Mr. Zhang's Grade 3s

  Math - this week we kept working on our count bys. The grade 3s also got their first math quiz from me.  Writing - this week's writing was inspired by the book "The Best Part of Me". Students chose their favourite body part and wrote about it. They have typed their good version up and I will have pictures of the bulletin next week! Science - we started on the rocks and minerals unit. Students learned about the layers of Earth as well as properties of rocks and minerals. Next week we will be doing the hardness test as well as creating and observing soil. Art - students made their own bookmarks to keep. They designed it with a book or reading related phrase. Reminders 1. Library is on Tuesday, if your student bring books home, please remind them to bring them back on Tuesday if they want to exchange a book. 2. I did not send homework home this week as it was a little hectic. This coming week I will start sending bits of homework again so please remind them to bring their

Because on Friday this week it is Remembrance Day, we did a lot of work around it. English - We focused on poems; what does poetry look, sound, and feel like? As well as what does poetry make you feel? We did an acrostic poem as well as a limerick about Remembrance Day. Math - We did some decreasing patterns in a T-table as well as started our count by work. We have only worked on our count bys of 2, 3, 4, 5. I have been sending a bit of homework back, so please look out for a black folder if you have not yet seen it! Social Studies - We finished up India by writing a letter to send home to our friends and parents as if we really did travel to India. These will come home next week when they are finished copying their good copy. We also learned about quality of life; how to measure quality of life. Reminders 1. Please keep encouraging your students to read! Even if it is just 15-20 minutes a day. They can definitely handle it as we do 30 minutes of independent quiet reading each day! 2.

Because next week is remembrance day, we made some poppies to design the gym for our remembrance day assembly. Every student made a quarter of a poppy, and when put together, we get a rather unique looking complete poppy. For writing, this week, we worked on our "Friends Wanted" posters. Students wrote about what they look for a in a friend such as personalities and hobbies. They also wrote about why they themselves are a good friend as well as a bonus they would like their friend to have. We planned, drafted, revised, and finished a final copy to share with the other grade 3 class. To continue with our theme of India for social studies. We made Menhdi art together. Students traced, cut out, and designed their hand. We have also started talking about quality of life, and students have started making a quality of life poster so look out for that next week! For math, we talked about patterns, specifically using t-tables. If you look at your student's black folder (home work