Thank you to all of the parents who made it out to the 1:1 laptop programme information session last night. Please note that MacBook orders must be placed online by June 3, 2013. Please visit this link to get […]

We have begun reading The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo. This is an opportunity for the students to apply the comprehension strategies that we have been using in class and our Book Clubs. After reading the […]

We are learning more about the effects of different disasters on communities and have added independent research about this to our new Home Learning Grid. There is a great deal of information available on the <a […]

It’s been an action packed week and the students have had an amazing time participating in various activities for the Festival of the Arts. Today we had our last session of “From Page to Stage” and the children […]

This is a quick notice that we will have our Sports Day Assembly tomorrow in the forum during our last period (1:40 – 2:20). You are most welcome to attend.

We had our first session of “From Page to Stage” today with Vicky and Sam from Faust. Students reviewed the Roald Dahl‘s story of The BFG and then discussed how David Wood adapted this story and created a play. […]

On Thursday 16 May from 8pm-9pm, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong is hosting a family skate with former professional hockey players at Mega Ice in Kowloon Bay. The event is free and 30 spots have been […]

Grade 4 students were treated to a special presentation today when eleven year old Julia Murray came to visit. Julia is passionate about raising awareness of the plight of our world’s rhinos and she gave us an […]

Sharing the Planet
Students shared their findings with the class this week as our unit drew to a close. After synthesizing their information, groups shared ideas and drew conclusions, and made recommendations for […]

Students were very excited to meet Zindzi, the travelling rhino today. She is visiting the Grade 4 classes for the next few weeks to raise awareness about the plight of rhinos in Africa and Asia. During her stay […]

The students of 4D have been shining bright this week and I am so proud of their many accomplishments. We kicked off the week with our Spotlight Concert in the forum on Monday morning. The students formed small […]

We’ve had a busy week first week back. Students have formed small research teams to investigate issues about how human interaction with the environment may affect biodiversity and the balance of ecosystems. Each […]

The rain could not dampen our spirits during today’s Grade 3 & 4 Sports Day. Great fun was had by all as the students participated in a variety of track and field events. Thanks to all of the parents who braved […]

Our final week before the break was focused on camp. Though the weather threatened to interfere, we were very lucky and were able to continue with our planned activities (must have been all of those four-leaf […]

Trying something new… a video update from my phone.

iPads and Math
We continue to explore fractions in mathematics and this week introduced the iPads to help us show what we have learned. Using the apps Virtual Manipulatives and ScreenChomp students created […]

We have sent home a letter today with some last minute instructions and reminders. If your child did not give this to you, please click here for a copy. Accompanying this letter is a small piece of gold piping. […]

We have been exploring fractions in our stand alone math lessons and up until today we have been using hands-on manipulatives to construct our understanding. Today students worked in different groups, transferring […]