Hi Families!

A lot is happening this month, so please make sure you are checking the blog and emails from school! 

Field Trips:

Our class along with Mr. Hake's class will be going on a Bridge walk to sketch and make observations about various bridge designs.  This will be happening on Wednesday May 18th. Thank you to the parents that emailed and volunteered! We are waiting on bussing information to confirm that the Calgary Zoo trip can go ahead, I will keep you and the student's updated on this one as information becomes available.  Please make sure students are appropriately dressed for the weather on the field trip day(s) and are in formal uniform, wearing comfortable shoes for walking.  Please provide a healthy lunch and large water bottle that can fit in their backpacks.

Assembly:

The Grade 3's will be hosting an assembly on May 30th.  The theme is all about being leaders and making a positive difference in our local and global community.  This assembly will be sent home for parents to view through a video format.  Please send in baby photos!!

Testing various materials for their properties

Hello Families,

Please note the following information: 

We will be travelling downtown on Wednesday May 18th to explore various bridges as part of our building unit in Science.  I will be needing parent volunteers to assist in this field trip.  If you are able to volunteer and have a police security clearance please send me an email at ldkowalczyk@cbe.ab.ca

Grade 3 students will also be hosting a Character Education Assembly towards the end of May. Our theme for the assembly is based around Global Citizenship and making a positive difference in the local and global community.  As part of the assembly the Grade 3 teachers would like to make a slideshow featuring our Grade 3 students as babies.  This will be a sweet way to say farewell to our Grade 3's and showcase how our world's future is in the hands of these babies:) We are asking parents to please email a baby photo to their classroom teacher by May 13th so that we can compile and make the slideshow in time for the assembly.

UPDATE: We also have a tentative field trip booked Tuesday May 17th for the Calgary Zoo.  This will depend on bussing availability.  Please email me if you have a police security clearance and are able to volunteer on the 17th and/or 18th

THANK YOU!

This week we....

had a building competition to see who could make this tallest free-standing building out of pipe cleaner- Niyousha

Made echo art. It is art that repeats over and over- Sasha

turned ourselves into superhero art- Zia

did a math test, I liked it- Sophia

made super heroes to make the world a better place, I want to spread kindness and joy- Max

learned about Global Citizenship and it reminds me to keep the earth a clean place- Mahi

enjoyed playing Bananagrams during partner time- Lydia

re-did a math assessment to see if we improved in our skills- Aarav

came up with questions about the stories we are reading for Book Club and talked about our thoughs and questions with each other - Diti

learned that triangles are the strongest shape in building- Makar

learned that a person who solves problems in society are often engineers- Eusebiu

Check out our Global Citizenship SuperHero Art and Pipe Cleaner Building Challenge Below!

 Happy Earth Day!

What a week! THANK YOU to all the parents, grandparents and friends who came out to watch the Le Roi Daniels production of "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory".  It was an exciting night and the students were so proud to showcase all their hard work! Today we celebrated Earth Day by exploring ways in which we can make a difference and the completing art using pointillism.  

 This week....

I loved when we painted pointillism art- Sebi

I loved learning about fractions- Lydia

I enjoyed the spelling test because I like learning new words- Sophia

I liked using the clay to show fractions- Aarav

I had fun designing yearbook covers- Yug

I liked working on the lollipop props for the Willy Wonka Play- Sasha

I enjoyed illustrating a page for our class story- Abi

I enjoyed trying to make equal parts into different shapes- Matthias

I had fun playing multiplication war- Feras

I enjoyed writing my name, and making it into fractions- Mahi

I enjoyed learning about democracy and leadership- Affan

I liked voting for a leader- Yaseen

I learned about Global Citizenship, it is about learning and being curious about people around the world- Abi

March 18th

 Dear Families,

We have made it to Spring Break!  The students had a wonderful week, celebrating St. Patrick's Day and Holi!  School is now out for Spring Break and I look forward to seeing all their little faces again when we return back to classes on Monday March, 28th.  I hope everyone has a wonderful and rejuvenating break.  

In school we are...

Math:

Working on Math Fluency: Adding and Subtracting numbers within 20,  Multiplying and Dividing numbers up to 5X5 with speed and accuracy

Representing multiplication and division through arrays, number lines, groups and repeated addition and subtraction.

Solve mathematical word problems 

Use standard and non-standard measurement tools to measure height, length, width, perimeter and mass

Language Arts:

Exploring writing techniques to add interest to our stories.  Including Bold beginnings, Eventful endings and "Show Don't Tell"

Planning and writing climbing stories

Science:

Finishing up our Hearing and Sound Unit and will be moving onto animal life cycles and building

Social Studies: 

Finishing up economics and moving into Global Citizenship.

Have a wonderful Spring Break!!

Monday March 14th

 Dear Families,

It was wonderful getting to touch base with you last week during conferences, I hope after our meeting you felt proud of all the successes your child has made so far in Grade 3!  It is hard to believe we are approaching Spring Break!  Students will be off from March 21-25th, with school resuming Monday March 28th. There will be no homework over Spring Break.  Please ensure, your child has returned their library books to school before Friday March 18th.

Friday March 4th

Updates: 

Next week is parent teacher conferences, please sign up for a time to discuss  your child's progress with me.  These will be online conferences, and take place Thursday Evening and Friday AM.  

This Week...

We used elastics and a bucket to make low and high tones- Feras

We did the Gummy Bear Fitness run- Sophia

I learned about Hertz, they measure sound frequency, how fast or slow the sound waves travel -Aaradhya

I enjoyed doing division arrays- Diti

I liked multiplication war- Feras

We researched the range of Hertz an animal can hear, and I learned that the Greater Waxed Moth has the best hearing in the animal kingdom.  They can hear pitches up to 300,000 Hertz- Sebi

I had fun doing math minutes- Makar

I had fun doing the scavenger hunt inside and outside measuring decibels, this measures how loud or soft a sound is.  The air horn was really loud- Abi

A Beluga Whale can hear up 123,000 HZ- Yug

I enjoyed learning and researching how many HZ animals can hear- Mahi

I learned that a human has a range between 20-20,000 HZ

You can prevent hearing damage by; wearing ear protectors and don't stay near loud noises for too long- Aarav