by Luis AVILA | Apr 10, 2019 | Grade 4
A week ago, grade fours and fives worked in small groups on an engineering STEAM project. Their objective was to produce a boat that could withstand holding ten Omani coins. Students planned, created, and modified as a team using limited resources ( 6 by 6 inch...
by Luis AVILA | Mar 27, 2019 | Grade 4
Studies reveal that for students to obtain new information in nonfiction text, they must think, react, and connect to notes. Grade four students worked on paraphrasing information, questioned it, and responded to new ideas in partners. They were able to look for the...
by Luis AVILA | Mar 6, 2019 | Grade 4
Grade four students were extremely excited to receive their friendly letters from Bend, Oregon in the United States this week. The relationship with their pen pals has blossomed and they have enjoyed exchanging letters. These are the second letters they have received...
by Luis AVILA | Feb 20, 2019 | Grade 4
Grade four students drew a detailed scene of something they would like to do for the weekend or for summer on a pair of sunglasses. They communicated their thinking using pictures. No words and no talking about it. Then students looked at the different levels of...
by Luis AVILA | Feb 13, 2019 | Grade 4, Oman Week
Grade four students went to the Natural History Museum and looked at some local rocks and animals of Oman. The museum also contained ancient minerals and rocks. Students really enjoyed their time learning new things. After the natural museum, grade four students had...
