Sharing our skills and learning

The Grade 4 students have been sharing how they solve time word problems.
They have also been sharing their talents with the class - teaching each other how to crochet, make origami figures, brain games, and even some simple gymnastic moves.

The Grade 4 students have also had a run through of the assembly about how they express themselves. You are very welcome to come and watch today at 1.45 - 2.25pm.

Reading assessments and setting goals

The students have all been completing reading assessments this week. They may mention DRA testing at home. The students read a short passage to me and made predictions about what they think will happen in the story. They then read the rest of the story and wrote a summary and answered comprehension questions.

I will have a conference with all the students next week and discuss their strengths and challenges as readers. They will use the information gathered from the DRA to set reading goals for the year.

We will continue to work on the reading strategies shown below in class.

Buddy poems

The students worked with their buddies creating acrostic poems today.

They asked their buddies questions about why their friends like them and what their favorite things are. They used descriptive words to describe their buddies and published their poems. The Grade 4 students will share their completed poems with their buddies next week.

Here are a few examples of poems ....

S is for Smart, you love to learn!

O is for Open-hearted, So many friends.

M is for Magnificent, You draw pretty pictures.

P is for Playful, Having fun with your family.

H is for  Honest, Always tell the truth.

O is for Optimistic, Happy and kind.

A is for Adorable - Cute and wonderful.

S is for Sweet, A fantastic buddy!

B is for Balanced, you like many things

R is for Random, you tell funny stories

I  is for important, you like to make friends

A is for adventurous, exploring new places

N is for Noble, you always play fair

             Luke

L is for Legendary- You are creative and clever

U is for Understanding- You like to learn new things

K is for Kind- You share with your friends

E is for Excited- Playing soccer and basketball

   Maele

    M Is for Marvelous, We have fun when we play.

    A Is for Amazing, You are creative and helpful.

    E Is for Eater, you love to eat so many different foods.

    L Is for Lovely, you sing, you dance and create.

    E Is for Excited, you love playing with animals and reading books.

                    

Dance workshop

Today the students listened to Mr Stephen Bimson talk about dance and how we can use our bodies to tell a story, send a message and make people think.

Classically trained Mr Stephen said that artists ask questions about what is going on in their world. They wonder ..

• How it affects them?
• How it affects others?
• Is it good for the world?

Mr Stephen then did warm up activities with the students and a mini workshop showing how you can use everyday objects in dance movements to tell a story.

He is currently working on a project where he is expressing his concern about the way people are disconnected and not speaking face to face & also the rubbish and pollution in Phnom Penh.

The students used a plastic bag to make sounds and create movements to communicate with another person only using body language.

If your child enjoyed the dance workshop they may be interested in Stephens Central school of Ballet - see the link below.

http://www.centralschoolofballet.com/

Reminder - Assembly this week

The Grade 4 students will be singing and sharing some work they have created during this unit of Inquiry at the next assembly.

The message is

• Be brave
• Be creative
• Share your ideas.

You are very welcome to come along and watch.

Where: Black box theatre
When: Wednesday 28th October
Time: 1.45 pm start

Homework - Last week of October

Home Learning Activities Grade 4

Ms. Alison’s class October 2015

   Email: alisonstanton@ispp.edu.kh                   

Reading: Remember to borrow a book to enjoy on your long weekend.

Catch up week As it is only a 3 day week we will not assign additional homework. Please take this time to catch up if you are behind on your blog posts. I will send a list of suggested posts you can add to your blog. You can select pictures from the google docs I have shared with you and from the class blog. Blog: http://isppgrade45msalisonsblog.blogspot.com/

Reminders: Monday 26th - Dance workshop with Stephen Bimson, FL, Swimming Tuesday 27th - PE, Buddies Wednesday 28th - PE, FL, Assembly (1.45 in Black box theatre) Thursday 29th - NO SCHOOL Friday 30th - NO SCHOOL for students

Field trip to Asia Foundation

Today we went to the Asian Foundation.
We looked at paintings by the artist who is current exhibiting his work - Phe Sophon and had the opportunity to ask him questions about being an artist and the art he has produced.

If you are interested in seeing his work it is on display at theAsia foundation until December.

Here is the link to the Asia foundation

http://asiafoundation.org/

This is an article written about Phe Sophon in Cambodia Daily ...

https://www.cambodiadaily.com/culture/street-artist-96166/

The students responded to Phe Sophon's art, and thought about his motivation and messages within his paintings.

The students also thought about important aspects of Cambodia they would like to incorporate in a piece of art. The sketched different images and started planning a piece they will work on in the coming weeks.