LITERACY
After a few months, we are enjoying the final chapters of Wonder. We are hearing from the "villian" in the story, Julian. We have had so many interesting conversations about why Julian makes the choices he does...why he is a bully. The students still all agree that he isn't a likeable character and that there are no good reasons to justify his choices...but they understand him a bit more. I am going to give the students a little homework assignment over the summer...similar to the one that Mr. Browne gives to his students at Beecher Prep. The students can send me a postcard or note that tells me their favourite precept. I will include a note with their report card to explain this "assignment" in further detail.
Students have finished illustrating their stuck stories and are excited to share them with you. Make sure that you look on the last page for their About The Author paragraphs! They are the cutest!
Students have finished illustrating their stuck stories and are excited to share them with you. Make sure that you look on the last page for their About The Author paragraphs! They are the cutest!
NUMERACY
Math has been a flurry of activity lately! Fractions, measurement, 3D objects and 2D shapes...luckily these units are fun and the students love them! The students blew me away on their fractions unit test! They did AMAZING!!! Grade three is the first grade that introduces standard units in measurement. No more measuring a pencil by lining up paperclips or unifix cubes! The students enjoyed learning about the following units:
- linear measurement - cm, m, km
- time measurement - seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years
- mass measurement - g and kg
SCIENCE
We released our beautiful Painted Lady Butterflies and enjoyed watching them fly away! As always, the students were amazed by the metamorphosis! Such an unbelievable transformation takes place...it's like a miracle! We will be watching Flight of the Butterflies this week and I know that the students are going to LOVE it!
SOCIAL STUDIES
Peru is a pretty interesting place to learn about and it was a great end to a wonderful year of research and discovery in Social Studies! We enjoyed our afternoon celebrating Peru on Friday! The students tried a variety of local fruits and treats...we avoided the delicacies of Guinea Pig and Ceviche, for obvious reasons! LOL! The students loved the mango, banana chips, oranges, chocolates, brownies with Peruvian chocolate and their famous beverage Inca Kola! To pass the time, students fell in love with bracelet making using a simple friendship bracelet pattern. They will be coming home this week when they are finished.
NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY
We were so lucky to participate in our first National Indigenous People's Day celebration at RBES! It was AWESOME! The students gathered in the gym for a presentation by one of our parents and her children along with two elders. We then gathered outside in a circle for a Round Dance that was led by students from Ben Calf Robe School in Edmonton. What a fantastic celebration of a beautiful culture!
OTHER CELEBRATIONS
The students earned a Silent 30 reward so we took 30 minutes to play a game of charades/pictionary! It was so much fun!
YEAR END ACTIVITIES
Things don't seem to wind down during the last days of grade three...we seem to try and pack in as much as possible! Here's a run down of the activities for this week:
Monday
- math (finishing up the last unit)
- catch up work (finishing up slideshows, book illustrations)
- pack up and take home school work/extra supplies (if there's time)
- swimming (11:10-11:50)
- Fun Day (all afternoon)
Tuesday
- Catch up work
- pack up and take home school work/extra supplies
- swimming (10:20-11:00)
- yogurt parfait party
- Flight of the Butterflies (afternoon)
Wednesday
- clean up
- reading awards
- pencil challenge awards
- class party
- swimming (10:20-11:50)
- Year End Slideshow in the gym
That's all for now! Must run and proof read report cards so that I can print them out tomorrow!
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