Samples for science test and Chinese tests

Hi

I have uploaded the last science test sample and all last four Chinese tests samples for the following weeks.
For the science sample,  I will give them the Chinese versions with English instructions on it at school and upload the sample in both Chinese and English versions in the "Science" sections and here too. Also in class, they will be required to write down the notes and Chinese pinyin for themselves.
Again, the test is on 5/10 (Friday). From two weeks ago, the whole fourth grade are reviewing all the science units during rotation and  I will also spend one more week to help them review all the units in Chinese. If they are not sure about any concepts or vocabulary, they can ask questions at school any time. The previous materials are all in "Science" section too :).

Science quiz tomorrow

For the quiz tomorrow, they need to identify different types of animals.
Fish: has fins, gill, scales, can swim....
Bird: has a beak, wings, feathers, hollow bones, lay eggs, build nests....
Insect: has no backbones, has three parts of body, has three pairs of legs; some have wings, some have antennas....

Website for Last Science Unit: Animal

Here is a good website with illustrations for kids to understand different kinds of animals.
For the last unit, they need to be able to distinguish the differences among mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish and also among herbivores, carnivores, omnivores and plants.

Link 1: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/animaldiet/omnivore.htm

Link 2: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/classification/kc_classification_amphibians.htm

Tasks this week

Hi

It's our 35th week. We now turn to our new Chinese lesson and science units.
Just follow our routine for every week and we will find everything is as easy as pie (why pie? :) )


We will have a weekly Chinese test on Friday. See sample updated on "Test Sample" section.
Bring L17 vocabulary cards to school and read the for home set (either color) for homework at least three times  every evening.
Complete green writing book p.35-p.36 and turn in before Friday.
For science, we now start the Utah environment unit and will have in class pop quiz right after each or every other lesson.

Also you need to turn in the 12th comic and 10th poem with a parent's initial by tomorrow.

Hi all : )

This week is fast. We did a lot of fun things.

We rapped the Chinese poems and we were very good at that. Don't forget to review all the poems because I am going to video tape the rap tempo you make with all the poems we learned. I have heard some of them and was very amazed.

We also learned to play Chinese chess. It is a fun game and it excises your brains for thinking of strategies to win and help you learn more Chinese characters. Some of us are already very good at it right now.  You are welcome to beat me!!! 

The science test for the fossil unit are done today and most of them did a great great job. They can celebrate now....however we are going to have the last unit test on the 10th of May. Ms Liao is also giving several pop quizzes to help you find out the concepts that you can't get very well and thus can reinforce them.

Tomorrow

Just a heads up! New York Times might come back again tomorrow with a photographer!!!!

Just remember to be how you should be and don't forget about our Big 3!

Read the Chinese poems including the 9th and L16 flash cards !!! Being back the 8th and 9th worksheets!

Week 33 Homework and reminders

1. Week 33 Chinese test is on Friday. The sample is uploaded in the "Test Sample" section.
2. Science test (fossil) is on Friday too. They have the science vocabulary flashcard to study and the test reminder was also sent home today.

Fossil Test Question Sample for 4/12

Part one:

Match the terms on the flashcards to the correct pictures. There will be five questions.

Part two:

It will be five “True or False” questions.

They need to know the questions below to decide if my statement is correct or not.

In what kind of rocks we learned can we find fossils?

What does it mean when we find a fossil of trilobite in Utah?

What does the word “extinct” mean?

What are the four kinds of fossils we learn in class and how are they formed?

Which part of the sedimentary rock is the oldest or youngest (layers on the top or bottom)?

3. Bring L16 flashcards to school.
4. Write green book p.25-p.26 (Due on 4/12)
5. Read L16 flashcards three time every day.

They also need to turn in 10th Chinese comic and 8th Chinese poems and should be able to recite it to parents and Ms Liao. If I don't see homework turned in, I will ask them to write down a note for themselves on the planner.