I hope that everybody is having a nice spring break. I have left you all with a couple of videos; one is of our last field trip...the other is of some of the stuff we had been working on leading into the spring break. That is all for now.
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My grade 3 students were very excited to partner up as reading buddies with Miss Chak's grade 1 students last week. It was the second time they would meet in the past week and the kids loved it. Unfortunately, that is all the time I have this week; the video below should fill you in on the missing details. :) Please note, there will be no newsletter this week as it is the last week before spring break. However, there are two major announcements. The first announcement is regarding the field trip this coming Tuesday. We will still be needing a few volunteers; any help will be greatly appreciated. Secondly, I look forward to seeing you all this Thursday and Friday for Parent/Teacher interviews. Faris, Saniya, Noama and Adam develop a truss symstem for their bridge. As I write this blog, my 5 month old son, Tamyr is propped up next to me, jabbing 3 fingers into my left eye. As a science teacher, I know that it is all just science inquiry on his part...and I am the specimen. It has to start somewhere, doesn't it? Just ask my grade 3's. They have been exploring all sorts of designs and structures in science class this term. Their most recent project involves applying the discoveries that they have made in regards to the properties of materials and using it to construct a bridge that can support a mass over a span of 3 feet. We hope to have more updates for you next week when the project is complete. Until then, you can get an inside look at what these little Einsteins have been up to by watching the video below. Also, don't forget to click here for this week's newsletter. The Grade 3 team meets on a weekly basis to brainstorm new methods of enhancing the learning of our students. The focus this week was on integrating multiple math units into one activity. Students explored connections between division, multiplication, addition, subtraction using their measurement skills. The activity required them to reproduce division equations through the cutting and pasting of colored yarn which also allowed them to fine tune their hand eye coordination as it was very technical work indeed. Check out all of the action in the video below. ***Also, be sure to access this week's newsletter by clicking here.***** |