to carry everything they need. (Do not take more than you need, as you are responsible for carrying your own things)
2. A "poncho" style raincoat or small umbrella in the event of possible rain.
3. Sunblock and a cap.
4. A water bottle.
5. Lunch or money for lunch. Please note, there are some restaurants available.

Please do not give students more than NT$500 to spend.

If there is anything in addition to this, I will inform you by Thursday.

Regards,
Ms. Barry

Social Studies Theme: Our Neighbors

Make a Fact File about Japan. Use the following titles in your one page presentation. Pay attention to neatness and the layout of your page. You may use a border, or add pictures, if you would like to, but do not cover any information in doing so.

- Capital City
- National Flag
- National Language
- Emperor
- Prime Minister
- 4 Main Islands
- Currency and Symbol
- Traditional Clothing for Women
- Traditional Food
- Popular Sport
- Highest Point in Japan
- Neighboring Countries

IOWA Week

Dear Parents,



Next week we will be writing our yearly IOWA Tests. Please click on the link below to see the schedule for next week. Please note that we will be starting some tests at 8:35, so please try and get students to school in time for the start of school at 8:30.

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AelPpB0BljkKZGZjcXFqZ2RfNGZ0cm5tcWhj&hl=en

Regards,
Ms. Barry

Social Studies Graph

Please also remember that we will be doing pottery tomorrow, so bring an old t-shirt to wear when doing the pottery.

Good Sports!

Dear Parents,

Congratulations to ALL GRADE 4 students on their fantastic spirit and achievements, during this year's Sports Day! I was so proud of each student for showing what a good sport they are, and not making winning a priority, but the enjoyment of being part of a team, and being able to participate, the key focus.

Secondly I wish to congratulate Angel Huang on her selection, by her classmates, as the "Outstanding Student" for Grade 4. Well done, Angel, your hard work and dedication, along with a great attitude has been noticed, by all of us around you!

As you know, the IOWA testing will be upon us soon. Please may I ask that students do not go to bed too late, as we have many tests to write. As per school policy, students will not be receiving homework during that specific week.

We have started working on Social Studies again, and will be completing our final two themes for the year. In Math we are working on Geometry, and I would like to request that you please make sure that your child has a ruler and protractor. These items were on the stationary list at the beginning of the year, but there are still some students who do not have all their stationary items.

Some upcoming dates:

Wednesday 5/5 Math: Chapter 16 Test: Class Test
Thursday 6/5 English: Unit 5 Tests: Homework Test
Friday 7/5 Social Studies Test: Chapter 13 and 14 Test : Open book Test
10 - 14 May : IOWA Tests

Spelling : Week 12
Copy and define the following words:
1. gig (job)
2. orchestra
3. jambalaya
4. improvise
5. ragtime
6. jazz
7. heritage
8. interdependent
9. network
10. commute
11. satellite
12. communications
13. economy
14. interstate highway
15. global

Regards,
Ms. Barry

Week 11: Vocabulary

Please use the following link to find definitions if you do not have the textbook at home. Copy and define each word in your Spelling and Dictation Book.
http://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/schtemplate.cgi?template=/kids/hmm/eglossary/eg_popup.thtml&grade=4

1. fraction
2. range
3. graph
4. diameter
5. obtuse angle
6. perpendicular
7. parallel
8. consecutive
9. axis
10. angle
11. triangle
12. segment
13. radius
14. reflection
15. intersecting.

Spring: Week 9

Dear Parents,

Welcome back! By the sounds of it, all the students had a good break and are eager to work, as always!

As you may know, the school has informed us about a Story-telling Contest which will be taking place this month. I have briefly spoken to the students about this, but as the due date will soon be upon us, we will not be able to spend time on this during class. Please see the following links for more information.

Chinese: http://act.ic975.com/story2010/

English: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=zh-TW&u=http://www.pups.hc.edu.tw/sfs3/school/board/board_show.php%3Fb_id%3D4712&ei=sjm8S8PDGcyLkAXRrbjjBw&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CAwQ7gEwAQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://act.ic975.com/story2010/%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dgmail%26rls%3Dgm">

Upon returning I have found that some of the dates I posted previously will not be accurate, and so our tests that were scheduled for next week will need to be postponed. Please note the updates below.

16/4 Friday: Math Test: Chapter 15 (Homework Test)
17/4 Sports Day
20/4 Tuesday: Science Test: Chapter 11 (Open Book)
21/4 Wednesday: Science Test: Unit D: Chapter 10 & 11 (Class Test)
10-14/5 IOWA Testing
21/5 Field Trip

I look forward to seeing you at our Parent/Teacher conference coming up in the week ahead.

Regards,
Ms. Barry