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Peruvian Artifacts - We are currently studying the country of Peru. If you have any artifacts related to this unit of study that you would be willing to lend to our classroom it would be greatly appreciated. Artifacts could include pictures, dishes, art, paintings, sculptures, toys, books, clothing, tools, jewelry, etc… Students will sketch these artifacts, try to determine what they were used for, as well as how they are similar/different from artifacts here in Canada. Please send items to school with your child with a brief written explanation. It would be helpful if you did not explain details of the artifact to your child, as they will be taking part in the sketching, observation, and inquiry process of the artifact with their classmates. We promise to take extra special care of your personal items! School Pictures – Picture orders due on or before October 4. Milk Forms- Due on Friday!! (Sept. 29th) Orange Shirt Assembly – Friday 8:30 – 8:50 am. We as a Grade 3 Group are responsible for leading this assembly. Everyone is welcome. Important Dates: September 28: Fish Creek Walk September 29: Orange Shirt Day October 6: Terry Fox Run Highlights: -We started our day in music class :) -In Social, we started to design a planet in small groups. Students reviewed some various items provided by mission control and were invited to create 4 other items they wished to take with them. Mission control then sent them a message stating they had less room than anticipated in the spaceship thus they had to reduce their list by 6... We will continue this tomorrow -We talked about what an adventure map is and Ms. Parent created a rough sketch of what it looked like (we will be creating a practice one tomorrow morning with a story from Ms. Lauf) -We had library! -In gym, we played capture the chicken and wax museum -We met with Ms. Lauf and Ms. England's classes and read a story called "Not My Girl" which was a continuation of the story we read yesterday. We had a great group discussion and students were very insightful with their answers. -We worked on our reflection questions and created new orange shirts which will be our scripts for the assembly. -We added some pictures to our visual journal covers Some quotes from the day are: "I really liked playing capture the chicken today" "I thought the story was very touching today" "It was sad that the girl's mom didn't know who she was because they cut her hair and she was so thin because they weren't feeding her enough nutritious foods" "I liked playing wax museum" "Our planet has zombies on it and if I fall to the wrong side it wouldn't be good" "I like our classroom and all of the kids in it" For a comment today, please answer the following question: If Ms. Parent bought 12 boxes of crayons and ten of the boxes had 10 crayons in them while the other two had 12 crayons in them, how many crayons would there be all together?
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Peruvian Artifacts - We are currently studying the country of Peru. If you have any artifacts related to this unit of study that you would be willing to lend to our classroom it would be greatly appreciated. Artifacts could include pictures, dishes, art, paintings, sculptures, toys, books, clothing, tools, jewelry, etc… Students will sketch these artifacts, try to determine what they were used for, as well as how they are similar/different from artifacts here in Canada. Please send items to school with your child with a brief written explanation. It would be helpful if you did not explain details of the artifact to your child, as they will be taking part in the sketching, observation, and inquiry process of the artifact with their classmates. We promise to take extra special care of your personal items! School Pictures – Picture orders due on or before October 4. Orange Shirt Assembly – Friday 8:30 – 8:50 am. We as a Grade 3 Group are responsible for leading this assembly. Everyone is welcome. Important Dates: September 28: Fish Creek Walk September 29: Orange Shirt Day October 6: Terry Fox Run For a comment today, please answer the following question: If we received 12 points of time earned on Monday, 9 points of earned time on Tuesday, and 6 points of earned time on Wednesday, how many points do you think we would earn on Thursday and Friday? What do you notice about the pattern? What is the pattern rule? Highlights for today: -We talked about two of the artifacts and filled in some information under the "I know" section of our visual journals -We finished our orange shirts for the assembly -We had music this morning- ask me what I am supposed to do on the music blog! -We started a math problem called "Legs, Legs and More Legs" that we will continue to work on tomorrow -We had a classroom meeting to discuss the importance of taking ownership of our own learning, making responsible choices and ensuring we provide everyone a space to have their own beliefs and values. -We met with Ms. England's and Ms. Lauf's classes twice today. We watched a couple of videos to help us continue to build empathy and understanding around the residential schools and our move towards reconciliation. We started out watching a video created by the students and staff at Niitsitapi Learning Centre (formally the Aboriginal Learning Centre) which helped us understand why we acknowledge the traditional territories and language practices of the Blackfoot Nations when we begin any school ceremonies. Next we watched a short film called Teaching About Residential Schools to Children (youtu.be/NueIHENCckw) to review the concept of a residential school. We also watch the story called "When I Was Eight" which tells the story of a young girl who was eager to go to school to learn to read like her older sister; however, she had to overcome much adversity once arriving at the school in order to maintain her passion to learn to read. youtu.be/LSBrkJn3NeI This is not an easy topic for students to learn about but one that is important to be aware of as it helps create a sense of empathy, respect, remembrance and reconciliation for First Nation people and their experiences as they move through the healing process. We asked students to reflect on the following questions:
We will continue to investigate and will be using student responses to these questions, as well as various artwork in our assembly on Friday. FYI:
