Hello Room 5 and thank you for another wonderful week of learning. The class has been busy with many different subject areas and getting comfortable in our new room and hallway for grade 3! The students have been busy discussing the theme of quality of life for people around the world and how it can affect their feeling of safety and comfort levels. We have been exploring the concepts of wants versus needs in our daily life and we will exploring the lives of others in countries like Peru, India, Ukraine and also Tunisia and how do our country compare with these places in meeting our needs.
In Mathematics, we are discussing place value and various ways to represent numbers using expanded notation, base ten blocks, place value charts and creating addition and subtraction sentences as well. The students continue to explore various types of graphs such as bar and pictographs to gain an understanding of what the graphs can tell us in relation to information.
In Literacy, we continue to discuss making Just Right choices with the books we choose to read and how to get the most out of these books by asking ourselves questions as we read. The students have also been exploring the idea of where writers get their ideas from and using our own individual Brain Pockets for those ideas. The Brain Pocket includes the Memory Pocket, the Fact Pocket and the Imagination Pocket. We are also looking into what make a complete sentence and starting to use Triple Scoop words within our writing to make it more dynamic and appealing to the reader.
Next week, we have Teacher's Pet coming to our classroom on Wednesday to do an introduction to the various countries we are exploring in Social Studies. Thank you to the parents who were able to take time from their busy schedules and volunteer to help with this program. This week, we will also be doing our Terry Fox run on Thursday as a whole school. Students are welcome to donate a Toonie for Terry over the week and I believe that there was a link sent out by Mrs. Taylor if you would like to donate a larger amount through the Terry Fox website. Also, our Physical Education program will be run outside for the time being, so please ensure your child have appropriate clothing to be outside during this time and as the days are becoming cooler, they are prepared to be outside for our daily recess and lunch breaks. Another reminder that there is no school for the students on Friday, September 24th.
Below is some information regarding our school's involvement with Chapters and donating proceeds to Le Roi Daniels to help us purchase more books for our school's Learning Commons. Please take the time to explore the information and know that it helps to support our theme of Love of Reading within our school community. Have a wonderful Sunday and see everyone in their formal uniforms tomorrow morning!
We are thrilled and excited that our school has been adopted by Chapters Chinook! From September 13th to October 3rd, this store is going to fundraise on our behalf through donations done directly at the Chapters Chinook location. We’re also going to be raising funds to support our library through the direct fundraising page, located below. Please spread the work by sharing this link with family and friends.
https://indigoloveofreadingfoundation.givecloud.co/fundraisers/le-roi-daniels-calgary-albertaOur school is going to receive every dollar raised to support our library and receive an additional 30% discount off books when we shop at Indigo & Chapters program donations. These funds will go long way to bringing more diverse and inclusive picture books to our classrooms.
Please help us by showing your support for our library and our school community! We look forward to surprising the staff and children at Le Roi Daniels School with all the new library books this year! Thank you for your continued support.
