Mr. Mathew Court - Power Lifter

Mr. Court Lifting up Mrs. Court...what do you think was going through her mind???





Mr. Court at the Provincial Championships...going for another world record!?!






Mr. Court competing in the strong man competition...imagine pulling this 18 wheeler 150 feet!









Our class will soon have the opportunity to meet Mr. Court in person! Just prior to his next competition in Ohio during the March Break, he will be taking time out of his busy schedule to come and talk to us.
Some students have already had the chance to ask Mr. Court questions through their journal. In the comments section please share what you have learned about him with the rest of the class. If you did not have the opportunity to write in your journal then please think of one question you would now like to ask.

We'd like to wish Mr. and Mrs. Court all the best as they head off to this Arnold Schwarznegger invitational competition as part of a Canadian delegation of 8 power lifters. We look forward to hearing about this experience.

Bravo!
From your fans from grade 4 at L.E.S.

BOOK JACKET DESIGNS- Stories of Courage

Dear Grade 4,

You have read, discussed and created short stories and poems about Non fictinal characters who have shown courage. Now it is your turn to create a Fictional story about courage.

Your assignment will be to create a Story Plan Recount and to design an accompanying book jacket. Keep in mind what is optional and what must appear on a book jacket (refer back to the list we brainstormed in class)

Have fun! We are looking forward to your "novels" .

Mrs. Gagne and Mrs. Court

THE ITSY BITSY SPIDER - RYTHM POEMS

Dear grade 4 students,

Please read (or sing) the following:

THE ITSY BITSY SPIDER
WENT UP THE WATER SPOUT
DOWN CAME THE RAIN
AND WASHED THE SPIDER OUT
OUT CAME THE SUN
AND DRIED UP ALL THE RAIN
AND THE ITSY BITSY SPIDER
WENT UP THE SPOUT AGAIN

Can you tell us what type of courage the Itsy Bitsy spider showed us? Think of other poems or stories geared toward a younger audience that have messages of courage in them and share them with us.

Now please select someone that you know, know of, or read about in class, who has displayed courage. Use a web to brainstorm ideas and facts about this person.

Using this information create your own RHYTHM poem to the tune of The Itsy Bitsy Spider.

Have fun!
Mrs. Gagne, Mrs. Court

CHARLIE !
by KL 4r

Charlie had leukemia
He was ten years old
He went to camp Trillium
And had chemotherapy
he became bald
And stayed in hospitals
Doctors first thought it was a flu
But finally he survived

Subaru
by CP4r

Subaru wanted to sail
He trained for his journey
He brought along his GPS
And got everything ready
A few weeks later his GPS died
His automatic motor too
He came back home anyway
One mid September day!


SEAN GIDDINGS
by: SG 4g

I walk to school alone
And I'm honest to the bone
I'll stand up for myself
And I'm nice like an elf
I've been in a cave
And I'm very brave
I really like to travel
And I'd like to read a novel



MY GRANDPA
BYJH4G

My Grandpa was a man
Who fought in the war
He went to the desert
To stop Germany
The food was disgusting
But it kept him alive
At least he survived the war
And kept people alive

GUY DESCHAMPS
by BD4g

Guy Deschamps went to war
He was so scared to go
My mom was there
And she told him to go
After he came back
He wanted to go again
Again we were so proud
And the he came back home

FIREWOMAN
by: MP4g

The brave and courageous firewoman
That fight red hot flames
To save lots of lives
And to stop the fire
They risk their life
For others everyday
We can recognize them
By their dark red suits

AKIAK
by: Md-h 4g

Akiak was a great dog
Was pulled out of the race
Escaped from the helpers
And ran back to her spot
But the rules say she can't
Take her spot again
Then a racer gets lost
And she shows them where to go

MRS. GAGNE
by: SP 4g

Mrs. Gagne was a girl
Who was not shy
She liked to meet new children
And liked to play sports
She didn't like to be mean
She loved to be nice
She shows us courage every day
She goes in front of us


THE ENGINEER
by: ZT 4g

The engineer wasn't strong enough
He tried to lift a brick
He couldn't lift it
So he thought for a moment
He didn't give up
So the next day he did the same
The engineer was so determined
He got it and found fame

JAMES DUPPONT
by: TD 4G

James Dupont is my little brother
Got stitches 3 times
He fell off his bike
And he is still going
He loves his family
Very, very much
He loves trains they're his favorite
He's one determined 4 year old

SCIENTIST PRODUCT TESTER
by: MD 4g

The scientist was a man
Who tested dangerous products
He did not want to see kids
Swallow dangerous stuff
He's very courageous
To risk his life
Makes new products
And sometimes they're explosive

SOLDIERS
by: KB 4g

Soldiers are brave men
Who fight in the war
They could hide
But they still fight
maybe they are scared
And maybe they will die
But they protect our country
So we'd better thank them

