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 19, 2011

What happens when you push your wrists against a door frame for 1 minute?

Wow! There are some fantastic speeches! Most people have finished their jot notes and now we're going to spend the next two days writing the paragraphs and giving each other feedback! Way to go!

We won't be having a math quiz on Friday as we had our Geometry Quiz today!

Ask your child about our science experiments that we started today!
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