Welcome to the Grade 4/5 class blog.

When the students came back after the holiday, they were asked to respond to a question. The question was, "If you could change the world for the better, what would you change?"

There were many wonderful responses (e.g., stop war, more housing, recycle more...). So...we've been trying to explore how we can make changes for the better in our classroom community and we have been learning about people who did make a difference (e.g., Martin Luther King Jr., Ruby Bridges...).

This blog is a space where I'll be posting links to the videos that we watch in class. It's a space where I can share with parents the essence of some of the discussions that we have. It's also a space where I'll be posting some assignments and talking about some of the activities that we do.

We "have a dream" that our classroom community will be an exciting and compassionate space where the conversations will continue at home.

This blog is a work in progress. Over the next week or so, the format will gradually change.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

If Everyone Cared....

Today students wrote their words of the week into their agenda and they wrote interesting sentences using these words! During art we explored the concept of symmetry by colouring symmetrical designs. Many students used the colour wheel to guide their colour choices! Way to go!

In math the Grade Four students did some activities that explored translations. Grade Five students explored translations, rotations, and reflections.

We have another songwriting session with Katherine Wheatley tomorrow! It should be exciting!

Please encourage your child to read over their science material each night for the test on Friday! We've been having fun playing the "science gamshow" each day! Some students already have a fantastic understanding of the material!

I thought that I'd include a link to a video that shows images of Martin Luther King Jr set to the song If Everyone Cared by Nickleback. We've been trying to listen to at least one song a day. We try to make connections between songs and the material that we cover in class.

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmUyrD0n9ws
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