Merry Christmas from 4S

Snow Today!

While there wasn't a lot of snow, it sure brought lots of excitement to the elementary campus this morning!

Sailing Into Adventure by 4S

Mr. Beimers Reads

Thanks again, Mr. Beimers!  We love it when you read to us!  'Wonder' is SUCH a GOOD book!

4S & 4V - French Gesture Practice

We are beginning the AIM portion of our French program this week!  Grade four students will be learning A LOT of new French vocabulary AND a lot of gestures to help them understand the meaning of the words. To assist students with learning all of the new vocabulary, VIDEOS HAVE BEEN POSTED ON THE SCS MIDDLE SCHOOL FRENCH BLOG for them to WATCH AND PRACTICE.  (To get to the French blog, click on the link found under 'LINKS' at the top right section of this blog.  The videos are found under the 'Unit 1' heading.)  Students each have a vocabulary package as well with all of the vocabulary we will be learning over the next six months.  Please help your child remember to bring their vocab packages to school for their Wednesday and Friday French classes.

Weekly homework for all grade four French students is a minimum of 30 minutes of gesture practice per week.  It would be helpful if that time were spread over two or three days, rather than one straight half hour of practice.  Parents are asked to note practice times on the monthly calendar in their child's planner AND initial them. Weeks are graded from Wednesday to Wednesday. Planners will be checked every Wednesday morning.  Gesture practice should entail watching the video, repeating each word in both French and English as well as performing the correct gesture.

Parents: thank you in advance for your help and support!
Students: keep up the good work, as this will speed up our progress and allow us to start the play, 'Les Trois Petits Cochons!'

December in 4S

Service Hours Begin This Term!

For many, the concept of service hours is a new one. This post is written to help both students and parents understand how this works.

Grade four students are asked to earn a total of 8 service hours between now and early March. Service hours can be earned at home, school or at church. Regular chores should not be counted as service. Some ideas include gardening, snow removal, washing the car, vacuuming out the car, organizing recycling, child minding, chores over and above ones that are regularly done at home, and helping out at church. There may also be opportunities to earn service hours at school doing small jobs for teachers or picking up garbage outside.

The key is that students need to actively pursue opportunities rather than expect them to materialize.
Every time your child earns an hour of service time please send a note to school so the teachers can track them. We hope that this will help inspire our students to think beyond themselves and seek out opportunities to serve. Please contact your child's teacher if you have any questions.

Big Buddies Christmas Decorating Afternoon

This past Friday our big buddies came for a visit from the secondary campus.  We spent about an hour together making snowflakes, chatting and colouring.  It was a relaxing afternoon!  We are thankful for our buddies and wish them all a wonderful Christmas!

Late October and Early November in 4S

Food Bank Drive

We are collecting food this week for the Surrey Food Bank!  Any donations may be brought to classroom teachers until Friday, December 4.

TOP 10 NEEDED ITEMS:

• large cans of powered baby formula
• canned fish/meat (eg. ham/turkey/tuna)
• healthy cereal (hot or cold)
• meals in a tin (pork n' beans, stew)
• canned vegetables
• canned fruit
• wholegrain pasta/rice
• pasta sauces
• canned and dry soups
• mac & cheese

4V Enjoying Lego

4S Receives an Email from the City of Surrey

Earth-Keepers 

On Nov. 3, 4S went on a mushroom walk to Hemlock Park. In the park, we came upon a huge pile of garbage. We were picking up garbage along the way but could not manage this large amount (see picture). We decided to write a letter to the City of Surrey. Upon returning to the classroom, one of our students began writing and collected the signatures of the class. Ms. Stegeman added a picture and map and sent it off.

We were happy to receive an email from the City of Surrey today. Here’s what it said:

To the grade 4 class at Surrey Christian School: (it listed all our names)

Thank you for reporting the garbage pile that was illegally dumped in Hemlock Park. We have sent a professional work crew to go and clean up that mess. We are disappointed when some people break bylaws and disrespect protected parks by dumping garbage, but we greatly appreciate it when responsible members of our community (like yourselves) let us know about it so we can clean it up.

Thank you again for caring about our parks and protected natural areas.

CAMERON BENNETT | NATURAL AREAS TECHNICIAN
CITY OF SURREY
Urban Forestry and Environmental Programs

3 Times Table Song

Months of the Year in French

RECORDER PRACTICE - Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

The Days of the Week in French

Here is a video to help students remember the days of the week in French. Enjoy!

RECORDER PRACTICE - When the Saints Go Marching In

4S Goes on an Adventure

RECORDER PRACTICE - Old MacDonald Had a Farm

RECORDER PRACTICE - It's Raining

Counting in French 20 - 50

French Numbers 1-20 Rap

RECORDER PRACTICE - Merrily We Roll Along

Autumn in 4S

Earth Rangers Assembly Today at SCS

French Alphabet Rap

RECORDER PRACTICE - Gently Sleep

4V - Coquitlam Watershed - October 7, 2015

Where is the Cat???

Can you find the cat camouflaged in this picture?  Camouflage in animals is a structural and sometimes behavioural form of adaptation.  Pretty awesome!

RECORDER PRACTICE - Hot Cross Buns

Second and Third Week in Grade Four

Helpful Video for 4S & 4V

4S and 4V French students have a matching quiz on Friday, October 2.  The video below is interactive.  Students can click on the vocabulary on the right side of the image to hear the correct pronunciation.  (Please note that there are a few extras in this clip that won't be on the quiz.)

4S Goes to the Coquitlam Watershed

Continents and Oceans Game

http://www.purposegames.com/game/continents-and-oceans-quiz

A Message for the Parents of 4S in case you Missed the Meet the Teacher night.

Tynehead Park 4S

Creation Enjoying AND Community Building!

