Newsletter: January

I hope everyone had a great winter break! I would like to update you with what we've been working in our class. 

1. Literacy: 

   a) Writing- Procedural writing: We've been working on Procedural writing. We did a Gingerbread house activity as a formative task, and we were having so much fun building the  Gingerbread house (pictures are available in our Google classroom). The students had to include an introductory sentence, transitional words such as, First, Next, After that, Then, Last, and a closing sentence in their writing. Based on the feedback that I provide them with this activity, they are going to work on a summative task. 

Example work

b) Reading / Oral: Students successfully finished the "I wonder" presentation, and our next assignment is a "Book in a  Bag"presentation. The assignment sheet went home on Monday, and students will need to have this done by next week to present their book. They will have an opportunity to share what they read through different artifacts. (I will be only marking their work based on their oral presentation. The rubric for this assignment is attached on the assignment sheet.)  

c) Media Literacy: In our guided reading group, students picked their favourite product and started to create a poster about the product using "Pic Collage" app on the iPads. 

2. Math:

Before the break, we finished Number Sense unit and most of them did an amazing job on the final unit test! As a next unit, we started Measurement unit. Students are working on how to read a calendar, time (elapsed time), and temperature. This is a short unit, and after few more lessons, we are going to move on to Data Management unit. 

3. Social Studies:

Students are working on their final culminating task in the Heritage and Identity unit on Google classroom. We are going to finish this up this week, and students will build an artifact that they picked in the class. They can bring materials of their choice to build a model. After this unit, we are going to start a new science unit (Structure unit). 

If you have any questions about what we are working on, please do not hesitate to let me know.

Thank you,

Field trip to the Legoland Discovery Centre

On Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Ms. Kwak’s and Ms. Lozzi's class will be visiting the LEGOLAND Discovery Centre. This field trip relates to our Science unit on Understanding Structures and Mechanisms and our Language unit. At the LEGOLAND Discovery Centre, students will be participating in several activities (i.e., building and testing a model, exploring different stations such as, Lego factory tour, 4D cinema, Star Wars model display, LEGO Construction site and etc.) and a workshop called, What a Great Experience: creating story from the scene, and building a model of their choice.

We will be departing Pleasantville P.S. at 9:30 a.m. and returning by 3:00 p.m. The cost of this trip is $21.00 per student, which includes a full day program at the LEGOLAND Discovery Centre ($14.00), and bus fees ($7.00).

Students are required to bring a lunch (nut free). Please do not send any money with your child. Students must wear socks to participate in the activities. If you would like to volunteer, please indicate your interest below. Volunteers will be chosen on a first come first serve basis.

We kindly ask that you return this permission slip no later than Monday, January 11, 2016.

Thank you,

Ms. Kwak & Ms. Lozzi

*You can visit this website for more information 

https://www.legolanddiscoverycentre.ca/toronto/

Online Resources

Dear Families,

I have included a website link below that has several interactive computer games for students to play. Topics include: math, science, language arts, brain teasers and more!

http://interactivesites.weebly.com/

To find the link, you can visit www.google.com and search “Interactive Learning Sites for Education”. Click on the first link and select the topic you would like to work on.

Please let me know if you have any questions!  

Happy Learning!

Ms. Kwak

Google Classroom

Today our Grade 3 students were introduced to Google Classroom. 

Google Classroom can be accessed from any computer that has Google Chrome. Students may choose to complete a Social Studies project online (the project (written part) should be done at school, but they can search information about the project at home). 

Here is how you access Google Drive:

Click on this link: GOOGLE APPS for Education (YRDSB) 

Enter the following information: 

A username and password must be entered (the same that is required to log in to a computer at school).


Email: username(numbers)@gapps.yrdsb.ca

(example: 34535434@gapps.yrdsb.ca) 

After you are logged in, click on "Go to Google Classroom"

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Math Unit Test: Friday Dec 11

Grade 3 Addition and Subtraction Study Guide

Test Date: Friday, December 11th, 2015

- Rounding 2- and 3-digit numbers (i.e. Rounding 139 to the nearest ten is 140)

- Comparing Numbers (e.g., I know 83 is greater than 73 because 83 has 8 tens and 73 has 7 tens)

-Estimating sums and differences (23+52= ___  → 23 is rounded to 20 and 52 is rounded to 50, 20+50= 70)

- Adding and subtracting involving 3-digit numbers (i.e. 123+546, 177-58, etc.) using a variety of strategies (including standard addition/subtraction)

- Using different strategies for solving a problem

a) Addition Strategies; Doubles, Near Doubles (if 6+6=12, then 6+7=13 because 7 is one more than 6), Make 10, Fact Families,

b) Subtraction Strategies : Make 10, Counting back, Fact families

- Problem solving (Underline important parts of the question, show all of your thinking clearly and include an answer sentence)

Visual Arts and Social Studies: The First Nations Art

Bravo!! Students did a fantastic job on the First Nations Art assignment.

Visual Arts: Op Art

Grade 3 students did a fantastic job with the Op Art project!