End of the Year

Dear parents and guardians,

I can't believe that it is already the end of 2016! It has been wonderful getting to know each one of the students and teaching them in the last four months.

The only homework for the break is to continue at least 15 minutes of daily reading and log it on the reading log in the red binder. I have sent some math puzzle sheets. Students can choose to use them if they wish to practice some addition and substraction.

Here are some ideas  to continue supporting your child over the break.

1. Write picture journal entries to practice rich sentence writing skills.

2. Write interesting sentences using the words from the dictations.

3. Practice basic operation skills learned in grade 1 and 2. Students should be comfortable doing addition and subtraction of single and two-digit numbers as we will start dealing with three-digit numbers.

Here are some helpful websites.

Math worksheet generator.

http://www.softschools.com/math/worksheets/addition_worksheets.jsp

Practice operations using popsicle sticks

http://www.creativefamilyfun.net/2015/03/math-fact-sticks.html#_F2iSj9

Have a wonderful break and happy new year!!!

M. Jung

November

1. In math..

We continued with our math centres (les ateliers de mathématiques) to continue practicing rounding and number sense through fun small group activities.

During the month of November, we started and finished our new unit on patterning.  Related photos will be shared in our December post.

2. Science, Drama and Literacy

We have worked on our integrated project where we completed a play script with our knowledge on structures and creativity to put together a puppet show. We also learned about performing with an audience and reflected on our learning through peer evaluation. The evaluation will be sent home shortly.

Students designing their puppets for three different houses of the three little pigs using their scientific knowledge on stable and solid structures.

 

Students having fun practicing their puppet show.

As a wrap-up of the science unit on structures, we also tried the famous marshmallow challenge. Students were observed to use their knowledge to build a structure with limited materials to attain a goal while showing their collaboration skills.

3. Health and Literacy

For the bullying prevention week, we started a series of integrated projects with this theme. The introductory activity included learning who is involved (the bully-or bullies, the bullied, the bystanders, the upstanders) by creating a possible bullying scene through shapes. Then, we wrote an explanatory sentences to make connections between the situation and the shapes and their placement and colours. We shared a lot of insightful discussions on this serious topic throughout this activity. The evaluation for this series of activities will be sent home shortly.

 Draw a triangle, a square and a circle as you wish and wherever you wish. Who's the bully? Who's the bullied? Who's the bystander? Why?

4. In Visual Arts...

We have created our first winter art. We continue to explore using different materials and lines to make arts.

Attach shredded pieces of paper on a blank white sheet of paper with water. 

When the sheet is dry, peel them off and voilà!

And then we drew branches, cardinals and snow.

It decorated our class bulletin board for several weeks. It will also be displayed in the gym for the winter concert for everyone to appreciate.

5. Misc.

- Thank you for all your participation in our fundraising activities and donations!

- We have had a couple of incidents of wet socks! Please send extra clothing to keep at school in a Zip-loc for your child's well-being just in case!

- Here are our winter concert songs. Please arrive by 6:30 PM (Nov 14th) at the latest if your child is participating. More detailed instructions will be sent out through Remind App.

Our class song. We are performing with Mme. Mancini's 2/3 class.

The whole school song for the finalé.

Thank you for your continued support and interest.

M. Jung

December newsletter

                                                                                                                Thursday, December 1, 2016

Dear Parents and/or Guardians,

I would like to thank you all for coming to the interview night. It was a pleasure meeting you all.

Just a little note to let you know what is happening on in our Grade 3 classroom. I have had a great three months learning with your child and we only have 3 weeks left before the winter break. Here are a few updates for the month of December:

Housekeeping:

Cold weather: With the arrival of the winter weather, please ensure that your child   comes to school in the appropriate clothing for the weather. It is also important for your child to keep a change of clothes at school.

Curriculum Corner: 

þ Math

In Math, we will be finishing our patterning unit in the beginning of December and start our next unit – Data Management.

þ Science

In Science, we will start to learn about the forces we come across on a daily basis (muscular, magnetic, natural, etc.) and their effects, as well as the impact of natural forces on society and the environment.

þ Literacy

In Literacy, we will continue to work on making connections and predictions using different parts of speech to use interesting and detailed sentences. Soon we will start our Paragraph Writing unit. We will be focusing on using the writing process to plan, organize and revise our writing. In reading, we are working on asking questions while we read to deepen our reading comprehension and to help us find important ideas. We are continuing to use our prior knowledge and ideas from the text to help us explain our thinking before, during and after reading.

þ Health

In Health, we will continue to work on our unit on bullying prevention through art and literature identifying characteristics of healthy and unhealthy relationships. We will start discussions on safety and fictional violence.

Mark your calendars for these dates:

            Friday, December 9, 2016 Pyjama Day

            Wednesday, December 14, 2016 – Primary Winter Concert ”L’hiver en fête”

            Wednesday, December 21, 2016 – Holiday Sweater Day

            December 24, 2016 - January 6, 2017 - Winter Break

            Monday January 9, 2017 - Back to School!

Our holiday food and toy drive continues until December 12, 2016. Thank you for your donation.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to use the Remind App to contact me. To reach the rotary teachers, please use the following extensions.

Mme. Sewell (social studies) – ext. 121

M. Mittelstaedt (physical education and dance) – ext. 214

Mme. Birse (music) – ext. 202

 Thank you in advance for your support and cooperation.         

M. Jung    

                                                                                               

Dictée #7

Here is the link for the dictation 7. Click here. Click on the speaker icon to listen to the pronunciation. Long click for slow reading.

List distributed Dec 2, 2016

Dictation on Dec 9,  2016

Thank you for your support.