Weekly Update October 12

Homework

1. Daily Reading for 15 to 20 minutes
2. Word Study
        Week of Oct. 15 Pattern: long o (o_e, oa, ow)
        High Frequency Words: right, around, another, come, does
3. Next Oral Sharing Topic: Structures In Our World

Reminders 

**Please send in any cardboard and newspaper so we can use them during our building unit.

• Thursday, October 18th - School Photos
• Friday, October 26th - PD Day
• Tuesday, October 30th - Structures Stable & Strong presentation 
• Mrs. Tomasson - Thursday Library exchange *change of day
• Mrs. Zaharichuk - Thursday Library exchange

Supporting Your Student

Learn Alberta: Grade 3 At A Glance

Weekly Learning Update

Math: Place Value to 1000

Comparing Numbers

• What is this symbol = and what does it mean?
• Using the Less Than <, Greater Than >, and Equal To = symbols to compare numbers

Science: Testing Materials & Design

• Task: Testing columns

                 What did you notice? What did you learn? 

Social Studies: Quality of Life
What is the difference between needs and wants? 
What are the factors that contribute to the quality of our life in Canada? 
     *public safety, comfort, health, happiness, security

Gym: Bowling Skills
Ask your child about Aliens & Astronauts.

Art:  Zentangles
Zentangle is a method of drawing simple repeating patterns using lines and shapes.

Global  Read Aloud: One Book to Connect with the World
For the next 6 weeks we will be engaged in a novel study and connecting with students from other parts of the world who are also reading the same book. We are partnered up with a Grade 3/4 class in Kitchener, Ontario and a Grade 3 class in Denver, North Carolina. We will get to learn more about those places as well as share our thinking about the novel.

Ask your child:
What did Bat's mom bring home?
What else have your learned about Bat?
What could Bat do or say to convince his mom to keep the skunk kit?
How are you like Bat? How are you different from Bat?
How does his sister Janie feel about the skunk kit?