Homework
1. Daily Reading for 15 to 20 minutes
2. Word Study for the Week of April 15
High Frequency Words:
Spelling Pattern: suffix - tion and sion (addition, division)
3. Student Read Aloud for Oral Sharing - please make sure your child is prepared for their day. Students should have practiced their book several times so they are able to read fluently with expression. They need to be prepared to share why they chose this book and be able to answer questions about the story.
Parent Volunteers Needed
Our field trip to Bow Habitat Station is on Tuesday, April 30th. Ms. Lobel is still in need of 2 volunteers. If you have your security clearance and are able to volunteer, please let us know as soon as possible.
Weekly Learning Update
Math
We continued to practice multiplication strategies such as drawing models, using repeated addition, skip counting and drawing arrays. Students are learning to use the vocabulary of factors and products to describe multiplication sentences. Students in Grade 3 are expected to demonstrate an understanding of multiplication to 5 X 5 by modeling, representing and recording the process.
Below is an open ended problem we solved this week. Ask you child to show you a way to solve it.
Four plates all have the same number of sandwiches on them. How many sandwiches, in total, might there be? What number of sandwiches could not be the total number on the plates. Explain your thinking.
Students had fun practicing their skills with a variety of multiplication games.
Gym
Students are working on building their stamina by trying to run 4 laps of the gym without stopping. Next week the challenge will be 5 laps.
Students are working on building their stamina by trying to run 4 laps of the gym without stopping. Next week the challenge will be 5 laps.
They also continued to work on their gymnastic skills. The worked on different balances.
Science
This week we practiced being taxonomists and classified animals according to their characteristics and features. Ask your child to tell you what they know about mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and arthropods.
Social Studies
Our next stop as explorers of the world is The Ukraine. This week students looked at specific land areas: the steppe, the mountains and the coast. We also learned about Pysanky Eggs, an important Ukrainian Easter tradition.
Writing
This week, students reviewed the 4 S's of strong writing: Specific Nouns, Strong Verbs, Sensory Details and Show Don't Tell. They worked in their visual journals to illustrate and label a feeling/emotion and write a short scene to show that emotion.
Writing
This week, students reviewed the 4 S's of strong writing: Specific Nouns, Strong Verbs, Sensory Details and Show Don't Tell. They worked in their visual journals to illustrate and label a feeling/emotion and write a short scene to show that emotion.
Next week we will start writing our Explorer Stories.
Special Activity
Frisbee Rob
