January 21

 Sorry, it looks like the traffic to this blog has become very, very limited (may just be me going to the blog).  I will be moving to sending emails directly if there are important updates from here on out.  If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me.  I tend to respond fairly quickly.

January 13 - 17

No major news updates this week.  We do have Jungle Sports coming next week (thank you for returning the permission forms) and we have an anti-bully Magic Show coming up on Thursday.

In Math, we are still going through multiplication and division strategies.  It is important for children in grade 3 to learn their multiplication to x9 and division to 81 divided by 9.  In class, we go through strategies, use arrays and number lines to model what it means.   We will be continuing this to the end of next week.

In Language, we are looking at narrative writing.  We will be listening to different versions of Little Red Riding Hood, and starting late this week we will be making our own versions by changing the character, setting and even the problem (and how it is solved!).  This will be done in class, using Book Creator.  We are also going to have a lesson looking at quotation marks.

Week of January 6 - 10

Happy New Year!!  It was nice to see everyone back and hear all about their holidays!  Thank you for all returning the permission form for Jungle Sport, which will be during the week of January 20th.

This week, we will be continuing our work with multiplication and division.  Again, it is important for the class to learn their number facts up to x9.  Perhaps pick one of the facts, and practice that at night.  Keep an eye in their workspace for our lessons.

In Language, we will be working on our New Year's Resolutions this week.   Today, we looked at picking a single word to represent what we would like to change or do better this year. 

We will also be working in these areas during the next two weeks:

• Language: We will be starting some work in narrative writing soon (learning about the parts of a story, and creating our own as well)
• Health: Working in Book Creator to display a balanced meal plan for one day.  
• Drama: We will be continuing work with expressions and body movements through games and activities.
• Science:  We will be continuing to work on our Forces unit
• Family Life: We will be having some discussions about brothers, sisters and good friends
• Physical Education: Practice with badminton and handball over the next month.