G'day everybody!
We had a fun morning working on Read to Self and Work on Writing stamina. The students are doing an excellent job in the Daily 5 working towards independence.
We played a fun review game in Science to prepare for the quiz tomorrow. There will be 2 parts: written and hands-on (using PlayDoh).
The students practiced solving problems that have more than one step in Math. Students worked together to solve problems and present them to me.
We did not have Reading today as the teachers had a Professional Development meeting. The students were rehearsing for Mass on Tuesday.
HOMEWORK:
1) Math p. 63 - please show all your work. 5 points given for each question.
2) Study for Science quiz and Spelling Test
3) Reading Log - just a reminder that you can use your text books as an entry into the log
NOTICES:
1) Pizza Day for the BLUE TEAM tomorrow. YAY!
2) first day for electives in quarter 3 is also tomorrow
3) Scholastic orders have been sent out, please return by Tuesday.
Have an amazing Thursday evening.
Mr. Y
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Jan. 13, 2016
Today's a great day to sit by the fireplace and sip on some hot chocolate; however, we decided to come to DISK and...............
1) build Read to Self stamina, and learn how to connect our reading with our own lives (Language Arts).
2) finish comparing and contrasting fast land changes using a group Vehn diagram (Science).
3) use Associative Properties to find the product of 3 numbers (Math).
4) build Work on Writing stamina (Reading and Phonics).
5) resolve conflicts and identify services provided by the government (Social Studies).
6) watch a video about ice glaciers melting in the world, and the effects it can have (ECA).
DAILY 5 - READ TO SELF
SCIENCE VEHN DIAGRAM
SOCIAL STUDIES CONFLICT RESOLVING
HOMEWORK:
1) Math p. 62
2) Word Work - please use the other 8 spelling words and write a sentence of at least 7 words and draw a picture of the word.
3) Reading Log
NOTICES:
- Science and Spelling test on Friday
- Library tomorrow, please bring your library card
Have a great evening! Stay warm.
Mr. Y.
1) build Read to Self stamina, and learn how to connect our reading with our own lives (Language Arts).
2) finish comparing and contrasting fast land changes using a group Vehn diagram (Science).
3) use Associative Properties to find the product of 3 numbers (Math).
4) build Work on Writing stamina (Reading and Phonics).
5) resolve conflicts and identify services provided by the government (Social Studies).
6) watch a video about ice glaciers melting in the world, and the effects it can have (ECA).
DAILY 5 - READ TO SELF
SCIENCE VEHN DIAGRAM
SOCIAL STUDIES CONFLICT RESOLVING
HOMEWORK:
1) Math p. 62
2) Word Work - please use the other 8 spelling words and write a sentence of at least 7 words and draw a picture of the word.
3) Reading Log
NOTICES:
- Science and Spelling test on Friday
- Library tomorrow, please bring your library card
Have a great evening! Stay warm.
Mr. Y.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Jan. 12, 2016
Good afternoon everyone. Here's what the Terrific Third Graders got up to today......
HOMEWORK:
1) Social Studies p. 18
2) Science p. 239-240
3) Reading Logs
Enjoy your evening!
Mr. Yaremchuk
- LA - built our Read to Self stamina, and reviewed how to coach in Read to Someone
- Science - compared and contrasted volcanos, floods, earthquakes, and also discussed how to prepare for a natural disaster
- Math - practiced finding square numbers, and played a math multiplication game
- Reading - build Work on Writing stamina, and also learned the proper steps in building stamina
- Social Studies - discussed the difference between public and private property, as well as how to resolve a conflict
HOMEWORK:
1) Social Studies p. 18
2) Science p. 239-240
3) Reading Logs
Enjoy your evening!
Mr. Yaremchuk
Monday, January 11, 2016
Jan. 11, 2016
Welcome to the week of January 11-15, I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.
This morning's Assembly was a special one. DISK awarded the students that had Honors (90% or higher) in the first semester. Honorable Mention awards were also rewarded to students that were very close to honors, but maybe one or two grades brought down the average just a touch.
