Mad Science

Today we got a free Mad Science class for letting them use our classroom for the past 8 weeks. The students chose the "Air Blast Science Party" and also got to make their own silly putty to bring home. Professor Potion wants the students to remember not to play with the silly putty till after school tomorrow so it can set.

Crew 204 and 203 Christmas Video

For the last month student in room 204 have worked very hard organizing and planning different parts for all grade levels at EMU. Many students gave up many recesses to produce our before concert video. They also spent a lot of time learning to edit with the software we have available at school. Here's what our class produced using the song Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree by Hannah Montana along with room 203. Have a happy and safe holiday!

204 & 203 Christmas from M. Labelle on Vimeo.

Erosion

Last week we built and tested a system to prevent erosion. Students worked in small groups and created a plan for their system. Students were to use recycled materials. Their goal was to try and allow only a small amount of water to get past their system. The systems worked very well and students were quick to point out what they could do to improve the system.

Erosion 2014 from M. Labelle on Vimeo.

Remembrance Day Assembly

We participated in our Remembrance Day ceremony. Our class shared poems written in English and French, sang two songs and showed a video that some students from our class created. Mme Schellenberg read a story called "Le coquelicot" and had the students singing beautifully. Thank you Mme Schellenberg for an excellent assembly. We also discussed the importance of observing the 2 minutes of silence at 11 a.m. on November 11th.

Guess Who

Students have been working on their "Qui suis je" for the past couple of weeks. They wrote out hints about themselves in French and then recorded themselves reading their hints using the program Audacity. They then did a drawing of themselves using their thumb print as their face. Have a listen and see if you can figure out who it is.

Qui suis je... from M. Labelle on Vimeo.

Terry Fox Walk

Today we took part in the Terry Fox National School Run Day. Grade 1 to 4 students from EMU walked to Wayoata School where Terry Fox attended for grades 2 and 3. We've been having class discussions about Terry Fox and students have shared their own personal stories of family members or friends who have or have had cancer. Thank you to all the parent volunteers your help was greatly appreciated.

Peace Day Walk

Today we participated in the Peace Day Walk at The Forks. For the first outing of the year I was impressed at how well behaved everyone was. We took a walk around the museum, we listened to some speeches, we exchanged our peace message with a student from another school and we sang and danced along with entertainer Jacques Chenier. Here's a few student reviews: Kiya: It was awesome! Lance: It was an experience I was glad to have. Thomas: It was the best walk in the world.

Welcome

Welcome to a new school year. I strive to make my classroom a place where all students feel safe and willing to take risks in a positive learning environment. Classroom activities are planned to provide fun and interesting methods to help students learn and understand grade level outcomes and reach his/her fullest potential. I will do my part to encourage and motivate your child through project-based learning, hands-on activities, technology integration and cooperative learning.

Thank you

I can't believe how fast this year has flown by. I'd like to wish my grade 4 students the very best and continued success next year. I'm also looking forward to another year with my grade 3 students who are not afraid of taking on new challenges. Thank you to all the parents for your support throughout the year(s). Have a great and safe summer!

Science Fair

For the past month students have been working very hard on their Science Fair projects and on Thursday June 26th they shared their hard work with fellow students of EMU, parents and grandparents.

Student Claymation Videos

After creating a class claymation earlier in April and May the students wanted to create their own. We decided that small groups of 4 - 5 students would work best. They first wrote their Pourquoi stories in French and spent a lot of time editing and reworking the story to fit their claymation. Once they completed their story they worked on their characters and background for their claymation. This was followed by the students taking multiple pictures with the camera and then loading them into Windows Movie Maker. Then the students recorded their story using Audacity and added sound effects. They then began editing, adding a title and credits as well as mixing in their audio recording.

This process is very difficult for most adults but the students did an amazing job. There were struggles with some groups having to restart because of  lost data however they never gave up and persevered. I'm extremely proud of them.

Student Claymations from M. Labelle on Vimeo.

EMU Field Day

What a perfect day for field day. The class had a lot of fun playing a variety of activities as well as face painting and Freezies provided by the EMUPAC. Thank you to Mme Robichaud and the field day committee for a great day.

Green Screen

Thank you to the EMUPAC for purchasing a green screen studio for our school. This studio will come in very handy for projects this year and for years to come.

Thank you EMUPAC from M. Labelle on Vimeo.

Grade 4 Field Day

It turned out to be a beautiful day for our grade 4 field day with École Centrale. Students got to meet their future peers when they move on to École Regent Park. Thanks to Mme Robichaud and M. Boulley for planning and organizing the day's activities. Also thank you to the grade 8 students that volunteered their time today.
"It was so awesome!" - Ben
"We had so much fun and it was fantastic!" - Kami
"It was cool because we made new friends." - Cassie
"It was really fun doing the high jump." - Josh

Hi Neighbour

Earlier this past month our class received some exciting news. Every year we participate in the Hi Neighbour banner contest but this year was different. Our class had not one, not two winners but FIVE winners! This is even more impressive when you consider there are only 42 banners chosen from all Transcona schools. These banners are now on display around downtown Transcona. This weekend they will select the winners from each age category at the Hi Neighbour Festival. Good luck to Lance, Kami, Krissy, Cassie and Nate.

Science Experiments Take 2

If you liked our first set of science experiments check out round 2.

Science Fair Take 2 from M. Labelle on Vimeo.

RETSD Sing Into Spring 2014

Today all the grades 3 and 4 students went to Sing Into Spring and performed "J'entends le moulin" and Celebrate! Celebrate for some of our grade 3 students was the first time they played in front of a crowd and I must say they did a fantastic job. Thank you Mme Flett!

Sing into Spring from M. Labelle on Vimeo.

Pourquoi Tales Comic Edition

Earlier this month we presented our "Pourquoi Tales" that explains how something came to be. Students worked very hard on this project by writing, designing and eventually using Comic Life to create a short comic about their tale. I was really proud of the students as we had a very short time to complete this project and many of them worked through recess to complete their project or to help a friend finish.
Pourquoi Tales Comic Edition - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires

Science Fair Preview

Here's a preview of some of our science fair experiments that we've been working on.

Science Fair Experiments from David Labelle on Vimeo.

Golfing at EMU

EMU students got to try out golf today thanks to Mme Robichaud and Golf Manitoba. Who knows maybe we just witnessed the beginning of the next Mike Weir!

Empty Bowls Project

We started making our bowls for the Empty Bowls Project yesterday. These bowls will be used for a soup lunch at school sometime in June. All proceeds will then be donated to Siloam Mission. Check in later to see more pictures of our bowls once they are glazed and fired.

Claymation Pourquoi Tale

We have been working hard on Pourquoi Tales for the past month. Check out our finished Claymation video!

Claymation from David Labelle on Vimeo.