Fix a Leak Week!

Did you know that Radisson School wastes over 214 litres of water a day due to leaks?!  Believe it or not, that is what Room 4 tested to be the case!  From sinks, to toilets, to urinals, to water fountains, we saw some areas that we can help improve upon!  We were inspired to do so after hearing about the Fix a Leak promotion, promoted by The City of Winnipeg Water and Waste, and FortWhyte Alive.

Why do we want to conserve water?  We realize many people in the world do not have easy access to clean drinking water and we are lucky to have it available to us whenever we need it. Wasting water also costs money, which can be used for other things at our school.

Here are some pictures of us conducting our research, measuring the water, and critically thinking about how we can help conserve water at Radisson.
 


Supplies



Measuring liquids at eye level

Our Findings





Draft Letter to Prinipal and Maintenance

Thanks for reading!

Photography from Assiniboine Park Zoo

On December 10th, 2012, Room 4 and Room 18 went to Assiniboine Park Zoo. Here are some pictures and a quick explanation of the day by Hailey!

Our Field Trip to the Zoo!

Mrs. Steinhoff won a free field trip to the zoo. At the zoo we did some really fun activities like taking photos of the animals, having a cool lunch and poetry.

Doing poetry was so fun! First we got into groups of four or five and we all had a choice between five different types of poems. But all the groups picked I AM poems.

After the poems, we all got into a big circle and the guide had a drum. She passed the drum around so we could all show our rhythm that we feel or a beat. It was really cool.

After poetry we went into a dark room and another person explained 5 different types of ways you can do photography. They were worms eye view, bird’s eye view, far shot and wide shot. It was really fun! Taking pictures of animals was so fun! First we got a shot of the zebra. The other animals were rain deer, elk, tiger, red panda, monkeys, birds and peacocks. All the animals were so cute.

The zoo made so much fun and funny memories.  It was really fun.

By Hailey




Assiniboine Park Photography from Mrs.Steinhoff on Vimeo.

Student-Led Conferences

Dear Parents/Students of Room 4,

I hope you have all enjoyed participating in the fun and educational activities we've done so far this year!  I really do have an amazing group of students who love to learn which makes it a pleasure for me to come to work everyday!  I'd love to hear about what you have enjoyed most, both as students and as parents of Room 4.  Please leave a comment below.

Mrs. Steinhoff ♥

Nutrition Fair

Today, we had a special afternoon of activities, all focused on Nutrition! House groups went from station to station and worked together to learn and exercise. Here are some pictures!

Les trois petits cochons!

Finally! We have finished our "Les trois petits cochons" videos! These videos were made using the scripts from the AIM Language program which I have now been using for the past 2 years in Basic French. Remember - some of these students did not know 1 word of French before starting this year, (other than the usual Bonjour!) so it is really amazing to see how far they've come!Room 4 - I am so proud of all your hard work! Please watch and leave a comment!
Les trois petits chochons 1 from Mrs.Steinhoff on Vimeo.

Les trois petits chochon 2 from Mrs.Steinhoff on Vimeo.

Les trois petits chochon 3 from Mrs.Steinhoff on Vimeo.

Les trois petits chochon 4 from Mrs.Steinhoff on Vimeo.

It's been busy around here!!!

Hi Everyone!

I'm so sorry it has taken so long to post!  We are right in the middle of one of our crunch times at school - finishing up projects, organizing work for portfolios, preparing for student-led conferences  . . . all of that adds up, not leaving me with a lot of time to post!  I thought I'd take a moment this evening to let you know what we've been up to.

ELA - We have continued the letter writing campaign throughout the month of February.  We just sent our last letter to our reading buddies in Grade 2.  It was a fantastic experience as the students ended up writing letters to many different people throughout the school as well.  It was a definite success, as we hope to continue building our relationship with our reading buddies by doing some other cool writing activities in the near future.

Math - We planned our pizza party for Valentine's Day, and to do so, we needed to create our budget, add the fractions of pizza we anticipated we would eat, decided on snacks for the side, and of course, which beverages we would like.  We recently compared our budget to what was actually spent, and the students came up with some great ideas on how to save money in the future.  It was an excellent way to learn about adding and subtracting fractions and decimals - a real life party-planning problem solved!

Social - We are now looking at some of the first European people that came to Canada in grade 5, and looking at our home province of Manitoba in grade 4.  Comparing the people, places and things to our own lives helps us understand.

Science - How does weather affect our land?  It's the big idea we are using to focus our research during our Weather and Rocks, Minerals and Erosion Units in grades 4 and 5.

French - Our plays are almost done!  We can't wait to share them with you!

Art - A big part of our art this term was using mixed materials to create our sets for our play.  You'll see in the videos how well the students used various materials to create extremely detailed sets!


Just wanted to catch up everyone out there that is following us! 

Students of Room 4 - Which subjects have most interested you?  What else did I miss?  Please leave a comment so others can see your perspective of the happenings in Room 4!


- Mrs. Steinhoff

A Challenge for you

Hi Everyone!

I have a challenge for you.  If you check along the top of the page, you can see the tab, "How to Write a Good Comment.  I challenge everyone reading this blog, (especially the students and families of room 4) to find a post that most interests them, and leave a comment.  Follow the criteria and let the commenting begin!  I really do look forward to checking what you have to say about what we are doing in class!

- Mrs. Steinhoff  ♥