Congratulations to our honor students in Grade 3, as well as all the other honor students in the other grades.
Today in Social Studies, we identified community leaders and government leaders and what services they can provide.
In Math, we learned some special ways to multiply when 9 is the factor.
In Reading and Phonics, we learned how to coach when we do the Read to Someone Daily 5 component.
HOMEWORK:
1) Reading Logs - as a reminder, 20% per day is given for completing the Reading Log (max 5 days)
2) Math - p. 60
3) Word Work - this is one option in the Daily 5 - students will choose 8 spelling words and complete a Picture Dictionary. Choose a word, write a good sentence of at least 7 words, and then draw a picture showing that you understand the meaning of the word.
NOTICES:
- For our House System, the BLUE Team had the most points at the end of the semester, so they are rewarded with a Pizza party on Friday. Congrats to Alpha, Eden, and Michael on helping the Blue Team get the most points.
- Quizzes this week - both on Friday - Spelling Test and Science Quiz (more details to come tomorrow regarding Science quiz)
- Next week's Family Day events will include Mass and Team Building in the morning, followed by the Family Day lunch, and then the Sports Day will begin at 1pm and continue throughout the afternoon.
Have a great evening.
Mr. Yaremchuk
This morning's Assembly was a special one. DISK awarded the students that had Honors (90% or higher) in the first semester. Honorable Mention awards were also rewarded to students that were very close to honors, but maybe one or two grades brought down the average just a touch.
Congratulations to our honor students in Grade 3, as well as all the other honor students in the other grades.
Today in Social Studies, we identified community leaders and government leaders and what services they can provide.
In Math, we learned some special ways to multiply when 9 is the factor.
In Reading and Phonics, we learned how to coach when we do the Read to Someone Daily 5 component.
HOMEWORK:
1) Reading Logs - as a reminder, 20% per day is given for completing the Reading Log (max 5 days)
2) Math - p. 60
3) Word Work - this is one option in the Daily 5 - students will choose 8 spelling words and complete a Picture Dictionary. Choose a word, write a good sentence of at least 7 words, and then draw a picture showing that you understand the meaning of the word.
NOTICES:
- For our House System, the BLUE Team had the most points at the end of the semester, so they are rewarded with a Pizza party on Friday. Congrats to Alpha, Eden, and Michael on helping the Blue Team get the most points.
- Quizzes this week - both on Friday - Spelling Test and Science Quiz (more details to come tomorrow regarding Science quiz)
- Next week's Family Day events will include Mass and Team Building in the morning, followed by the Family Day lunch, and then the Sports Day will begin at 1pm and continue throughout the afternoon.
Have a great evening.
Mr. Yaremchuk
Friday, January 8, 2016
Jan. 8, 2016
Week 1 of the new semester is in the books (no pun intended).
No Spelling test today, so we dove right into sharing our weekend plans, and reviewing some aspects of the Daily 5.
After learning about earthquakes, volcanoes, and floods, the students got into groups to debate over which one is worse for people and living things. Perhaps the earthquakes were the winners.
After recess, the students used marbles to make arrays to show how we can make multiplication sentences when 8 is a factor into smaller multiplication sentences.
In ECA (electives will start next week), the students worked on the glacier experiment we began yesterday in Science.
HOMEWORK:
1) Math p. 59
2) Work on Writing - students chose another topic to write about - please write a minimum of 7 sentences and a maximum of 1 page in your notebooks. Please double space.
3) Reading Logs - next week we will return to giving 20% for each day the Reading Log is complete (5 days/week = 100%), as well as a Dojo Point.
New Spelling Words for next Friday - toast, dragon, spaceship, zigzag, nobody, ladybug, famous, eight, balloon, soften, puffin, force, brilliant, conflict, weathering, volcano
NOTICES:
- You've heard a lot about the Daily 5 this week. We are trying to build our classroom library to make the Daily 5 experience even better. In addition to some new books purchased for the classroom, we are hoping students could lend/borrow/donate reading materials to the Grade 3 classroom for the remainder of the year. It's your option if you want it returned when we are finished, or donate them to the school where they would stay in the Grade 3 classroom - it's your choice. Either way, the more, the better. Reading materials can include books, magazines, newspapers, etc.
