March in Ms. Robinson's Classroom

We can look forward to the arrival of spring this month!

March Classroom Reminders

Gym is Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

Library is Wednesday. Students must carry their library books 
in a plastic bag at all times.

Please make sure your child is dressed for the weather. Layers are great for March weather that changes throughout the day.

Students must have indoor shoes.

March Holidays and Activities

March Break -> March 12 – March 16

 St. Patrick's Day - March 17

First Day of Spring - March 20

Literacy

Working on writing paragraphs with a topic sentence, 

2-3 describing sentences, and a closing sentence
Read Alouds: Folktales and Fairy Tales

    

Math

3D Geometry
Telling time to the hour, half hour, and nearest 5 mins
Reading temperature in ºC on a thermometer
Temperature Benchmarks: room temperature, water freezing, water boiling etc. 

Science

Forces Causing Movement

A force is a push or pull that makes objects move

Friction, gravity, magnetism, static electricity

Beginning Social Studies
Communities in Canada, 1780-1890


After watching performers from Côte d'Ivoire, grade 3's created their own versions of Senufo masks using symmetry. 

February in Ms. Robinson's Classroom!

February is the shortest month of the year, but one of the busiest!

There’s a lot to learn and to celebrate in the month of February.

February Classroom Reminders:

Gym is Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Library is Wednesday.

Students must always carry their books in a plastic bag.

Students need to dress for cold weather, including snowpants.

Students must have indoor shoes.

February Holidays and Activities

February is Black History Month

Visit the Greenboro Library to find books about interesting people in history 

who helped change the world

February 2^nd –> Groundhog Day

February 9^th –> 100’s Day Activities

February 9^th – 25^th  –> Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea

February 14^th –> Valentine’s Day

February 16^th –> Chinese New Year

It’s the year of the Dog

February 19^th –> Family Day (no school)

Literacy

Reading: Martin’s Big Words,  

Writing: Imagine you are in a snowglobe

Math

2D and 3D Geometry

Polygons are closed shapes with 3 or more sides

Quadrilaterals are shapes with 4 sides 

(square, rectangle, trapezoid, rhombus, parallelogram, kite)

Social Studies/Science

Science- Forces that make objects move

*push, pull, magnetism, gravity, friction, static electricity*

January in Ms. Robinson's Classroom!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!  It’s 2018!

It’s the beginning of a new year, but the learning continues in grade 3!

In December, we learned all about Arctic animals like polar bears:

January Classroom Reminders:

Gym is Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Library is Wednesday.

Students must always carry their books in a plastic bag.

Students need to dress for cold weather, including snowpants.

Students must have indoor shoes.

January Holidays and Activities

January 1^st – New Year’s Day

January 8^th – Back to school

January 26^th – PA Day - No school for students

January 31^st – Book Fair Browsing

Literacy

Reading: All about winter, snowglobes, snowmen

The Snow Globe Family By Jane O'Connor 

Snowmen at Night By Caralyn Beuhner

Writing: All about winter; The life of a snowman; Imagine you are in a snowglobe;

Students will memorize and present winter poems

Math

Completing: Measurement

Social Studies/Science

Completing: Living and Working in Canada

Beginning: Science- Forces that make objects move

*push, pull, magnetism, gravity, friction, static electricity*

December in Ms. Robinson's Classroom!

Grade 3 learned so much in November!

The learning continues in December, a month of holidays and celebrations!

December Classroom Reminders:

Gym is Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Library is Wednesday. Students must always carry their books in a plastic bag.

December Holidays and Special Days:

Friday, December 8 – Ottawa Bach Choir performance

Thursday, December 21 – Holidays at the Creek @ 10:45am

Monday, December 25 – Friday, December 5 – Winter Holidays

Back to School Monday, January 8^th

Literacy

Writing opinion paragraphs

Reading about Life in the Arctic and Arctic animals

(fiction and non fiction texts)

Math

Completing patterning

Beginning Measurement

Measuring in millimetres (mm), centimetres (cm), metres (m) and kilometres (km)

Choosing the best unit of measurement

Comparing measurements

Social Studies

Living and Working in Ontario

Learning about municipalities in Ontario and

the characteristics of Landform Regions in Ontario (Hudson Bay Lowlands, Canadian Shield and Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Lowlands)

Have a fun, safe Holiday!  See you in January 2018!!

November in Ms. Robinson's Classroom!

November Classroom Reminders:

Gym is Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Library is Wednesday. Students must always carry their books in a plastic bag.

November Holidays and Special Days:

November 9^th – Progress Report Cards go home

Friday, November 10^th – Remembrance Day Ceremony @ 10:50am

November 11^th – Remembrance Day

November 15^th – Picture retakes

November 23^rd - Parent Teacher interviews 3:30pm-6:30pm

November 24^th - Parent Teacher interviews 8am-11am (PA Day – no school)

                                                                      

Literacy

Learning and Writing about Remembrance Day.

Math

Data Management: reading and making graphs

Science/Social Studies

Ending our work on Strong and Stable Structures.

Beginning Social Studies – Living and Working in Canada

Learning about life in Ontario, including communities, municipalities, resources and landforms (Hudson Bay Lowlands, Great Lakes/St. Lawrence, and Canadian Shield).

Grade 3 was busy in October!

We read and learned about bats,

 

Stellaluna By Janell Cannon

Screech! A non fiction book about bats

wrote about Autumn,

and created some lovely works of art.

October in Ms. Robinson's Room!

Fall is finally here! My favourite time of year.

Crisp, sunny days, colourful leaves and delicious Thanksgiving dinners!

Classroom Reminders:

Gym is Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Library is Wednesday. Students must always carry books in a plastic bag.

If you would like popcorn on Friday, please send $1 to school on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.

October Holidays and Special Days:

October 6 – PD Day, no school

October 5 – Family Harvest Dance 6-8pm

October 9 – Thanksgiving, no school

October  16 - Picture Day

Literacy

We will learn about Bats by reading fiction and non fiction books.

Bat Fun Fact: Did you know bats are flying mammals? There are over 1000 species of bats.

We will write about autumn using juicy words to help describe the sights, sounds, smells and feelings of fall.  

Math

Completing Place Value (100s, 10s, 1s)

Next: Data Management –showing and describing information in graphs.

Science

Strong and Stable Structures.

A structure is something that carries a load. Structures can be natural (bird nest, bee hive) or artificial (chair, house, car).

Here’s a link to learn more about famous structures around the world:

https://kidworldcitizen.org/2014/04/01/world-architecture-for-kids/

Art

Students drew amazing monster class photos with names and monster descriptions.

        

     

We will complete autumn art activities.