May 17th

Happy Friday!

We had a great day, filled with a lot of fun! First off, let me congratulate all of our students who participated in the Talent Show. I know I was impressed by, and really had a great time watching all of Timberlea’s amazing talent. It was a nice way to spend the morning, and everyone who has been working so hard to practice at home, it was really nice to be able to see all of your hard work pay off into some amazing performances.

After Talent Show, we started a First Nations art project. We have been studying different First Nations groups in Social Studies, and last week we looked at the Pacific Coast First Nations, focusing on the Haida. Today we did a Haida art project. As a class we explored some of the different totems used by the Haida, and we discussed some of the meanings associated with different animals. We learned about otter’s quirkiness, wolf’s generosity, falcon’s clear judgement, beaver’s helpfulness, deer’s liveliness, woodpecker’s understanding, salmon’s confidence, bear’s pragmatism, crow’s charm, snake’s healing abilities, owl’s easy going nature, and goose’s work ambition. We then students different Haida images. Students looked at the strong, dark form lines, and the ovoid, u-shapes, and s-shapes associated with Haida art. We also discovered lots of hidden eyes and grinning faces! Students then used simple shapes to create their own Haida totem’s. Students were asked to use thick forms lines to create images of their animals, and then add details and colour in reds, blues, and yellows. Check out some of our work below!

Homework: Read 20 minutes

Math: Gr. 4 – pgs. 224-225 #1-6

Book Orders – May 23rd

Intent Forms – DUE ASAP!

Metis Festival – May 24th