As a year end art project, students learned basic sewing techniques, including how to start and end a stitch, and making a running or whip stitch. They then sketched their ideas before cutting out fabric, making both the body and details for a cute character of their choice. The finished products were so adorable and well done! Not bad for many of the students' first times sewing!
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For their final Science Unit, students were tasked with documenting the growth of their own bean plant. We followed the process from seed to adult and learned how to nuture a plant best. Thankfully, there were no casualities this year and every plant made it to the end alive!
For Social Studies, our last projects involved researching famous Albertans and understanding why immigrants ended up travelling to Alberta. Being outside of Canada, sometimes the lessons can be difficult to understand but students were great at finding the similarities to their own community in Hong Kong.
As one of our final projects for the Waste and Our World Unit, students were tasked with designing mooncake packaging that considered both the customer and the environment. It was a challenge coming up with something that could be functional, attractive, and not harmful to nature all at the same time. However, the Grade 4 class really did an outstanding job and made some really well thought out packages. Please take a look at the process and final products!
The Grade 4s completed their own graffiti tags after watching videos about the controversial art style, and observing how the letters are made and coloured. As a result, students painted their names with bold designs and bright flashy colours for a stylistic effect.
As their last writing project before the year end, students wrote procedural texts that gave instructions on a task of their choice. We had everything from How to Wash the Dishes to How Play Big Paintball on Roblox. Students not only learned how to write instructions but also how to organize them and include helpful pictures. Take a look at some of the examples below!
As students explored how waste is disposed of, they made models of landfills and water filters. They learned about the structure of landfills and how they should be built to prevent more destruction to the environment around them. The Grade 4s also tested different materials that could make water clearer. It was an important lesson on how we need to manage the wastes humans make. In another lesson on digital art, the Grade 4s learned how to make animated gifs. They first practiced by making a simple crying face emoji. They were then tasked with making a more layered gif, inspired by video games. A variety of animations were developed, including shooting arrows, explosions, and creepy monsters. To see the gifs, please take a look at the virtual 4KE 2020-2021 Art Showcase: www.artsteps.com/embed/60501127f061ab3367ddf349/560/315 For our first time making a book, 4KE tackled the topic of Realistic Narratives. Students wrote about ways they worked towards a possible future dream of theirs. Students kept int mind that their stories had to be realistic -- something that could happen in real enough. Later on, those brave enough also read their stories to the class. We had lots of wonderful books printed out and ready to read!
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