September 3rd to September 6th

Welcome to our grade four class blog. We have had a fantastic first couple weeks of learning in our classroom. Our focus has been on getting to know one another and building a positive classroom community. The students have engaged in a variety of tasks where they worked together to meet a common goal. Tasks included a collaborative piece of art, the pyramid cup challenge, the marshmallow challenge and the game Yoshi. These connected to our Wellness Curriculum. Our guiding question has been: How can we develop healthy relationships that are mutually supportive? Throughout the week, the students reflected on the following statements:

I can communicate respectfully.

I can compromise.

I can reflect on actions taken.

I can make repeated efforts to solve a problem.

In a connection between our Wellness and Mathematics curriculums, we looked at the question, Our class should be ... everyday. After students shared their ideas, we discussed how this was a form of data. Students then worked together to group this data into common categories before representing the information in a bar graph. Our focus in math was the learning outcomes:

I can collect and interpret data.

I can represent data in a bar graph.

Please explore the pictures below and invite your child to share a little about the activities and their learning. As you have your child reflect on the group process, you could discuss the following questions:

How did you contribute to your group?

What was challenging for you? For your group?

What does collaboration mean to you? Why is it important?

What would you like your classroom to be like everyday?

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May 12th to May 15th

This week, the students continued with their work on their food trucks. The students have been so excited and engaged with this project, many sharing that it is their favourite part of the day. The students worked to apply their understanding of area by designing the interior floor plan of their truck. First, we looked at what items would be necessary to drive, prepare their menu items, store supplies and run their business. Some students needed deep fryers, others grills and some needed ice cream machines. Next, we the students planned out the interiors and designed their floor plans. Students were challenged to design their plans to scale with 1 square cm on the grid paper equivalent to 1 dm in real life. This challenge brought about wonderful critical thinking as the students measured and planned, imagining the amount of space needed to travel within their workspace or how much space was needed in the front of their truck so they would have enough space to sit and reach the gas pedd...

June 16th to June 20th

It is heard to believe that this was our final week week of the school year. The time has definitely flown past. Despite how close we are to the end of the year, the students have been working incredibly hard his week. We finished up our work in angles in math and the students completed their social studies research on The North West Mounted Police and early settlement in Alberta. Then, they worked to represent their learning in a Google Slideshow. This was a perfect connection to our Western Heritage Day where we enjoyed a pancake breakfast and afternoon of Western themes games with our buddies. We were also incredibly to learn about hoop dancing through a fantastic performance by Jay Genaille.

May 5th to May 9th

Over the last two weeks, the students have been highly engaged in our gymnastics unit in physical education. They have been exploring a variety of balances and methods of travel, working to challenge themselves to utilize differing levels such as a low balance such as the splits or a high balance on the balls of their feet. They were extremely excited when they entered the gym on Monday and found the equipment set up. They have had the opportunity to try ropes, ladders, beams and bars. It has been wonderful to see how different each student approaches each piece of equipment. Learning Outcomes: I can understand that elements of movement are integrated through various combinations to create movement. I can integrate elements of movement in various physical activities. I can engage in physical activities that are enjoyable or rewarding. Questions to ask your child: What apparatus have you enjoyed the most? (beam, bar, ladder...) Is there an apparatus you have found challenging? What is a...

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