Grade 4 STEAM

During this week’s STEAM session, the Grade 4 students made their own water wheels and learned that water wheels have been used around the world for over 2,000 years. In the picture, you can see one of our water wheels being tested in a sink.

A cabbage patch baby!

Our newest shared reading is The Cabbage Patch Fibs by Paul Jennings. So far, a father has told his son, Chris, that babies grow out of cabbages. Unfortunately, Chris has actually found a baby in a cabbage patch… It’s going to be a fun read that many...

Earth Day 2021 in Grade 4

In Celebration of Earth Day, the Grade 4 students found things in their kitchen which they could grow. They planted chickpeas and black eyed beans and suspended onions and garlic in water. Over the next few weeks we will watch what happens and measure the roots and...

Pinwheels in STEAM

Grade 4 students made pinwheels in STEAM as a lead-in for our next unit of inquiry on energy. If our pinwheels were wind turbines, we could turn wind energy into electrical energy!

Student Led Conferences

This week families were invited to come online so their learners could share their work with them. While it was very different this year, the students still enjoyed explaining their work to parents and relatives. The students talked about why they did the work, what...