We are heading into week 3 of grade 3 already! We have been setting the stage for success this year in many ways. We have had many opportunities to share about ourselves and learn about each other which has helped to strengthen our classroom community. We are getting into routines and learning classroom and school expectations to help us be role models. We have been focusing on having a positive attitude and a growth mindset. With all of these foundational skills in place, we will have a wonderful year!
🎨 Passion Clubs - Students in grades 3 -5 have been given a special opportunity for the last hour of all Friday afternoons. All students had the chance to choose a club that they are interested in and will get to attend that club for the remainder of this term. They will get to experience 3 different clubs in total this year! Some of the clubs include drawing, art, reading, reader's theater, yoga, choir, music, card games, outdoor games, and more! Ask your child what club they chose for this round!
📊 Math - Graphing!
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We are collecting data (information), building various types of graphs (bar graphs, line plots, etc.) and interpreting the data to form observations and conclusions about our graphs!
📚 Language Arts
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We have been starting many exciting things during our literacy time! We are engaging in daily focused reading time, both by ourselves and with friends. We have started signing books out of our school library. Students may sign out 2 books every Tuesday and they are due every Monday, unless your child would like to renew their books for one more week. We will begin reading groups soon to practice our reading strategies with books at our level. We also end each day with a story and enjoy discussing the text as a class. Ask your kiddo about some of their favourite books at school!
We are reviewing important writing habits such as proper printing, capitals, and punctuation. We are also starting to learn how to use word sort activities to help us develop our spelling skills. We will be sorting words according to their rules (example: short 'a' and long 'a'). Once we are all trained on the daily activities, students will have individualized word sort lists to help them develop at their skill level. Stay tuned for more information on how you can support at home.
🌏 Social - Map Skills!
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We have been learning about where we belong in the world by exploring our school, neighbourhood, city, province, country, and so on! We will be comparing maps and globes, learning about continents and oceans, as well as using the compass rose to determine directions!
🔎 Science
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In Grade 3, we alternate months learning about Social and Science. In September, we start with Social and then move onto Science in October, and then back and forth each month from there. We really find this helps students manage and retain all of the concepts and vocabulary for each unit of study. Our first Science unit will be all about rocks and minerals! Stay tuned!
✅ Reminders:
✔ Dress For The Weather - Please ensure your child is dressed for the fall (winter?!) weather! Lots of layers and an extra pair of clothes/socks will help to make sure our kiddos stay warm and dry in the chilly, rainy, and even snowy weather. Thank you!
✔ All About Me Robot Poster - Please help your child complete and return their poster as soon as possible. I would love to have these all collected by the end of September. Thanks!
✔ Home Reading - Please remember to record nightly home reading on the September calendar page in your child's agenda (page 19).
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📅 Important Dates and Information
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Wednesday Sept 19 - Jersey Day
Friday Sept 21 - September Book Orders Due
Saturday Sept 22 - District Fun Run
Thursday Sept 27 - Orange Shirt Day
-All About Me Robot Posters Due
Friday Sept 28 - PLC Friday - No School for Students
Monday Oct 1 - September Home Reading Goal Agenda Check
Goal: 2000 minutes as a class
*Please total your child's monthly minutes and write them in their agenda on the monthly calendar page (page 19 for September) so I can quickly check and add up all of the minutes for the whole class. This is extremely helpful to speed up the process of calculating minutes! Thank you!
Monday Oct 8 - Thanksgiving - No School
Tuesday Oct 9 & Wednesday Oct 10 - School Picture Days
*I will confirm what day our class has photos on as soon as the schedule is sent to teachers.
💻 Parent Resources and Links
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📚 RAZ Kids Link
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📷 Class Photos
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Have a wonderful week! Thank you & take care!