Homework

We will be having a Math test for Probability on Thursday.  We have started reviewing in class today the pages that you can do are:

Grade 3 - pg. 320, 321, 322, 323 all

Grade 4 - pg. 373, 374, 375, 376, 377 all

Reminder!

Tonight is our musical performance of E.I.E.I. Oops!  It starts at 6:30 BUT make sure to be here at 6:10 in Ms. Brown's room to set up!  I can't wait! See you there!

Reminders

Homework:

Spelling due Friday

Grade 3 Poetry due Friday

Grade 4 Reading Response Journals due on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday.

Reminders:

Track and Field is TOMORROW.  Make sure to bring:

• gym clothes and shoes to run in
• a water bottle
• a hat
• sunscreen

We have a Spring Musical on Thursday, May 28 at 6:30 pm.  I hope you can all make it to watch our musical - E.I.E.I Oops!

 

Reminders

Tomorrow is the grade 4 Math retest.  

Tomorrow is back in time ... Dress in an olden days outfit!

Homework

Can each student bring in one empty paper towel roll.

Please get Math quiz signed

Math test is on Thursday 

If interested Scholastic is due Friday (last one of the year)

Update

There will be a math test on Thursday.  We will be reviewing in class Tuesday and Wednesday.  Feel free to bring a text book home to study also.  

Spelling due Friday 

Poetry due Friday (grade 3)

Math quiz

There will be a short math quiz on Monday on anything we have learned so far this unit.

Math homework

Grade 3 - workbook page 94 all  (if not finished from class)

Grade 4 - textbook page 333 # 2-6 (if not finished from class)

Math is due tomorrow.

Reminder!

We are hosting tomorrow's Pride assembly.  All parents are welcome!  It will be at 2pm on May 1.

Homework

Math (only if you didn't finish in class)

Grade 3 pg. 93 all

Grade 4 pg. 331 #4-9

New Math Unit

We are starting a new math unit: Fractions (and Decimals in Grade 4)

Grade 3's will be working on:

-representing and describing fractions
-using diagrams to communicate about fractions
-representing and describing mixed numbers


Grade 4's will be working on:

- describing fractions of an area and of a set
- using mixed numbers and fractions to describe wholes and parts
- describing and creating areas and sets using decimal tenths and decimal hundredths
- comparing and ordering fractions and decimals
- adding and subtracting decimals

Tests

Grade 4's need to get their math unit test signed and return it.

Grade 3's need to get their math and science tests signed and return it.

Save The Date!!

On May 1st at 2:00 our class will be co-hosting the pride assembly this month with Mr. Carr's class.  We have a special video and other fun presentations. Families are welcome to come.

Tomorrow is crazy hat and hair day.

Updates

Homework

Reading for 20 minutes

Spelling due Friday

Grade 3 Poetry due Friday

Grade 4 Reading Response Journals - Tuesday journals due tomorrow

Wear green tomorrow for Earth Day

If you have any props for our class movie please try to bring it in tomorrow so we can start taping.  Thank you!

-microphone (we need 2)
-toy guitars (we need 4)
-drum sticks (we only need 1 set)

**Math Test is on Thursday**  Here are some practice pages:

Grade 3 page 341-342 and 343 all

Grade 4 page 398-399 and 400-401 all

Upcoming dates

We will be having a math test on Thursday.  For those who want to practice a little bit here are some extra pages:

Grade 3 page 341-342 and 343 all

Grade 4 page 398-399 and 400-401 all

Homework

Update

Spelling due Friday

Grade 3 poetry due Friday

Grade 4 Thursday reading responses due tomorrow

Math:

Grade 3 - NEW workbook page 106 all

Textbook page 333 3-5

workbook page 104 and 105 all questions (if you didn't complete already)

Grade 4 -NEW workbook page 126 all

Textbook page 387 3-7

workbook page 124 and 125 all questions (if you didn't complete already)

Grade 3 Science - test on Tomorrow use study sheet to study.

Update

Spelling due Friday

Grade 3 poetry due Friday

Grade 4 Wednesday reading responses due tomorrow

Math:

Grade 3 - workbook page 104 and 105 all questions

Grade 4 -workbook page 124 and 125 all questions

Grade 3 Science - test on Thursday use study sheet to study.

