This week in grade
three…
Thank you for attending conferences. They were great
opportunities to share your child’s learning with you!
To continue to develop reading comprehension, this week we
focused on looking at character traits. We discussed different character traits
and also talked about some of our own traits. Then students identified
characters in a story and explained what traits they had based on things they
said or the way they thought and acted. The students worked to include
character traits and explanations as to how they know in their reading response
journals.
For word work, students looked at what prefixes are as well
as different prefixes and their meanings. We focused on –mis, -un, and –dis.
Students also worked on words with the –ai and –ay digraphs. They were given
sentences and had to determine the missing word which contained one of the long-a sounding digraphs.
The students continued to work hard on their oral story
telling. They practiced recording their own creative stories of how the hoodoos
were formed with a partner on an iPad. They then used the criteria established
last week to give themselves and one another feedback in the form of a star and
a wish. Their feedback has become very specific and helpful. Some of the
feedback included “I like how you used expression” and “I wish that you would
look at the camera more.”
After having refined their number sense, students worked on
applying this understanding to solve three-digit addition questions, involving
regrouping. This week, students focused on using the strategies of manipulatives
and visuals to demonstrate their understanding of regrouping, starting with
ones and then moving on to the tens. Students will continue to learn different
strategies to demonstrate their understanding of the addition process before
identifying the strategy that works best for them.
The grade threes continued to look at rocks and how they are
formed. Last week they learned how igneous rocks are formed and this week, they
learned how sedimentary and metamorphic rocks are formed. They also looked at
pictures of different examples of each type of rock. They collected information
using jot notes and then shared their understanding in their own words.
Students learned and practiced volleyball skills including
bumping, volleying, and serving.
The students enjoyed a mid-week Sibbald U! They had a great
time at their various courses and sharing what they had done with each other.
Upcoming Dates
-Nov 27/28 > Scientists in Schools – Kinder
-Nov 28 > Spirit Day > Cozy Stuffy Day > Thank you
to the grade twos for organizing this!
-Nov 29 > Sibbald U #5
-Dec 2-13 > Stuff a Sock > Thank you to the grade ones
for organizing this special initiative!
-Dec 6 > Sibbald U #6
-Dec 17 > Christmas Concert (K-2)
-Dec 18 > Christmas Concert (Gr 3-6)
-Dec 19 > Last Day of School before Winter Break
-Dec 19 > Report Cards go home
-Dec 20 > No School (PD)
-Dec 21 – Jan 5 > Winter Break > Have a wonderful
break, everyone!
-Jan 6 > No School (PD)
-Jan 7 > School resumes