We have been so busy in 3C! There is so much going on!!!
LITERACY
We almost at the end of Wonder and will be on to the extra Julian Chapter soon! The kids are really excited to hear "the bully's" side of the story! We've also been doing some reading comprehension work. Reading a nonfiction passage on caterpillars/butterflies, highlighting the important information and then looking back to answer questions. The students were quickly able to distinguish between important and not important details. They also quickly realized that rereading a passage a couple times really helps with their comprehension of the material.
NUMERACY
Wow! The kids amazed me with their work through the fractions unit! The curricular objectives in this area are very limited. Students are expected to demonstrate an understanding of fractions by:
- explaining that a fraction represents a part of a whole
- describing situations in which fractions are used (fair sharing)
- comparing fractions of the same whole that have like denominators
This week we are going to work through our measurement unit. I always leave the hands on units for the end of the year because they are easier for students to understand, have limited curricular objectives and are fun!
Students are doing very well on their multiplication challenge! I am super proud of their efforts! We will be working on x5 this week!
SOCIAL STUDIES
Students are loving learning about Peru. I try and do each country in a different way to expose the students to a variety of learning styles. For Peru, we are working through a note taking package that focuses on a National Geographic Kids website! They are really enjoying learning about the Inca people that lived in Peru over 600 years ago! They build a capital city called Cusco and the very famous Machu Picchu. The students have loved going on video tours of both cities! I think Peru is now on all of their travel bucket lists! We have also talked a lot about how Peru is a rich country in terms of natural resources but due to the fact that they don't harvest those resources, they are one of the world's poorest countries. This has brought up some interesting discussions about the negative impact on the environment when countries do harvest their natural resources, the benefit of being able to export resources to other countries and the balance that needs to be achieved to harvest resources responsibly.I've said it so many times this year...to parents, to colleagues, to the kids themselves...I have never been blessed with such a curious and thoughtful group of global citizens. They use words like export, import and population density as comfortably as they use words like soccer, bike riding and cookies! It's been so much fun watching them blossom into such mindful world citizens!
SCIENCE
We have butterflies!!! We were in the middle of a science/social studies talk about an amazing plant that grows in Peru when Noah spotted our first butterfly! It was super exciting! So exciting in fact that our poor first butterfly, John, fell from the top of the enclosure. His wings weren't fully inflated yet, so he could not stand upright. I quickly put my hand it, he grasped my finger and hung upside down. The two of us held that position for 45 minutes until his wings were good to go! The students were amazing! They got out their chromebooks and worked independently so that I could stay still and help John out! It was quite an afternoon!
On Friday, two more butterflies emerged from their chrysalis. We may have some more butterflies when we get to school tomorrow! This is such an exciting project for the students...and me too!
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
- The Bake Sale is on Tuesday and Wednesday during morning and afternoon recess!
- Permission slips for the U of A Botanic Gardens need to be filled out ASAP!
- Permission slips for the three free swims days during the last week of school can now be filled out!
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