Ms. Robinson's Classroom

Sunday, 5 November 2017

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.

Saturday, 7 October 2017

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.

Tuesday, 12 September 2017

Welcome Back to School!

I hope everyone had a great summer!

I’m looking forward to a fun year teaching grade 3!

Each month, please visit this website to find out what’s going on in room 226 and at the school.

I will also post student work and other photos.

School starts at 8:00am, and ends at 2:30pm.

Writing in your child's agenda is the best way to get in contact with me.

Students will bring home a book and a red

At Home Reading Folder each night. Please read with your child every night and help them remember to bring the book and folder back to school each day.

Please remember to send indoor shoes with your child to help keep our school and classroom clean.

Help your child pack a healthy lunch, with no peanut or nut products.

Sunday, 3 September 2017

Summer's Over, It's Back to School!

I hope you had a great summer, filled with lots of fun, sun and family time.

Did you see the La Machine monsters, Long Ma, the dragon horse and Kumo, the spider roaming the streets of downtown Ottawa in July? Wow! What a show!!

Check back this week for information about our new school year! Welcome to a new year in grade 3.