Monday morning kicked off our Bike Safety week! Mr. Larson worked with the students on how to mount a bike, get started pedaling and a quick run through of all the different signals(right turn, left turn, and stop) with the students. Through out the week we kept practicing our signals, as well as, riding around the school yard. The Bike Rodeo was on Thursday at the arena, and students were practicing figure eights, paper boy toss, stopping on a dime and slow races! 
Our Lights and Shadows unit has been so much fun to explore this week! Now that we have a good understanding of light sources, this week we took a look at shadows. What they look like, where we can find them and how they are made.
Students explored the school and playground in a hunt for different types of shadows. Then later in the week, as some may have seen on our Dojo story, we started tracking our own shadow! When we finally had some sunshine in the morning we went outside in groups and students traced their shadows with chalk. They recorded descriptions of their shadow darkness, length, shape and direction.
Later that day the students went back out to their exact spots and observed if their shadows moved. They did!! Tracing their new shadow, and writing descriptions, we came together as a class to discuss why this happens. Depending on our light source (the sun) and the direction it shines, will effect the length and direction of our shadow. Our sun moves across the sky during the day so this changes our shadow. We connected this information to the historical use of sun dials!
The students had a lot of fun with this activity!
In Math we have started working with Fractions. We have discussed fractions as parts of a whole.
Students learned how to read and name fractions. Some common fractions we looked at were halves, thirds, quarters, fifths, sixths and eighths.
Next week, we're going to take a look at Fractions in a set, and then move onto ordering and comparing fractions.
A Few Reminders:
- There is no school Monday (Victoria Day)
- Class Photos are May 24th, Grade 4 Grad Photos are May 25th. Students are encouraged to wear something or bring an item that represents their personalities or interests.
- Timbits Tournament is next Saturday.
- Volunteer Appreciation is June 1st (more details to come)
Students explored the school and playground in a hunt for different types of shadows. Then later in the week, as some may have seen on our Dojo story, we started tracking our own shadow! When we finally had some sunshine in the morning we went outside in groups and students traced their shadows with chalk. They recorded descriptions of their shadow darkness, length, shape and direction.
Later that day the students went back out to their exact spots and observed if their shadows moved. They did!! Tracing their new shadow, and writing descriptions, we came together as a class to discuss why this happens. Depending on our light source (the sun) and the direction it shines, will effect the length and direction of our shadow. Our sun moves across the sky during the day so this changes our shadow. We connected this information to the historical use of sun dials!The students had a lot of fun with this activity!
In Math we have started working with Fractions. We have discussed fractions as parts of a whole.
Students learned how to read and name fractions. Some common fractions we looked at were halves, thirds, quarters, fifths, sixths and eighths.
Next week, we're going to take a look at Fractions in a set, and then move onto ordering and comparing fractions.
A Few Reminders:
- There is no school Monday (Victoria Day)
- Class Photos are May 24th, Grade 4 Grad Photos are May 25th. Students are encouraged to wear something or bring an item that represents their personalities or interests.
- Timbits Tournament is next Saturday.
- Volunteer Appreciation is June 1st (more details to come)
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