This week the focus was on writing our stories to be published. The children have been working very hard and enthusiastically! We focused on different ways to start a story, making sure we have at least three events in the story and write using descriptive language (adjectives, adverbs, and similes). Next we will be editing the first drafts of the stories making sure the correct punctuation, capitalization, interesting words and description has been used. They will also be working on their illustrations for their stories.
In Math we looked at pictographs this week. We learned the symbol being used in the graph should be connected to the data that is being represented and the importance of the value of the symbol being clear. They interpreted pictographs, matched pictographs to data tables and represented data by creating their own pictographs. Our next topic will be money. We will be completing a project that requires adding and subtracting money.
In Religion this week we prayed the stations of the cross after learning about the stations last week. We also began taking about Palm Sunday and Holy Week. We will continue to focus on this in depth.
Correction:
In the post last week I wrote that our class trip to the Surrey Nature Center is on June 13th. This is incorrect. Our trip is on April 24th. Your child will have brought a permission form home on Friday about this trip.
Up Coming Events:
-Praise and Worship Club every Monday from 3-3:30pm
-Over 18 Screening - April 19th 6:30pm
Sunday 9 April 2017
Saturday 1 April 2017
Term 3!
We are on to the last stretch of Grade 3! The students have come a long way and I am very proud of all the hard work the have put in.
Term 3 will be a busy term. For the month of April our class will be busy writing stories to go in our very own books, which will be published by Student Treasures Publishing. We have two field trips planned and we will use the researching and writing and presenting skills we have been working on in the last 2 terms to begin and complete our passion projects. More information on all this topics will be provided soon.
This week we were very focused on planning our stories in Language Arts. We discussing the purpose of our stories and what themes they many have. Before Spring Break we planned in detail who our main character(s) and villains were. This week we reviewed this and focused on developing a detailed setting and planning out the plot of our stories. We also continued to practice our reading comprehension and have begun our spelling tests once more.
In Math this week focused on data collection this week. We asked questions, recorded the answers using tally charts and then represented the information using bar charts. We will continue to work on data collection next week. We will be focusing on representing information using pictograph. We will also focus on interpreting bar charts and pictographs. It is very important that students continue to practice their basic math skills all year round. we will be working on basic math skills through out the term. Please practice these skills at home as well. xtramath is a great way to have your child practice their basic math skills.
In Religion this week we have focused on the Jesus' passion through the Stations of the Cross. We will continue to do this next week and also focus on Paslm Sunday and the Triduum.
Student Treasures and Publishing Books:
As mentioned above, we are writing stories that will be published. It is wonderful that the students have the opportunity to go through the steps that writers go through before they finish a piece novel. They will also be their own illustrators. The children are very excited about this and are putting in a lot of hard work. You will be receiving the following notice and an order form next week:
This year your
child will be getting their writing published into their very own book! The company, Student Treasures offers us to
give each child a FREE published paperback book and you have the opportunity to
get an extra copy(s) if you wish (which will be hardcover). Even if you do not want to order a copy,
please send back this order form by checking “no” and sign as we must send in
all those forms in order that your child gets their FREE book. Please have the order forms in by Thursday,
April 13. The order form has the prices
in US dollars but if you wish to pay with Canadian cash, no extra exchange rate
will be necessaryJ.
Field Trips:
- Fort Langley : May 5th
- Surrey Nature Center : June 13th
As always, please feel free to email me any questions you may have!
Term 3 will be a busy term. For the month of April our class will be busy writing stories to go in our very own books, which will be published by Student Treasures Publishing. We have two field trips planned and we will use the researching and writing and presenting skills we have been working on in the last 2 terms to begin and complete our passion projects. More information on all this topics will be provided soon.
This week we were very focused on planning our stories in Language Arts. We discussing the purpose of our stories and what themes they many have. Before Spring Break we planned in detail who our main character(s) and villains were. This week we reviewed this and focused on developing a detailed setting and planning out the plot of our stories. We also continued to practice our reading comprehension and have begun our spelling tests once more.
In Math this week focused on data collection this week. We asked questions, recorded the answers using tally charts and then represented the information using bar charts. We will continue to work on data collection next week. We will be focusing on representing information using pictograph. We will also focus on interpreting bar charts and pictographs. It is very important that students continue to practice their basic math skills all year round. we will be working on basic math skills through out the term. Please practice these skills at home as well. xtramath is a great way to have your child practice their basic math skills.
In Religion this week we have focused on the Jesus' passion through the Stations of the Cross. We will continue to do this next week and also focus on Paslm Sunday and the Triduum.
Student Treasures and Publishing Books:
As mentioned above, we are writing stories that will be published. It is wonderful that the students have the opportunity to go through the steps that writers go through before they finish a piece novel. They will also be their own illustrators. The children are very excited about this and are putting in a lot of hard work. You will be receiving the following notice and an order form next week:
Hello parents!
Field Trips:
- Fort Langley : May 5th
- Surrey Nature Center : June 13th
As always, please feel free to email me any questions you may have!
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