March 28th - April 1st

 Welcome back after the spring break to room 5 students! I hope you all had the opportunity to get out and enjoy some fresh air and some quality time with family and friends!

In Mathematics, we continue to talk about fractions as parts of a whole and what each part of the fraction means. We also are looking at passage of time and how different events are measured. Students continue to work on representing three digit numbers in various ways too.

In Writing, we have begun to explore great beginnings and the importance of starting your writing piece off with a good impression for the reader. We talked about using action, dialogue, sound effects or a thought or question in the mind of the main character. We will continue to practice these as they are very key components when writing a climbing story. 

In Science, we are wrapping up our Hearing and Sound unit and looking at sound waves, pleasant versus unpleasant sounds and how we can protect our ears from loud sounds to prevent hearing loss. The next unit will focus on design and building of structures.

In Social Studies, we have talked about government, leaders and the role of the government at the civic, provincial and federal levels. We are learning how each level of government has certain responsibilities and then we will be moving on to explore the governments found in our four countries we study and how it effects people's quality of life. 

Next week, we will be busy in our music classes preparing for the upcoming Willy Wonka performance that will be happening on the night of April 21st. Please ensure that you remember to wear your formal uniforms tomorrow to school.  Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!

March 7th - 11th

 Hello Room 5! 

 Another busy week has come and gone and only one more week before Spring Break is here! As we are heading for the break, please make sure you bring in your library books for Thursday as they need to be returned before the break. 

Thank you to the parents I was able to connect with during Parent Teacher Conferences this past week. It is nice to chat about your child's progress and realize that we only have 3 more months of grade three before the end of the school year. 

In Mathematics, we have been looking at word problems working with multiplication and division. Students also created their own word problems and remembered to put question marks at the end of their questions!

In Social Studies, we have been exploring Rights and Responsibilities for children around the world and realizing how lucky we are in the country of Canada to have so many rights entrenched in our daily lives for children. Students made posters to recognize how important these rights are and why children's rights need to be protected.

In Science, we are looking at hearing and sound and ways that we can protect our ears from any type of hearing loss. Students put their knowledge to the test and shared with others how we can do this.

In Writing, we are looking at how we can show emotions in our writing rather than simply telling our reader that "She is happy." Students can write about body language, how a person is feeling or what they might be saying to show the emotion. We are starting to transition from event writing stories into climbing stories where the students introduce characters, a problem, attempts to solve the problem and an extended ending. 

Have a wonderful Sunday and see everyone in formal uniforms on Monday! 

February 28th - March 4th

 Hello and happy Sunday room 5 students!

 I hope you are having a wonderful weekend and a gentle reminder to make sure to wear your formal uniforms on Monday.

In Mathematics, we continue to look at the relationship between multiplication and division as related facts that can help us to solve questions if we are stuck. We have displayed our understanding using arrays, equal groups, number lines and either repeated addition or subtraction. Students also started to talk about perimeter of a shape as the distance around the outside of the shape.

In Writing, students wrote a couple of different event stories. One was based on an event that happened in the their lives, using transition words. The other was imagining that we were going to celebrate our 100th birthday and what interesting things we would chose to do during our special day. The students had fun being transformed with pictures that "aged" them somewhat and then using transition words to tell about what they planned to do during their special day.

In Science, we measure various sounds in and outside of the classroom. The students were asked to predict what sounds would be the loudest or softest and we even had the opportunity to measure the decibel level of a police siren as they were in the parking lot just beside our school! ( The reading was 92 decibels!)

In Social Studies, students have been completing their Google Slide presentations on the exports and imports of each of the countries we study and realizing that many different goods come from all over the world to us here in Canada.

Just a reminder that there is no school on Friday because of Parent Teacher conferences which will be held online Thursday night and Friday between 8 and 12. Take care and see everyone on Monday!

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!

January 24th - 28th

 Well, it is hard to believe that January 2022 has come and gone so quickly! Students continue to work hard in class and I am proud of their overall efforts throughout this month.

In Mathematics, we continue to work on understanding how multiplication works just like repeated addition and what the order of the numbers in a multiplication sentence signify. We have also been exploring data charts and what the information can tell us about a certain topic. Students are working on understanding the language and what we must do in order to answer the questions correctly.

In Writing, we continue to explore using transition words and being able to complete an event story with a defined beginning, middle and ending to it. The students have talked about getting dressed to go outside on a cold day, how to make French toast and riding a rollercoaster from a book we read. Students continue to work on adding more details to their sentences in order for their reader to feel like they were at the event the writer is talking about.

In Science, we are starting to explore Hearing and Sound and look at the various aspects of the human ear that allow us to take sound waves and process them in our brains to make sense of what the message is telling us. We are doing this in anticipation of our field trip to Telus Spark next Wednesday, February 2nd where we will be learning more about hearing and sound in a hands-on classroom setting. 

In Social Studies, we continue to explore services and we talked about how we would cope if an essential service (electricity) was not accessible to us for a period of time. Students had to write their feelings and also the realities of what this would mean to them at home without electricity which is such a given in our city 24 / 7. 

A reminder there is no school on Monday, January 31st and that we will be at theTelus Spark Centre on Wednesday, February 2nd all day. Please remember for our field trip that all of the students are expected to be in their formal uniforms and have a lunch bag / box to bring with them on the trip. I hope you enjoy the rest of your long weekend and see everyone on Tuesday morning!