Earth Hour

We will be participating in our own Earth Hour this Friday during 4th block.

The real Earth Hour will be taking place this Saturday at 8:30pm. 

Looking forward to hearing how families will be spending their Earth hour :)

Official website here: http://www.earthhour.org

Music Monday

Monday, May 6 is Music Monday!  It is a time when all Canadian schools stop and sing!  1pm is when our time zone is scheduled for. I will let you know closer to that day when and how St Emily will be participating.

The theme for 2013 is "Filling the Skies with Music."  This year's song is a collaboration between BareNaked Ladie's Ed Robertson and astronaut Chris Hadfield. The song is called I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing).

In preparation for that day, we will be practicing the song in class until we know the lyrics very well. I have placed the video on my youtube channel if you wish to practice at home :)

More info about the song here:   http://musicmakesus.ca/musicmonday/

iPad App Arrays

I may be getting a little carried away with the iPad theme in my classroom ;) 

Here is a math craft idea that students enjoyed, while demonstrating their knowledge of arrays from the beginning of our multiplication unit.

This photo is a snapshot of a few of the many great iPad app arrays students created in the classroom.

Bon congé de mars!

Je vous souhaite de passer une bonne semaine de relâche. Amusez-vous bien!

Wishing all my students an enjoyable and restful March Break! 

You deserve it  : )

Data Management Projects

Here are our Data Management Projects (end of unit evaluation). Students completed a project that consisted of creating a higher-order survey question, collecting and displaying data, constructing a variety of graphs both on paper and using technology, and finally wrote an interpretation of their data. Students and I are very pleased with their final projects!

                            

Gr 4 Data Management Projects from Yolateacher

Explorer les propriétés du son

Learning goal: 
Explorer les propriétés du son (l'amplitude et la fréquence) avec nos instruments de musique
To explore the properties of sound (both amplitude and pitch) with our musical instruments

Students were asked to use recyclable materials to create a musical instrument (I referred to it as a 'sound' instrument). The focus was to create sound made through unique vibrations. I exposed students to artists such as John Cage, Janet Cardiff and Lauri Anderson who have used unique objects integrating sound into an art form.

We learned the basics of sound (discoveryeducation.ca) and with Mme Kohut's class, had several discussions about its properties.

Students were able to assess their instrument and predict how it will preform when amplified in chart form.

There was one centre where 5 students at a time could place a contact mic onto their instrument and begin testing the sound of their instrument. The contact mics were connected to a mixer, which was connected to our large class speakers. At times, it was a little loud.

Using Garage Band, students could clearly see the frequency of their vibrations. I have recorded a few group compositions. The recording is much different from what was heard in the classroom because the mics only picked up on the vibrations. (to be posted soon)

Check out how other Canadians are making music: http://www.cbc.ca/player/Shows/Shows/The+National/Only+in+Canada/ID/2337399419/

L'expérience du son