Friday, June 14, 2013
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Sasha - Bibi Jann donation
Last month Sasha and her family went out of their way on a weekend to raise money for one of our school connected charities Bibi Jann (http://bibijannhelps.blogspot.se/). Sasha and her family raised 600 :-
Great work Sasha, James and Vicky!
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Next week (week22)
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| I don't think they have these in Delsjön |
Next Friday we will be having our canoeing trip to Delsjön. As you know we will be meeting in the carpark by the lake (8.30-8.50) and students will be picked up at the same spot (14.30). I have heard from most of the parents about how their child will be getting to and from the event, but I still have some students who have told me that they still do not know how they will be transported there and back. If you can't drive and or pick up or child on that day please email me so I can arrange a lift for them.
We will have hotdogs and juice for lunch but students will need to bring a few things with them;
- snack(s)
- water
- appropriate clothing, this includes clothing that can dry quickly, like board shorts and swimming costume; rain jacket if it's raining; sun hat and sun screen
- If they want to bring their own life jacket (the canoe place will supply us with life jackets)
- A water proof bag for things like phones and wallets
and here is how to get there from school:
View Larger Map Next Monday we will be having a small Maths quiz for Geometry, this will not be anything overly special or hard. I will be giving it to them to see and confirm where I think they are at in this unit. The students have been given all the materials they need over the the unit to study for the quiz (two photocopy booklets, problem solving sheet, maths practice book and their Geometry maths book). I will not be in next Monday but the whole day will be planned out for them.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Monday, May 13, 2013
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Monday, April 29, 2013
homework week 18
Due Thursday
- spelling sheet
- maths practice book pages 90 and 91
- reading diary
Due Friday
- POI project due click HERE for the outline
Remember:
- Wednesday is a public holiday
- Year 4 hike all day Friday
no, not the knots!
This week we will be going over some extra skills that the students might find useful on Friday. Today we looked at knot tying, tomorrow we will look at how to read a compass. If you remember we made our own compasses earlier in the year, so we will just need a quick refresher course. Later in the week we will look at how to bandage wounds.
A few people wanted to continue to work on their knot tying so I thought I'd post a link to a good website I found that has step-by-step instructions and photos.
Below is a list of the knots that we tried today. All of the can be found from animatedknots.com (click on the small icons for different types of knots). If you want to just review a knot then click on the links below.
Knot tying lesson
Over hand
Figure 8
Round lasting
Bowline
Square knot
clove (half) hitch
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Monday, April 22, 2013
maths challenge
For those of you who might find some of the homework too easy, here is some challenge work. If you have done the other homework and you want to do more then you are more than welcome to try as well.
pages taken from: Stickels, T (2009) Math Puzzles and Brainteasers Grades 6-8.,Jossey-Bass Books, San Francisco.
You can find it on Amazon.co.uk HERE
pages taken from: Stickels, T (2009) Math Puzzles and Brainteasers Grades 6-8.,Jossey-Bass Books, San Francisco.
You can find it on Amazon.co.uk HERE
Our assignment into the human body
BAMBA menu week 17
School Menu
Week 17
22nd – 26th April
Monday
Sausage Stroganoff with
macaroni
Veg: Soya sausage stroganoff with macaroni
Tuesday Hamburgers, bread and potato wedges
Veg: Green burgers, bread and potato wedges
Wednesday Pasta with feta cheese sauce
Veg: Same
as above
At Guldheden School a vegetarian
buffet is served.
Thursday Italian fish in basil with potatoes
Veg: Basil and Quorn bits gratin and potatoes
Friday Chicken curry stew and served with rice
Veg: Beans in curry and served with rice
Every day we serve milk, water, salad, hard bread and
margarine.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
geometry expanded
It seams the more we work with geometry in class the more detail we have started to get into in regards to shape. No longer are shapes only classified as squares, triangles, etc but are now put into more complex and detailed groups. For example; A square is not just a square it is also a polygon, regular polygon, a quadrilateral, according to the definition it could also be classed as a parallelogram.
In planing for this unit I found a lot of information that students can use and access easily. Here are some of the things that I have found or use that you may find useful in developing your understanding of Geometry. You can always refer to the scope and sequence post to see what you need to know (this doesn't mean your learning has to stop there!)
Math open reference website is very good for definitions and being able to interact and manipulate shapes. This site is good for many other maths applications, You can find the home page here
Khan Academy have a very detailed explanation and definition of quadrilaterals. There is a video as well as an interactive lesson for students to follow and partake in. You can find this here. Khan Academy has lessons for many other areas of geometry, you can find them here. I can not stress how good Khan Academy is as an online learning tool and reference for students taking charge of their own learning. It covers all areas of maths and caters for students from around Year 4 and up.
