Remembering Terry Fox

The annual Terry Fox Run is always a fantastic day at Bird's Hill.  Today the students in our class watched a video (or two) about Terry Fox's cross country attempt so many years ago.  For as many times as we hear his story, we all agreed just how amazing it is to hear it again.  When trying to put ourselves in Terry's shoes, we weren't sure if we would have the same determination and courage that he showed.  He truly was devoted to his goal. 



The students know a lot about Terry already and learned some new facts today.  We shared our facts and created a web about Terry.

Something that was remarked is that even though he passed away long ago, he still raises huge amounts in donations for cancer research.  He continues to be a hero in so many ways.







 
 Many people consider Terry Fox a hero, but of the everyday type.  We compared Superheroes we all know and love to Terry, an everyday hero who fought just as hard as the crime-fighting characters. Many qualities came up when describing both such as strength and bravery, but I think the students can really see how heroic Terry was. A true everyday, Canadian hero.







We are trying to raise $1.00 per student in Terry's name.  Please donate if you choose!
 

Rewind...Back to the 1st Day of School!

This week it feels as if the school year has just begun again.  We had a shift in classes and I had to say good-bye to my grade 3s and welcome 14 new grade fours into the class.  So, welcome grade fours!  I'm happy to be teaching grade four again!  I was sad to say goodbye to the grade 3s but luckily I still get to see them almost everyday :) 

We've had a fantastic few days getting to know each other.  I am looking forward to a great year with a great group of kids! Now that the beginning of the year craziness is dying down, let's get blogging!

And So It Begins...

Another school year is officially upon us!  Last week we "baby-stepped" back only having a short week (even shorter for students!). This week, ready or not, we're diving right back into things. I was so excited to meet my 3s and 4s and our first 3 days together were great!  It's always fun getting to know each other and I think they felt the same way about their new classmates. 

Good luck 3s and 4s, I know we'll have a great year!

Field Trip to Stonewall Quarry Park

As Alyssa said in her T.W.A.S. blog post, we had a great time learning about fossils at Stonewall Quarry Park.  Our guide, Sheldon, was fantastic and very knowledgeable.  Here are some photos from our trip!

Stonewall - slideshows

T.W.A.S. by Alyssa S.

T.W.A.S

This week at school we went on our field trip we went to Stonewall Quarry Park.  Our guide, Sheldon, was teaching us all about fossils. First, he taught us about the Ordovician Sea and how it used to be all water there in Stonewall.  He also taught us about the rock cycle and this is how it goes:

 

Oh and igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary aren’t the same.  They’re all formed differently.  On our field trip we learned that limestone makes powder.  They used these building, called kilns, to burn limestone into powder.

At the end of the field trip we got to find fossils.  They were so small that we barely find any! But we did find some.  They were mostly shell fossils and just rocks with bumpy sides on them.  It was a fun day!  And then we got on the bus back to school and still had our recess.

By: Alyssa. S

Rocks and Minerals!

The students were eagerly awaiting the start of our final unit in science, Rocks and Minerals.  They're having fun learning about the different types of rock and how they're formed. 

We have some of our very own "Rock Hounders" in our room.  Rock Hounding is when you look for rocks in the environment.  Of course they all know how to do this safely and to take an adult if they're going a distance.  These rock hounders below shared some found rocks and some rocks that caught their eye in the store!

 Our next field trip is to Stonewall Quarry Park.  There, the students will be Fossil Hunting!  I can't wait to see what we find!

T.W.A.S. by Ariel

This week In school we did ELA. In ELA we did writing. In writing we did a poem called name poem.  It was really cool. Then we did Instagram writing about our Instagram photo a day topics. It was fun. Next we did reading- I love reading. After we did word work. Word work is so fun.

This week in math we did Division. In division we did a math sheet it was easy. Next we did problem solving.  It was hard. Then we did mental math it was hard too. Then we did an equality post-test I think I did well. Then we did equality I like equality.

This week in French we did dans mon  sac a’ lunch  that means what’s  in your lunch. And then we started a paper it was super fun. I really like French. It is fun.