Giving Tree

Hi parents and guardians. It is getting chilly out and some people don't have enough money to buy neck warmers, mitts, hats and scarves. So please try to donate one or two things to help children. There will be big bins outside the office for you to put your donations in. Please donate by Nov. 24th

From Izzy on behalf of the Giving Tree Club

At School We Made A Talking Stik by Blake and Sarah.

Guests came to our school and shard their talking stik with us today.  We got to hold the talking stick. We learned that all talking stcks are all different. We got see them decorate it. They showed us how to make talking stiks.

Room 4 Fish by Caleb and Elmer

In room 4 we have fish in our classroom. Every day two people feed the fish. There are lots of fish in the tanks. We have two fish tanks. The fish are called Koi. The fish are big, medium, small and extra small. They are white, yellow, orange, black and silver.

Pictures by Caleb and Elmer

Safety First by Maddy and Natalie

Today we learnd about safety with Constable Cain. Dont let a stranger take you anywhere. When you are lost find a safe person. Be aware that some strangers are good and bad. When you are badly hurt and in emergencies call 911.  Dont  talk to strangers on the computer.  Look and listen when you cross the street.

Solids Liquids and Gases. by Sunny and Sasha.

Yesterday we did an experiment for solids liquids and gases. We got some snow from a hokey rink .
When we got the snow it was nice and cold. Then it was watery with a little bit of snow. We are waiting until it turns into a gas.

Daily 5 Routine. by Noah and Thomas

Today we are finding people in the classroom. These are some fellow classmates. We see a lot of people doing their jobs in the classroom. This is five of them.

Photos courtesy of Noah and Thomas

Room 4 also started our Solids, Liquids and Gases unit with a study of snow (courtesy of the St. James Civic Centre Zamboni). We had fun with snowballs in the fall!

Fun Friday by Matthew and Toby

Today is fun friday! Fun friday is choice time. Here are some pics of us...

Photos taken by Matthew and Toby.

Welcome Back to Room 4! By Izzy and Ashley

Hi. Welcome back to school! Today in room 4 we are studying solids liquids and gases. We are having a grate start today. A couple of days ago we were writing about our friends. Most of us are done and they sound awesome. We have a marbel system. Every time we get a marbel we get longer playtime and we start today. In daily five we have so meny kids who want to publish their writing.

Writing during Daily 5

We're Off To A Great Start!

The students of room 4 have quickly gotten back into the swing of things and we are finding ourselves very busy! We have just completed a Social Studies theme on Connecting With Canadians, and today we started a Science unit on Properties of Matter. This unit is always a hit with the students, as there are many hands on activities along with a culminating event called the "Super Fun Day of Snazzy Science"!

We have focused on sorting, data collection and graphing during math workshop. We have also heavily emphasized practice with basic fact recall and mental math, as this is one of our school goals this year. We are working on increasing proficiency and automaticity of recalling facts.  Further information will be sent home to families later this month.

In room 4, we have worked very hard to create a culture in our classroom that we can be proud of. We pride ourselves on being courteous, respectful, supportive and welcoming. We have read many fantastic books about building character, and we often talk about the kind of people we want to be, and how we want others to see us. I am so proud of the the students of room 4 for making everyone feel like they belong and for truly showing that we care about others.

Keep up the great work room 4!!

Cooperative group work in Social Studies.

Animal Projects.

We are studying India. Everybody in the class picked an animal to research. Some people picked the same animal so there working hard to find facts together. We are going to be making masks and paper mashay of our animals head. We are going to be doing different secshons for example food might be on one side, apearance might be on the other. If we finish in time we will put them out in the hall way for display. It's going to be so much fun. 

By Charlea and Sarah 

Our Fraction Video!

This week we have been working on fractions. This is our fraction song video.

MUSIC!

In music we sing and dance.  It's fun. Sometimes we play night at the museum and just have some fun!!! We sometimes practice the recorders. It was so awesome!!! We also play "who has my bone?" You can watch the piano guy and there's lots of videos.  Thank you!!! :)

By Tiffany and Carter.            Here is Carter and Tiffany's image of recorder.

Fireflies Bring Thoughts of Summer...

We have finally finished our integrated art and writing project about fireflies. The results have been fantastic; stunning paintings of warm summer nights watching fireflies accompanied by lovely free verse poems. The students did a great job of thinking like "poets" and were able to experiment with interesting word choice and creating a sense of flow in their writing. If you're at Linwood School, please check out our "Fireflies"!

Gym News By Joshua and Nathan

In gym room 4 has been playing all sorts of games. Bladder ball it is like a ball but it is not fully round. It is really fun and crazy. We also play "paint ball". It is the funnest dodge ball game. All the games are fun too.

Here is a picture of a bladder ball.
By JOSHUA AND NATHAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wear Pink in Support of Anti-Bullying

On Wednesday, April 9th, the students of room 4 elected to wear a pink item of clothing to show that we are not bystanders, we will stand up to bullying. We have read many books that deal with the subject of bullying and have had several meaningful class discussions about the topic. In order to express how we feel, the students of room 4 made a video that is our message to bystanders, who we feel have the potential to turn things around. To do our part we must stand up and speak out. We have used the song "Brave" by Sara Bareilles as our inspiration, as we found her lyrics supported the things we wanted to say. We hope that you enjoy the video!

Countdown to Spring Break!!

Honestly, I think this is the longest winter on record!! It certainly feels that way for all of us in Room 4!
The students and I have decided we are tired of seeing winter art, and so our recent art project has been creating a summer scene with a night sky lit with fireflies. Memories of warm summer nights! We are going to be doing a short writing activity to go along with our paintings, and as soon as everything is complete, we will post a photo of the finished bulletin board.

In this post you will find a few photos of the cooperative problem solving we have been working on, as well as some highlights from our trip to the Museum of Man and Nature.

I would like to wish everyone a restful and enjoyable spring break!

Problem solving - Using cards containing the directions for the design, the students must determine the correct order for the directions to build the designs accurately.

The Mummy of Pesed Exhibit

Phoenix and Joshua being "Mummified"!

I Love To Read Olympians

Room 4 was busy this week celebrating Canada's success at the Olympics, as well as working towards our own reading goals. We earned "gold" through 15 minutes of daily independent reading, enjoyed hearing stories read by our "guest" readers, and finished off the week with a day of Olympic events.

Joseph (a student athlete) reading to our class.

 Our "Torch Relay" team - what a workout!

Reading for gold!

Welcome to the "New" Room 4 Blog

Hello Room 4 Families! I missed everyone, and I am so happy to be back in the classroom! Last year the students of Room 4 each had their own blog using the Kidblog website. With the change in our technology this year, we are going to simplify things by having one classroom blog. We will ensure that every student has opportunities to contribute to the blog. We hope that families will use our blog to connect with the classroom. We are excited to share the things we have learned with our families!