Reminders:
Library tomorrow - please bring your books for book exchange with Mrs. Lawler
Math worksheet: Sorting Figures
Wordstudy due tomorrow
Pizza Party tomorrow: Pizza, juice and cupcakes will be provided to celebrate 3A's success in the Cereal Drive.
Cookie Dough Orders due December 5th
Digital Storytelling:
This week's technology group created this video for your viewing pleasure. We may have some Steven Spielburg's among us! Great job Michael, Denzel and Kevin!
The 9-Year-Old Spy
Blogger of the day: Divjot
I had fun doing social studies because I learned about communites.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Homework:
Wordstudy due Thursday
Headphones for Daily 5 time
Blogger of the day: McKenna
Today we had gym it was fun. We got to play on the i pad.
Wordstudy due Thursday
Headphones for Daily 5 time
Blogger of the day: McKenna
Today we had gym it was fun. We got to play on the i pad.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Monday, November 26, 2012
Homework and reminders:
Math: Describing Angles worksheet
Math Assessments
Your child will be coming home with some Math assessments today. Please review the quizzes and test, sign them and return them to school so I can file them in your child's portfolio. Thank you.
Food day orders due Wednesday
Poinsettia orders still accepted
Technology in the Classroom
Students will be creating a variety of media texts this year on the laptops and iPads. Check out the short trailer that Dora, Divjot and Chelsea created with very little help from Mrs. Allison. They took the pictures and organized the story on my iPad. This project took them about 30 minutes. I can't wait to see what the students can do with more practise time on the iPad!
The Quest by Dora, Divjot and Chelsea
Blogger of the day: Steve
I went to the music room and learned a song.I played basketball outside.
Math: Describing Angles worksheet
Math Assessments
Your child will be coming home with some Math assessments today. Please review the quizzes and test, sign them and return them to school so I can file them in your child's portfolio. Thank you.
Food day orders due Wednesday
Poinsettia orders still accepted
Technology in the Classroom
Students will be creating a variety of media texts this year on the laptops and iPads. Check out the short trailer that Dora, Divjot and Chelsea created with very little help from Mrs. Allison. They took the pictures and organized the story on my iPad. This project took them about 30 minutes. I can't wait to see what the students can do with more practise time on the iPad!
The Quest by Dora, Divjot and Chelsea
Blogger of the day: Steve
I went to the music room and learned a song.I played basketball outside.
Friday, November 23, 2012
Friday, November 23, 2012
A big Shazam goes out to the students and families of 3A for your kindness and generosity. Our class won the cereal challenge by donating many, many boxes of cereal to feed kids in our community. 3A will be rewarded with a pizza lunch next week. Great job!
Our school-wide focus this year is Math - specifically problem solving. Yesterday, we had a visit from Math Coach, Mrs. Longmuir. The students enjoyed solving one another's problems and explaining their thinking. Throughout this year, we will be learning and practising how to explain our thinking with a variety of problem solving strategies. Students should continue to practise their basic addition, subtraction and multiplication facts daily. We do use calculators and manipulatives to solve math problems but a good knowledge of basic math facts will also be beneficial.
Our school-wide focus this year is Math - specifically problem solving. Yesterday, we had a visit from Math Coach, Mrs. Longmuir. The students enjoyed solving one another's problems and explaining their thinking. Throughout this year, we will be learning and practising how to explain our thinking with a variety of problem solving strategies. Students should continue to practise their basic addition, subtraction and multiplication facts daily. We do use calculators and manipulatives to solve math problems but a good knowledge of basic math facts will also be beneficial.
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Agenda:
Math: Extra Practice #1
Social Studies Collage
Food Day orders due Wednesday
Poinsettia orders
Blogger of the day: Noah
Today we had a special guest Mrs . Longmuir. She helped us with our Math.
