Design and Measurement

Hello Everyone!

I just wanted to write a quick update on what is happening in the Grade Four classroom here at Lisgar. We have launched our new unit on measurement and the students have had some authentic and hands-on learning experiences with using a ruler and meter stick.

One of the assignments that the students are going to be partaking in is making an actual design of something that they are interested in. For example, a lot of students are interested in music, more specifically the band One Direction. Those students have been asked to design an album cover for One Direction with actual measurements of the CD case and graphics. Some students have shown an interest in sports. Those students will be designing a stadium using measurement.

Once the students are finished their designs, we will be mailing them to the parties that they are linked to. So the students who decided to build a stadium will have their blueprint mailed to a specific sports team of their choice.

The students seem to be very excited about this idea!

In language, our TLCP unit on summarizing is almost finished. Students have made good gains in their understanding of what a summary is and how you write one. For our final task, students will be choosing a province/territory and writing a summary about it. From here, we will compile the work and publish it into a book that will be placed in our library. Students will also have an opportunity to publish their work online to our blog.

That is all for now!