Volunteers

Thursday, April 16, 2015 is Scientist in the School.  If any Grade 3 or Grade 4 parents would like to volunteer in the classroom please let me know!  We still have many spots available.

Scientist in the School is from 9:30 to 12:30 on Thursday.

If you are interested, please call or send a note.


Thank you!

April Update

Writing – We are starting a brand new writing unit – Non Fiction Magazines!  We are learning how to organize our ideas to analyze a topic in various ways.  Our goal for this unit is to research and then write our very own magazine using text features.

Reading – We are learning about all the different text features in non fiction texts.  This will directly help us with our writing unit in order to become strong, confident non fiction writers!  Some of the text features we are learning and discussing are:

-Title

-Subtitle

-Table of Contents

-Caption

-Photograph

-Map

-Graph

-Labels

-Bold Words

-Glossary

-Index

Math – We are finishing up our unit on Geometry and Capacity.  Our task was very detailed and hands on.  The Grade 3’s created a prism and pyramid out of clay, which they then weighed the mass and compared with a friend.  The Grade 4’s created Cube Creatures and described how to re-create their creature.  After, they measured their creature’s volume in cubes; they went into groups and ordered their creature’s volume from greatest to least.  I was very proud of all the hard work that everyone did on their task and because it took so much time and effort I decided to forgo the unit test!

Our next unit in Math is Patterns and Motion in Geometry.  We will be learning about flips (reflections), slides (translations), and turns (rotations)…

Drama – We are continuing to practice our play E-I-E-I Oops!

Homework

We wil be having a short 3D quiz on Friday 

Review:

Grade 3's  if not finished page 270 all questions

Grade 4's - this is tonight's homework from the textbook.

Homework

Reading for 20 minutes

Spelling due Friday

Grade 3 Poetry due Friday

Grade 4 Reading Responses - Due Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday (don't forget which day you are assigned!)

**Orange Writing Folders went home tonight - Please review with parents and sign the cover - Return by Thursday please**

Happy March Break

Over the March Break...

Make sure to continue reading over the next week!

Grade 4 - Please do a reading response over the next week and hand it in on your day. (See below)


Here are some pictures from Thursday when Aurora Library came to show us how a 3-D Printer works!  If you have time visit the library and create your own 3-D creation!

Homework

Grade 3

Spelling and Poetry Folder due Friday

Grade 4

Spelling due Friday

Reading Response Journals are due next week:

Math Test is tomorrow! Complete your workbook homework.

If interested Scholastic is due tomorrow. 

Homework

We will be having an Area Math test on Wednesday. Please take the time to study using your Math Workbooks.  All pages are due Wednesday.

Grade 3 pg. 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 (all questions)

Grade 4 pg. 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76 (all questions) 

Pink Shirt Day!

Tomorrow is Pink Shirt Day - Please show your support to eliminate bullying by wearing PINK!

Letter for Grade 3 Social Studies from Ms. Yu!

Dear Parents and Guardians,

In Social studies, we are talking about the challenges that Black Canadians had in the 19^th century (based on curriculum strand –Communities in Canada, 1780-1850). 

Through our inquiry, we have begun to ask questions and research answers. For this particular question, we will be showcasing our findings through a Bristol board presentation. Although research thus far has been done on children friendly websites, I am uncomfortable with students looking up images of slavery (as some may be inappropriate for a Grade 3). Therefore, I have suggested that they draw their pictures instead. However, some students have asked if they can ask their parents to look for pictures that might be appropriate and print them/ email it to me to print. I don’t mind this, but it is at your discretion.

If you wish to do so and would like to email pictures to me, my email is Karen.c.yu@yrdsb.ca

Thank you for your attention.

Sincerely,

Ms. Yu

Curriculum Update

Writing – We are starting a brand new writing unit – Mystery Writing.  We are going to be learning the important ingredients that go into writing a mystery.  In order to write and create our own mystery stories, we will need to turn into Detectives and solve mysteries to really understand all the key components that need to go into a mystery.

