Christmas Week!

Dear parents,

What a great wonderful Christmas week! Students finished all their work, finished our Christmas decorations, and prepared for our Christmas party. All the presents are under our two trees, and they are all so excited. I am happy to see all their cheery faces this week!

Please take a look at the test scope below, which details what will be on our final exam in early January.  Good luck and Merry Christmas!

Grade 4 English Final Exam Scope (Semester 1) 2018 – 2019

Date: Thursday and Friday, January 3-4, 2019

The recommended review material will be sent home and other material can be requested at the parents’ liability to the test scope.

Revision Content	Exam Tasks
Vocabulary 10% Please review vocabulary lessons 11-15 Language Handbook	Students must fill in the blank using a word bank. The spelling of the vocabulary must be correct.
Reading Comprehension 20% Journeys Lessons 11-15 Class A – Hard and soft back Class B – Soft back	Students will be given a short reading. They will demonstrate their comprehension skills by answering questions from the reading. Students will be given questions about the Journeys reading of Lessons 11-15.
Grammar 50% Enter the World of Grammar 30% Units 9-11 Imperative – Object Personal Pronoun Present Progressive Present Simple 20% Accumulative from past (Units 1-8)	Students will complete gapped text, write full sentences, and answer multiple choice questions. Hint: study old quizzes
Writing 20% Persuasive Essay Grade 4 Writing Notebook	Students will be graded on the following criteria: Ø   Idea Ø   Organization of essay (introduction, body, conclusion) Ø   Supporting details (to a winning argument) Ø   Overall convention (spelling/grammar mistakes) Ø   5 sentences in each paragraph
Science (Friday) My Pals are Here Science 4B Unit 17 – Forms of Energy and their Uses Unit 18 – Light	Students will need to know: Ø   Vocabulary words/bold words from each unit Ø   Key points from reading Ø   Note: both text and pictures should be reviewed Ø   Hint: review self-check
Math (Friday) Prime Mathematics Coursework Book Unit 4-8 Tables and Graphs, Angles, Perpendicular and Parallel Line Segments, Squares and Rectangles, Perimeter and Area (p.77-95, 100-101, 105-108, 110-111, 113-115, 117, 119, 125-143)	Students will need to know: Ø   How to read and solve word problems with tables and graphs Ø   Solve math problems similar to the workbook Ø   Questions from pages not assigned in class will not be on the exams