Happy Friday! Here are some quick updates and reminders for our class before we begin our Thanksgiving long weekend full of family, friends, and food! 🦃
I have included several class website links throughout this update that you can click to see more. Please note that our class website is best viewed on a computer, or you can also scroll to the bottom and press "Version: Web" to improve the formatting on your phone.
📘 Math - Place Value
https://grade3ferguson.weebly.com/math.html
We have started reviewing and strengthening our place value skills during our math block. We will be practicing how to represent 2 and 3 digit numbers in standard form, expanded form, picture form/base ten blocks, and written form/number words. We will be ensuring that we record our numbers carefully to help us recognize how the placement represents the value of each digit. Developing these essential number sense skills will set the foundation for success with 2 and 3 digit addition and subtraction strategies later on in the year.
Representing Numbers Example:
Standard Form: 364
Expanded Form: 300 + 60 + 4 = 364
Written Form/Number Words: three hundred sixty-four
Picture Form/Base Ten Blocks:
🚀 Math Blasters Basic Facts Program
https://grade3ferguson.weebly.com/math-blasters.html
We have been incorporating some daily practice time into our math block to help increase our basic math facts accuracy and fluency. This week we completed our 0 facts and next week we will be working on our 1 facts. These first few sets of basic facts should be very easy and quick for your child as they are a review of basic math skills from previous years. Our first goal is accuracy (answering correctly) and our second goal is fluency (answering quickly). Strengthening and solidifying our basic facts recall is a priority as we will be moving onto higher level mathematical skills that require accurate and efficient computation skills. Thank you for your support at home!
📗 Science - Rocks & Minerals
https://grade3ferguson.weebly.com/science.html
We started off our new science unit by creating clay models of the Earth on Monday! If you have not already, please ask your child how they made it and what each layer of the Earth is called. We have been learning how geologists sort rocks into the 3 main categories - igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary. We will also be learning more about how to describe rocks and minerals using property words, such as shape, size, colour, texture, luster, hardness, and so on. We have started to create a rocks and minerals lapbook (interactive file folder) to organize and highlight key concepts and vocabulary that we are learning.
If you or your child have any special rocks, minerals, gems, fossils, or related collections to share, feel free to take some close up photos and email them to me. If you are able to, please include any additional information such as what they are called, where they are from, etc. Your child can then show and share their photos with the class next week. Thank you in advance for anything you have to share with our class! We have a very excited and curious class of junior geologists in 3F!
👕 Riverstone School Clothing Orders - Due October 31st
https://riverstoneschool2020.itemorder.com/sale
Parent Council can assist with any questions you may have.
Parent Council Email - [email protected]
📚 Scholastic Book Orders
https://grade3ferguson.weebly.com/book-orders.html
This month’s Scholastic Reading Club flyers are now available! This year, there is one all-ages flyer that will be sent home monthly and the rest of the selections will be located online.
Online Scholastic Digi-Flyer - www.scholastic.ca/rc/digiflyer
Order Online - www.scholastic.ca/clubshop
3F Class Order Code - RC174436
Families receive free shipping to their homes on online orders over $35! Your order helps our classroom earn free books and resources! Thank you for supporting your child’s reading success both at home and in the classroom!
💻 Google Classroom Information
Because of the unique circumstances this year, all students will have logins for an online Google Classroom platform to provide access to some learning materials if they are isolating at home. This will be very similar to what I set up in September on our class weebly website, except it will now be on a Google Classroom platform. Your child will have a personalized school email address and a unique password to access this account. This information can only be given when the Power School/School Engage Technology Use form is filled out.
⭐ If you have not yet completed the form, I will send you another quick reminder and instructions to complete it as soon as possible.
⭐ If you have completed the form, you will receive another email from me with your child’s specific login information and instructions.
📅 Important Upcoming Dates
https://grade3ferguson.weebly.com/class-info.html
🎃 October
Monday 12th - Thanksgiving - No School
Friday 23rd - PL Friday - No School for Students
Monday 26th - Munchalunch - McDonalds
-Order Link: munchalunch.com/schools/riverstone
Friday 30th - Halloween Celebration - More Information Coming Soon!
-Munchalunch - Halloween Sugar Cookies
Saturday 31st - Happy Halloween!
💻 3F Class Website Links - Please check regularly for updates:
📆 Class Info & Important Dates - https://grade3ferguson.weebly.com/class-info.html
📝 Blog Posts (Archived Email Updates) - https://grade3ferguson.weebly.com/blog
📷 Class Photos - https://grade3ferguson.weebly.com/photos.html
I hope you have a wonderful long weekend! 😊