Free Educational Websites

Good Morning!

I’ve spent this morning putting together a list of 10 websites students can explore in their free time. Students can work on learning about rocks and minerals, review multiplication and division up to 5x5 and 25/5, review addition and subtraction strategies, word problems and daily reading. In class, we began researching about our child activist. Students can continue researching and reading about their activist at home.

****Khan Academy****

Has various topics you can search and learn from home. Khan academy has daily schedules you can follow to create a learning routine at home, including movement and breaks.

https://www.khanacademy.org/

Scholastic

This website has a variety of activities students can work on while at home.

https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-3-5.html

ABCYA

This site has various games for typing, math, reading, writing, etc. according to grade level. Students have already used this site in class from time to time.

https://www.abcya.com/

Storyline Online

There are many different books read by actors and actress related to various topics. Students can read along while eating a snack, just like in class!

https://www.storylineonline.net/library/

Raz Kids

Reading website with questions; students have been using it all year.

https://www.kidsa-z.com/main/Login?_ga=2.38612579.1380391575.1584721131-1907786194.1578584244

Prodigy

Math website that students have been using all year long.

https://play.prodigygame.com/

Starfall

Many students may remember this site from grade 1 and there is a grade 3 component to this site.

https://www.starfall.com/h/

National Geographic Kids

Although we have not covered animal life cycles yet, this site is an excellent source of information for science. In addition, you can find information on the planet and history (mostly US but some general).

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

Fun Brain

This is a new website that features mental challenges. It also has books that students can read along to ie) Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

https://www.funbrain.com/

Highlights Magazine

This is an interactive version of the magazine students read in class.

https://www.highlightskids.com/

Switcharoo Zoo

This site offers a variety of information on animals, biomes and habitats.

https://switchzoo.com/

Art Hub For Kids on YouTube

Students are quite familiar with this site. Enjoy!

https://www.artforkidshub.com/

Enjoy! I know my kids will at home!

New Links

Good Afternoon,

Two new links have been added:

1. Epic Books

2. Brain Pop Junior

While exploring Brain Pop Junior, students can continue to learn about rocks and minerals. 

Enjoy!

Week of March 9-13

Reminders:
Home Reading is due on Monday.
PARENT CONFERENCES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE REFER TO YESTERDAY'S EMAIL.
Superhero Dress up day is on Wednesday March 18, 2020.
Students are reminded to wash their hands by singing, "Happy Birthday" 2 times.

Inquiry:

Students continued to explore rocks and minerals. They learned about the rocks cycle and various layers of the earth/soil. Using magnifying glass, students observed and sketched different soil samples.

Math:

Students finished working on their array art. We moved onto our graphing using and learned about how to organize information in charts using tally marks and numbers. Students also created and analyzed line plot graphs. Students asked each other questions, organized their data, graphed it and made conclusions. Next week students will review bar graphs.

 

Literacy:
Students continued to research their child activist. They have started to turn their jot notes into paragraphs using sentence starter anchor charts. AMA how I want to display my biography project.

Art:
Here is a picture of our surfboard art for our concert last week.


Stay safe and healthy!

Week of March 2 - 6

Thank you to all the parents, friends and family members who came to support our class during our concert performance! It was a magical night full of energy and fun! Great job grade 3's!

If you have any medium size glass jars, please send them to school next week. We will be using them to make crystals!

Conference bookings will open up next week. Please make sure you book online to secure a time and day.

Due to a poor homework turnout, home reading will be sent back on Monday. It will be the last one before Spring Break.

Science Inquiry:

Students explore sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks. Here are some pictures below our samples of rocks and sketches.

Math:

We reviewed and then wrote our multiplication and division assessment. AMA how I think I did. We wrapped up this unit by working on Math art!

Language Arts:

Students began researching and making jot notes on their child activist. AMA who I am researching and interesting facts I have learned.

Have a great weekend!

Concert Tonight

Just a quick reminder that students can start arriving tonight, Thursday March 5, 2020 at 6pm. The concert starts right at 6:30pm. Students can dress in bright colours or clothes with flowers. Our theme for dressing tonight is a Hawaiian theme.

Concert

Hi,

Students can dress in clothes with flowers or bright colours for our concert on Thursday. We will be wearing Hawaiian lei necklaces as our song is from a movie called, "Moana." This movie takes place in Hawaii.

Book orders were sent home today and are due on Friday.

Home reading is due on Friday!

See you all Thursday!
G. Samra