Monday, May 15th to Friday, May 19th

The students in grade four have been reading a new book, The City of Ember, by Jeanne DuPrau. The book tells the story of a city without natural light that is threatened by an aging infrastructure and rapidly diminishing supplies. The book offers a variety of wonderful opportunities to connect to our science unit: Building Devices and Vehicles That Move. The students played the role of one of the jobs in the book, Pipeworks Laborer, and worked collaboratively to design a pipe system that could carry water from one place to another. This met the learning outcome: Use simple forces to power or propel a device such as moving water downhill.

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October 3rd to October 6th

In math, our focus has been on representing and describing whole numbers up to 10 000 and ordering and comparing numbers to 10 000. The students have been engaged in a variety of learning activities including using whiteboards, math scoots and the game, Kahoot. Be sure to ask your child what was their favourite.

September 6th to September 9th

We have had a fantastic first couple weeks of learning in our grade four classrooms. Our focus has been on getting to know one another and building a positive classroom community. This connects to the our new Wellness Curriculum. Our guiding question has been: How can we develop healthy relationships that are mutually supportive? Please explore the pictures below and invite your child to share a little about the activities and their learning.

Monday, November 7th to Thursday, November 10th

This week, we looked at the meaning and importance of Remembrance Day. We discussed the impact of wars on soldiers and their families. This connected nicely to our social studies curriculum and the outcome; recognize how stories of people and events provide multiple perspectives on past events. The students created works of art connected to their learning.

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