In planing for this unit I found a lot of information that students can use and access easily. Here are some of the things that I have found or use that you may find useful in developing your understanding of Geometry. You can always refer to the scope and sequence post to see what you need to know (this doesn't mean your learning has to stop there!)
Khan Academy have a very detailed explanation and definition of quadrilaterals. There is a video as well as an interactive lesson for students to follow and partake in. You can find this here. Khan Academy has lessons for many other areas of geometry, you can find them here. I can not stress how good Khan Academy is as an online learning tool and reference for students taking charge of their own learning. It covers all areas of maths and caters for students from around Year 4 and up.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Maths Scope and Sequence: Shape and Space (Geometry)
Here is the scope and sequence we will be following for our Geometry unit in mathematics.
The
regions, paths and boundaries of natural space can be described by shape. An
understanding of the interrelationships of shape allows us to interpret, understand
and appreciate our two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) world.
Shape and space
Overall
expectations
Phase 3
Learners will sort,
describe and model regular and irregular polygons, developing an understanding
of their properties. They will be able to describe and model congruency and
similarity in 2D shapes. Learners will continue to develop their understanding
of symmetry, in particular reflective and rotational symmetry. They will
understand how geometric shapes and associated vocabulary are useful for
representing and describing objects and events in real-world situations.
Phase 4
Learners
will understand the properties of regular and irregular polyhedra. They will
understand the properties of 2D shapes and understand that 2D representations
of 3D objects can be used to visualize and solve problems in the real world,
for example, through the use of drawing and modelling. Learners will develop
their understanding of the use of scale (ratio) to enlarge and reduce shapes.
They will apply the language and notation of bearing to describe direction and
position.
Learning outcomes
When constructing
meaning learners:
• understand the
common language
used to describe
shapes
• understand the
properties of regular
and irregular
polygons
• understand that
lines and axes of
reflective and
rotational symmetry
assist with the
construction of shapes
• understand an angle as a measure of
rotation
• understand that visualization of shape
and space is a strategy for solving
problems.
When transferring
meaning into
symbols learners:
• sort, describe and model regular and
irregular polygons
• describe and model congruency and
similarity in 2D shapes
• analyse angles by comparing and
describing rotations: whole turn; half
turn; quarter turn; north, south, east
and west on a compass
• describe and/or represent mental
images of objects, patterns, and
paths.
• create and model how a 2D net
converts into a 3D shape and vice
versa
When applying with
understanding
learners:
• analyse and describe 2D and 3D
shapes, including regular and
irregular polygons, using geometrical
vocabulary
• identify, describe and model
congruency and similarity in 2D
shapes
• recognize and explain symmetrical
patterns, including tessellation, in the
environment
• apply knowledge of transformations
to problem-solving situations.Monday, April 15, 2013
week 15 Weekly letter
It was good to back after the Easter break. The students have been full of energy and focus which helped us get through a lot of work over the week. We started the week with new units of Maths and writing and a moved focus in our Inquiry. we also took advantage of the great weather and had some open air lessons.
This week in reading groups we all started on new books, we will be spending the next few weeks focusing on novels and getting lost in a good book. This change has been welcomed by the students who were getting tired of reading non fiction books. In writing we have moved from report writing to essay writing (which we will need for our coming POI project). We were introduced to essay writing by us making a statement and then backed it up with three strong points. One of the statements that we had to make was to say if Little Bo Peep should of gone and looked for her sheep (why or Why not?). At the moment we have now started to develop our essay skills further and we have all have began to write an essay about fat - good and bad fats from foods. One we have written down our thoughts and ideas we will look at how to construct our introduction, body and conclusion (week 16).
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| Learning how to do breaststroke on your chair |
To finish up our focus on report writing (we will be continuing to write reports between now and the end of the year) homework was to teach a skill to the class. This was done with some great success with the class not only getting some report writing practice but also learning some fun skills as well. We learnt how to; play a song with a cup, make a paper aeroplane, magic and swimming.
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| see more here: http://photo.net/no-words-forum/007jbW |
In maths we have started our unit on geometry. During the introduction of the unit the class reflected about geometric shapes and where we find them. We also spent time reconnecting to how mathematics and geometry is always around us. we learnt a bit about the golden ratio and golden spiral (find examples here, here and here). We spent time learning the relationships of shapes and generally getting reconnected to shapes and the relationships between each shape
(I will be putting the scope and sequence outline for Geometry soon in a different post)
The spring show will soon be upon us (15th May) so the class sat down to decide what they wanted to do for the night. After some discussion we decided that we wanted to do something that involved dancing, bright colour and having fun. From this we worked out that we will be doing an interesting number that during the main part we will be dancing as a group to LMAO's Party rock anthem. Below is a link to the song on YouTube and as well as a link to the dance moves that we will (if we can get it down) doing. I have asked the students to start looking through their clothes to find things that are bright and colourful, parents think 1989.
