This assignment combined both Language Arts and Science outcomes by providing students with an opportunity to explore planets and practice their writing. The students selected a planet to research and then gathered information using resources like videos, books and the Kiddle search engine. They focused on key aspects like the planet’s orbit, moons, rings, temperature and interesting facts. After gathering their research, they edited the content to organize and present it clearly. Finally, students published their final copies to share their findings. The assignment helped students learn about astronomy while working on their research and writing skills.

The Grade Four students were so excited to participate in The Great Kindness Challenge. It is one week devoted to performing as many acts of kindness as possible. The students eagerly accepted various challenges each day to spread love and show that KINDNESS MATTERS! 

The daily challenges our class participated in:

Monday - Be KIND to Yourself

• On a page of speech bubbles,  the students were asked to brainstorm positive messages to themselves. 

Tuesday - Be KIND to Family Members

• The students wrote an acrostic poem using FAMILY.

• Then they wrote notes to hide at home for family members.

Thursday - Be KIND to Classmates

• After listening to “The Invisible Boy”, the students created a scene where kids could include others. The illustrations should have included an “invisible” character that is black and white, that progressively gets more and more color in each scene.

Friday - Be KIND to Your Neighbours

• The students were to think about how kindness can make our world a better place. Then they were asked to write a paragraph explaining how being kind to others will make our world better.

• Community Service Project - decorate coffee sleeves

The students really enjoyed having the opportunity to go snowshoeing. The newly fallen snow and mild weather made for excellent conditions. We practiced the basics such as putting on and taking off snowshoes, turning, going backwards, getting up from a sitting position, walking and running. The students also tried to have a snowshoe race!

The students had the opportunity to participate in the Rocks & Rings program. It aims to introduce elementary school children to the sport of curling by bringing equipment into the school gym for hands-on physical education activities. The students were taught a variety of drills, relays and team-building exercises.