Hi Room 5!
Looking toward next week, it is going to be a busy week of field trips! On Tuesday, all the grade 3 classes are off to the Calgary Zoo for an educational day trying to complete our Animal Scavenger Hunt during our time there. On Wednesday, the students from Room 5 and Room 8 will be heading into downtown to our Bridge Walk field trip. A reminder that students need to be wearing their formal uniform both days and also make sure they have a 2 strap backpack, a bottle of water, a good lunch and some healthy snacks, proper footwear to walk all day and appropriate jackets for the weather. Both days will feature a lot of walking and students need to be prepared.
On Thursday, the students of room 5 and 8 started to work on our project of making a difference in our local community. We ventured to a local park and picked up lots of garbage that had been left behind. The students were surprised how much garbage they found, but wanted to make a difference and make this a place that people want to go to and play and enjoy nature.
In Mathematics, we have continued to look at measurement and using a variety of tools to measure the length and width of various items in the class and when to use a paper tape measure instead of a ruler to find an accurate measurement. We also keep looking at comparing numbers and also fractions to see which ones are bigger or smaller.
In Writing, we have looked at endings of stories and how we can extend our ending to satisfy the reader right to the end of our stories. We can use a variety of techniques such as an action, memory, wish or hope or decision for the future.
In Science, we have looked at the types of bridges and explored the importance of choosing appropriate materials to make sure that bridges will not collapse. We had some hands-on experiments where students worked in teams to create a free standing structure with materials such as straws, cardboard, lego, logs or sticks. Students found some materials were easier to use than others in the construction process.
In Social Studies, students were asked to pick a country that they would choose to live and provide factual arguments why they would choose that place. A big factor is choosing their country was how would their quality of life increase or decrease from their current life in Canada.
Enjoy your Sunday and don't forget it is formal uniforms on Monday and that homework will be due on Thursday, May 18th because there is no school on Friday.