Happy Friday! I hope you had a wonderful week. Here are some quick updates for our class. 😊
📖 Math
We have been practicing our adding skills with base ten blocks this week. We enjoyed learning a new math game to practice this strategy. Students had the opportunity to work in partner groups to pick 2 number cards and add them together using base ten blocks on their whiteboards. Then they got to share and compare their answers to ensure they added correctly. The students were able to apply their previous knowledge of place value which helped them to quickly catch on to this strategy. We have started learning how to regroup when we add as well. If we have a group of 10 ones, we know that we need to regroup them for 1 ten. We also know that a group of 10 tens need to be regrouped for 1 hundred. Students were excited to challenge themselves by seeing if they could get 10 hundreds to regroup for 1 thousand.
Visual examples of these math strategies can be found on our class website here:
https://grade3ferguson.weebly.com/math.html
🎸 Science
Students shared their amazing sound gadget instrument projects this week. Everyone had the opportunity to present their sound gadget to the class and explain how they made it, what materials they used and why, as well as how it makes sound, changes pitch, and changes volume. It was wonderful to see the pride the kiddos had towards their hard work and creativity. Thank you for all of your support at home with hot glue guns, etc. Our projects are being proudly displayed above our cubbies for now.
You can see photos of all of the sound gadget projects on our class website here:
https://grade3ferguson.weebly.com/pictures.html
🌏 Social
We have immersed ourselves in everything India! We went on a virtual field trip throughout India using Google Maps. We enjoyed the beautiful views of the Himalaya Mountains and the Taj Mahal. We also explored different cities and schools to see how life In India compares and contrasts to life in Canada. Next week, we will be exploring the fashions, foods, music, dances, and celebrations of India.
You can explore India via Google Maps by following the link on our class website here:
https://grade3ferguson.weebly.com/social.html
Riverstone Literacy Week!
📖 January 27 – 30 📖
Get ready for a fun-filled week promoting literacy in school and at home!
Students will be participating in several exciting literacy activities including:
*Schoolwide Daily DEAR Time (Drop Everything And Read)
*Riverstone’s First Book Swap
*Camp Read & Read Under The Stars
*Dress As Your Favourite Book Character Day on Thursday, January 30th
*Family Reading Event on Thursday, January 30th from 2:30 - 3:00 PM
Parents and family members are invited to come to the school on Thursday to read with students to finish off literacy week! No sign up is required to come read with your child. Please feel free to bring some of your favourite books from home. Additional reading choices will also be available in homeroom classrooms.
📚 Family READO Challenge 📚
Join in on the literacy fun at home! It’s as easy as A-B-C!
As a family, complete as many of the READO challenges on the back of the yellow literacy week note as you can! You can complete them in any order you’d like.
Have an adult at home initial all of the challenges that you complete!
Fill out and return the yellow literacy week form to your classroom teacher by the morning of Thursday, January 30th to be entered to win some literacy themed prizes!
*A digital copy of the READO form is attached to this email.
⛄ Important Dates - January
Monday 27th - Thursday 30th - Literacy Week 📚
Monday 27th - Family Literacy Day 📖
-Munchalunch - Mary Browns 🍗
*Order Link: munchalunch.com/schools/riverstone
Tuesday 28th - January Home Reading Goal Calendar Book Check 📗
*Goal: 300 Nights as a Class to Earn a Pajama Party!
Wednesday 29th - Home Reading Goal Pajama Party! 🥳
Thursday 30th - Dress as Your Favourite Book Character Day 📓
Friday 31st - PL Friday - No School for Students 📅
📰 Stay tuned for February information notes to be sent home at the end of next week as we transition into February! Included will be a list of important February dates, new home reading goal information, Scholastic book orders, and a class name list for Valentines cards! 💟
💻 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
📅 Newsletters - https://grade3ferguson.weebly.com/newsletters.html
📷 Class Photos - https://grade3ferguson.weebly.com/pictures.html
I hope you have a fantastic weekend!
Thank you & take care! 😊