We continued with our unit on the human body with our focus being on what we should be putting into it. We started writing an essay after we learnt that our body needs certain types of fats. We also learnt how important water is and what signs to look out for if we start to get dehydrated.
Michelle explaining the different colours in relation to dehydration
making an experiment to show what the different colours of urine will look like
optimum hydration--------hydrated--------dehydrated------------seek medical help
Just slightly off topic: a while ago the class was doing persuasive writing. During the unit we had the task of retelling a fairy tale from a different point of view. Last night I found this, it's not exactly what we did but I found it very interesting in the retelling of a classic tale.
This video was found on a website called http://dreamdogsart.typepad.com/
Slagsmålsklubben - Sponsored by destiny from Tomas Nilsson on Vimeo.
BAMBA menu week 16
School Menu
Week 16
15th-19th April
Monday Fried
Hake, potatoes and cold dill sauce
Veg: Fried Quorn, potatoes and cold dill sauce
Tuesday Pasta gratin with ham
Veg: Pasta gratin with spinach
Wednesday Potato
balls with lingon jam
Veg: Same as above
At Guldheden
school there is served a vegetarian buffet
Thursday Fried sausage and mashed potato
Veg: Fried soya sausage and mashed potato
Friday Taco meat with pita bread
Every day we serve milk, water, salad, hard
bread and margarine.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Michelle and Anna interviews
We are luck enough to have a second teacher in our class since Christmas. Michelle splits her time between the two Year 4 classes during the week:
Interview with Michelle Kim
(1)Q: how do you like ISGR?
·
A:
I like it a lot because it is really friendly environment.
(2)Q: Where
do you come from?
·
A:
I come from Canada (Vancouver).
(3)Q: Why do
you want to be a teacher?
·
A:
Because I like working with kids and I think it is fun.
(4)Q: Why
are you in Sweden?
·
A:
Because of my husband that is working in a video game company.
(5)Q: How
old are you?
·
A:
I am 35 years old.
(6)Q: Do you
have kids?
·
A:
I have one daughter and one that is coming on July.
(7)Q: Which
grades have you taught? (Before)
·
A:
I teached before grade 1, 2,3,4,8 and 12.
(8)Q: Which
was your favorite class?
·
A:
My favorite class was grade 1, 2 and 4.
(9a)Q: How
many years did you live in Canada?
·
A:
25 years. From 1 to 10 in Korea.
(9b)Q: And
in Sweden?
·
A:
3 months
(10)Q: When
you were little did you want to be a teacher?
·
A:
no, I wanted to be a lawyer.
(11)Q: What
is your favorite activity?
·
A:
My favorite activity is to find good food and eat it!
Made by: Benoit Lemarchaland Antoine Chaufour.
Anna has just finished her teacher training in Germany and is now doing some practical work at our school. Anna helps out our class on Mondays and Tuesday mornings.
Interview mit
Anna Iseler
Von Yannik
Zimmermann & Jalina Krebber
(German)
Wie heißen Sie? Anna
Iseler.
Woher kommen
Sie? Hannover, Deutschland.
Wie alt sind
Sie? 25 Jahre alt.
Was sind Ihre
Hobbys? Joggen, Aerabik, Lesen,Stricken und Flötespielen.
Wo in Schweden wohnen Sie? Eriksberg.
Wo haben Sie
bevor Sie hier her kamen gewohnt ? Bücken, zwischen Bremen
und Hannover.
Wie lange haben Sie in Schweden gelebt? 1½ Monate.
Wann ist Ihr Geburtstag? Am
17.7.1987.
Was ist Ihre Lieblingsfarbe? Blau.
Was ist Ihr Lieblingsessen? Pizza.
Was ist Ihr Lieblingstier? Meerschweinchen.
Was war Ihr Schönstesschuljahr? Die 9.
Klasse.
Interview with Anna Iseler
From
Yannik Zimmermann &JalinaKrebber
(English)
What
is your name?Anna Iseler.
Where
do you come from? Hannover, Germany.
How
old are you? 25 years old.
What
are your hobbies? Jogging, Aerobics, Reading,
Knitting, and playing the flute.
Where
do you live in Sweden? At Eriksberg.
Here
did you live before you came to Sweden? Buecken,
between Bremen and Hannover.
How
long have you lived here? About1½ months.
When
is your birthday? On the 17th of
July 1987.
What
is your favourite colour? Blue.
What
is your favourite food? Pizza.
What
is your favourite animal? The Guinea-pig.
What was your favourite subject in
your school? Math and Biology.
(photos to come!)
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