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

February 24-28

Reminders:

1. Our grade 3 concert is next Thursday, March 5th. There is a daytime dress rehearsal that parents are welcome to attend and that is at 1pm while the evening performance is at 6:30pm. Students need to start arriving in the evening at 6pm.

2. We will be having a multiplication and division assessment next week. Please review what has been covered so far. 

2. Home Reading has been sent back and is due next Friday!

Language Arts:
We introduced a word game a couple of weeks ago. AMA how to play it.

Math:

This week we continued our work on division. We used number lines to help us understand how we can make equal groups. Students also learned how to explain their work using repeated subtraction, counters, skip counting, magic triangle (to relate to multiplication), equal groups, arrays and schema. We created our own breaded number lines so that we have a classroom set to use as needed. Here are some pictures below to demonstrate our learning:

Inquiry:

In our study of rocks and minerals, we learned about the Earth's crust. AMA the different layers of the Earth. Here are some pictures of a project we completed:

Social Studies:

We learned about students' rights and continued to explore the activism of Greta Thunberg.

Music:

Students are excited to show off their singing, dancing, speaking and "boom whacking" skills. Here are some pictures of art work we worked on to decorate the gym.

Pink Shirt Day:

Students came in full support of building friendships. Here are some pictures of the activities students completed in class:

February 19-22

Reminder: 

Home Reading is due next Friday February 28, 2020
Wednesday February 26 is Pink Shirt Day

Students at Saddle Ridge School are taking part in Jump Rope for Heart in the next couple of weeks! Ask us about the assembly we had on Tuesday! Students will participate in skipping activities in the gym, while also learning about keeping their heart healthy. Students have been given an envelope if they would like to collect donations, as well as online donations are accepted (http://www.jumpropeforheart.ca - JOIN YOUR SCHOOL- type in SADDLE RIDGE SCHOOL). Students who collect donations can earn prizes, as well as helping the physical education department at the school. All forms and money are due back on March 13.

Language Arts:

Students used rubrics to assess their persuasive writing step by step. AMA how I felt about my final copy of my "Rights of a Child" paragraph. During class, students explored Epic books and learned about rocks and minerals.

Inquiry:

Students learned about the 3 different types of rocks - sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic. AMA the difference between these types of rocks. AMA facts I learned about rocks and minerals.
We also learned how rocks are used in everyday life.

Fine Arts:

Our concert is fast approaching and students have been working on their roles and responsibilities. We are excited to show our talents with a dress rehearsal and evening performance on March 5th. Please continue to practice our songs at home (see earlier posts).

Math:

Students wrapped up multiplication by learning how to multiply using number lines. We moved onto division using number lines.


Enjoy the weekend!

February 10-12

Reminders:
There is no school tomorrow, Friday, or Monday. Enjoy the long weekend!
Thank you for the Valentine's Day gifts! Happy Valentine's Day to those who are celebrating!
February 19 is the 100 day of school celebration! Students are invited to wear a brightly coloured shirt.

Language Arts:
This week we focused on editing our work for content, organization, words, sentences and conventions. AMA how I marked my work this week.
We finally finished typing out our good copies of our "Right of A Child" activity and can't wait to show them to our family members during conferences.

Inquiry:
We began our inquiry - rocks and minerals. We brainstormed what we know and want to learn about them.

Social Studies/Writing:
We continued to discuss global citizens around the world. In addition to learning about Malala, we also learned about Iqbal, Ryan H (water project), Craig Kielburger (We Day), Hannah (Ladybug project), Anne Frank and Greta Van Thunberg. AMA about how these children made and are continuing to make a difference in the world.

Math:
Students completed their subtraction assessment and moved onto multiplication! We learned how to demonstrate our learning through counters (grouping), repeated addition, picture and equation (schema). See the pictures below for more information.


Enjoy the long weekend!