Math: Extra Practice #1
Social Studies Collage
Food Day orders due Wednesday
Poinsettia orders
Blogger of the day: Noah
Today we had a special guest Mrs . Longmuir. She helped us with our Math.
Monday, November 19, 2012
Monday, November 19, 2012
Homework:
Procedural paragraph in writer's notebooks: "How to play _____________"
Dinner table task: Use the success criteria for writing a procedural text and explain to your family how to get ready for school. Don't forget your transition words (first, next, then, after, finally).
Word study will be assigned tomorrow. Students will have some class time to work on this week's word study.
Don't forget to bring in your order forms for the poinsetta fundraiser!
Procedural paragraph in writer's notebooks: "How to play _____________"
Dinner table task: Use the success criteria for writing a procedural text and explain to your family how to get ready for school. Don't forget your transition words (first, next, then, after, finally).
Word study will be assigned tomorrow. Students will have some class time to work on this week's word study.
Don't forget to bring in your order forms for the poinsetta fundraiser!
Friday, November 16, 2012
Fighting Island
This past week, I had the opportunity to visit Fighting Island for teacher training. Our grade 3 class will be going to Fighting Island in the spring. Here is an overview of this exciting learning opportunity and some pictures of my day there.
Fighting Island is located near LaSalle. The GECDSB in partnership with BASF Chemical Company is provided learning opportunities for students in an outdoor classroom setting. Students will be taking a school bus to LaSalle where they will get on a Ferry for a 5 minute ride over to Fighting Island. A personal flotation device (life jacket) will be provided and each child MUST wear a device on the ferry. More specific information will be sent home in the spring about dates, times etc..
While students are on Fighting Island, they will be participating in a variety of Science Investigations including: bug and insect collection, seed and plant collection and soil collection and testing. The day is designed around the grade 3 Science Curriculum and more specifically around the needs and interest of OUR grade 3 class.
Here are some pictures from my recent visit.
Collecting bug and insect samples at the pond.
The view of LaSalle from Fighting Island
Investigating Deer Tracks
View from Fighting Island
DBO (Distiller Blow Off) at the bottom of a canal on Fighting Island. DBO is term applied to unusable by-products left over from the manufacturing of soda ash. DBO is a grayish-white, fine-grained solid that looks and feels like plaster. When it is wet, it has the consistency of toothpaste. For more information about Fighting Island on this Youtube:
Hey little crayfish...
Through a microscope...
Dragonfly Nymph
My learning partners - Mr. Quaglia and Mr. Dougall
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Homework:
Math: Interpreting Circle Graphs #3-6
Math test on Thursday: Interpreting data, bar graphs, pictographs, circle graphs
Wordstudy due tomorrow
Please send report card envelopes back to school
Bring in old magazines for Social Studies
Math: Interpreting Circle Graphs #3-6
Math test on Thursday: Interpreting data, bar graphs, pictographs, circle graphs
Wordstudy due tomorrow
Please send report card envelopes back to school
Bring in old magazines for Social Studies
Monday, November 12, 2012
November News
Hello 3A Families!
Now that we are back online, I am able to send out the news for the month. My apologies for the delay. Please continue to check the blog for daily updates.
Here are some updates for you:
1. Book orders are due this Wednesday. There are some students who have books on back order. They should be arriving shortly.
2. Progress reports and parent-teacher interviews: Progress reports were sent home today. Please call the school at 519-969-9748 if you wish to discuss your child's progress. Interviews will be held on this Thursday evening and Friday morning. Friday is a PD day - students should not come to school.
Please note that the progress report is designed to show the student's achievement of the learning skills and work habits during the initial weeks of the school year. This report is not an evaluation of your child's achievement. Rather, the purpose is to the give students and parents early feedback regarding general progress during the first eight weeks of the school year. Your child's progress at this time does not imply achievement level at Term I report cards. For example, if your child is progress at "very well" it does not necessarily mean they will achieve an "A" at Term I reports.
