Language Arts
We have been busy with:
1) daily read alouds that help me introduce a variety of reading strategies
- The Troll by Julia Donaldson taught us about tuning into interesting words when we read.
- Chowder & The Fabulous Bouncing Chowder by Peter Brown taught us to cross check when we are unsure of a word (Does it look right? Does it sound right? Does it make sense?) and to make connections when we are reading (text to self, text to text, text to world).
- Yellowstone, a nonfiction selection, taught us the difference between reading fiction and nonfiction. We were also able to practice three comprehension strategies while reading, checking for understanding, back up and reread and retell what you've read.
2) poetry writing and parts of speech brainstorming
- Students wrote a poem using different nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs to describe themselves.
3) journal writing
4) back and forth communication
- Students will be writing to you each Friday and will bring home their back and forth duotang for you on Fridays. Please read your child's entry and write back. The students LOVE reading what you have to say. This week we are working on filling in some basic information about our school, class, rules and goals. You can expect the Back and Forth duotang to come home next Friday for the first time.
Math
The students are very excited to start our new math program called Jump Math. I attended a workshop with three other teachers from RBES to learn about this program. We really liked what we saw and applied for a year of free resources. All four of us were successful and are trying the program out this year! For more information about Jump Math you can click on this link here:
http://jumpmath.org/ jump/en/approach
Students start out by completing a "Confidence Building Unit" working with fractions and the addition of fractions. The purpose of this mini-unit is to boost student confidence in their math abilities, not to delve into the deep and complicated world of fractions. Students in 3C were very proud of themselves as they worked through the questions!
Tomorrow we will begin our study of number patterns using the very much anticipated Jump Math workbooks! I'm sure your child will come home eager to tell you about them tomorrow!
Social Studies
We have started our introductory unit on mapping. Before we dive into the study of our four countries (Ukraine, Peru, Tunisia and India), we need to make sure we understand our place in the world. We will explore Canada, continents, oceans, directions and other geographical vocabulary. Last week we looked at the difference between a map and a globe. This week we are investigating the Compass Rose that can be found on every map.
Science
This week we are starting our first unit on Rocks and Minerals. Going on our rock walk is the perfect way to start this unit.
Please make sure that you have signed the permission slip online and please let me know if you are able to join us!
A few other important dates to remember:
Lunch orders due September 23rd
Milk delivery starts September 28th
Meet the teacher is on Thursday from 5pm-7pm
Rock walk is on Wednesday
Terry Fox Walk is on Friday, September 25th
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