Halloween!

We are asking that students come dressed up in the morning for Halloween. You may wish to send a spare set of clothes for your child that day...students often get hot and uncomfortable sitting around in their costumes all day. We will be having our costume parade first thing in the morning and then will head back to our classes for some Halloween activities and our Halloween snacks. Please check the VIP page on the lower right hand side of the blog. This page lets you know which party you are signed up for and which food item you need to bring. We do not have any serious allergies in the classroom that I have been made aware of. If your assigned holiday/food item doesn't work for you, please let me know asap and I will make some adjustments. We will be having our party snacks after recess in the morning. In the afternoon, we will create some Halloween art!

Reminder to parents that the next day is a PD Day. This is an awesome tradition in Blackgold, allowing students the day off from school to recover from their Halloween festivities!

October 16th Update

We sure have been busy in 3C!

Rock Day rocked and was super cool...actually, it was freezing!!!

The students enjoyed their day at Leduc #1 and Voyageur Park! The weather wasn't perfect but the students were so busy and involved that they didn't complain about the cool temperatures! 

LITERACY

- word wall words using high frequency, commonly misspelled words- daily read alouds to learn and reinforce "good reader" strategies 

- read to self to read one on one with the teacher or assistant or read alone to practice and fine tune strategy use

- journal writing to build stamina and fluency as a writer

- paragraph writing about what we are thankful for and all about my family

- working with words focusing on long and short vowel sounds and spelling patterns

NUMERACY

- investigating increasing and decreasing number patterns

- using t tables to determine pattern rules

- building number sense

SCIENCE

- exploring what we know and what we want to learn about rocks

ART

- following directions

- completing a guided drawing

- investigating the art of Romero Britto 

- exploring patterns and use of colour to convey happiness

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

- exploring locomotion through centres

- jumping, hopping, skipping, rolling, throwing, catching

October already!?!?

It amazes me that we have already finished a month of Grade Three! Wow! September was full of setting the rules and routines of the classroom, getting to know each other and a few special activities!

The Musicial Ride was definitely a highlight of the past few weeks! The students enjoyed the morning visiting a soldier outside and meeting his horse, chatting with a soldier inside and learning about their training and experiences and of course taking in the 40 minute performance in the southwest field! The horses and riders amazed us with intricate formations! The students were so well behaved and just sat there taking it all in! After the performance, we were invited to approach the horses and soldiers for a quick pet and photo op! The students LOVED petting the horse! For many of them, it was their first time!

The Terry Fox Walk was also a highlight for us on Friday! The students enjoyed the brisk walk in the afternoon followed by a few snacks provided by the Town of Devon and the Lions Club! A big thank you goes out to Mrs. Curtis, Mrs. Thomson, Mrs. Houle and Mrs. Jp for joining us for the walk! The students each carried a list in their pocket with all of the names of the family and friends in Team 3Cs life that have been affected by cancer. Sadly, the list was long but we honoured each of them by keeping them in our thoughts during the walk. 

This week we even managed to sneak in a bubble blowing contest thanks to the generously of Brody's family! We were outside for gym early on Thursday at the end of the day, so we took the last few minutes to test out our bubble blowing skills! The results were HILARIOUS! Mrs. C, the students and I all had a great laugh!

Now, it isn't all fun and games in 3C! The students have also been hard at work!

LITERACY

- word wall words using high frequency, commonly misspelled words

- daily read alouds to learn and reinforce "good reader" strategies 

- read to self to read one on one with the teacher or assistant or read alone to practice and fine tune strategy use

- journal writing to build stamina and fluency as a writer

- paragraph writing about our heroes

- working with words focusing on long and short vowel sounds and spelling patterns

NUMERACY

- investigating increasing and decreasing number patterns

- building number sense

SOCIAL STUDIES

- exploring the world's continents and oceans

- learning the provinces and territories of Canada

ART

- following directions

- exploring warm and cool colours 

- painting with watercolour

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

- exploring locomotion 

- jumping, hopping, skipping