- Report cards were sent home today.
- The Winter School Magazine was also sent home as well. Great work and news from every grade. It's really nice to see such a close-knit community.
Have an amazing weekend!
Mr. Yaremchuk
No Spelling test today, so we dove right into sharing our weekend plans, and reviewing some aspects of the Daily 5.
After learning about earthquakes, volcanoes, and floods, the students got into groups to debate over which one is worse for people and living things. Perhaps the earthquakes were the winners.
After recess, the students used marbles to make arrays to show how we can make multiplication sentences when 8 is a factor into smaller multiplication sentences.
In ECA (electives will start next week), the students worked on the glacier experiment we began yesterday in Science.
HOMEWORK:
1) Math p. 59
2) Work on Writing - students chose another topic to write about - please write a minimum of 7 sentences and a maximum of 1 page in your notebooks. Please double space.
3) Reading Logs - next week we will return to giving 20% for each day the Reading Log is complete (5 days/week = 100%), as well as a Dojo Point.
New Spelling Words for next Friday - toast, dragon, spaceship, zigzag, nobody, ladybug, famous, eight, balloon, soften, puffin, force, brilliant, conflict, weathering, volcano
NOTICES:
- You've heard a lot about the Daily 5 this week. We are trying to build our classroom library to make the Daily 5 experience even better. In addition to some new books purchased for the classroom, we are hoping students could lend/borrow/donate reading materials to the Grade 3 classroom for the remainder of the year. It's your option if you want it returned when we are finished, or donate them to the school where they would stay in the Grade 3 classroom - it's your choice. Either way, the more, the better. Reading materials can include books, magazines, newspapers, etc.
- Report cards were sent home today.
- The Winter School Magazine was also sent home as well. Great work and news from every grade. It's really nice to see such a close-knit community.
Have an amazing weekend!
Mr. Yaremchuk
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Jan. 7, 2016
Merry Ukrainian Christmas!
This morning was very busy as we continued to learn writing strategies and comprehension strategies for the Daily 5.
For Science the students worked in small groups to try model erosion by using an ice cube (glacier) and clay (land). They observed how the glacier can change the land.
Today in math, we used different strategies to multiply when 7 is the factor.
We ended the day by building more stamina in the Read to Self portion of the Daily 5, and reviewed past lessons.
HOMEWORK:
1) Math p. 58
2) Work on Writing - this is a part of the Daily 5, but students can write anywhere from 7-12 sentences.
3) Reading Log
NOTICES:
Mr. Yaremchuk
This morning was very busy as we continued to learn writing strategies and comprehension strategies for the Daily 5.
For Science the students worked in small groups to try model erosion by using an ice cube (glacier) and clay (land). They observed how the glacier can change the land.
Today in math, we used different strategies to multiply when 7 is the factor.
We ended the day by building more stamina in the Read to Self portion of the Daily 5, and reviewed past lessons.
HOMEWORK:
1) Math p. 58
2) Work on Writing - this is a part of the Daily 5, but students can write anywhere from 7-12 sentences.
3) Reading Log
NOTICES:
- tomorrow is the second Friday of the month, feel free to wear casual clothes, and also your PE clothes to change into
- students received a letter regarding the Daily 5, please read, and let me know if you have any questions
- students also received a notice regarding bringing in 1 more notebook and tissue paper
- Family Day/Sports Day is on January 19, lunch will be from 11:15am-12:45pm, and Sports Day to follow in the afternoon - please hand in the form indicating if you will attend, and what food you will bring for the potluck
- Please hand in your Electives choices tomorrow
Mr. Yaremchuk
Christmas Pictures
Here is the dance the Grade 2 and 3 class performed for the Christmas performance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Also, here are some pictures from Christmas time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Also, here are some pictures from Christmas time.
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