Dear Grade 4 parents,
This week we worked a lot outside. We did a scavenger hunt to look for different types of seeds and learned how to take macro pictures. Macro pictures are really close up photographs. We made a visit to the science lab and planted our own seeds but we don't know what they are because they are mystery seeds. We are going to observe them grow and see if we can figure out what they are before they finish growing.
In math we got a P.O.W (problem of the week) and it was called "What Number am I". We were given clues to what the number was and had to figure it out. Everybody in the end was able to solve the riddle. This week a lot of teachers, principals and educators came to Connect Charter School from all around Canada to participate in Innovate West. They were taken on a tour around the school to learn about how we learn, using inquiry.
Please don't forget to bring a plant clipping or seed on Tuesday to plant in the Community Garden! In the dandelion dig we went outside and dug up dandelions with screw drivers. Then we took the dandelions inside, took pictures, and labelled the parts of the plant. We dissected the dandelions and took macro pictures of the dissected parts. It was a busy week!
By Nicolas, Riley M, Thomas, Stefania, Marcus and Akshat
This week we worked a lot outside. We did a scavenger hunt to look for different types of seeds and learned how to take macro pictures. Macro pictures are really close up photographs. We made a visit to the science lab and planted our own seeds but we don't know what they are because they are mystery seeds. We are going to observe them grow and see if we can figure out what they are before they finish growing.
In math we got a P.O.W (problem of the week) and it was called "What Number am I". We were given clues to what the number was and had to figure it out. Everybody in the end was able to solve the riddle. This week a lot of teachers, principals and educators came to Connect Charter School from all around Canada to participate in Innovate West. They were taken on a tour around the school to learn about how we learn, using inquiry.
Please don't forget to bring a plant clipping or seed on Tuesday to plant in the Community Garden! In the dandelion dig we went outside and dug up dandelions with screw drivers. Then we took the dandelions inside, took pictures, and labelled the parts of the plant. We dissected the dandelions and took macro pictures of the dissected parts. It was a busy week!
By Nicolas, Riley M, Thomas, Stefania, Marcus and Akshat