Grade 4/5

Mrs. Dixon

Indigenous Education Garden

The Grade 4/5 students built a sustainable Indigenous Education Garden in front of the Ralston School sign. This student led project will be maintained by students in Grade 4/5 each school year.

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Meeting Phyllis Webstad

National Truth and Reconciliation Day- September 30

This day acknowledges that residential schools are a part of our history. Wearing an orange shirt is a national movement to recognize the experience of those who went to Indian residential schools, to honour them, and show a collective commitment to ensure that Every Child Matters.

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Reading With Our Orange Hearts and The Orange Shirt Story written by Phyllis Webstad

Teaching Indigenous Education to the Grade 4/5s through authentic story telling.

Run and Scream

The Grade 4/5s played authentic Indigenous games during PE.

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Sticks in Fist

The Grade 4/5s played authentic Indigenous games during PE.

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Vermicomposting with European Night Crawlers

The Grade 4/5 worm collection

Releasing the Grade 4/5 composting worms into a local garden

The Grade 4/5 students fed and cared for composting worms in the classroom. They learned about the life cycle, diet, reproduction process and function of composting worms in our environment.

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Waste in Our World

The Grade 4/5s are responsible for all of the recycling at Ralston School. The students take turns each week and collect every classroom's recycling and as a class we walk the collection to the recycling bins and dispose of it properly.

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