I would like to welcome Ms. Stasiewich to our Grade 4 classroom! She is a perservice teacher from the University of Alberta and will be with us for the next 9 weeks. We are all very excited to have her join our class!

Ms. Stasiewich led the students through an art project. They completed a directed drawing of a turkey and then they used different concentrations of instant coffee to paint. They did a fantastic job with this project!

This week we watched the story Turkey Trouble by Wendy J. Silvano online. After hearing the story, the students were asked to write a friendly letter to Farmer Jake. The letter was to be written from the perspective of the turkey in the story, trying to  persuade Farmer Jake to try something different for Thanksgiving dinner. 

The students had a great time writing the letter and some of their arguments were pretty convincing!

The students learned about Yayoi Kusama’s artistic style which features bold colors and repeating polka dots to create eye-catching art. By using simple patterns, she inspires creativity, making her work easy for children to explore their own artistic abilities. 

The students started their art project by drawing a pumpkin using step by step instructions. Then they created a variety of dot patterns on their pumpkins using sharpie and white paint markers to add contrast. Their backgrounds were drawn on black cardstock with a ruler and pencil crayon, to create a simple geometric design.

During DEAR time we have been reading The Wild Robot by Peter Brown. Check out the video to watch the trailer for the book. 

The students enjoyed participating in the annual Terry Fox walk. In class we discussed how Terry Fox was a Canadian hero. Then the students were asked to write about a time in their lives when they had to use determination, generosity or strength.