The students began the day today by working on language . The students were asked to use their Creative Writing folders and write a creative writing story of their choice. This is an important skill, as creative writing allows their minds to open up for other types of writing, and it also allows them to practice important elements of writing such as dialogue, proofreading, paragraph formations, character development, etc. And mostly importantly it is a great deal of fun! A number of great stories were turned in today on topics such as toys coming to life, an adventure under the sea, birthday parties and royal battles! Ask your child tonight what they chose to wrote about. After their creative writing the students had a review of the rules of capitalization we have completed to date, and worked on a reinforcement activity in their workbooks.
The students then moved on to our Unit of Inquiry. In today's class the students completed the rough plans for their models that they began working on yesterday while I was away. Students completed their rough plans for their urban and rural landscapes and are very much looking forward to continuing construction tomorrow!
During math today the children had an extensive review period of the patterning and place value unit we have been working on. Due to my absence yesterday the unit test has been pushed back to tomorrow. Students have brought home a review package with them tonight. Students can choose to complete as many of the review questions as they would like. I have gone through the package and circled the questions that touch some of the major topics.
The students also went to PE and French classes today.
Homework: Read for 2o minutes and record in the reading log, practice weekly spelling words, math unit review pages and Language pages 22 - 23.
Important information: Please see the important information I sent home with each child tonight regarding the class trip to Toronto we are taking on Thursday. Volunteers also have an additional information package to help describe their role on the trip. Please contact me with any questions!
The grade 3s will be having their first math unit test tomorrow on their patterning and place value unit we have been working on for the last few weeks.
A boy in our class came home with the wrong SJA uniform pants last week after changing in PE class. His name is marked in his pants. Please check your son's pants at home to make sure they are wearing the correct pants and did not take home the wrong pair. This boy has a pair of pants he needs to trade back once his pants are located.
A girl in Mrs. Haag's Grade 4 class is missing her SJA cardigan. It is labeled with her name. Please check for this missing cardigan at home.
Please make sure that all articles of the uniform are clearly marked with your child's name.It is almost impossible to tell these pieces apart once there is a mix-up. The only way for your child's uniform to stay sorted is to ensure it is clearly marked.
We are looking to have small boxes collected for an upcoming project in our Unit of Inquiry. The students are going to be asked to build small scale rural and urban communities. Please help us with this project by collecting and sending in small boxes that we can use. Please see the form sent home yesterday for more information.
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