Langevin Grade 4

Langevin School is pleased to present a special informational evening:  Bully Proofing Your Child.  All parents are strongly encouraged to attend.    December 4, 6:30 - 9:00 pm  All parents want their children to be happy and successful.  Finding out that your child is having problems because of bullying, either at school or online can be an upsetting and stressful experience. Bullying behaviour is not always easy for adults or children to recognize or define. A fight between friends or siblings or rough play between children with equal power is conflict, not bullying. Bullying is when a person or group of people repeatedly and intentionally use their power to hurt, embarrass, threaten or exclude another person. Participants in the 2.5 hour Parent Information Night will learn about the scope of the problem in schools/sports today as well as the difference between normal peer conflict and bullying. Tips and guidelines will be provided so parents can help their children make

Parents and students often ask about opportunities to extend their learning by doing writing contests.  This one is for grades 4-8 with a deadline of March 31, 2020.  Winners get published in a book which will be sold all over the country.  They get to decide what charity the money from book sales will go to, and be part of the judging panel next year.    Click here for the Ripple Foundation

What better way to kick off the school year than with a bountiful harvest of crab apples!  The Grade 4s learned about the importance of plants to humans and the environment through our crab apple jelly project.  They also learned to appreciate the hard work that goes into the production of jelly.  We ventured out in the rain to harvest apples from our community, then brought them back to the classroom for jelly making.   The students learned about the science behind how jelly is formed (hint: it's the pectin!), and calculated how much sugar, water, and juice was required.  Furthermore, the students used the sights, sounds, smells, touch, and taste of the apples to inspire some phenomenal poetry.  After the jelly was made and set, students enjoyed the 'fruits' of their labor with a toast of apple juice (and some literal toast).