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Grade Four: May 2016

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Monday, May 30, 2016. 4th Grade End of the Year Reflections. Dear Fourth Graders,. We hope you had a great time in fourth grade. Although we look forward to summer vacation as eagerly as you do, we love teaching and will miss it. We'll miss all of you too! Everything, including summer vacation, is better when mixed with learning. Ms McAllister and Mr. Peto. 1 How has your knowledge of genres and yourself changed? 3 How can mathematical landmarks help someone make sense of a set of data? Why or why not?

Grade Four: Human Body Unit Update

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Thursday, November 17, 2016. Human Body Unit Update. The theme of our current unit of inquiry is Who We Are. In fourth grade, the Who We Are unit is about the human body. The central idea and the lines of inquiry focus our inquiry. So do the concepts. Although there are eight concepts. Causation, change, connection, form, function, perspective, reflection, responsibility. We generally emphasise only three during a unit. Here are the main concepts we are using for the human body unit:. This week fourth gr...

Grade Four: Refugees International Japan Concert

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Thursday, November 10, 2016. Refugees International Japan Concert. Last night, fourth graders participated in a benefit concert at St. Mary's International School for the nonprofit, Refugees International Japan. In addition to our fourth graders, Seisen students from third grade, fifth grade and the high school participated. Other performers included groups from the British School and from St. Mary's International School. Video of the concert will also be available here:.

Grade Four: April 2016

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Thursday, April 28, 2016. Students in 4A had a chance to combine their ideas about poetry with a new dance framework called "Chair Duets." Students worked in pairs to create a combination that was inspired by this poem about slavery. Students based their dances on the following structure:. 1 my own pose. 2 connect to partner. 3 move with partner. Here are just a few of their initial creations. Saturday, April 23, 2016. It's Better When I'm Dancing. Dancing brings us together! Dancing to Express Our Rights.

Grade Four: October 2016

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Thursday, October 13, 2016. Festival of Nations, October 8th. Seisen celebrated the Festival of Nations on October 8th this year. Fourth graders participated with a game booth, Frog Jump. If you did not stop by and play, please do next year! Frog Jump is popular with many younger Festival-goers. There are many opportunities for fourth graders to demonstrate empathy. There were a few jobs to perform at all times. Students cooperated without conflict, stepping in and helping out where necessary. Fourth gra...