Field Trips:

Our class along with Mrs. Kowalcyzk's class will be going on a Bridge walk to sketch and make observations about various bridge designs.  This will be happening on Wednesday May 18th. Thank you to the parents that emailed and said they are able to volunteer for this trip! We are waiting on bussing information to confirm that the Calgary Zoo trip can go ahead, I will keep you and the student's updated on this one as information becomes available.  Please make sure students are appropriately dressed for the weather on the field trip day(s) and are in formal uniform, wearing comfortable shoes for walking.  Please provide a healthy lunch and large water bottle that can fit in their backpacks.

This month the Grade 3's will be hosting an assembly on May 30th.  The theme is all about being leaders and making a positive difference in our local and global community.  This assembly will be sent home for parents to view through a video format.  As part of the assembly the Grade 3 teachers would like to make a slideshow featuring our Grade 3 students as babies.  This will be a sweet way to say farewell to our Grade 3's and showcase how our world's future is in the hands of these babies:) I am asking parents to please email a baby photo to Mr. Hakes (adhakes@cbe.ab.ca) by May 13th so that I can compile and make the slideshow in time for the assembly. Please send in your child's baby photos!

In writing, we continue to work on adding more details to the body of our climbing stories and recently created a great beginning with a problem and a solution about a mouse in our classroom. The students enjoyed sharing their ideas and realizing how they can vastly improve their stories by adding those extra details to make the reader want to keep reading on!

In Mathematics, we continue to explore fractions and look at how to determine whether one fraction is larger than another and what is our reason why this is true. The students also have been working on representing numbers and looking at measuring time on a calendar, perimeters of shapes and deciding which form of measurement to use, depending on what your are measuring.

In Social Studies, the students wrote a persuasive paragraph as to what country they would choose to live in and why. We explored climate, foods, type of government and access to various services the students saw as important. 

In Science, the students are talking about structures and various types of bridges that engineers create depending on what they are crossing and other natural factors that can effect the bridges being built. Students will have a chance to explore a variety of bridges on May 18th as we explore Calgary's downtown area and the many bridges that span the Bow River.

Enjoy your Sunday and see all of you on Monday morning in formal uniform.