Profile of a Hero

by | Oct 21, 2015 | Grade 4

Grade 4 has been working on creating portraits of heroes to accompany their researched and drafted hero profiles. Students experimented with the artistic elements of color and value to show the shading and contouring of the faces. First, students sketched the...

Planning for Action

by | Oct 21, 2015 | Grade 4

As we wrap up our first unit of inquiry on Heroes, Grade 4 students are making plans to take action in our community. They were excited and inspired by student projects they read about on the website Kids Are Heroes and wanted to make their own hero projects as well....

A Hero’s Tale

by | Oct 16, 2015 | Grade 4

After investigating different heroes throughout history, around the world, and in literature, Grade 4 has been busy writing their own stories of heroes. Before starting their draft, each student was asked to think about a few key questions: What makes a hero? What...

Book Week

by | Oct 1, 2015 | Grade 4

Fantastic costumes, Grade 4! It was such a delight to see everyone dressed up as their favorite book characters today. I especially loved to see the product of all the time, effort and love that went in to making the costumes. I hope it was an enjoyable, bonding...