Good afternoon!

In today's class the students started off the day with their weekly spelling tests.  Marked spelling tests will be coming home with all students tonight. I ask that all incorrect spelling words be re-written ten times each (including the bonus word).  Students also worked on practising their cursive writing where they explored pronouns and subject case during language today.

In our Unit of Inquiry today the students worked on a unit reflection.  They were asked to brainstorm, write a rough copy, and then write a good copy of a poem that highlights their thoughts, feelings and emotions about writing.  We have spent a great deal of time working on writing and exploring the writing process, so it was great to see the reflections the students had as the unit begins to come to an end.  Ask your child tonight about their poem about writing!

During mathematics today the students continued exploring the attributes of various figures.  Students had a fun time today using construction paper to create their own figures with different attributes, and then sorting their figures!  Students also worked on their multiplication tables where carrying over is necessary to find the product.

Homework: Read for 2o minutes and record in the reading log,  re-write incorrect spelling words ten times each, Abeka pages 31 - 32 and Cursive pages 44 -45.

Important information: A field trip form went home with all students last night.  This form is in regards to a free trip the grades three and four classes will be taking to Streetsville Library on November 28^th.  Please see the trip form that went home with all students!

An order form for our class book of short stories went home with all children.  This book can be ordered and taken home by students for $23.00.  The purchase of the book is optional.   Please have the form completed and the monies sent to school by Wednesday, November 28^th, 2013.

We are excited to announce that St. Jude's Academy is going to be hosting an author visit for SJA students and their families! Cecile Marie, a children's book author, will be visiting us on November 26th at 10am to share her stories, answer questions and sell her latest books. Parents and family members are welcome and encouraged to join us for this fun event. Cecile Marie's books will be for sale at the end of her talk for $10. Half of the proceeds of the sale of her books on that day will be donated to SJA for the purchase of books for our own school library. Purchasing her books is optional and not a requirement of attending the author talk. We look forward to seeing SJA grade 3 families out on the 26th!

Casual Day is next Wednesday!

Have a great weekend,

Mrs. Nelson

A great big thank you to Alex for the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
fudge he brought in to share with the students today!

Good afternoon!

 

In today's class the students started off the day by working on language.  The students were asked to review various paragraphs to find their subjects, topic sentences, and supporting sentences.  Students also worked on cursive writing where they focused on identifying synonyms and antonyms.

In our Unit of Inquiry today the students completed the good copies of their summative stories!  There was so much hard work that went into these stories and the students were so proud to finally turn in their finished copies!  These good copies are now going to be turned into a class book to be shard for years to come.  Parents may choose to purchase their own copy of the class book for $23.00.  Please see the book order form sent home with all students tonight.

During mathematics today we continued on with our geometry unit.  In today’s class we continued working on congruent figures.  Students explored congruent figures and the techniques for identifying congruent figures.  Student then had a chance to draw their own figures for a friend who had to search and find the pairs of congruent figures.  They had a lot of fun with this activity!

Homework: Read for 2o minutes and record in the reading log, and practice weekly spelling words.

Important information: A field trip form has come home with all students tonight.  This form is in regards to a trip the grades three and four classes will be taking to Streetsville Library on November 28^th.  Please see the trip form that went home with all students tonight!

The class book can be ordered and taken home by students for $23.00.  There is a book order form that all students have brought home with them tonight.  Please have the form completed and the monies sent to school by Wednesday, November 28^th, 2013.

 

We are excited to announce that St. Jude's Academy is going to be hosting an author visit for SJA students and their families! Cecile Marie, a children's book author, will be visiting us on November 26th at 10am to share her stories, answer questions and sell her latest books. Parents and family members are welcome and encouraged to join us for this fun event. Cecile Marie's books will be for sale at the end of her talk for $10. Half of the proceeds of the sale of her books on that day will be donated to SJA for the purchase of books for our own school library. Purchasing her books is optional and not a requirement of attending the author talk. We look forward to seeing SJA grade 3 families out on the 26th!

Casual Day is next Wednesday!

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Good afternoon!

