Social Studies:  The grade 4's in Ms.Bly's class worked very hard to publish their book "A is for Alberta".  They worked as a team to research and write a report on an Albertan item for each letter of the alphabet.  They added poems and illustrations to complete the book.  If any of the students are interested in a book of their own please email me.

MathLive

Grade 4 is continuing to work on geometry, shape and space. Here are the MathLive links to review this week:

Slides, Flips and Turns:
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/me5l/html/Math5.html

Tessellations:
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/me5l/html/Math5.html

Fitness!

Grade 4 students have been recording their fitness improvements over the course of the past few months. Every few weeks, students run through their checks independently, record their findings, and report on their improvements. Have a look at your child's Iris page to see some of the exercises they are working on.

Art!

Grade 4s have been working on a few different art projects:

For Mother's Day, the students created unique flowers using different pastel techniques such as blending and smudging.

Students learned about symmetry in math class. They used those concepts to create kaleidoscope art featuring their own names.

Science:

The grade 4's are running an experiment to see which potting soil produces the best growth.

Art:  The grade 4's and 5's in Ms. Bly's class have been working on perspective in Art: 

3D and 2D Shapes

Grade 4s have started working with 3D and 2D shapes in math. Have a look at the MathLive links below to practice at home.

Triangles:

http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/me5l/html/Math5.html

Polygons:

http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/me5l/html/Math5.html