Thursday, March 28, 2013

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Blogger of the day:  Austin

Today we had hot choclet and juse and we had a assmebly of sport and a spelling bee in elt i think we finished our robot dance thank you for reading.

Happy Easter!!!!  See you on Tuesday!

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Edward Tulane Video

Please take a moment to watch 3A's video trailer about the novel, "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane."  You will be amazed at their retelling skills and use of media.

Edward Tulane Trailer

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Homework and reminders:

Mad minute
Wordsearch (teeth words)
Math test next Thursday (multiplication and division)
Wordstudy due tomorrow

blogger of the day:  Aidan

         Today we went on bitstrips and made comics and  made a cartoon verzion of us and and this morning in ELT we turned into robots and danced like robots!!!!!

Monday, March 25, 2013

Monday, March 25, 2013

Homework and reminders:

Please get Science test, Math test and Math sheets signed.
Bring $4.00 for Number the Stars Play tomorrow
Wordstudy due Thursday

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Great job on the Force and Motion projects 3A!  We like to move it, move it!!!

3A Science Projects

Homework and reminders:

Math p. 169 #5 & 6
$4.00 for "Number the Stars" play
Bring props for Edward Tulane tableau

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Homework:

Fill in multiplication chart
Wordstudy due tomorrow

Blogger of the day:  Noah

The Science fair was fun.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Homework and reminders:

Math p. 161 #6 &7
Wordstudy due Thursday
EQAO sheets "Talent Show"

gym tomorrow - bring shoes
library tomorrow - bring your books

Blogger of the day:  McKenna

Today we had science fair in our classroom.  I showed my toy car.   I got a lot kids at my station.  The grade 2's came to see our projects.  In Math, we got a quiz and I did well.


Monday, March 18, 2013

Monday, March 28, 2013

Welcome back 3A!

Homework

Math p. 159 #5 & 7
Wordstudy due on Thursday
Please be ready to present your Science projects tomorrow

Blogger of the day:  Karman

I had a great day at school because we prepared our Science projects.  Tomorrow we will present them to the grade 2 classes.  In Math I learned to multiply by 2 and 5.  It was easy!

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Joke of the Day - Sunday

I hope you are enjoying your March Break.  Here is the joke of the day as promised.

Why don't elephants need suitcases?

Because they already have trunks!!!

Have a great day!

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Homework:

Math worksheets:  Using Arrays to Multiply
Science:  Toy Plan and Instruction Sheets
-any students who need some extra time to finish off their toys may stay in at recess tomorrow
Work on those multiplication colouring sheets if you have time

Reminders:

Day 8:  Gym tomorrow
Break a rule day tomorrow

See you soon!

Mrs. Allison

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Homework:

Math worksheets - relating multiplication and addition,  multiplication colouring sheet
Study for Science Test tomorrow
Work on Toy Plan (make sure your diagram is coloured neatly and labelled correctly) and How I Built My Toy Instructions

Reminders:

Popcorn sales continue for $2/bag
Break a rule on Friday:  50 cents for one rule, $2.50 for all the rules
-wear a hat, bring an electronic (must be used for academic purposes- no gaming machines please), wear pj's, change your seat, chew gum


Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Blogger of the day:  Gurvind

Today we got to science and every budy got to build are toys. The best part of my day was when I got to do science . I had a great day today.

Homework

Math p. 147 #2, 4, 6
Wordstudy due Thursday
Science Review due tomorrow
Science Test on Thursday (Force and Motion)
Toy Plan and Project sheets due Friday

Reminders

I need to clarify the prices of the grade 8 fundraisers.  Please accept my apologies for any misunderstandings.

Popcorn is $2.00/bag
Break a rule day on Friday:  50 cents for one rule, $2.50 for all rules

Monday, March 4, 2013

March News

Happy March to our 3A students and families!  Let's cross our fingers that some warmer weather is on its way!  Here are some curriculum updates and classroom news for the month of March.

Math - We will start our Multiplication and Division unit this week.  Students should continue to practise math facts daily using flashcards, computer games, computer apps or mad minute worksheets.  Students will get 1 blazer ballot for every mad minute sheet they complete at home.  The ballots are sent to the office for a pizza draw each Friday.  I would like to see our box full of blaxer ballots this month!

Literacy
We will finish up our "Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" novel with some art and drama activities.  The students will be working on acting out scenes from the story using tableaux and also creating characters with plasticine.

Students will continue to read short fictional texts and non-fiction reports to prepare for EQAO.  I will begin to give students practise tests so they can become familiar with the type of questions and the format that will be on the test in May.

We will also be creating avatars and writing our own comics on the web based site called "Bit Strips."

Science
This week, our toy engineers will be designing and assembling their own toys.  It will be a busy and fun week.  A reminder to students that the unit test on Force and Motion is this Thursday.

Social Studies
When we return from March Break, we will start a unit on Map and Globe skills.  The culminating activity will allow students to design their own island and create a map for that island.


Grade 8 fundraisers

The grade 8 students have two upcoming fundraisers.  All proceeds will go to the grade 8 field trip and graduation.

1.  They will be selling popcorn for $1.00 all this week at second nutrition break.

2.  Break a rule day - Friday, March 8
-for 50 cents, students will be allowed to do one of the following:  chew gum, use electronic devices, wear a hat, wear pj's or choose their seat.
-$2.00 will allow students to do all of the above

Please note that any electronics brought to school will be used to research, read or practise math facts.  No gaming machines please.   The school cannot be responsible for loss or damage of electronic devices.

March Break is from March 11 -15.  Have a safe and restful March Break.  I look forward to warmer and sunnier days when we return.

Take care,

Mrs. Allison

Friday, March 1, 2013

Friday, March 1, 2013

Homework and reminders:

Math test on Monday (do Show What You Know)
Science test on Thursday
Bring materials for your toy

Blogger of the day:  Luka

I liked that i started planing my toy for my scince project!