New Shared Book – Sign of the Seahorse

The Grade 4 students are currently investigating energy sources and the difference between renewable and non-renewable sources of energy. This has naturally led to a discussion about pollution, which fitted on well with our new shared book. It is Sigh of the Seahorse,...

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!