It was great to see so many of you at school on Friday supporting the Track and Field Fun Day. This Friday you will have another opportunity to join in as Grade 3 participates in the Terry Fox Run at 8:45-9:30. Your child should come ready in their PE clothing with their uniform in a bag to change into afterwards.
We begin the week on Day 6 (due to a missed day earlier this year), but Tuesday will be Day 2 (followed by Days 3, 4, 5).
Several students have been busy this month doing the Slice of Life Classroom Challenge! A few have done it every day for the month of March so far. Others have done it periodically. If your child has not done it yet, it is not too late to have them begin. You can view them here. Feel free to leave a comment! It would be great to have more students participate- maybe over the break when there is more free time. Remind students to send me the link to their post so that I can link it to the SoL blog.
Reading
We are finishing up our fiction character book club unit. As we compare and contrast characters (their traits, motivations, and other characteristics), we will also look at how they face the problems they encounter. Hopefully, there will be some time for mini debates where students can use text evidence to support their position.
Writing
Students are drafting another fairy tale adaptation and are making revisions early and often based on their goals so that their writing continues to improve. We are looking at creating stronger images, balancing narration with dialogue, and editing for sentence variety. After the break, we will continue with fantasy/fiction writing for a few weeks.
Math
This week we finish up our geometry unit solving perimeter problems with unknown sides and more. You will see the assessment for the unit come home after the break. Our next unit is all about fractions. It is important that students have a solid background with multiplication and division facts (to 10 x 10) and regular practice at home will be beneficial.
Social Studies
This week students will synthesize all that they have learned about ancient civilizations as they create a civilization of their own. Students will have a choice in how they share their learning. Our next science unit is about earth and space. It will include hands-on research as students design solutions to problems.
After this busy week, we wish you a relaxing break and look forward to seeing the students back afterwards on April 2 ( which will be a Day 6) for our fourth quarter.
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