Curriculum News:
Math: We will be finishing up our unit on Data Management. I hope to have a test this Thursday and then move on to Geometry. Students will be identifying and sorting 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes.
Literacy: Students will continue to read a variety of texts. They read texts of their choice during "Daily 5" time and respond in their Reader's Response books so I can check their comprehension. This month we will focus on reading and writing procedural texts where students explain "How To" do something. Students will also be presenting orally and explaining to their classmates how to do something.
Health and Media Literacy: We will focus on Healthy Eating and the benefits of healthy eating. Students will dissect commercials and advertisements relating to food and food products. They will create their own commercial to advertise a food product of their choice.
Social Studies: We will continue with our unit or Urban and Rural Communities. By the end of this unit, students will know the characteristics of their community (ie. manufacturers, landmarks etc..). Students will also be able to identify the type of community they wish to live in and give reasons why.
Team building: We work hard in 3A and it is also important that we take the time to celebrate our hard work and build social skills. Many of our 3A friends are working on using kinder words and a kinder tone when we communicate with one another. Check out our team building challenges from last week.
Curriculum News:
Math: We will be finishing up our unit on Data Management. I hope to have a test this Thursday and then move on to Geometry. Students will be identifying and sorting 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes.
Literacy: Students will continue to read a variety of texts. They read texts of their choice during "Daily 5" time and respond in their Reader's Response books so I can check their comprehension. This month we will focus on reading and writing procedural texts where students explain "How To" do something. Students will also be presenting orally and explaining to their classmates how to do something.
Health and Media Literacy: We will focus on Healthy Eating and the benefits of healthy eating. Students will dissect commercials and advertisements relating to food and food products. They will create their own commercial to advertise a food product of their choice.
Social Studies: We will continue with our unit or Urban and Rural Communities. By the end of this unit, students will know the characteristics of their community (ie. manufacturers, landmarks etc..). Students will also be able to identify the type of community they wish to live in and give reasons why.
Team building: We work hard in 3A and it is also important that we take the time to celebrate our hard work and build social skills. Many of our 3A friends are working on using kinder words and a kinder tone when we communicate with one another. Check out our team building challenges from last week.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Our internet connection is working again so please check in again daily for updates.
Homework
Math - worksheet, "Drawing Bar Graphs'
Rough copy of letter to a veteran
Reminders: Remembrance Day Assembly
Homework
Math - worksheet, "Drawing Bar Graphs'
Rough copy of letter to a veteran
Reminders: Remembrance Day Assembly
Parents are invited to our Remembrance Day Assembly on FRIDAY at 10:45 a.m. 3A students will be hosting the
assembly, presenting dramatic tableaux and reciting a poem. Students are asked to wear black pants
and a black shirt for the presentation.
If your child does not have a black shirt and pants, I will provide it
for them. Our class is
looking forward to taking part in this special presentation - we hope you will
able to join us.
Thank
you,
Mrs.
Allison
Monday, November 5, 2012
Monday, November 5, 2012
Homework:
Math p. 214 #2 and 3
No Word Study this week
Remembrance Day Assembly will be on Friday, November 9, 2012 at 10:45 a.m. Our class will be part of the presentation. Students will need to wear a black shirt and pants for the assembly. Parents and family members are welcome to join us at the assembly.
Blogger: Oyinda
I watched a video about Remembrance Day. I learned about Remembrance Day and that you have to take 2 minutes of silence to remember the soldiers that died for us.
Math p. 214 #2 and 3
No Word Study this week
Remembrance Day Assembly will be on Friday, November 9, 2012 at 10:45 a.m. Our class will be part of the presentation. Students will need to wear a black shirt and pants for the assembly. Parents and family members are welcome to join us at the assembly.
Blogger: Oyinda
I watched a video about Remembrance Day. I learned about Remembrance Day and that you have to take 2 minutes of silence to remember the soldiers that died for us.
Friday, November 2, 2012
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