February 4th - 8th

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In grade three this week….

In writing, students continued to work on their narrative story writing. This week students focussed on writing about their story problem and attempts to solve the problem. Students then had opportunities to provide peer feedback to one another and revise their work. 

In Math, students continued to work on subtraction and focussed on using a new strategy. We worked on using the open number line strategy which allows students to have more flexibility in solving when finding the difference. As well, we continued to practice basic facts in addition and subtraction by playing a game called Race to 0. 

 This week students completed their collages based on the images they collected that connected to education. They then compared the two countries with their own educational experience in Canada looking for similarities and differences and showcasing this through a Venn diagram.  Later in the week, students worked on researching how the communities of Tunisia, Peru, India access health care. 

 Students reviewed putting words into alphabetical order and had a chance to explore a dictionary. As a class, we discussed what we noticed and how they might be used. In the coming weeks, we will provide students with more opportunities to use dictionaries during our reading times to support them with looking up unfamiliar words so they can make deeper connections to what they are reading.

Yesterday, students created abstract art using acrylic paint. Students painted with pallet knives or cards to apply the paint onto the paper. Ask your child to share the process and what they created.

 Please check your child's backpack for a notice regarding Valentine's Day next week. 

Thank You
Thank to our Parent volunteers that helped out with our Fun lunch (Lunch lady) and to the  volunteers who helped out for Sibbald U! 

Upcoming Dates
Feb 12 - School Council 7:00 PM
Feb 14/15 - Teachers Convention
Feb 18 - Family Day
Feb 27 - Pink Shirt Day
Feb 28 - Fun Lunch Mar 1-Non-Instructional Day 
Mar 12 - School Council 
Mar 21 - Fun Lunch 
Mar 21 – Last Day of School before break 
Mar 21 - Student Led Conferences 
Mar 22 - Student Led Conferences

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