Grade Four with Ms. Vashi - 4B

Happy Thursday! Here is what we have been up to this week: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Activities - We learned about Orange Shirt Day and why we celebrate it, we made feathers (which are important to Indigenous people) and displayed them, and we tied orange ribbons to the school fence with our buddies.            Field Study - We did some leaf sketching outside.           Math - We are continuing to learn about decimals. We created a word bank in our math books that will help us read and write decimal numbers.          ELAL - We learned abut sentence beginnings and how we can begin our sentences differently.  Art - We kept working on our trees and started to add warm and cool colours.    Here are our Read to Win Winners who won free laser tag tickets! Congratulations to Levi, Lizzie, Ryder S., and Nithila! Keep reading! Have a restful long weekend! Important Dates September 24 - ...

 Hello 4B Families, In science, we are learning about WHMIS and hazardous materials. We are focusing on flammable, corrosive, explosive and poisonous/toxic materials. Your homework: explore in and around your home with an adult and look for these symbols. Have your child write on a piece of paper what they saw and what symbol was on it OR take a photo and email it to Ms. Vashi - vyvashi@cbe.ab.ca Explosive -  Flammable -  Corrosive -  Poisonous/Toxic -  We will be talking more about household hazardous symbols on Thursday and Tuesday of next week.  Thank you for your help! 

Hello families,  September 30 th is a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation meant to commemorate the history and legacy of Residential Schools in Canada .  On Thursday, September 2 6 th, students are encouraged to wear an orange shirt or something else with orange to recognize Orange Shirt Day and the National Truth and Reconciliation Day.   Students will be engaging in learning this week to honour this important day. Through read- a louds and activities, students will focus on understanding what they each need to feel safe and cared for at school and to consider this question: “What action can each member of our school community do to make sure every student feels safe and cared for at school, everyday?” This week is an opportunity for Northern Lights students and staff to come together in the spirit of reconciliation to show their support of a safe, respectful and caring school community. Make sure you read our blog posts this week to learn more about the act...

Happy Friday! Our community walk for today was POSTPONED due to the weather.  Here is what we have been up to this week: Literacy Stations - These have been going well! We added a new station (literacy games) and we are getting more into routine with stations.          Math - We are learning about place value, decimals (tenths and hundredths). Ask your child about this! We have been playing lots of different games to help strengthen our understanding of place value and decimals.               Science - This week, we talked about sorting our waste into correct bins. We created posters about this as well!    Terry Fox - We learned about Terry Fox to prepare for our Terry Fox run on Thursday.  Buddies and Circle Games - We learned how to have a conversation with Gr. 1 students. We also played a circle game with our Gr. 4 partner class.   Have an awesome weekend! I hope to see you next Thursday at the Open ...