Grade 4 Math: Basic Geometric Elements

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1.     A ________ is an exact location in space that has no dimension

2.     A ________ is an infinite set of points that extends infinitely in both directions

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Hamster Stayed for the Weekend

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The son brought home a hamster yesterday. It’s not his. It belongs to a classmate who brought it for the Science Week but forgot to bring it home last Thursday.

Friday was a holiday and they didn’t have school.

Saturday was rehearsal day for the Dramatics Club where the son is a member. He was the one brought home the hamster because he was a classmate of the owner.

We went to the supermarket to look for hamster food. We found none save for plastic containers of rabbit food. I have to say “no” because if he brings back the hamster and we still have heaps of rabbit food, the kids might ask for a hamster or a rabbit. Which I have to say “no” to again and they will feel sad.

hamster eating while asleep

We gave the hamster apple slices and it nibbled on the slices in no time. He was busy going round and round the wheel last night and was fast asleep in the morning.

Anyway…

Tomorrow, he will bring back the hamster and give it back to the owner.

 

Sayaw sa Bangko

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For the children’s university week, celebrated every February, the grade four field demonstration was Sayaw sa Bangko.

Sayaw sa Bangko

Sayaw sa Bangko or Sayaw ed Tapew ng Bangko is a folk dance from Pangasinan, a province from the northern Philippines. Performers dance on wooden benches, changing places with each other and at times jumping on and off the bench.

The son is wearing shoes, the pair of slippers which was prepared earlier was forgotten, 😀

Balance and helping each other to stay on the bench is important for the two dancers on the bench.

Boy Scout Goes A-camping

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My Boy Scout is going camping today. The scouts will have an over night camping. I’ve already prepped the things he will bring and hubby was shocked to see how much food I prepared: several brick boxes of milk, water bottles, bananas, a small loaf of bread, cookies, biscuits and even a can of pork and beans.

I also put several clothes to last him several days.

He is bringing a tent and a sleeping bag. His contribution to the group are several bags of charcoal for cooking.

I wanted to bring him to his pulmonologist first before the camping but we didn’t have time to visit the doctor. I hope he won’t have an asthma attack though he brought his inhaler with him, as he always does.

Central Visayas

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Land Area: 14663.21 sq km

Population: 6,398,628 (2007) ika-lima sa pinakamaraming tao sa 17 na rehiyon sa Pilipinas

Mga Lalawigan:

  • Bohol
  • Cebu
  • Negros Oriental
  • Siquijor

Topograpiya: mabundok at maburol ngunit may bahaging lambak at kapatagan. Napaliligiran ng tubig-dagat.

Klima: May ulan kapag mga buwan ng tag-ulan. May ilang lugar na hindi malinaw ang panahon ng tag-ulan ngunit maiksi ang tag-init. May mga bahaging pantay ang distribusyon ng ulan sa buong taon.

Mga Produkto:

  • Mga pananim: mais, palay, gulay, niyog at asukal
  • Produktong galing sa pangingisda at pag-aalaga ng hayop
  • Yamang-kabundukan: ginto, pilak, karbon, tanso, at batong lupa na ginagawang semento, limestone at uling.

Mga Mamamayan:

  • Bohol – Boholan; Bol – anon
  • Cebu – Cebuano
  • Negros Oriental – Negrense

Tayo na sa Bukid Poem Recitation Contest Winner

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August marks “Buwan ng Wika” in honor of the late President Manuel L. Quezon. Different celebrations in different schools were done to commemorate this day where the Filipino language is the main focus of the month.

School children play different native games, wear traditional Filipino clothes and eat native food and delicacies.

For the intermediate level where the children are now enrolled, they had a poem recitation contest among grades 4 – 5 children. There were 8 contestants (from 8 classes, 4 classes for each grade level) and my son was one of those who competed. They recited “Tayo na sa Bukid”

I missed his performance during the competition because he said it’s ok for me not to watch but I later found out that it was ok. Sigh.

Anyway, the good news was that he won! He bested seven other contestants.

the son

Here he was reciting the poem during the culminating activity in front of the whole school assembly.

Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

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Here is what the son loves to watch and read during his free time:  Formula One Grand Prix which is having its last race for the season at the Abu Dhabi Race Track.

He not only watches the races, past and current, but watches the standings as well. He’d rattle off the statistics in the standings, names the drivers, quotes even more numbers from races a few years back and talk endlessly about Formula One.

He loves analyzing numbers, that’s for sure 🙂

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