February 22nd - 25th

 Hello Room 5! I hope you are having a restful and relaxing warm weather weekend!

This week has been busy even with it being a short week with Family Day on Monday. In writing, the students continue to work on accurate use of transition words and event writing after reading several books and the students had to retell main parts of the story. 

In Mathematics, the students continue to explore related facts in multiplication and division. They are learning about arrays, number lines and showing equal groups of items. They are also learning the language to use when discussing multiplying and dividing various things. 

In Social Studies, we have been discussing the goods of the various countries we study in Grade 3 and how these goods are produced from various natural resources. The students completed a scavenger hunt where various goods and natural resources were displayed around the classroom and then they had to categorize them. We have also talked about the differences between imports and exports of goods within the countries to meet their needs and effect their quality of life.

In Science, students looked at measuring volume and pitch.  They had the chance to make a kazoo and realize how they could alter the position of the straws in order to change the pitch that their instrument made. We also discussed how sound can be measured in decibels and the damage that can come from hearing too many high level decibel sounds with our ears.

Next week, we begin the month of March and soon spring will be here! I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday and don't forget to wear your formal uniforms on Monday please!

Valentine's Day

 Hello everybody,

 As next Monday is Valentine's Day, I thought I would send out the class list of names if your child is interested in handing out cards.  The class list is as follows:

Ibbi

Prisha

Gigi

Manuel

Jana

Yakub

Tvisha

Shruthi

Arta

Leeben

Raiden

Lauren

Tair

Jiya

Risha

Ilie

Evelina

Shermat

Arnav

Naksharaa

Amelia

Eldana

Daniel

Tamiris

Noureen

February 1st - 4th

 Hello to all of Room 5! Our second month of 2022 has started and a very happy Lunar New Year to those who celebrate it as part of their culture. A big thank you to all the parents who were able to volunteer and join us on our trip to Telus Spark on Wednesday. It was a great learning experience and those trips cannot happen without parent volunteers who can help out!

In Mathematics, we continue to look at multiplication and how it is just like repeated addition of the same numbers. We looked at arrays and what they represent when talking about multiplying two numbers together. We also explored reading a data chart and being able to answer questions related to the information. 

In Science, we had the chance to visit Telus Spark and learn a bit more about Hearing and Sound looking at the various parts of the ear and how it contains the smallest bone in the human body! We learned about measuring loud and quiet sounds in decibels and how to muffle or amplify a sound using different materials. The students also had time to explore the various other spaces throughout Telus Spark and learn about erosion, constructing towers or objects and even how to make a stop motion movie!

In Social Studies, the students were tasked with researching about a service found in Calgary and then creating an argument as to why this service was an essential one for the people who call Calgary home. Each group of students had to present their argument to the rest of the class and then the students had to chose their top 5 essential services and give reasons why they chose them.

In Writing, we continue to explore transitional words and using them in our event writing practice. The students had the chance to hear the story Blackout by John Rocco and then piece together a retell of the various events that occurred throughout the story.  The students are learning to incorporate both transition words in their sentences and also to include a beginning, middle and end with as many details as they can. 

I hope you all enjoy your Sunday as it appears to be warming up throughout the week. As a result, our scheduled Cross-Country skiing has been cancelled due to a lack of snow covering our school playground. Remember to please wear formal uniforms on Monday and see everyone at 8:00 am!