Tag: Grade 3

Our Reading Buddies have been busy creating amazing Christmas decorations for our Library! This year they made ornaments using recycled pages from old, damaged books and some cardboard. Our Senior Kindergarten and Grade 3 Buddies made little elves with paper chains, and the Pre-Kindergarten/Junior Kindergarten and G5 Buddies made some beautiful origami Christmas trees together. The big shiny ornaments, crafted …

students sitting in a theater facing the stage

28/11/20252025–2026 School YearArt, Grade 3, Grade 4, How We Express Ourselves, Inquiry-Based Learning, Music, Primary school, School trip, Unit of inquiryby ISL

Grade 3 & 4 Trip to Théâtre L’île Ô

To begin their new Unit of Inquiry ‘When Art Speaks’, under the transdisciplinary theme ‘How We Express Ourselves’, Grade 3 and 4 students took a trip to the Théâtre L’île Ô, situated on the Rhône River in Lyon. The show ‘Lumières’ introduced students to the Lumière brothers, Auguste and Louis Lumière, highlighting the transition between photography and film and the …

Collage of students holding up various harvested vegetables

06/10/20252025–2026 School YearGardening, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Inquiry-Based Learning, Nature, Outdoor learning, Taking action, Unit of inquiry, Who We Areby ISL

Harvest Time in the Primary Garden

Last year, Grades 1 to 4 planted a variety of mysterious seeds in the Primary Garden. Earlier in the summer, we enjoyed tasting radishes and watching our sunflower grow. After the summer break, Grade 4 returned to the garden and were impressed to find a line of beetroots ready for the picking! We also planted a line of carrots, but …

Students making plates of food from the produce they purchased at the market

16/09/20252025–2026 School YearBalanced Choices, Communication, Community, French, Grade 3, Grade 4, Healthy eating, Thinking Skills, Unit of inquiry, Who We Areby ISL

Learning Healthy Habits Through Market Day

Grade 3 and 4 students took a trip to the local market in La Mulatière as part of their Unit of Inquiry Balanced Choices. In class, our focus had been on healthy eating, so students worked in small groups to buy healthy, balanced food from different food groups with a €5 budget to share back at school for our morning …

The ISL students pose together at a park in Montchat

20/06/20252024–2025 School YearCommunity, French, Grade 3, International Mindedness, Penpals, Primary school, School tripby ISL

Penfriends meet at Ecole Condorcet

For three years now, the French B and French A students have been exchanging letters with students from another school in Lyon, Ecole Condorcet in Montchat. This year, Mme Delecourt, a Grade 3 teacher, welcomed us to her school. It was quite a journey—bus, metro and tram—since the school is on the other side of Lyon from ISL. Despite the …

13/06/20252024–2025 School YearDesign and Technology, Earthquakes, Experiment, Grade 3, Grade 4, How the World Works, Inquiry-Based Learning, Natural Disasters, Primary school, Science, Unit of inquiryby ISL

Exploring Earthquake Science

As part of their unit on natural disasters (How the World Works), the Grade 3 and 4 students explored how earthquakes are measured. They investigated different types of tectonic plate movements and experimented with creating their own seismographs to observe how each type of movement produces unique waves. The classroom was buzzing with creativity and critical thinking as students designed …

05/06/20252024–2025 School YearBiking, Grade 3, Grade 4, Outdoor learning, Physical Education, Primary school, School trip, Sports, Zipliningby ISL

Grade 3 & 4 Adventure at Parc Miribel

The Grade 3 and 4 students wrote the post below about their recent trip to Parc Miribel: We took the bus to get to Parc Miribel. When we arrived at the park it was raining, but we didn’t let that stop us from having a great time! We were split into two groups. The first group did hockey, and the …

International Women's Day #ACCELERATE ACTION

09/04/20252024–2025 School YearGrade 3, Grade 4, Presentation, Primary school, Research, Womenby ISL

International Women’s Day Presentations in Grade 3/4

For International Women’s Day, our Grade 3 and 4 students researched influential women in history. They each created a single-slide presentation highlighting these women’s accomplishments and how they’ve made a difference in the world. Well done to everyone for your thoughtful work! You can see some of their slides below.

ISL students standing on a stage with their music teacher as conductor

09/04/20252024–2025 School YearChoir, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, ILYMUN, Model United Nations, Music, Performance, Primary schoolby ISL

Vocal Colours Choir at ILYMUN 2025

Congratulations to the ISL Vocal Colours choir for their wonderful performance at the 2025 ILYMUN opening ceremony, held at the Hôtel de Région, Lyon on Thursday March 13th. They opened the event singing ‘I have a voice’ (Frank Wildhorn & Robin Lerner) followed by ‘Power in me’ (Rebecca Lawrence), both songs reflecting on the importance of individual rights and having …

12/02/20252024–2025 School YearGrade 3, Grade 4, Primary school, Residential Camp, School tripby ISL

Grade 3 and 4 Winter Camp

Recently, our Grade 3 and 4 students had an unforgettable adventure in Peisey-Nancroix! They took part in avalanche and survival training, learning how to build fires and make igloos. A snowshoe trek led them on a search for animal tracks, and of course, there was an epic snowball fight! Beyond the fun, the trip was a great chance to develop …

Grade 3

Reading Buddies Bring Christmas Cheer

Grade 3 & 4 Trip to Théâtre L’île Ô

Harvest Time in the Primary Garden

Learning Healthy Habits Through Market Day

Penfriends meet at Ecole Condorcet

Exploring Earthquake Science

Grade 3 & 4 Adventure at Parc Miribel

International Women’s Day Presentations in Grade 3/4

Vocal Colours Choir at ILYMUN 2025

Grade 3 and 4 Winter Camp

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