Hello 4A families,
Congratulations to students at the VISAA Track Meet!
Thank you for representing our school and demonstrating perseverance, sportsmanship, and school spirit! We hope you enjoyed the experience, made great memories, and learned from the challenges and successes of the day.
In Social Studies, we have been going deeper into our study of Canada’s natural resources and exploring ideas related to sustainability, renewable and non-renewable resources, and stewardship.
This connects closely to the BC curriculum as students learn how Canada’s land, forests, water, minerals, and energy resources shape our country, economy, and communities.
We have also been reflecting on our responsibility to care wisely for God’s creation and thinking critically about how natural resources can be managed for different goals and values.
Students are encouraged to research using a variety of sources, ask thoughtful questions, and begin developing their own informed perspectives about the balance between economic growth, environmental protection, and responsible stewardship.
These discussions are fascinating as we recognize and honour that different families and communities hold different perspectives and values around the use of Canada’s natural resources.
Our bigger picture goals in S.S. class are to empower learners to explore a variety of viewpoints and sources, think critically, and develop informed, thoughtful perspectives of their own as they consider the complex relationship between economic growth, environmental stewardship, and responsible resource management.
As always, I encourage students to bring these conversations home and deepen their learning with their parents, who are their first and best teachers.
Students have participated in group dialogues, done a self-quiz, and written a detailed paragraph to show their learning so far in this unit—and tomorrow they will do another quiz and some students will present a play on the topic.
In Language Arts and Bible class, students have now completed Checkpoint 4 of their sermon-writing project: the first draft. You are going to be so inspired and blown away by the meaningful work our grade 4 students have done!
Students have finished their handwritten sermon copies and have been supported to create a typed version using either keyboarding or voice-to-text technology. (Students were encouraged and monitored to use digital tools as needed to support grammar, punctuation, spelling, and the accuracy of scripture references, but not to generate content.)
The greatest value of this learning project comes when the ideas, insights, and wording of each sermon remain the students’ own—family and friends were welcomed to discuss and provide guidance, but it was important that I supervised the writing of the first draft in class so I could understand the origin and development of each child’s ideas.
This stage of the project has sparked rich conversations about authenticity and the purpose of a sermon itself. We have emphasized that a sermon is an opportunity to faithfully communicate God’s truth to others and to help listeners better understand and apply His Word. For that reason, students have been encouraged to draw their ideas from thoughtful Bible study, prayer, and reflection.
At the same time, we have discussed how revising and polishing a sermon with the help of available tools, as well as feedback from family and friends, can be an important part of learning to communicate clearly and effectively.
We are excited to share the sermons with you soon!
In Math, we have been reviewing perimeter and measurement concepts.
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