Good Morning,

The grade three class is going to work together in many ways over the next school year.  One of the exciting things we are going to do together is explore the IB units of inquiry.  You may even view the full breakdown of the entire POI for all classes for this school year on the school's website by downloading the POI document!

In our grade three class we are going to start off the year under the unit named How We Organize Ourselves.  An IB description of this unit is as follows:
'An inquiry into the interconnectedness of human-made systems and communities; the structure and function of organizations; societal decision making; economic activities and their impact on humankind and the environment.'

In this unit the students will be exploring the following Central Idea- Geographic and environmental factors influence the development of communities.
The three lines of inquiry we will be inquiring into to help guide the students towards understanding the central idea are:
1. Features of urban and rural communities
2. Factors that influence the location of communities
3. Changes in modern day communities

I can't wait to get started!

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Good afternoon!

As teachers, we are completing the finishing touches on our organization for the upcoming school year and cannot wait to get started on all the of the inquiry and exploration we have planned for this year!
If your child is just as excited as I am about getting back into the swing of things, it might be an idea to allow them to practice some of the math and language based educational games I have posted on my blog.  If you have a look just to the right of this posting there is a list of interesting websites.  If you bring your child to ancya.com or funschool.kaboose.com (links are provided there for you) there are a number of fun and educational games to get back into 'school-mode'.  It is also a great way to practice their computer skills which is an important skill to develop in today's world.
Enjoy seeing them having fun while learning!

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Good morning!

I had a great night last seeing a number of SJA families.  It is a very exciting time of year as we all get the final touches ready for a new school year.  I had a few quick updates from last night Orientation Night that I wanted to pass on to our grade three families...

This year our class is going to be using the lockers which are located just outside of our classroom. This means that all children in our class are asked to bring a lock with them to be used. Please make sure that if your child is using a combination lock I will have access to the combination prior to use. If your child is using a key for their lock, please make sure there is a spare key for me to hold in case the original one goes missing.

Grade 3 is the first year that students come to school wearing their full uniform everyday, and will be asked to change into their gym clothes here at school prior to PE. Please make sure your child has their gym clothes at school to change into everyday. If this is going to be something that is new to them, please help them to get used to this process at home in the next couple weeks. Your children will be responsible for remembering to bring their gym clothes home to be washed, so please help them with reminders at home as I do the same here at school.

 

Enjoy the last couple weeks of summer vacation!

 

Best regards,

 

Mrs. Nelson