Good morning, Div. 4! I hope you are having a wonderful start to the day! Here are some ideas for your day!

Inquiry

 Today we’d like you to continue working on your inquiry research. You might have already picked ONE country you would like to focus on (if you are participating in the country inquiry).

Connecting to your explorations of dandelions yesterday can you find some information about the plants and landforms of your inquiry country? Do they have dandelions there? 

• What plants are found in your country? 

• Are there any interesting landforms such as mountain ranges, deserts, volcanoes, etc.? 

Some of you have already finished all the inquiry prompts, which is amazing! Today you can focus on extending your research to questions you’ve created on your own. What else are you interested in learning about your country? Follow your curiosities! 

Read, read, read!

Book Club Virtual Meeting Tuesday at 11:00am!

WOW, currently as a class we’re at 249 books read and 102.5 hours read! That is so great! Plus, I know that so many of you are reading in different ways too! It would be great if you reflected on the reading you’ve done so far and share what you’ve enjoyed reading by completing a book review! You can find the book review template in your assignments on Teams!  

Math

You can also keep working on your math assignments from yesterday! Don’t forget to click the audio button to hear your math teachers read them aloud!

Zoom Class Meeting on Thursday!

We are having a Zoom class meeting on Thursday at 11:00am. Please see Teams for meetings details!

Hope you have a lovely day!  

Good morning, Div. 4!

Take a look on Teams for a morning message video from me and the first chapter reading of Wishtree. <3

This week, there will be a few opportunities for us to connect on Teams and Zoom. You can choose join us for one or all of these times!

Today is May 4th, also known as Star Wars day! 😊 I know there are many of you out there that love Star Wars! You can check out this video teaching you to make a baby Yoda with a pop–out mouth and cup. Have fun you will.  

https://youtu.be/8-Tw9DP7dQ8 

 Rather take a walk on the dark side? You can check out this video from Art hub for kids drawing a cartoon Darth Vader! Browse their videos for more tutorials on other characters!  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3aV0dyHHn4 

Exploring Nature: Dandelions

While you are out walking today, can you find a dandelion? There have been so many on my walks! I have had the opportunity to learn from Lori Snyder, a Métis herbalist who has shares her knowledge with students,

teachers, and communities across the district. Here is one of her guides to plants, all about dandelions. We can understand the dandelions traditional role and medicines in Indigenous cultures. It is wonderful if we can get to know the plants and pollinators around us. Each Monday, I will post about a different plant!

How many days can you find dandelions on your walks this week? How many dandelions can you find each day?

Here are many fun ideas for learning with dandelions!

• Can you create a dandelion flute? Can you get the tone to change?
• Can you create dandelion art?

Here are some wonders you might explore with dandelions:

• Can you look closely at all the parts of a dandelion?
• How does a dandelion seed fly through the air?
• What part of a dandelion flower becomes the seed?
• Can you see the white fluffy part when you pull the petals from the flower?
• What does a seed need to grow?
• Why do you think there are so many dandelions?

Numeracy

Check your new math team for new math lessons and activities!

Good Morning, Div. 4! 

It was so wonderful connecting with all of you that were able to join us on our Class Meeting! I loved hearing from you and laughing at all the silliness. We all miss each other so much! If you couldn’t make the meeting, don’t worry, we’ll have another next week. You can answer some poll questions on the general channel to share your preference for our future class meetings.

I have a special morning message from you on Teams! Today I am reading “The Girl Who Thought in Pictures” by Julia Finley Mosca and illustrated by Daniel Rieley. “Each person is special – so UNIQUE are our minds. This world needs YOUR ideas. It takes brains of ALL kinds!” Always remember to follow your passions and love who you are.

S.T.E.A.M. Fridays 

Today for your S.T.E.A.M activity you could try out designing and creating your own Dream Bedroom! You can find out details and examples on Teams in your assignments.  

Jump Rope for Heart UHE Challenge!

• Today is the UHE Jump Rope for Challenge! If you participate in 30 minutes of physical activity (it doesn’t just have to be skipping), then send an email to Mr. Harding to enter the draw for an Iron Dog Book gift card (thank you!)! See the UHE website for more details!

https://universityhighlands.burnabyschools.ca/jump-rope-for-heart-challenge-may-1/

Good morning, Div. 4!

I am looking forward to our class meeting today at 11:00am! Please log in to Teams and go to the “General” channel. Please leave your video and microphone off to begin with. It will be our first time using the tool as a class, so we will need to patient with each other! Please let me know if you need any help joining the meeting!