Mystery Words

alibi - an excuse that a suspect uses to show that he or she was somewhere other than at the scene of the crime when the crime was committed

clue - a fact or object that helps to solve mysteries

crime - an act that is against the law

detective - a person who investigates mysteries and gathers information

evidence – something that helps prove who committed the crime

mystery - something that is secret and unknown

red herring – a false lead that throws the investigator off track

sleuth - another name for a detective

suspect - a person who is believed to have possibly committed the crime

victim - someone who is harmed or suffers some loss because of the crime

witness - someone who saw the crime being committed and can provide some information

These are some of the Detective IDs and mini notebooks (for important detective notes) that the students were presented with today!

Reading – For the past couple of weeks, we have been working in our Literacy Circles groups.  Each student has done all the different roles in our circles (Art Director, Connector Director, Discussion Director, Summary Director and Wild and Crazy Word Finder.)  Our next step is to look back at the feedback I have given each student to improve. During this next round, they need to try to take my feedback and continue to grow as a critical reader.

Math – We are starting a new unit on Area and Movement.  This unit is very short, but still important.  We will be learning and practicing various ways to measure area.  One of the most common mistakes is using the incorrect unit.  We use square units (non-standard units) and centimetres squared, metres squared (standard units) for area.

Overall Expectations 

By the end of Grade 3, students will: 

• estimate, measure, and record length, perimeter, area using standard units; 

– estimate, measure (i.e., using centimetre grid paper, arrays), and record area (e.g., if a row of 10 connecting cubes is approximately the width of a book, skip counting down the cover of the book with the row of cubes [i.e., counting 10, 20, 30, ...] is one way to determine the area of the book cover);

– compare and order various shapes by area, using congruent shapes (e.g., from a set of pattern blocks) and grid paper for measuring (Sample problem: Does the order of the shapes change when you change the size of the pattern blocks you measure with?);

Overall Expectations 

By the end of Grade 4, students will: 

• estimate, measure, and record length, perimeter, area, using a variety of strategies;

• determine the relationships among units and measurable attributes, including the area and perimeter of rectangles.

– determine, through investigation, the relationship between the side lengths of a rectangle and its perimeter and area (Sample problem: Create a variety of rectangles on a geoboard. Record the length, width, area, and perimeter of each rectangle on a chart. Identify relationships.);

– pose and solve meaningful problems that require the ability to distinguish perimeter and area (e.g.,“I need to know about area when I cover a bulletin board with construction paper. I need to know about perimeter when I make the border.”);

– compare, using a variety of tools (e.g., geoboard, patterns blocks, dot paper), two-dimensional shapes that have the same perimeter or the same area (Sample problem: Draw, using grid paper, as many different rectangles with a perimeter of 10 units as you can make on a geoboard.).

Drama – We have begun practicing our play E-I-E-I Oops! Musical.  Speaking roles were auditioned for and the students who are selected for these roles will find out their part this week.  Congratulations to everyone who auditioned!

Updates

Reading for 20 minutes

Spelling and Poetry due tomorrow

Grade 4 field trip form due Feb 23

Return signed Report Card envelope 

Just a reminder: the Winter Carnival is postponed to Feb. 27

Reminder!

Just a reminder... Our next Math test is on February 17 Here are some practice pages:

Grade 3:

workbook page 30, 31, 32, 33 all questions (due Tuesday)

Grade 4:

workbook page 34, 35, 36, 37 all questions (due Tuesday)

Have a wonderful Family Day!

Updates

Tomorrow is a spirit day:

Homework:

Reading

Spelling and Poetry due Friday

Our next Math test is on February 17 Here are some practice pages:

Grade 3:

workbook page 30, 31, 32, 33 all questions (due Tuesday)

Grade 4:

workbook page 34, 35, 36, 37 all questions (due Tuesday)

Keep your workbook at home until Tuesday - use the practice pages as a way to study

If you are interesting in going to the Blue Jay game the tickets are due this Friday

Names for Valentine's Day

   

Chelsea

Brian

Anil

Mikayla

Ricardo

Aryan

Shaun

Julia

Erron

Paradis

Peter

Brian

Candace

Owen

Akil

Shivaysh

Vada

Kaitlin

Cassandra

Michael

Kenneth

Lily

Sakina

Literature Circles!

