Tuesday February 21st 2017

Hello,

Today was Bosco's birthday! Happy Birthday Bosco!

Here is what we did today.

Poems: We started off the day completing our poems with the rest of the grade 3 classes in Miss. Glover's room. Stay tuned for videos of each person's poem
French: Please see Mme. Stella's blog for more information.

Lunch/Recess

Math: Today we talked about the many ways we can show a fraction: Fractions of a set, fractions of a whole, fractions of a length, using a symbol and using words. Next we did some textbook work.

Poems: We continued working on our poems.

Lunch/Recess

Music/UOI: Today we did a soundscape in music of the country and the city. We separated the classes into country and city and they all had the chance to share what their sound was and what it was suppose to sound like. Next we did them all on their own and the second time we slowly added each one in.  They sounded really good! Stay tuned for the videos!
We finished the day in gym.

Have a good night!

Miss. Ross

*Read 25 mins-log

*Spelling test Signed

*Math page 154-155

*Community booklet If not already handed in

*March Break camps forms

*Lunch orders due February 24th

*After care fees due February 24th
*Casual day Fundraiser February 24th

Star of the week

This week our star of the week was Rajan! Good work Rajan!

A response to our Remembrance Day letters

To all the students at St. Jude’s Academy.

Thank you for the thoughtful letters you guys wrote for us! The drawings you guys did are beautiful!  We were thrilled to receive them.  Canada has sent us here on ‘Operation Hamlet’, which is Canada’s contribution to the United Nations Mission in Haiti.  There are five of us here who are part of Canada’s Task Force Port-au-Prince.  Port-au-Prince is the capital of Haiti and is where the Mission Headquarters is located.  Maybe your teacher can show you where that is on the map.  We work here with police officers from around the world (also a lot from Canada).  

Haiti is a country that has experienced a lot of problems in the past such as natural disasters (heavy rain, hurricanes and earthquakes). We are here as part of the military contribution to help ensure the Haitian people, especially children and women to have a stable and secure environment to live in.  The country recently elected a new government which will lead the Haitian people and hopefully create a safer and healthier place to live for everyone.

Sometimes it can be a little lonely when you are away from family and friends, particularly during the holidays. It is such a nice feeling for us that you guys took the time to send us a little something to show us support for Remembrance Day.

Remember, you are part of the future for Canada so make us all proud! Although it is our pleasure to serve Canada the best that we can, sometimes it means being away from our family and friends for a long time. Your letters to us help to ensure the high morale of our Task Force. Good luck at school, summer is coming!

We sent a collage of pictures as well.  It has all of our pictures on it, and some of the activities that we do here in Haiti.

Thank you very much.

Task Force Port-au-Prince

Thursday February 16th 2017

Hello,

Here is what we did today.

As today was the 100th day of school, we did activities related to 100!

UOI: As we have been talking about the city and the country. We made pictures of what we thought the city or country would look like in 100 years! We painted and had lots of fun. They will be displayed outside the classroom. 

French: Please see Mme Stella's blog for more information. 

Lunch/Recess

Math: Today we continued to talk about fractions of a set. We used fruit loops to explore how we can take fractions of a group of items. We found 1/2 in two ways, 1/4 in two ways and1/5 in two ways. We had lots of fun! 

Language: We practiced our poems in front of the class for the competition on Tuesday. 

Lunch/Recess

Spelling: Spelling tests have been handed out and should be returned on Monday

Next the children had Gym

Have a great long weekend!

Miss Ross

*Read 25 mins-log

*Spelling test Signed

*Math page 152-153

*Community booklet Monday

*Sound scape Monday

*Poem competition on Tuesday

*March Break camps forms

*Lunch orders due February 24th

*After care fees due February 24th
*Casual day Fundraiser February 24th

Wednesday February 15th 2017

Hello,

Here is what we did today.

Language: We started off doing some cursive writing then worked on our poems. They are coming along very well! We will be presenting them on February 21st. Another teacher will judge them and choose who moves on.
French: Please see Mme. Stella's blog for more information.

Lunch/Recess

UOI: We have been learning about different types of communities. As a result, we are creating a community book that demonstrates what they know about that community. They worked on it today and it will be homework over the long weekend. A checklist will be provided in order to make sure that they are detailed. This will be formally marked.
Math: Today we talked about fractions of a set. First we talked about what the difference is between fractions of a set ( splitting a group of 12 WHOLE marbles into quarters) and fractions of a whole (splitting one item into several pieces, a pizza). Next we did some questions from the textbook.

Lunch/Recess

Music: Please see Mr. Oliver's blog for more information.
Gym: Please see Mr. H's blog for more information.

Have a good night!

Miss. Ross

Homework

*Read 25 mins-log

*Spelling test Thursday

*Spelling due Thursday

*Math page 150-151

*Movie night due February 16th

*March Break camps forms

*Lunch orders due February 24th

*After care fees due February 24th
*Casual day Fundraiser February 24th

Casual Day Fundraiser

Tuesday February 14th 2017

Hello,

Here is what we did on Valentine's Day!

We started the day with a Valentine's Day house game!

Math: We started learning about fractions of a length. We did examples on the board and found the fraction that was coloured in and the fractions that were not coloured in. Next we did some work together on the whiteboards and from the textbook on their whiteboards. Finally we did a valentines day fraction scavenger hunt!

French: Please see Mme. Stella's blog for more information.

Lunch/Recess

Crafts: We made cards using q tips and made designs with paint! Next we made our bow and arrow hearts! We used cardboard and wrapped it with yarn. Next put a dowel through the back and glued on the arrows on the end. It wasnt an easy craft but they loved it!

Lunch/Recess

Treats: We handed out all of our treats and did our agendas
Gym: Please see Mr. H's blog for more information.

We ended the day with a dance party!

Have a good night!

Miss. Ross