THE POLICE MAN
by: CM 4g

Policeman are also called officers
They try to help people
They use cars for chases
They're always to the rescu
They use guns to fight peope
They work as a team
They wear badges
And show a lot of courage

JAMES TO THE RESCUE
by: DB 4g

James had a lot of courage
Because he saved his dad
By driving a truck
To go to get the neighbors
By helping his dad
James was on TV
He showed us we can still have courage
Even if we are young

SOLDIERS
by: AB 4g

Soldiers are people
Who battled in the war
They risk their lives
To save us and countries too
They work as a team
To keep our country safe
We're thankful to the soldiers
Who saved the day again!

SOLDIERS
by: JR 4g

The soldiers went to war
They had a dozen tanks
Eleven tanks blew up
They had to call back up
Some were terrified
but still they risked their lives
They finally won the war
So they could go back home!

GRAMPA IN THE WAR
by CP 4g

My grampa went to war
He was very poor
When he came home
He was all alone
At home he ate supper
And then he went to bed
he woke up and had a happy day
He was a grateful man

MRS. GAGNE
by KA-d 4g

Ms. Gagne likes kids
Ms. Gagne is not shy
She is not mean
She speaks up to the class
Ms. Gagne is proud
To be a teacher
She's really courageous
For being a teacher

SOLDIERS
by TJ 4g

Soldiers are courageous
They save us all the time
They use lots of tanks
To keep our country free
Some die to save us
They fight for our country
And some come back safely
Soldiers are very brave

TERRY FOX
by AS 4r

Terry Fox was a man
Who had cancer
He ran from door to door
With an artificial leg
He tried to fight his cancer
While on his way across Canada
He wanted to raise money
But he died along the way

Charlie's Story
by KY 4r

Charlie is ten
And has leukemia
He goes to the hospital
To get Chemotherapy
As he stepped into the room
He became bald
But now it's been 3 years
Since his last treatment

Lynn Larone
by GC 4r

My mom had Serena
And she was brave to keep her
Ser took medication
And went to the hospital
She came back home
And went to bed right away
next day she was fine
As fine as a new motor

The Many Adventures of Paul McLean
by AMcL 4r

First his life was saved
By a pig
Then he got married
To my beautiful mom
Helped people survive
After Hurricane katrina
Then went to Nigeria
Which is where he is right now

Terry Fox!
by KT 4R

Terry Fox was a man
Who had a wooden leg
He ran for cancer
And died on hi way
he raised money for cancer
So they can find a cure
Everyone remembers Terry
For what he did for cancer

My Cat COCO
by KL 4r

My favorite cat Coco
Was a very fat cat
But he helped me go to bed
His mom died when he was young
His mom died of cance
he was very sad
now he is such a strong cat
He is a good cat

Terry Fox
by IC-P 4r

Terry was a man
Who had cancer
He lost one of his legs
Terry ran for people
People gave him money
At the same time
We run on Terry Fox day
We give money too


Nina's Big Accident
by CB-B 4r

Nina spun around
Really really fast
Nina was crying
So her father went for help
Nina went to the doctor's
To see if they could help
Nina was okay
And she never did that again

James Allell
by JB 4r

Sister and brother
Were in a tractor
Dad screamed for help
The kids went out to help
They saw what was wrong
The combine was on daddy's leg
Daddy said "Go find help"
So James went to the neighbor's
They were not there
So he went somewhere else
And the other neighbor was home
To help them get their dad out
In the end
He was okay
Everyone was happy
That James had saved the day

Alexis Marois
by AM 4r

In the hockey finals
We were in the lead at first
And then they scored
So they were winning now
With 45 seconds left
We finally scored again
The with 4 seconds left
We won the gold medal

Louis Braille
by KW 4r

Louis Braille was blinded
At the age of three
He went to the academy
Where he worked on Braille
Even though no one liked him
He still worked on it
And he became a teacher
Now everybody liked him
He finished his idea
Just before he died
And he became famous
He helped blind people everywhere

Anthony Bissonnette
by AB 4r

When I was a baby
I fell down on my head
my mom called called the doctor
And the doctor said
I needed an operation
To be safe again
then I went back home
To sleep in my bed

Silken Laumann
By JA 4r

She crashed with a rower
with her single scull
And she broke her leg
then she wore a weird cast
She played in the Olympics
And got bronze medals
When she competed in Spain
It was hard on her leg

Good Bey Cristina

Waaaaaaaa Cristina has to go home now ... I am going to miss her a lot !!!!!!!!!!!!!! But why does she have to go? It's not fair she can't spend the holidays with us. Or I guess she can go home to her family because I am CRYED OUT!!!!!!!!!!!! Well Cristina if you are reading this now we all miss you a lot!!!