1. Press calendar
2. Select our Thursday meeting
3. Press “Join now”
4. Turn your video off and mute your mic to start

Below, are some more optional ideas for you as you plan your shape of the day. Please remember, you can do these activities any day, any week, or not at all!

Inquiry Invitations: Animal Connections

Neighbourhood Walks

Who lives in your neighbourhood? When you look closely, there are all sorts of critters to be found! Brennan found this little waterbug on his travels! Who will you find this week?

Mini Mystery Science

You can check out this amazing mini mystery science video: “Why do birds lay eggs in the spring?”

There are some incredible and unexpected nests in the bonuses! Nature is so amazing. Once you are finished watching, you might want to see what nests you can find outside. Or even try to create one yourself! What kinds of materials can you use to make a nest? Can your nest hold an egg? Or maybe a marble?

Inquiry Project

You might want to connect your interest in animals to your country inquiry project! If you have chosen the country you want to explore, you might be ready to start exploring your wonders. Perhaps, you want to know what animals live in your inquiry country (in Assignment #3: “Nature” category).

Fun Activity

Take this comeback-critter personality quiz to see which animal you are! Ms. Carley got the Florida Manatee!

Numeracy Connections

You could check the math channel for some population questions created by Div.4 and Div.5 students! 

Artist Celebration!

Thank you for sharing on our ART channel and the blog, Amir!

Good morning, Div. 4!

I hope you are having a wonderful start to your day. I am so glad that students and families are asking questions when they come up! Please remember, you can connect with me through your private channel on Teams, by email, or on a blog comment!

Featured Photographer: Sierra. Thank you for sharing these beautiful photos from your nature walks last week, Sierra!

Today is Wednesday, which means it is time for another mystery science!

This week’s mystery science we will explore how solid rock breaks apart into smaller pieces through a process called weathering (including root-wedging and ice-wedging). In the activity, Sugar Shake, you can use sugar cubes as a model for rocks. Then you are invited to perform an experiment with this model to understand the process of weathering and how this process explains why rocks at the tops of mountains are jagged, while those at the bottom are rounded.

1. Watch this video
2. Try the experiment! (if you don’t have any sugar cubes, you can just make the predictions! You can also click here to see a video of someone doing the experiment – with some bonus content too!)
3. Reflect on your learning with the attached form.

4. Try these extensions (optional):

• Go on a Plant Walk – look for plants that have taken root where humans might think they “don’t belong”. You may find grass growing in cracks in a sidewalk or plants sprouting between stones or bricks in a wall.
• Check out this 10-minute video from Yosemite National Park which shows what happens when rocks break off a steep slope.
• Read this article called 2,500 Tons of Rock Fell Off Half Dome.
• Discover this demonstration involving “Mighty Beans”!

Today we are also launching Hana & Yannes’s Art Contest!

Please see the blog post below for more information!

 

Good morning, Div. 4! 

I hope you have had a wonderful weekend and pro d day! Here is a photo of one of my walks at the Fraser River. Can you spot the heron? Do you have any photos from your outdoor adventures?

Today we are introducing the next step of our inquiry project. Some of you might be on your Inquiry assignment #2 (choosing 2 countries to explore), or some of you might be ready for the next step! 

You had so many great ideas for this project! We categorized your questions to help you organize your research and included them in assignment #3. This week, you can choose 1-3 questions to research. They don’t have to be from the same category! 

• You can take notes in the empty column (make sure they are in your own words). 
• The questions are just suggestions! You might come up with your own questions for the topics! 
• You can add photos! 
• You can type on this document, or in powerpoint, or write on paper! 
• You can use the “Suggested Resources” for links to helpful websites and databases! 

We also have a special math inquiry problem for you! This math problem helps explore representing big numbers! Try your best to remember the different ways to represent the numbers. If you don’t remember, how could you find out? 

Make sure you are checking in with your peers in our communication channel! Post a message and say “Hi!” to the class. If you haven’t already, you can post on the Book Club channel and share your thoughts on the first 4 chapters of “A Boy Called Bat.” I love hearing your thoughts on this book!

Have you talked to your family about our class meeting on Thursday? Looking forward to connecting with you then!

Good morning, Div. 4!

I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Today is a pro d day so your teachers will all be working and learning today. You and your families can see what would be a good fit for you today. Maybe you will continue on with projects you already started, maybe you will start something new! Please send me a message if you need anything and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

One thing to look forward to this week is our class meeting on Thursday at 11:00! Check with your families to see if you will be able to join us for this video/audio call on teams.

