Traditions

Yesterday afternoon Marlene Yellow Horn, an Aboriginal specialist with the CBE, came in to tell her naming story.  The students learned about Blackfoot traditions, language and the importance of oral storytelling in the Aboriginal culture.  She will be lending the grade 4's novel sets and artifact kits on this topic over the next few months.

Photo Retake Day-Oct 23, 2014

Photo Retake Day is not far away! Below are a few pieces of information to keep in mind:

1. Please have your child take their proof envelope, from original photo day, to the photographer on retake day.
2. If you have lost the proof envelope, please send a handwritten note to request a retake including your choice of background color (blue, grey, purple, green or copper).
3. If your child was absent from school on original photo day or is new to the school please tell your child to have their photograph taken on retake day.

Pyjama Day and Homeroom Breakfast

Pajama Day and Homeroom Breakfast was a big success! Thank you so much to everyone for contributing food and beverages. You helped make our event a fun and happy one! 

Emily Carr Trees

Grade 4 has been studying influential Canadian Artists. I hope everyone had a chance to check out their works inspired by Ted Harrison. This past week, the students studied Emily Carr and her work. As well as learning about her life and influence on the Canadian art world and how her work helped to define a Canadian identity along side the Group of Seven, Grade 4 created their own pieces inspired by her work. 

Please take some time to look at the art displayed in the main hall across from the gym.

C'est l'Halloween

The students are learning a song in French to celebrate Halloween.  They were taught 3 strategies for understanding the song.

1. Look at the pictures

2. Look for words you already know

3. Think of English words that connect to the French words

Here is the link if they want to practice at home: C'est l'Halloween

Science: Waste in our World: Wrap-up

The students are wrapping up Waste in our World this week.  We will have a final test on Thursday.  The students are able to use their books during the test and have all the material they need to complete it.  

*They will also be doing a final project where they need to bring in 2 useless items from home where they will try to brainstorm what can be done with them instead of throwing them in the garbage.  This will begin tomorrow.

Settlers project

The grade four students have been studying what life was like for new settlers to Alberta.  In this task the students were given a free piece of land and an imaginary loan adding up to $10 000 and were asked to imagine what they would buy and sell to help build up their homestead if they were new farmers to Alberta.  They had to add and subtract from their loan any time they bought or sold items and they made a final representation of their homestead.