Peruvian Artifacts - We are currently studying the country of Peru. If you have any artifacts related to this unit of study that you would be willing to lend to our classroom it would be greatly appreciated. Artifacts could include pictures, dishes, art, paintings, sculptures, toys, books, clothing, tools, jewelry, etc… Students will sketch these artifacts, try to determine what they were used for, as well as how they are similar/different from artifacts here in Canada. Please send items to school with your child with a brief written explanation. It would be helpful if you did not explain details of the artifact to your child, as they will be taking part in the sketching, observation, and inquiry process of the artifact with their classmates. We promise to take extra special care of your personal items! Fish Creek Walk Thursday Afternoon – We are looking for at least 2 volunteers with their security clearance to join us on our first walk to Fish Creek. If you are able to volunteer please let Ms. Parent know. Thanks! School Pictures going home – Picture orders due on or before October 4. Orange Shirt Assembly – Friday 8:30 – 8:50 am. We as a Grade 3 Group are responsible for leading this assembly. Everyone is welcome. Important Dates: September 29: Orange Shirt Day October 6: Terry Fox Run Highlights: -We read a reading comprehension activity together that looked at minerals. Ask me some ways scientists can tell the difference between two minerals - We had a sharing circle and talked about Finuffy's first weekend at Tyson's house!! -We introduced Quiet Critters -We finished looking at our 4th mystery artifact and began sharing some of the things we noticed, thought and wondered -We had some reading time -We talked about our upcoming assembly, talked about the significance behind orange shirt day, watched a short video, read a story called Stolen Words and started to create awareness posters FYI:
Two hand-outs went home today- one related to fees (everyone) and milk forms (oldest and only) that were green and off-white in color. Please ensure student forms are filled out and returned as soon as possible (please check both sides of the forms). Students received envelopes with coupon books- if you wish to purchase the book, please send the money in the envelope and return it to the school. If you do not want to purchase the book, please return the book in the envelope. Scholastic Book Fair - will take place on September 21 & 22nd during Meet the Teacher. Students will have an opportunity to look at the books with their buddies next week. Important Dates: September 20: First day of musical theatre September 21 & 22: Meet the Teacher Conferences September 29: Orange Shirt Day October 6: Terry Fox Run! Highlights: -We started our day in music! -We had a welcome circle for our new student teacher, Ms. Smith, who will be joining us every Wednesday morning for the next ten weeks -We had a special delivery in our classroom! We have a new class pet that will be traveling home with students every weekend. Ask me about it! -We brainstormed name ideas for our new pet -We worked in our visual journal to finish our mystery artifact number 2 and sketched number 3 -We met with Ms. England's class to discuss our math centers and to play some of the new math and literacy games -We took our buddies to the book fair! -We talked about paragraph writing; introducing a topic and conclusion sentence as well as the need for supporting details -We started PE outside but then it started to rain! We finished with some running games inside -We worked on gluing our visual journal covers with Ms. England's class -We listened to another new series chapter book to give us possibilities during our reading times...today was Charlie Bone FYI:
An information sheet(pink) about Healthy Hunger went home today with oldest and only students. Ballot to win $25 in books for yourself and the classroom is due tomorrow (on the back of the book fair form that went home to oldest and only this week). Please ensure student forms are filled out and returned as soon as possible (please check both sides of the forms). Students received envelopes with coupon books- if you wish to purchase the book, please send the money in the envelope and return it to the school. If you do not want to purchase the book, please return the book in the envelope. Scholastic Book Fair - will take place on September 21 & 22nd during Meet the Teacher. Students will have an opportunity to look at the books with their buddies next week. Important Dates: September 20: Musical Theatre will have their first meeting at lunch (forms to go home Monday- if interested) September 21 & 22: Meet the Teacher Conferences September 29: Orange Shirt Day October 6: Terry Fox Run! Book order are due on Tuesday, Sept. 19th. You can order online or send in a cheque. Highlights: -We worked with Ms. Ferrari for an art class today and the students loved that they had some instructions but the freedom to choose how to follow those instructions -We went to the book fair to create a wish list -We worked in our visual journal on creating our full sentences for "The Best Part of Me" writing sample with feedback from our peers -We shared rocks in science -We learned about T charts in math today and how they relate to patterns -We had music class -We played European handball -Am I forgetting anything? FYI:
An information sheet(gold) and pledge sheet regarding Terry Fox went home today. Please ensure student forms are filled out and returned as soon as possible (please check both sides of the forms). Students received envelopes with coupon books- if you wish to purchase the book, please send the money in the envelope and return it to the school. If you do not want to purchase the book, please return the book in the envelope. Collage Materials – This week students will be creating a personal collage. Please collect and bring in any pictures, magazines, stickers, etc that can be cut, and glued. Please do not feel that you have to go out and purchase anything for this project! If you have extra magazines that could be shared with the entire class they would be greatly appreciated. Thank-you. Scholastic Book Fair - will take place on September 21 & 22nd during Meet the Teacher. Students will have an opportunity to look at the books with their buddies next week. Important Dates: September 20: Musical Theatre will have their first meeting at lunch (forms to go home Monday- if interested) September 21 & 22: Meet the Teacher Conferences September 29: Orange Shirt Day October 6: Terry Fox Run! Book order are due on Tuesday, Sept. 19th. You can order online or send in a cheque. Highlights: -We started our morning working on our collages for our visual journal covers; finding images and pictures that represent who we are -We discussed contour cutting and the students spent time cutting out images and laying them out on their visual journal covers. -We were reminded of the book "The Best Part of Me" and created a visual representation of our thoughts about the best part of us in our visual journals. Students were asked to write between 4-6 sentences explaining why they chose the feature they like best about themselves. Ask them what they chose :) -We played European handball with Ms. Lauf's class -We did a spelling assessment today to help Ms. Parent learn about our spelling patterns -We viewed some different rocks and minerals that were brought in by a few students Wow! It is hard to believe that we are finished our first two weeks of school already! Where has the time gone?
