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

Homework for Oct. 11th-17th

Language:

Task 1: Use the link to recapitulate the story of Anne Frank http://www.annefrank.org/en/Anne-Franks-History/ and write down the German perspective of the Nazi Regime in your books or in the attached template Task 2. Revise the spellings below using any strategy you are comfortable with or Use the links below  Obj- to practice and develop the ability to spell       http://www.kidsspell.com   http://teacher.scholastic.com/tools/spelling.htm  Words:- Inquirer-space, planet, constantly, impact, theory, opinion Knowledgable – possibility, creation, origin, universe, heavenly Risk taker – telescope ,astronomy ,exploration, evolution Math:

Task 1: follow the steps to solve the questions in your notebook.

Purpose: Check for understanding 

https://picasaweb.google.com/mrs.ruthsen/Pictures?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCKPV0-7AtunAzQE&feat=directlink

Solve the following problems in your homework book.

·         Copy the question
·         Underline the facts and the question
·         Write down the facts
·         Write down the operation
·         Do your working on the right side
·         Write down your answer statement
1.   There are twelve red marbles, twenty-four yellow marbles and seventeen green marbles in a box. Find the total number of green and red marbles.
2.   Emily bought 742 tomatoes and out of them 127 was rotten. Find the number of good ones.
3.   There are 679 books in Martin’s library. If there are 389 books are biographies, find the other number of books in the library.
4.   Watson collected 12 Canadian stamps, 13 American stamps and 11 Indian stamps. Find the total stamps collected by Watson.
5.   Cooper had $ 126 in his savings. He has $78 after spending for a video game. Find the amount left in his savings.
6.   There are 36 cats that need to be adopted. There are 12 more dogs that need to adopted. How many dogs and cats need to be adopted in all?

Risk taker questions:

1.   There are the same amount of elephants and tigers in the circus. There are 10 less acrobats than clowns. If there are 100 altogether and 30 are clowns, how many elephants, tigers, and acrobats are there?
2.   Bailey has to solve 125 Math problems. She solved 46 problems yesterday and 53 problems today. How many problems yet to solve?

Hindi:

Task -1 (Lotus) Do Q-Ans on Pg- 27of Lesson-3 Task -2 (Rose) Do page 44 & 45 in your text book

Purpose : Practice of Ae, Aee matra words

Spanish:

Task 1.  Create diminutives from the given words and find out the meaning. 2. Complete the crossword 3.Answer the questions DI:  Complete the crossword and answer the questions regarding animal vocabulary Purpose: practice animal vocabulary

ESL:

Click on the link below and read the story aloud. Take help from your parents if necessary. We will be discussing this story in the ESL class next week. http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/arbor-day/kids-short-stories/why-the-evergreen-tree-never-looses-its-leaves.html

Homework Oct. 3-10

Language Arts

Task 1:  Complete the worksheet 

Purpose: To develop the skill of descriptive writing.

It’s All In the Details!!!!

A sample of descriptive writing

In the following paragraph, observe how the writer moves clearly from a description of the head of the clown (in sentences two, three, and four), to the body (sentences five, six, seven, and eight), to the unicycle underneath (sentence nine). Notice also how the concluding sentence helps to tie the paragraph together by emphasizing the personal value of this gift.

A Friendly Clown

On one corner of my dresser sits a smiling toy clown on a tiny unicycle--a gift I received last Christmas from a close friend. The clown's short yellow hair, made of yarn, covers its ears but is parted above the eyes. The blue eyes are outlined in black with thin, dark lashes flowing from the brows. It has cherry-red cheeks, nose, and lips, and its broad grin disappears into the wide, white ruffle around its neck. The clown wears a fluffy, two-tone nylon costume. The left side of the outfit is light blue, and the right side is red. The two colors merge in a dark line that runs down the center of the small outfit. Surrounding its ankles and disguising its long black shoes are big pink bows. The white spokes on the wheels of the unicycle gather in the center and expand to the black tire so that the wheel somewhat resembles the inner half of a grapefruit. The clown and unicycle together stand about a foot high. As a cherished gift from my good friend Tran, this colorful figure greets me with a smile every time I enter my room.

This is a boring passage. Liven it up with details that will change it into an exciting story.

Once upon a time there was a boy/girl. He/She was bored. He/She lived in a village . He/She was sad. Then He/She met an alien. The alien took him/her to outer space. On the way they were attacked by aliens from another planet. They won. He/She saw many exciting things on the way and in the alien’s home planet. He/She visited the alien’s friends in other planets. He/She came back with a lot of interesting gifts.

TIPS

·         Include as many interesting details that you can about the alien, the boy’s journey, the alien’s home planet and the gifts that he brought back.

·         The story should have a proper introduction and conclusion. (How was his life before he met the aliens, how did his life change after his journey etc )

·         This is a story where the setting plays a very important role. Describe the different settings, in detail.

·         Keep in mind our discussions about how setting affects the story.

Task 2: Use the link to practise speling

http://teacher.scholastic.com/tools/spelling.htm

http://www.kidsspell.com

Math

Choose Task 1 or Task 2

Task1: Solve NHM page 106 .

Task2:  Make a cartoon strip to show your understanding of all the types of  

triangles on a A4  sheet or in the math H.W .(equilateral,scalene,Isosceles,right,obtuse,acute,)

DI: Process

Purpose:  Checking for understanding 
UOI

Task: Propose your own  creation story and write it down in the homework book.

DI: Process

Purpose: To develop  creative thinking skills by  contemplating on the different stories of creation
Hindi

Task -1 Lotus Read the lesson -3– Patakho se thoba at home.  Task -2 Rose- Revise words upto Oo matras

Spanish

Task Look at the photograph and match the name of the animal with its corresponding picture. Add to each animal “ el” o “la” DI: Circle the Spanish words you find in the word search.  Write the English meaning. Purpose: Introduction to animal vocabulary

ESL

Do you enjoy participating in Mufti Day at school? Why? Write a few sentences explaining this.

 (Minimum: 3 sentence: Maximum: 10 sentence.)

PN: Remember to bring completed homework to school and hand it over to your ESL teacher.