September 29 - No School Tomorrow!

 Friday is National Truth and Reconciliation Day. All CBE schools are closed. 

Today our grade 4 students did a great job in presenting our Orange Shirt Day assembly. They sang, played recorders, and joined in the school round dance. 

September 28 -WEAR AN ORANGE SHIRT (OR ANY FAVOURITE SHIRT) TOMORROW

 Today included...

• Number talks, and solving equations using strategies that were modelled. 
• Persevering on our "One Grain of Rice" math problem. 
• Investigation of light, discovering transparent, opaque, and translucent objects. 
• Looking at photos of Alberta, and brainstorming descriptive words for each picture. 
• Listening to "Shi Shi Etko" story read by Mr. Magowan.
• practicing for tomorrow's assembly. 

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September 27

 Some or our learning included: 

• investigation of Alberta's place in the world, using globes.
• creating a map outline of Alberta and a legend of 6 regions.
• brainstorming words to describe Alberta.
• Orange Shirt Day art. 
• estimation, measurement and reflection of shadows measured at noon (compared to our 9:00 am shadow length). 
• math game: 4 Strikes.
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Monday, September 26

 Some of today's work included...

• Land Acknowledgment
  
• Reconciliation stories - we can repair broken relationships at school. It is imporant to speak up when we see unfairness. 
• Assembly, all about acknowledging the land. "We are All Guests on this Land - Nobody Owns Her."

Conferences this evening and Friday morning (no classes Friday)

 Today we:

• went on a (recorded) virtual fall equinox walk with an indigenous elder. 
• measured our shadows - the sun came out just in time!
• played with shadows.
• finished up our leaf art.
• practiced basic skills by playing a math game called "I Spy".

September 21 - Conferences tomorrow evening and Friday morning.

 Today we were very busy. Here are some things we did...

• School photos were taken today.
• We completed a survey about ourselves on laptops. 
• We painted our "stained glass" leaves. 
• Book exchange in the learning commons, then we read quietly. 
• Went around the pond for gym (Physical Education). 
• Played at our school playground. 
• Read part of Barren Grounds. 
• Started solving "One Grain of Rice" problem.

Here is a game we have played recently. This game helps us gain estimation and addition skills.  

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Sept. 20 - PICTURE DAY TOMORROW!

 Some things we did today...

• A successful fire drill. We were quick and quiet. 
• Played a card game that required us to add 3 digit numbers.
• In gym we practiced good running techniques. 
• Our reset games were "secret admirer" and "when the wind blows". 
• Writing more goals and about our memories. 
• Listened to a story "Blackout". 
• Played recorders in music class. 

RECORDERS TOMORROW!

 If you haven't packed your recorder please do so this evening. 

Today we...

• created leaf rubbings and then transferred them onto transparencies.
• solved math problems using tables, base ten, and a number line. The problems ranged from hard to dynamite extreme. 
• had indoor recess.
• played "secret admirer" and 7-up. 

PACK RECORDERS

 PLEASE REMEMBER TO PACK YOUR RECORDER IN YOUR BACKPACK FOR TUESDAY'S MUSIC LESSON. 

Today we had fun...

• We read with our grade one buddies!
• The story Thunder Boy was awesome. 
• We had recess at the blue park and then went into the woods stealthily. We treated the land with care.  
• Our poetry is finished, and we gave ourself a mark. 
• We solved a tricky math problem. 

September 15

 Today we enjoyed: 

• Being with friends
• Quick reset games
• Meeting a new student
• Music - a new song
• Math, solving T-chart pattern problems
• Gym, octopus tag and secret agent tag
• Finishing our colour poetry

September 14

 Today we...

• had a spelling quiz. 
• scientific sketching.
• solved Pascal's Triangle challenge. 
• had recess at the school playground.
• exchanged books at the learning commons. 
• listened to the story "When I was Eight". 
  

September 13

 Today we enjoyed: 

• We played a reset game (7-up).
• Math game "Target" was fun. 
• Research on laptops, all about Alberta. 
• In music we created heart thumb-prints on the piano. 
• In gym we learned more about juggling. 
• Lunch and recess with friends is fun. 
• Shi-Shi Etko story. 

September 12

Grade 4 students will be leading and taking part in the Orange Shirt Day assembly. We will be performing a special song. Please pack recorders in backpacks by September 19th.

Some things we did today: 

• Wrote a story about our favourite outdoor memory.
• Solved some math problems using a number line and place value.
• Finished our "Make Squares" challenge.
• Gathered words for some colour poetry.  

September 8

 Today we enjoyed:

• Using loose parts to show events of our favourite outdoor memories
• Writing and sketching about our memories
• Music, we sang fun songs
• Reading quietly
• Listening to our new read aloud story
• Our first assembly, welcoming new students and staff
• Math, making and solving pattern sequences
• Reset game called 7-Up
• Recess
• Guest readers for International Literacy Day
   
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September 7

 Forms are due as soon as possible. Click here for more information: Forms forms forms...

We visited the learning commons today, and signed out two new books. Our book exchange day will be Wednesday afternoons. The librarian's name is Mrs. Claire.  

In gym we played compound games outside. 

Are there are paint colours that have not been invented yet? We created and named some new ones. 

The math game "Nice or Nasty" was fun. 

We used paint chips to represent a favourite outdoor memory. 

 

September 6

Today we enjoyed: 

• Playing sparkle
• Pond nature colour scavenger hunt
• Gym outside, compound games
• Sketch page of "What Makes Me Happy"
• Music, introduction game
• Zoom In (Zoom Out) 
• When the Wind Blows

Book orders have gone home today. Our class code is RC2145

• Scholastic Books

September 2

 Today we enjoyed... 

• Watercolour bookmark art. 
• Looking closely at the pond in sit spots.
• Walking through the woods. 
• Playing a math game called "Junk It". 
• Watching our class pet "Bubbles". 
• Listening to a book called "Being You", and writing about how we can be ourselves. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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September 1

 It was great to meet our new classroom family. 

We read the story "I Promise" by Lebron James and made our own promises for this year. 

Ask me about the tower building challenge!