Congratulations to Tyson (last week) and Ahmad for earning the teacher chair for the week as they were selected as Students of the Week :) FYI: Please ensure student forms are filled out and returned as soon as possible (please check both sides of the forms). Students received envelopes with coupon books- if you wish to purchase the book, please send the money in the envelope and return it to the school. If you do not want to purchase the book, please return the book in the envelope. Collage Materials – This week students will be creating a personal collage. Please collect and bring in any pictures, magazines, stickers, etc that can be cut, and glued. Please do not feel that you have to go out and purchase anything for this project! If you have extra magazines that could be shared with the entire class they would be greatly appreciated. Thank-you. Scholastic Book Fair - will take place on September 21 & 22nd during Meet the Teacher. Students will have an opportunity to look at the books with their buddies next week. Important Dates: September 20 (Wednesday): Terry Fox Run September 20: Musical Theatre will have their first meeting at lunch (forms to go home Monday- if interested) September 21 & 22: Meet the Teacher Conferences September 29: Orange Shirt Day Book order are due on Tuesday, Sept. 19th. You can order online or send in a cheque. Highlights: -We had a circle this morning to rate our emotional well-being, share something we might be looking forward to about our weekend and discussed the importance of caring for our classroom things (in particular fidget objects) -We had music after circle -We started a K(know) W(wonder) and L (what I learned) chart today! We discussed what we think we know and questions we are wondering about with the topic Rocks and Minerals. -We read a few pages of a book that shared some information about rocks and minerals- ask me to share a couple of facts that I learned -In PE we played alien tag and train tag with Ms. Lauf and Ms. England's class -We met our buddy class and took some time to draw a self-portrait of our buddy :) -We worked with Ms. England's class and completed the activity that we did not have a chance to do yesterday (either pattern hunting or robot robbery) FYI:
Please ensure student forms are filled out and returned as soon as possible (please check both sides of the forms). Students received envelopes with coupon books- if you wish to purchase the book, please send the money in the envelope and return it to the school. If you do not want to purchase the book, please return the book in the envelope. Many of you probably realized that the name on the front of the envelope is incorrect...just cross it out and put your son or daughter's name on the line. (Ms. Parent didn't notice the names when she passed them out!) Collage Materials – This week students will be creating a personal collage. Please collect and bring in any pictures, magazines, stickers, etc that can be cut, and glued. Please do not feel that you have to go out and purchase anything for this project! If you have extra magazines that could be shared with the entire class they would be greatly appreciated. Thank-you. Scholastic Book Fair - will take place on September 21 & 22nd during Meet the Teacher. Students will have an opportunity to look at the books with their buddies next week. Important Dates: September 20 (Wednesday): Terry Fox Run September 21 & 22: Meet the Teacher Conferences September 29: Orange Shirt Day Book order forms went home yesterday- they are due on Tuesday, Sept. 19th. You can order online or send in a cheque. Highlights from our day: -It was picture day today! -To start the morning we had buddy reading :) -We played some math games which included: addition war, subtraction war and 31 to get us thinking about math facts -We started reading a picture book called Dreams of Freedom which ties into our Social Studies unit on the Rights of the Child -We did some work in our visual journal on some different mystery artifacts! We sketched and started to journal what we saw, thought and wondered about the items -We had a body break with Just Dance -In PE we played slow motion line tag -We worked with Ms. England's class today after P.E. We shared our understanding of the different types of patterns and how they can be represented. Next we got into partners and were able to complete one of two task: Take a walk around the school and document different pattern or play a pattern game with a pattern that we learned yesterday. |
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