Hello Everyone,
Take a look at what we've been up to.
In Math, we have been reaching our learning goal of counting money up to $10.00 and trading money to make the same value.

In Language, the students have been exploring the relationships between questions that are asked and how to answer different types of questions properly.

Our class learned through experimentation how friction works and also how friction is a direct force.  Look at the photo below and ask your child which surface created the most friction and WHY?

The students were excited to embrace the great outdoors and give snowshoeing a try in Gym.

A FEW THINGS TO REMEMBER.......

2nd term food days: March 21 to June 28

Orders available online : Monday, Jan 30

Last day to order: Friday, Feb. 17

This will be advertised via The Hive, Cash Online and daily announcements.

• Science project on Forces is due to the school Friday February 3rd.
• There will be no homework given out the week of Jan.31st-Feb.3rd
• Virtue Assembly Wed. February 1st @ 12:45 pm. All are welcome.

Hello Everyone,

Another busy week with classes coupled with the school's Epiphany mass, the winter carnival plus the grade 6 bake sale.

In Math, the class spent last week  practising how to measure time to the nearest five minutes and how to determine what the temperature would be given scenarios. Ask your child, in this photo, is the temperature likely to be  25°C, -3°C or 100°C?

Different strategies we used to understand how to tell time.

In Language, the focus was on media literacy. The students already have many connections with this form of literacy. Th grade 3 expectation is for students to understand the purpose of the message  and who the message is for in order to think more deeply when making wise decisions.

In Science, we continue to learn about forces and movement. Your child brought home information about an upcoming Science project that is due back to school on February 3rd. If you have not received it, check your child's agenda or ask your child where they placed this information as it serves as a template to follow. We went over the instructions together as a class and your child was shown examples of what the bristol board presentation should look like.

These are some examples.

A FEW THINGS TO REMEMBER.......

*Pizza lunch this Tuesday for those who ordered it.

*All library books are due by this Tuesday.

*Science project due Friday February 3rd

We are off and running in 2017.

In Math, the class is learning about measurement, time and temperature to be more specific. In grade 3, the expectation is to know how to tell time in 5 minute increments and to recognize benchmark temperatures. Before jumping right in to that, we spent a block reviewing what we already know.

 
In Language, we are finishing up our unit on procedural writing before we get started on  Question Answer Relationships (QAR).

 Here, the students are following a procedural text on how to make an origami frog

Examples of the finished product

In Science, we reviewed the first 4 of the 6 kinds of forces we are exploring. Gravity, friction, buoyancy and muscular force. Ask your child what kind of force is being used in photo a-b and in photo c.

In the Arts, our class has begun a unit in Drama. Below you will see our class divided into two plays practising reading through their scripts for the first time. Ask your child what character he/she is playing to see if there are props that can be brought in from home.

A FEW REMINDERS.......

• Pizza Day is this Tuesday for those who ordered the special lunch.
• There will be an Epiphany Mass at the school this Tuesday at 10:15am in the gym. All are welcome.
• St. Rita Winter Carnival will be this Thursday January 17th. Please dress extra warm as we will be outside for most of the morning.
• Library books are always due every Monday so we can take books out on our Tuesday time slot.