Literacy
Students are learning how to read expository texts (non-fiction texts) by looking at a variety of different structures such as the table of contents, chapter titles, and subtitles to grasp main ideas and evidence to support it.
Grade 3 students are also well under way with writing about their topics of expertise. Remember, the most successful topics are ones your child already knows quite a bit about. This could include a hobby, something they do such as an extra-curricular activity outside of school, something he/she collects, or an area of great interest, etc. Through our mentor texts, we will be examining how non-fiction texts are structured, read to grasp main ideas from their research texts, and transfer these skills by writing their own chapter books.
Grade 3 students are also well under way with writing about their topics of expertise. Remember, the most successful topics are ones your child already knows quite a bit about. This could include a hobby, something they do such as an extra-curricular activity outside of school, something he/she collects, or an area of great interest, etc. Through our mentor texts, we will be examining how non-fiction texts are structured, read to grasp main ideas from their research texts, and transfer these skills by writing their own chapter books.
To help support your child, please take them to the public library to sign out a few books on their topic of interest. The librarians will be able to assist you in finding age-appropriate texts. Alternatively, you can print off information from the internet to help your child with accessing information.
Math
In math we have wrapped up fractions through the context of measurement. We will be moving onto 2D geometry starting next week. Some of the concepts we will be exploring in this unit are:
- identifying and comparing various polygons (i.e., triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, heptagons, octagons) and sorting them by their geometric properties (i.e., number of sides, side lengths, number of interior angles, number of right angles)
- solve problems requiring the greatest or least number of two-dimensional shapes needed to compose a large shape in a variety of ways
- explain the relationships between different types of quadrilaterals
- identify and describe the two-dimensional shapes that can be found in a three-dimensional figure
- identify congruent two-dimensional shapes by manipulating and matching concrete materials
Here are some of the mental math strategies your children have been exploring in fractions.
Science
Here are some photos of your children's dream schools. Students worked in teams to showcase their structures. Eco-friendly choices were evident in how students considered the use of energy, choice of materials, and designs. Features such as solar panels, skylights, and gardens were included. In addition, designs also included swimming pools, foam pits, roof top arcades, and use of slides instead of stairs. Their creativity was truly inspiring!
Social Studies
We are working on creating a timeline on our learning wall. If you could kindly provide the year your family first arrived in Canada and how the relative is related to your child, that would be so greatly appreciated!
PRIDE Assembly
We would like to cordially invite you to our February PRIDE Assembly. Students in Mrs. Farley's, Mrs. Campobasso, and Mrs. Garlow's classes have been working hard to prepare for this assembly by commemorating Black History month. We would appreciate your help by having your child continue to practise singing the song 'A Change is Gonna Come' by Sam Cooke at home. You can access the song here.
Our assembly will take place on Thursday, February 28th, at 9:30 am in the gym. We hope to see you all there!