In today's class the students started off the day by working on Bell Work where they were asked to proofread the sentences provided to them and correctly record them in their Bell Work books.  The students have a lot of fun with this competitive activity!  I language today the students also worked on their Language books where they focused on contractions, and practiced their cursive in their cursive books.  Students also completed a Language assessment where their skills with capitals, punctuation and sentence writing were tested.

In our Unit of Inquiry today the students worked hard on their good copy versions of their stories.  A great deal of effort is going into these stories, as the students have been informed the stories will be published into a class book upon their completion!  In today's class the students completed their good copies, and began working on their dedications and 'About the Authors'.

During mathematics today we moved on with our geometry unit and began discussing congruent figures.  As a class we discussed the meaning of congruent figures, explored how to identify congruent figures, and began drawing our own congruent figures.  In tomorrow's class the students will create activities for their peers in which they draw a variety of congruent figures for their friends to identify!

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 and Language pages 62 - 63.

Important information: A Polar Expression consent form went home with all students last week. This is in regards to a contest that all SJA students participate in. Our class has already created the poems we would like to submit for the contest. In order to submit them we need the consent form signed by parents. Please fill out the information on the form and send it back to me by tomorrow as we must submit our entries by Wednesday.

Parent /teacher forms have gone home with all families tonight.  This form needs to be completed and returned back to school ASAP.  Interviews times are provided on a first come/first served basis.

We are excited to announce that St. Jude's Academy is going to be hosting an author visit for SJA students and their families! Cecile Marie, a children's book author, will be visiting us on November 26th at 10am to share her stories, answer questions and sell her latest books. Parents and family members are welcome and encouraged to join us for this fun event. Cecile Marie's books will be for sale at the end of her talk for $10. Half of the proceeds of the sale of her books on that day, will be donated to SJA for the purchase of books for our own school library. Purchasing her books is optional and not a requirement of attending the author talk. We look forward to seeing SJA grade 3 families out on the 26th!

Next Wednesday, November 27th is the next Casual Day at SJA.

 

 

 

 

 

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Happy Monday!

In today's class the students started off the day by copying down their weekly spelling words.  This week's words are all a review from previous weeks to see how well the words are being remembered from week to week.  During language the students also worked on reinforcing their spelling words in their Spelling Workbooks.  Students also used their journals to reflect on their weekends.  After their writing, students had a chance to share their weekends with the class.

In our Unit of Inquiry today the students were continued working on their summative project.  The students spent some time editing their rough copies, and then peer editing a friend's story before moving on to their good copy versions.  These good copy versions will soon be turned into a class book which is going to be a great deal of fun!  Ask your child tonight how their good copy is coming along!

During mathematics today we had another lesson on sorting geometric shapes using various attributes.  Once again we reviewed how we can use our knowledge of sides, parallel lines and angles to help us categorize figures.  Students were once again asked to practice these concepts in their Homework and Practice books.  During math the students also had mini quizzes based on their knowledge from their Abeka Arithmetic books.  In these timed quizzes, students are asked to see how many addition and subtraction facts they can correctly answer.  Ask your child how they did tonight!

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, Spelling Workbook pages 49 - 52 and math pages 60 - 61.

Important information:  A Polar Expression consent form went home with all students last week.  This is in regards to a contest that all SJA students participate in.  Our class has already created the poems we would like to submit for the contest.  In order to submit them we need the consent form signed by parents.  Please fill out the information on the form and send it back to me by tomorrow as we must submit our entries by Wednesday.

December lunch form payments were due today.  Unfortunately we will not be able to accept any late forms.

We are excited to announce that St. Jude's Academy is going to be hosting an author visit for SJA students and their families!  Cecile Marie, a children's book author, will be visiting us on November 26th at 10am to share her stories, answer questions and sell her latest books.  Parents and family members are welcome and encouraged to join us for this fun event.  Cecile Marie's books will be for sale at the end of her talk for $10.  Half of the proceeds of the sale of her books on that day, will be donated to SJA for the purchase of books for our own school library.  Purchasing her books is optional and not a requirement of attending the author talk.   We look forward to seeing SJA grade 3 families out on the 26th!

Next Wednesday, November 27th is the next Casual Day at SJA.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson