Language Arts

Task 1:  Use the book report template to write a book report .

Purpose: To retell the events of a book you have read.

Task 2: Keep a Journal of your holidays - one entry per day you can include photos or drawings.

Purpose: To retell events, using first person and past tense.

Name ____________________________________

Date _______________________________

Book title ____________________________________________________________________

Author ______________________________________________________________________

Illustrator ____________________________________________________________________

Publisher _____________________________________ copyright date ___________________

Type of literature:

􀂆Fiction: 􀂆realistic fiction􀂆Historical fiction 􀂆Fantasy􀂆Science fiction􀂆Mystery

􀂆Non-fiction

Brief summary of the book (Be sure to tell the beginning, middle and end of the story.

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Book evaluation (circle one number) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

I didn’t like it! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . I loved it!

Math

Task 1. Complete any one of the multiplication grid and find at least 5 patterns and explain the rule (You can use colours to find patterns).

Purpose: Practise multiplication facts and identify patterns

Task 2: Give at least two examples to explain where and how you have used multiplication during your holidays. (Shopping, party at home, travel etc)

Task 3 : Practise Times table using the link

http://oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/mathmagician/mathsmulti.html

 http://www.coolmath4kids.com/times-tables/Timernator-multiplication.html

 Purpose: To develop speed and accuracy in basic facts.
Extra resources for multiplication practice

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Note for Parents on times Table

 http://www.green-planet-solar-energy.com/math-tables-learn.html

 Practice for IBT Test:

IBT (ACCER Science) is soon approaching on Nov 4^th 2011. Grade 4 has started practising few sample papers in class. Kindly reinforce and practise similar questions with your child. Use the sample paper given to your child as a guideline. You may refer the link below for few more samples.

http://www.acer.edu.au/tests/ibt/content-science

http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2003/grade5/science.htm

http://www.edinformatics.com/timss/pop1/scipop1.htm?submit33=Grade+3%2C4+Science+Test

UOI

Task: Skim and scan the life cycle of a star from the link given and draw a picture to explain the life cycle of a star.

http://www.blogiversity.org/blogs/gimmesomespace/archive/2010/01/18/life-cycle-of-a-star.aspx
Hindi

Task -1 Lotus

Do Pg- 19 & 20 of Grammar book.

Write a paragraph on Diwali based on given Questions

Task -2 Rose

Purpose :Revise Matras till Aee & do the given work sample

Practice of Gender & Research on festival (Diwali)

Reading & Practice of counting in Hindi

DI: Product
Spanish

Task

1. Find out the missing letters.

2. Classify the animals (water, air, land).

Purpose Practice animal vocabulary.

ESL
Task Use the link and choose any level from E onwards. Read a book or two and write a report on the same. http://www.readinga-z.com/guided/index.html