by Jillian KEARNEY | Jan 14, 2016 | Grade 4, Uncategorized
Who has the power in different societal systems? Students in Grade 4 inquired into this question as they investigated different forms of government this week. They looked at: direct and indirect democracy, dictatorship, theocracy, oligarchy, anarchy and monarchy. In...
by Jillian KEARNEY | Jan 7, 2016 | Grade 4, Uncategorized
Grade 4 took to the playground this week to learn about writing for a specific purpose. Students were asked to write a paragraph about the ABIS playground–the “catch”, however, was that half the class was to write an informative paragraph while the...
by Jillian KEARNEY | Dec 17, 2015 | Grade 4, Uncategorized
Integrating mathematics throughout our Unit of Inquiry on energy has been so much fun! Energy is a topic that is so easily quantified so it really lends itself to all sorts of mathematical activities. This week Grade 4 played the Energy Math Challenge where students...
by Jillian KEARNEY | Dec 10, 2015 | Grade 4, Uncategorized
Grade 4 participated in the Hour of Code, a global event designed to demystify coding and show that anyone can learn the basics of coding. Students learned how to program events and actions for angry birds, R2-D2, Anna and Elsa, among others. Students really enjoyed...
by Jillian KEARNEY | Dec 10, 2015 | Grade 4, Uncategorized
Grade 4 presented their home research projects this week and they did a fantastic job! I was so impressed with their thorough research and summaries of their findings. The visual components were appealing and accurate. I was also very impressed with the oral...
