It's March in Ms. Robinson's Classroom!

It’s Spring!

February was a busy, busy month in grade 3!

Students learned about kindness and we read about the life of 
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and astronaut Dr. Mae Jamieson.

We also went on a field trip to Stanley’s Olde Maple Lane Farm!

It was a (freezing) fun-filled day at the farm with horse-drawn sleigh rides, visiting animals in a barn and delicious taffy in the snow!

March Classroom Reminders

Gym: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday

Library: Tuesday

Please make sure your son/daughter carries his/her library books

in a clean plastic bag.

Spring is here, but students must continue wear warm clothing to be able to play outside for recess for our unpredictable spring weather. They must have indoor shoes to help keep our classroom clean.

March Holidays and Activities

March 11 – March 15: March Break

Literacy

Spring writing

Opinion Paragraphs

Math

2D and 3D Geometry

Naming and describing 2D shapes and 3D solids, angles and congruent and symmetrical shapes

Beginning: Probabiliy

The likelihood of events happening. Fairness in games.

Science

Forces Causing Movement

A force is a push or pull that causes objects to move

Friction, gravity, magnetism, static electricity
Forces of Nature like earthquakes and tornadoes

It's February in Ms. Robinson's Classroom!

Hello February! There is so much going on this month!

February Classroom Reminders

Gym: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday

Library: Tuesday

Please make sure your son/daughter carries his/her library books

in a clean plastic bag.

Students must wear warm clothing to be able to play outside for recess. 

They must have indoor shoes to help keep our classroom clean.

February Holidays and Activities

February is Black History Month

February 2 – Groundhog Day

February 5 – Lunar New Year (Year of the Pig)

February 14 – Valentine’s Day

Febuary 14 – Family Dance 6pm-8pm ($2 each)

February 15 – P.D. Day (no school for students)

Literacy

Read Alouds:

Kindness

Black History

Math

Money

Students will work on recognizing and naming coins and bills 

and counting money up to $10.

Beginning: 2D and 3D Geometry 

Learning the names and characteristics of shapes and solids.

Science

Forces Causing Movement

A force is a push or pull that causes objects to move

Friction, gravity, magnetism, static electricity

It's January in Ms. Robinson's Classroom!

It’s 2019! Happy New Year!!

January Classroom Reminders

Gym: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday

Library: Tuesday

Please make sure your son/daughter carries his/her library books

in a clean plastic bag.

Students must wear warm clothing to be able to play outside for recess. 

They must have indoor shoes to help keep our classroom clean.

January Holidays and Activities

Friday, January 25: P.A. Day – no school

Wednesday, January 30: Movie Night @ 5pm

Literacy

Reading and Writing about Winter – snowmen, snowglobes and snow!

Math

Measurement – length and distance, perimeter and area

Beginning Money: recognizing coins and bills, counting money up to $10

Social Studies/Science

Finishing Social Studies: Living and Working in Ontario

Beginning Science: Forces Causing Movement

Forces make objects start moving, stop moving, speed up and slow down.

December has gone by so quickly!

December has been very busy in Ms. Robinson's grade 3 classroom!

So much learning, and so much fun!

Please look for January's classroom blog soon.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a very Happy New Year to you and yours!

See you back at school Monday, January 7, 2019!

It's November in Ms. Robinson's Class

November Classroom Reminders

Gym: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday

Library is every Tuesday.

Please make sure your son/daughter carries his/her books in a clean, plastic bag.

Students must have indoor shoes to help keep our classroom clean.

November Holidays and Activities

November 8^th – Progress Report Cards go home

   - Picture Retake Day

Sunday, November 11^th – Remembrance Day (observe 2 minutes of silence at 11am)

Monday, November 12^th – Remembrance Day Assembly 10:30am

Monday, November 19^th – Swim to Survive Session 1 at Sawmill Creek Pool

Thursday, November 22^nd – Parent/Teacher interviews after school

Friday, November 23^rd – Parent/Teacher interviews in the morning

                         - P.A. Day – no school for students

Math

Ending Data Management

Beginning Patterning

Shape and number patterns that grow (increase), shrink (decrease) and repeat

Science/Social Studies

Wrapping up Strong and Stable Structures

Beginning Social Studies – Living and Working in Ontario

It's October in Ms. Robinson's Classroom

Hello October!

October Classroom Reminders

Gym: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday

Library is every Tuesday.

Please make sure your son/daughter carries his/her books in a clean, plastic bag.

Students must have indoor shoes to help keep our classroom clean.

Agendas have arrived! Please send $5 for your child’s agenda

October Holidays and Activities

Friday, October 5^th – P.A. Day No School

Monday, October 8^th – Thanksgiving No School
Thursday, October 25th - Family Dance 6pm-8pm

Wednesday, October 31^st – Halloween

More info to follow about Halloween in the classroom

Literacy

Reading Fiction and Non Fiction about BATS

Summarizing stories and information about bats

Students will write their opinions

(eg. What kind of candy is the best)

Math

Ending Place Value

Beginning Data Management

Sorting and organizing using charts and venn diagrams

Creating and analyzing bar graphs, pictographs, circle graphs

Science

Strong and Stable Structures

What is a structure? What makes a structure strong and stable?

Bridge Facts and Investigation

Famous Structures and Bridges

September in Ms. Robinson's Classroom

Grade 3 students have been working hard at school for 2 weeks!

During these 2 weeks we have:

            - read and responded to read alouds in Literacy:

            - learned about place value and base 10 blocks in
            - skip counted by 2s, 5s, 10s, and 100s up to 1000 Math

- started investigating what make a structure strong and stable in Science

- created art work

Please continue to read with your child every night and help them 

practice skip counting!

See you for Meet the Teacher Night on

Thursday, September 27^th, from 4:30-6:00pm.