Grade 4 Begins their Learning Journey in Ms. Arcenas' Class!

Inspire. Challenge. Succeed. 

Every Student... Every Heart... Every Mind... Grade 4 continues to practice The Eagle Way, learning the importance of demonstrating intellectual curiosity, perseverance, respect, integrity and kindness on a regular basis, both in and out of the classroom.

Grade 4 AGREES to be inspired by The Eagle Way... 

Once again, take the time to review our specific classroom expectations and consider the following see-think-wonder. What goals have YOU created to help you grow as a learner?

• SEE - In what ways do you see yourself taking action to demonstrate the Eagle Way in our classroom?
• THINK - What do you think are good strategies to help embrace challenges in your learning?
• WONDER - I wonder, in what ways are you showing your commitment to the Eagle Way in our classroom? In what ways could I help you stay committed to the Eagle Way?

Building Successful Learners

Making Connections to the Graded Mission Statement... Grade 4 began building our classroom community by making connections to our to Graded mission statement. 

As you read the following student examples, I wonder, in what ways are you being inspired, challenged and successful in your learning so far?

Vincent

Sofia Lee

Felipe

Caspar

Who We Are As Learners... Grade 4 was introduced to the thinking routine, CSI (Colour-Symbol-Image). By using comparisons, students made connections to who they are as learners. 

Jiho's CSI

Take a look at the student examples below. I wonder, what do you notice about their thinking? Consider the following questions:

• What connections could you make to the different CSI's?
• What new learning has taken place after reading closely the different CSI's?
• In what ways could your observations about the different CSI's help build our relationships with the people in our class?

Nico

Sofia Filizola 

João

Tom

Gabi 

Ana Claudia 

Ms. Gregory 

Parents, make your thinking visible... I wonder, how do you see your child as a learner? Parents, I encourage you to complete a CSI about your child as a learner. Over time, we will see how your thinking changes.

Click here to view the CSI template

Building Successful Writers

My Heart Map... Grade 4 began building our writing community by filling their heart map with the people, places and memories that are most important to them. Students will use these special moments in their lives as inspiration to write small moment stories during Writer's Workshop.

Writing Partnerships... Grade 4 began practicing the skills needed to become a successful writing partnership. Students soon learned that demonstrating the core values - intellectual curiosity, perseverance, respect, integrity and kindness - is KEY to be a successful team, not only during Writer's Workshop, but in ALL areas of their learning.

With their writing partner, students learned that good writers use each other for support to help reflect on their work using tools and thinking about what they have done well and what they could improve. 

This week during Writer's Workshop, we will have the opportunity to reflect on our OWN writing and create meaningful goals to grow further as writers. 

Grade 4 looks closely at the narrative writing rubric using the thinking routine, see-think-wonder.  I wonder, how could we use the rubric to push our writing further?

One School. One Community. One Graded.

What is STEAM? STEAM is building community! Grade 4 will have the opportunity to participate in different challenges and/or tasks that will help foster intellectual curiosity, perseverance, respect, integrity and kindness.

New challenges will be added to this presentation...stay tuned!

Rewatch the video below and consider the following questions:

• I wonder, in what ways could you connect STEAM to The Eagle Way?
• Could you identify specific skills that will help us build our classroom community?
• In what ways could your participation in STEAM help you grow as a learner?