Ms. Hofstede led our assembly this morning and instead of our more traditional chapel, she opted to organize a MASSIVE photo scavenger hunt!  It was a BLAST!  All of the grades 1-7 students were organized into small mixed groups and given the task of collecting pictures of a set list of items that Ms. Hofstede provided.  It was a huge success, and a fun way for students to get to know each other!

Terry Fox Buddy Event

Last week Wednesday morning, the entire school got together to remember Terry Fox and his efforts to raise money to help fund cancer research.  Mr. Stuart shared a video with us that inspired us to never give up, even when times get tough.  We also spent some time walking or running around the soccer field with our big buddies from the high school.

Coquitlam Watershed Field Trip

Field Trip 

to the 

Coquitlam Watershed

4S on Wednesday,  September 23

4T on Monday, October 5

4V on Wednesday, October 7

from 8:55 am - 2:30 pm

A bus operated by metro Vancouver will transport us. 

Exploring the Watersheds and Discovering Connections 

We plan to experience this special place and discover its unique treasures. This is a place where few people go, wildlife abounds, trees tower in mountains and valleys and water moves through natural landscapes to our water supply system.

We will hop on the ‘water’ bus, see the dam, learn how water gets from reservoir to tap and explore what makes watershed ecosystems important through fun, student-centered activities.

Students will make connections between healthy ecosystems and a healthy water supply. Once they've experienced the magic, they will be reminded of their special day, every time they turn on the tap! 

Books of the Bible

Grade 4 students are encouraged to watch this video to help them learn the books of the Bible!

First Week in 4S

Welcome to Grade 4!

Your teachers, Mrs. Stegeman, Ms. Thiessen, and Miss V. are excited to meet you all and share all about the things you can look forward to this year!  We pray that this is going to be a great year for all of you!

Here is a sneak peek at your classrooms!

4S

4T

4V

Stegeman Teahouse Memories

HAVE A WONDERFUL SUMMER! With love from Mrs. Stegeman and Miss V.

Don't forget to keep reading over the summer! Be sure to check out the SUMMER PRACTICE and LEARNING ON YOUTUBE tabs that are on the LEARNING LINKS BLOG, too!

4S - A Message for John, Joseph and Connor

End of Year Swimming!

Falcon Fest 2015

Grades 4-7 Field Parade

4S Events in May

Mrs. Kim, Artist Visit in Grade Four

Mrs. Kim combines traditional Korean techniques with beautiful Canadian landscapes. Read more about her work at http://www.artrevelstoke.com/artrevelstoke/Welcome.html

Mr. Beimers Gets a HAIRCUT!

SCS elementary students did a remarkable job in raising money to support students at our sister schools in Honduras and Sierra Leone! More than $9300 was raised through the K-3 'Loonies and Toonies of Love' and the 4-7 '18 for 18' campaigns this month! SO AWESOME! Mr. Beimers honoured his promise today to shave his head if the students collected $5000!

4V Helping 1M with Animal Research Projects

Grade 4 & 5 Track and Field

First Nations Day in 4S

Special Guests

The grade fours were visited today by three guests originally from Haida Gwaii.  Pastor Bruce Brown shared his story of his experiences in more than one residential school.  He was joined by his daughter Monica and his grandson, Gavin.  The three of them sang a few songs for us as well as answered some of the questions we had.  We really appreciated their visit today!

Great Job, Primary!

We loved the concert this afternoon!  The theme was 'ANIMALS!'  We really enjoyed the special effects and creative masks. 

A Tribute to the Moms of 4S

4S & 4V - We CAN Make a Difference!

The grade fours are invited to help raise funds at the Kids for Kabala Garage Sale on Saturday, May 23 by bringing in donations of bulk candy and snack sized Ziploc bags.  The plan is to collect as much candy and bags as we can between Monday, May 11 and Wednesday, May 20.  The students will make the candy bags for the garage sale on May 21 and 22.  All candy and Ziploc donations will help to generate larger cash donations that will then help to support students in our sister schools in Honduras and Sierra Leone.

Thursday Night! Spring Concert!

The grade fours have been working very hard to prepare for this Thursday evening's Spring concert! Be sure to arrive early to get the best seats!  Students need to be at the church no later than 6:30 pm.  Based on the rehearsal today, seats near the middle of the sanctuary will allow best viewing of the grade fours during the concert.

April in 4S

Speechfest 2015

Congratulations, Julia and Katrina! Thank you for representing 4S and 4V at Speechfest this year! (I didn't quite get all of Julia's speech due to technical difficulties.)

4S Learns About First Nations at Surrey Museum

Visitors to Our Blog This Month...

This is SO cool!  We have many visitors checking out our blog from all over the world. Pageviews by Countries Entry Pageviews Canada 1089 Russia 533 United States 147 Ukraine 98 France 73 Australia 29 Saudi Arabia 18 United Kingdom 16 Brazil 11 China 7

4V Visits the Surrey Museum

Grandparent's Day in 4S

4V Field Trip - Surrey Museum

4V is in need of parent chaperones / drivers for our field trip to the Surrey Museum NEXT WEEK TUESDAY (April 21).  Students will be participating in the First Nations experience which will involve rotating through a series of stations including cedar weaving, a tour of First Nations artifacts in the museum, a multimedia presentation in the auditorium and closing with a mini-potlatch experience.

Our plan is to leave the school at 12 noon to be at the Surrey Museum in time for our 12:30 pm appointment.  If you are willing and able to drive, please send Miss V. an email or a note in your child's planner stating how many students you can take (seat belts needed).  We should be back at the school at approximately 2:30 pm.  Thanks!

Too Fun Not to Post! :-)

4V Grandparent's Day 2015

Fun Learning in 4S

Decorations for Grandparents Day! 1M and 4V

Happy Spring Break, Everyone!