Week of Halloween! BOO!

Reminders: There is no school Friday November 1st. There is a Remembrance Day Assembly next Friday November 8, 2019. Due to the short week and celebrations, I did not hand out home reading/writing. It will be sent home on Monday.
Here is some Halloween fun homework due on Monday! Please have your child sort and tally their candy from Trick or Treating (if they went). I sent home the worksheet and will attach it on the blog below as well.


Math:
Students explored skip counting by 3's and 4's. They focused on graphing and shapes related fall celebrations. We ordered numbers least to greatest and worked on word problems.
Math test is on Wednesday, November 6, 2019.



Literacy:
Students focused on descriptive writing using the 5 senses. They wrote about their Frankenstein/Pumpkin people. AMA the descriptive words I used!

Art:
Students completed their Picasso Frankenstein/Pumpkin Math Art and used these creatures to complete a descriptive writing piece. They also created decorative witches for our school "Door Decorating" contest.
Our Halloween Howler assembly was a success! Students practiced all week and performed two times on the day of the assembly.

Week of October 21-25

Reminders:

1. Our Halloween Assembly is next Thursday October 31, 2019. There are two performances at 9am and 1pm. Parents and family member at welcome to attend either performance. We would like students to dress up in costumes if possible.

2. There will not be home reading/writing homework due to the short week, Halloween and other celebrations next week.

3. There will be a math test on November 6, 2019. Please take some time to review concepts covered so far this year.

Highlights:

Math
-students reviewed rounding
-students explored skip counting by 2, 5, 10, 25 and 100 forwards and backwards starting at different numbers ie) 482
-to help with skip counting, students counted money



Literacy
-students brainstormed vocabulary related to autumn and the 5 senses
-AMA the different sentences starters related to the 5 senses

Art
-students continued with their Picasso math Frankenstein art
-they will be completed by next week for the Halloween assembly


Inquiry
AMA my map and the features I added to it

Enjoy the weekend!

Home Reading

Just a reminder that home reading/writing is due tomorrow.

No Excuse Grade 3 Words

Here are a list of grade 3 words students can practice at home throughout the year:

Highlights October 15-18

Reminders:

Home reading and writing due Monday
Our Halloween Assembly is on October 31st and we would like students to dress up in costumes if possible (no weapons)
Purdy's Halloween Pumpkins are $2
Book orders went home today and are due next Thursday October 24

Read below to see what our class was up to this week!

Math

-students reviewed rounding to the nearest 10 and 100
-students moved onto estimating large number and learned a new word - "referent"
AMA the words: Referent and estimation
-below are pictures of their work
-students began "Math Talks" by describing strategies they used during group work activities - there were use of positive language when engaging in group math activities
-students began skip counting by 2's, 5's and 10's when sorting and organizing their estimates



Literacy
-students helped to create phase 1 (content) of their writing rubric
-for the next 2 weeks we will use our rubric to self-assess our work
-AMA what a subject and predicate is
-AMA autumn descriptions words using the 5 senses
-we began "Flashlight Friday's"

Flashlight Friday!

AMA "Flashlight Friday's"

Inquiry
-students began exploring Global Citizenship with a look at where we are in the world
-AMA the 7 continents and 5 oceans
-AMA longitude, latitude, equator, and other features of mapping
-AMA the theory of Pangea


Fine Arts
-students learned about Pablo Picasso and how his work incorporates math - shapes and cubism
-students are taking what they learned about Picasso and his art style to create an art piece for our Halloween assembly
-please have students practice their songs at home for the Halloween assembly on October 31st

Home Reading

Home reading/writing activities are due on Monday.

Halloween Assembly Lyric

The grade 3 students are leading the Halloween Assembly this year on October 31st. There will be a performance in the morning and another one after lunch. If possible, students can dress up in costumes (no weapons). Below are lyrics to the songs we will be singing. Students can practice at home during their spare time.

Halloween is Almost Here

Halloween is almost here
and I can hardly wait.
Halloween is almost here
and I can hardly wait.
When it’s time to trick-or-treat,
we’ll get lots of things to eat,
Halloween is almost here
and I can hardly wait.

Halloween Spooktacular!

Fly, fly, fly little bats,
Fly, fly, fly little bats,
Fly, fly, fly little bats,
Halloween is here!

Crawl, crawl, crawl little spiders,
Crawl, crawl, crawl little spiders,
Crawl, crawl, crawl little spiders,
Halloween is here!

Stomp, stomp, stomp little monsters,
Stomp, stomp, stomp little monsters,
Stomp, stomp, stomp little monsters,
Halloween is here!

Creep, creep, creep little cats,
Creep, creep, creep little cats,
Creep, creep, creep little cats,
Halloween is here!

Dance, dance, dance little skeletons,
Dance, dance, dance little skeletons,
Dance, dance, dance little skeletons,
Halloween is here!

Float, float, float little ghosts,
Float, float, float little ghosts,
Float, float, float little ghosts,
Halloween is here!

Halloween Rap:

Watch out!

The monsters are out!

If you’re all alone

Give your friends a shout

The ghosts and the spooks

Coming out of the nooks

As your doorbell rings

Can you hear them sing?

HELLO! IT’S HALLOWEEN! X4

The air is cool

And the moon is full

Turn on the light

Before the vampires bite!

The witches are cooking

The zombies are looking

And your doorbell rings

Can you hear them sing?

HELLO! IT’S HALLOWEEN! X4

Watch out!

The monsters are out!

If you’re all alone

Give your friends a shout

The vampire’s flying

And the werewolf hunting

As your doorbell rings

Can you hear them sing?

HELLO! IT’S HALLOWEEN! X4

Week of October 7-11

Reminders: There is no school Monday and October 17 is Picture Day! There is no home reading and writing over the long week. It will resume on Tuesday!

Thank you to all the parents who volunteered on our field trip yesterday! It was an amazing day filled with learning and exploring. Please scroll down to the bottom to see photos from our day.

Here are the highlights for this week:

Math

-students explored estimation and rounding using number lines and hundreds charts (up to 1000)

-students rounded to the nearest ten and hundred

-AMA my favourite math learning station and my learning intention

Next week we will begin skip counting and locating patterns when starting at different skip counting starting points.

Language Arts

-using white boards and markers, students challenged themselves to add descriptive details to simple sentences

-we started a new word work activity this week as a group
-AMA about the activity

Science
-we wrapped up our hearing and sound unit with an assessment and a field trip
-AMA pitches, volume, amplification, echolocation
-we reviewed our unit by completing a cross-curricular activity (below are some pictures)
-we also concluded our learning of sound by exploring Garage Band and making music with specific beats and pitches (see below)

Inquiry Exploration

Here are some pictures from our field trip!