Holiday Time - I was Grateful For...

Welcome Back Dear Students,

I hope that your holiday was restful and filled with joy! In the comments section I would like to read about 2 things you were grateful for during the holidays. Here are the guidelines:

1) Your 2 items cannot be a material object like a new computer game. However if the item serves to help you, a family member or friend out by improving the quality of their lives that is okay (ie. perhaps you received a new pair of reading glasses that you have been needing)

2) You must begin with an opening line

3) Tell us what you are grateful for and why (2 times). Explain what it meant to you.

4) Save it as a draft in the LES grade 4g/r. Please have me check it over before publishing it.

I have also completed this assignment in the comments section. Please read it through before you start writing your own piece.

Happy New Year!!!

xox Mrs. Gagne

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!!!!

The last day of school before the holidays was really cool! I liked the movie we watched, it was "ELF". We watched it with the whole school in the gym. I especially liked my apple juice and my 2 subway cookies I got to eat at recess.

I wouldn't like to be as tall as Buddy, which was the elf in the movie. I hope you tell me about your thoughts on the movie in the comments section.
Happy Holidays to everyone, KL

Feliz Navidad Cristina!!!

Where did the time go???

For the past three months our grade 4 classes have had the opportunity to meet and work with an amazing young exchange student from Tarragona, (Spain), Cristina Gonzales Pagan. It's with sadness I say goodbye to my new friend and colleague as she leaves for home this Friday, Dec. 21st...After a well deserved holiday she will be completing her last session at University. Her future students will be the lucky ones!
***Dear Cristina, each student wanted to write you a special note for this posting. The notes are included below. Enjoy! xox , Mrs. Gagne (France) *************************************************************************************

Mrs. G: I hope our paths will cross again soon, whether traveling or as colleagues. You are an amazing person and a terrific musician and role model for our students! I'm so glad we shared firsts...tobagonning, horse sleigh, snow fall, sugar on snow, pushing cars out of snow banks, cutting our Christmas tree. You leave me with many memories! Merci...


Mme Richard: Wish we could bottle up a piece of snowy Canada for you so you could always remember our time with us...take care of yourself. We will miss your smiling face! Cheers!


Joshua: Good bye Cristina, I hope you like the snow!!!

Dawson: Good bye Cristina. I like Spain and I like you! Hope you had fun.

Anthony: Thank you for coming here!

Alexis: Thank you for making us learn about Spain. I'll miss you very much!

Keven: I will miss you. I hope you had fun her at LES. Thanks for coming.


Kody: I liked it when you let us make posters. I hope you come back...have a good trip!

Kyle: I hope you liked sliding. I hope you enjoyed playing in the snow!

Taylor: You are a really nice teacher! I hope you have a nice Christmas.

Corinna: I hope to see you next year. I hope you have a safe trip home. We all love you , hope to see you soon.

Randy: I wish you a Merry Christmas!

Jessica: We will miss you when you will be gone!

Kayla: We had lots of fun with you here. xox

Ashley: Have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. I will miss you. We had lots of fun having you here!

Abby: I hope you like the Goofy I made you! Christina: We all will miss you!

Kelly 4r: I really enjoyed you coming to teach us about Spain. Thank you! xoxo

Gabriel: Thanks for teaching us. You are great!

Logan: Thank you for teaching us about Spain. I hope you have a nice trip! Merry Christmas!

Jonathan R.: Merry Christmas Cristina! Come back soon!

Casey: I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. You were the best Spanish teacher ever. Thank you for everything , hope you have a nice time in Spain.

Thomas : Dear Cristina, I liked the classes you gave us. I think you're going to be the best teacher ever.

Mathew: We want you to have a Merry Christmas.

Jonathan H.: Dear Cristina, You were a great teacher. Thanks for being here!

Derick: I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I hope I bump into you in Spain one day!

Chrsitopher: I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy new Year. Come back!

Samantha: Merry Christmas and Happy holidays. Have a good time in Spain. xox

Kelly 4g: I will miss you. I wish I could go see you one day! I liked learning about Spain with you. xox

Bianca: I will miss you a lot. I wish you a Happy Christmas and Merry New Year. I wish you could come back! xoxox

Sean: Dear Cristina, Merry Christmas. I will miss you. thank you for everything. Good luck in the future!

Marianne: I will miss you when you go. Come back again! Merry Christmas!

Tristan: Dear Cristina, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Good luck! Thank you!

Kelly Ann: Dear Cristina, I wish you a Merry Christmas. God luck!

Marija: I will miss you. Thank you for everything. Good luck in the future! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

Alessia: Cristina, I will miss you a lot. Good luck in the teaching future. Merry Christmas and a Happy New year, sincerely, xxxxxooooo