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! 

Literacy activity: Procedure Writing

Dear Parents/Guardians,

In the next couple of days, your child will be starting a Procedure Writing Unit. One of

the tasks in this unit is shared procedural writing. Your child will work together to come up with

a list of procedures. I would like to try and create fun ways for the students to learn new

concepts and we are very lucky that the holiday season is coming up. For this activity, each

table group will be given a gingerbread house kit with no instructions. They will then have to

work together as a group to come up with a list of procedures for how to create the perfect

gingerbread house.

We would gladly take donations from parents to subsidize  the cost of a gingerbread

house kit ($2-3 per students). Any and all donations will be greatly appreciated.  Students will

not be eating the houses; however, it is a nut free kit. If you have any questions or concerns

about this activity, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Social Studies: Mrs. Ferrari's Presentation

On November 18th, Mrs. Ferrari visited us to share her experience and knowledge about First Nations (Iqaliuit). We had a chance to see the "real" Norval Morrisseau's art work, a soap stone carvings done by First Nations artists, a leather pair of moccasins (made by animal hides). We also got to smell sage that was used at the Sweat Lodge ceremony, and watched interesting short video about Iqaluit's life. 

Thanks to Ms. Ferrari for the visit!!