All the best,

Ms. Carley

Good morning, Div. 4,

I hope you are having a lovely start to the day on this sunny Friday. Today, there are a few ideas for your learning today, and an exciting announcement about next week’s class meeting!

Thanks for sending in all your beautiful rainbows. It helps remind us that we are all in this together.

Earth Day Graphing (Numeracy & Flexible Learning)

This year, we have done a lot of learning about the environment and climate change! To celebrate Earth day this week, here is another idea from Donna Morgan, our district math and science teacher. She featured an artist named “Jill Pelto , who is an amazing scientist and artist. Jill Pelto creates beautiful images from climate data. What do you notice about these two images? What climate stories do they tell? Now take a look at this graph. Can you see how she used it to create her art?

You can create your own climate art!

• First, you can download the climate data and graph paper.
• Next, you can turn the graph into art! It could be climate art or just environment art. What do the shapes remind you of?
• Or, if you would just like to do the art, you can create an approximate graph line, or use this graph:
• Here is a link to a full lesson and videos to support you from NASA

Literacy – Book Club Online!

• We are starting our first book club novel – A Boy Called Bat! This book is available on Epic. It will be my first time reading it too! If you’d like to join in Book Club please read the first 4 chapters. Once you’ve read those 4 chapters, come to this announcement and make sure you hit REPLY. Post your thoughts, wonders, and INFERENCES! I can’t wait to discuss this book with you all! (If you’ve already read the book, that’s great too! Just join in and post your thoughts – but no spoilers!

Next week

Looking at next week, there’s a few things! Monday is a Pro-D-Day so there will be no new assignments posted. We’ll also be having our first Team Meeting! Please see information about it below.

Teams Meeting

Next week on Thursday April 30th we will be having an optional class meeting in Teams at 11:00am.  

During this meeting we’ll be able to chat and connect for a bit and I can try to answer any questions you may have!  

Please do not use this function on your own. The only time we will be using it will be during our class meetings. If you want to connect with your peers on video chat you can set that up independently using a different platform like zoom or a phone call!  

You can access the meeting in a few ways 

• You can use the email inviting you to the meeting 

• You can log on to Teams and find the meeting in the calendar tab (on the left side, below assignments  
• You can log on to Teams and find the meeting in the general channel  

Once it’s time for our meeting there will be a button that says “Join Meeting” – click it when you’re ready to enter the meeting. 

When you join, you need to mute your speaker and turn off your video. You will see a little video camera and microphone image on the middle part of your screen. Please make sure these are turned off for the time being. If the audio and video is turned on it will slow down the software and our meeting will not work as smoothly (We will send pictures of this next week). 

Please remember this is an optional meeting. If you cannot attend, don’t worry! We will have another! 

If you are attending please make sure you give yourself some time to find a quiet space, log in to teams, join the meeting, and turn off your camera and microphone.  

While in the meeting make sure that you are respectful and kind. It is really important that we respect each other’s privacy! That means on the call we shouldn’t be recording any audio or video!  

Please inform a parent/guardian about this video call. Be sure to ask for permission before joining. 

Good morning, Div. 4!

Was everyone able to find my hidden rainbow message? Let me know if you need another clue!

Here are a few activities to inspire your week. Please send me some photos of the activities you are doing so I can feature them on the blog!

What will your shape of the day look like?

• Can you include elements of each: Well being & Connection, Literacy, Numeracy, Flexible Learning?

Well being & Connection

• I love starting my day with yoga, taking a stretching break at lunch, and going for a walk later in the day. These activities help me stay energized, focused, and happy. Do you have an activity routine? What are your favourite ways to be active?

Literacy Inspirations

Word Jar

Hana is our featured wordsmith! She wants to share her “Jar of Words” idea with us!

“Kids can expand there vocabulary by collecting 1 or 2 every day. They can look through books, contents, paragraphs, sentences and lots more! The prophecy one was just an example.” – Hana

Will you create a word jar for your word collection?

Exploring Figurative Language

Today you can explore similies! There are a few simile worksheets on Teams. Similes use “like” or “as” to compare different things. Division 4 was as sweet as honey! What similes will you come up with? 

Flexible Learning

As we continue to do a lot of learning on our computers or tablets it can be helpful to continue developing our typing skills. Today, you could do a lesson or two on All the Right Type. Here’s a refresher of how to log in.  

To login: Go to the website for All the Right Type (https://atrtonline.ca) then, select “School User Sign-In” at the top of the page and enter your sign in credentials: 

• School Code: canbcsd412081 
• Username: 
• Password: 
• Please message your teacher in your private channel if you forgot your username or password!