Happy Thursday Parents!
We had a very interactive day here in grade 3! We began our
day with math where we worked on subtracting 3 digit numbers requiring
borrowing. The students worked incredibly well and I am hoping that with more
practice we will all become experts.
After math we participated in the Terry Fox run which was
held in the auditorium due to weather, the students were very excited to
participate and we walked for the entire half hour! Each student received a
sticker on which they could write who they are running/walking for today. Many
students included loved ones, all people with cancer, and some decided that they
were running for Terry Fox.
For language we worked on proper use of quotation marks, the
students were provided sentence strips and macaroni noodles to place the
quotations marks and commas in the correct place. Quotation marks can be a
little tricky so we will be spending more time on this especially in our story
writing unit. The class loves working with manipulatives to demonstrate their
understanding of concepts.
After lunch, recess, and French, we learned more about Terry
Fox, who he was, what he did, and why he did it. We related it to our current
UOI unit by reading a story about Terry and his friend Rick and discussing how
Terry and Rick were friends, their responsibilities as friends, and how they
made a difference in the lives of others. The students were incredibly curious
about Terry Fox and cancer in general. They asked many thought-provoking
questions and were very interested in learning more.
Afterward we talked about what a friend is, the class then
took their thinking and created cards that show what being a friend means to
them. This was a nice way to conceptualize our learning about what a true
friend is.
After recess and second lunch the class had music and gym,
after which we came back and finished our agendas before heading to kiss and
ride.
We did not have time today to finish our Manners Around the
World presentations which will be done tomorrow and posted tomorrow for you to
watch your amazing children in action!
Important Reminders:
- · Math homework page 48 and 49 in the homework book.
- · Read 25 minutes per night
- · Please send back reading log tomorrow.
- · Spelling test tomorrow and spelling work due tomorrow.
- · Last day for October lunch orders is tomorrow.
- · Last day for book orders is tomorrow.
Have a wonderful night!
Ms. Glover
