2. Return signed portfolio.
3. Scholastic Book Fair all week.
4. Talent Show sign-up tomorrow.
Reading
We will continue our unit on Character Studies with
a shift to students being in book clubs. Students will learn that while
characters themselves are unique, the way in which they move through stories is
predictably the same. One big idea is that conflict is at the heart of all
stories. Students will discover how authors introduce tension, to show that the
problem has gotten worse, to show something being resolved. Another focus this
month is exploring different points of view when reading a wide variety of
texts.
Writing
For the month of May, we will continue with our
unit on persuasive speeches. Students have been working on generating topics
that they feel passionate about and have produced a number of persuasive
speeches in their notebooks. Our writers will be using checklists to
self-assess their work, set goals, and create action plans for meeting those
goals. By the end of the week, students will review all the quick drafts of
speeches they’ve written and choose one to develop, draft, revise, edit,
publish, and present. Later this month, we will invite families to come and
listen to the speeches. Stay tuned!
Math
This month we will focus on multiplication,
division, and area. In Grade 3, students need to relate multiplication of
one-digit numbers and division by one-digit divisors to real life situations.
They also need to multiply to 7 x 7 and divide to 49 ÷ 7 using a variety of
mental strategies. We will also be reviewing all the mathematical concepts we
learned this past year in preparation for EQAO.
Social Studies
We will continue our unit on Living and Working in
Ontario and examine the natural resources found in these geographical locations.
Students learned about the interrelationship between the natural environment
and employment opportunities. They will also critically examine and reflect on
the impact of human activities and how the decisions about land use may impact
the environment.
Science
We will continue to examine forces in nature that
causes objects to move and students will design a structure that can withstand
some simulated forces found in nature such as high winds or water. We then move
onto our last unit of the year: Plants and Soil.
