Happy Friday, 4A families!
It was wonderful to see so many of you awesome folks at the Student Led Conferences! Here is the menu of discussion items from that night:
In Science…
Tomorrow our eggs enter the lockdown phase of incubation. Candling brought exciting learning as we identified viable eggs and explored chicken biology. There were 5 eggs that were translucent and not developing—likely not fertilized. Chicks may begin hatching as early as Sunday, with Monday as our expected hatch day—an exciting time!
We’ve been praying in our journey with the eggs and trusting God’s will, knowing we are guaranteed a rich learning experience (no matter the outcome). It’s powerful to reflect on the wonder of creation and the cycle of life.
In Crew…
In Crew, we discussed the picture book The Good Shepherd and the Stubborn Sheep by Hannah E. Harrison, a story about God’s redemptive love.
We focused on the themes of listening, gratitude, and obedience, and returned to Psalm 23 in our prayer time.
In Music…
In Music, all grade 4 students have been working hard on their ukulele skills in rehearsal together for the chapel presentation on Friday. Here is a little preview..
In Language Arts…
In our word study program in Language Arts, we reviewed homophones (there/their/they’re, to/two/too, your/you’re) and then studied words with the suffix –TURE. We have also being learning how to alphabetize lists of words.
With guidance, students are now taking increased responsibility for their individual spelling learning by going a step beyond copying their spelling corrections into their personal spelling dictionaries and also playing with the words in interesting visual ways to understand and encode them deeper into memory.
Today students chose 8 words they recently needed help spelling to explore through our “Artsy Spelling” sheets.
In Math…
In Math, we continue to build our understanding of fractions, including how to create equivalent fractions for enrichment.
Students have also been developing their mathematical vocabulary through word problems and writing more elaborate math stories.
In Arts…
Here are some more wonderful Salish Sea watercolour paintings—some of them are MINIATURE (not more than the size of a baseball card).
In PHE…
In PHE, this week we played a lively soccer game and began a unit in skipping—students marvelled at how exhausting it can be in a short time!
Inquiry Ninja 