STEAM for grades 4 and 5

by | Sep 6, 2018 | Grade 4

Among the many highlights this week was our Tuesday STEAM activity. In mixed groups the students designed pipe cleaner structures. The activity promoted collaboration and was a great way to begin our weekly STEAM sessions.

Teamwork as Steam Work!

by | Sep 6, 2018 | Grade 4, Grade 5

This week Grade 4s and 5s got together for an Engineering challenge with building a tower out of pipe cleaners. They worked hard, with a few extra challenges thrown in, and the results showed creativity and engineering ideas. We are looking forward to lots more...

Back in Action

by | Sep 5, 2018 | Grade 4

During STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) grade four students worked with grade five students to plan, collaborate, and build a tower using pipe cleaners. Students were given different obstacles throughout the process. In the end, students’...

Figurative language heroes scavenger hunt

by | May 30, 2018 | Grade 4

Through an active scavenger hunt, students had to find the facts to answer the hero related questions from fact cards about each individual. In each card, students tried to find two examples of figurative language. It was a thoroughly engaging activity.

Working with grade 5

by | May 23, 2018 | Grade 4

Grade four students helped grade five collect data for their unit of inquiry about conflicts. Grade five students conducted interviews with grade four students. Grade five came up with questions about conflicts and used the data to identify the range, mode, median,...