Here are some pictures of how our literature circles work!

Once each student has read the chapter and completed their activity, they meet and discuss what they did.  Their conversations can go in any direction that they are interesting in.  

Each group gathers in a circle somewhere in the room.

These are the books we are currently reading.  Have a conversation about what they are reading! 

Homework

Reading for 20 minutes

Spelling and Poetry due tomorrow

Get math test signed

Return orange writing folders by tomorrow

Math homework 

Grade 3 pg 29 all

Grade 4 pg 32 and 33 all

Grade 4 Science - How does sound travel through walls due tomorrow

Grade 3 Extra!

This is a little extra practice for the Grade 3's.  This is not for homework and you do not have to hand it in. 

Grade 4 Extra!

This is a little extra practice for the Grade 4's.  This is not for homework and you do not have to hand it in. 

Homework

Reading for 20 minutes

Poetry and Spelling due Friday

Math gr. 3 pg. 28 all

gr. 4 pg. 31 all

Look at your orange writing folder with mom and dad and read your stars and wishes - sign and return by Friday

Homework

Read for 20 minutes

Spelling and Poetry are due tomorrow

Math homework 

grade 3 - workbook page 27 #1-3

grade 4 - workbook page 30 #1-3

Lego/Robotics form due Wed. If interested 

Scholastic due Tues. If interested

Curriculum Update

Writing – We are currently planning our Realistic Fiction stories.  Using a story arc, we are working on building in the key components to a fictional story: Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution.  

Exposition (Introduction) - The background information that is needed to understand the story is provided, such as the main character, the setting, the basic conflict, and so forth.

Rising Action - Is a series of events and actions that move the story to a climax.  Each event builds up and creates more tension and suspense. 

Climax - The turning point in the story.

Falling Action - The conflict unravels with the main character either winning or losing.

Resolution - The end of the story.

Reading – We have starting Literature Circles.  Each student in a group has a different job, which changes each day.  These jobs are Art Director, Connector Director, Discussion Director, Summary Director, and Wild and Crazy Word Finder.  The reason why each student has a specific job is so they have analyzed the text in a different way and when the group meets, they all have something to be the expert on and discuss their findings.  By doing Literature Circles, students are able to practice visualizing, making connections, asking thick, juicy questions, summarizing, and learning new and interesting words.  Also, students can develop their voice in a small group setting and develop their presentation skills.

Math – We are starting a new unit very shortly on Addition and Subtraction with and without regrouping.  Grade 3 will be adding and subtracting 3-digit whole numbers and Grade 4 will be adding and subtracting 4-digit whole numbers.  In this unit, we will be learning many strategies to solve problems that involve addition and subtraction.  Some of the strategies we will use are number lines, using manipulatives, and mental math.

Health – We are learning about Healthy Choices regarding food.  We have completed a food journal, which we sorted into food groups to see if we are making healthy food choices.  Using the Canadian Food Guide, we created a food poster that represents a balanced meal with all four food groups.  Our current project is making a group commercial to target Grade 3 and 4 students on the reasons why it is important to eat healthy.

Spelling - A quick reminder that our spelling activities have changed to add variety and renew interest.

Spelling Homework Menu

Mmm… delicious!

___* Write your spelling words in reverse ABC order

___* Write sentences for each spelling word

___* Write your words 3x each in different colors 6.

___* Write a story using at least 5 of your spelling words

___* Sort the words by vowels or syllables

___* Cut the words out of magazines and newspapers and make a collage

___* Write a poem using half of your words

___* Make a set of flashcards to help study your words

___* Write your spelling words with consonants in one colour and vowels in another colour

___* Draw a picture of each spelling word

___* Design something in the “Wordle” website: www.wordle.net

___* Write each word in special letters (bubbly, squiggly, block, etc.)

___* Write a synonym or antonym for each word

___* Write your spelling words and circle the blends, underline the digraphs (ch, sh, wh, th, ph)

___* Write your words in shapes

___* Write your words in a pyramid