Over the past 2 weeks, students have been busy busy busy! In our study of light and shadow grade 4's have been noticing how light travels in a straight line, and how the position of the sun affects shadow formation. The students made pinhole cameras and witnessed how an image can be formed.
On our EXPO week, students went to the Weaselhead Park to see how shadows can be used to indicate the position of the sun and how they change throughout the day. In mathematics, students shared their inventive strategies for multiplication of two digits by one digit. "Math talks" were an important part of our weekly math classes. In humanities we have continued our study of indigenous culture. Students in 4.1 and 4.2... Students in 4.3 and 4.4 completed and shared their oral stories, based on the lessons we can learn from the history of indigenous peoples in Alberta. This was a large part of our EXPO week, and the students enjoyed sharing their stories with the grade 8's at the Weaselhead on Wednesday afternoon. The activities on the final day of EXPO week allowed students with an authentic view of today's indigenous culture in Alberta.
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Students have now begun to enter the exciting world of multiplication in Math! Students were challenged to show their understanding of multiplication in variety of forms such as visually as groups or in an array. They also looked at the connection between addition and multiplication by writing various multiplication problems in their longer addition forms. Students also began reading the book Each Orange Had 8 Slices. This book has multiplication word problems. The video of someone reading this book can be found below. This week in science students continued their exploration of light and shadows. Students had the amazing opportunity to explore and experiment with light, when they worked with ray boxes. Some pictures of these experiments can be found below! Check it out! Students used the experiments to learn about reflection, refraction, and the properties of light. Over the past few weeks in 4.1 and 4.2 humanities, students have continued studying stories and teachings of indigenous people. We looked at what characteristics make up an Elder and the 3 key indicators: someone who IMPACTS, makes CHANGE, and is RECOGNIZED in any given community. Students compared two pretend people to determine from their bio who would most likely be considered an Elder. In preparation for interviewing an elder in their own life, students answered 3 reflection questions in their google doc journals and then began planning 10 thick interview questions. We are excited to interview and learn from our Elders! Students also co-created a rubric for this assignment, check it out on the Freshgrade assignment! Elder interviews are due by Tuesday March. 14th, and students have the freedom to choose how to show their learning. If you need an extension or have questions, please contact Miss. Glinsbockel ([email protected]). In 4.3 and 4.4 students are also looking at stories and history. They are currently planning stories that reflect their learning of Alberta's past, answering the question What could we learn from the stories of Alberta's indigenous people? Students are excited to share their stories with our grade 8's at the Weaselhead during EXPO week. This week all 104 grade fours also got to participate in something called “The Blanket Exercise.” This activity was led by one of Mount Royal’s Elders, Dion Simon. We learned about the history of cultural contact in Canada, indigenous language, general and specific challenges, and current steps taken moving forward today. This was an enriching, hands on experience for students to begin understanding perspectives and develop empathy for Canada’s past hardships.
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