We had a great week in 3A.
VIP
We started the week off by celebrating our VIP.
The students love when parents come in to read letters to the VIPs. It's one of our favourite parts of the week.
WritingWorkshop
The students really enjoy writing in their journals each week. The appreciate having the opportunity to write about the topic of their choice.
The students illustrated the first paragraph for their All About Me booklet.
Thank you for continuing to respond to your child's Back and Forth journal entries. They love reading your replies.
Math
In math we worked on "Puzzles and Problems." The students focused on solving a variety of word problems involving addition and subtraction concepts taught in this unit.
How Many Ways
The students enjoy writing as many equations as possible using our random number as the answer.
It's always fun to squeeze in a game of Soldier Salute when we get our work done early.
The students completed challenges #2 & #3 of our "Survivor" Testing and Building Unit.
Challenge #2
We made it safely across the crack in the earth, narrowly escaping the spewing lava. As we continue to explore the island, we hear the roaring sound of a river nearby. Approaching the river, we realize that it is too fast and deep to cross. But we really don't want to turn around and go back to the beach. We can see banana trees across the river with ripe, delicious bananas hanging from them. Our stomachs growl at the sight of the fruit. We decide that we need to cross the river to reach the bananas. In order to cross the river we will have to build another bridge. Nearby we see some tree bark that we can use as beams to support our bridge. Our job is to test a variety of beam designs to see which one will work best for our foot bridge.
Challenge #3
Hooray! The beams for the foot bridge are strong enough for us to cross the fast moving river. We are finally able to enjoy a few bananas. Now that we have full bellies, we can concentrate on building some shelter. The fierce storm is still heading our way and we need somewhere to keep dry and get some rest for the night. Anna has a brilliant idea and takes us back to our aircraft. We see that a few pieces of tin have come off the side of the plane during our emergency landing. Austin and Autumn decide to haul the tin to a small clearing in the trees. Ava decides to bend the tin to make an arch for our shelter. The clouds look dark and heavy with rain. We need to make sure our arch is strong enough to hold the downpour. Does a wider gap cause the arched shelter to be stronger or weaker than a shorter gap? We need to test this so that we can stay dry for the night!
Discovery: Through this challenge, the students learned that a wider gap causes an arch to be weaker than one with a shorter gap.
Art
Using Art Hub for Kids, the students learned how to draw the Olympic Rings and Soohorang, the mascot for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Valentine's Day Party
We had a great Valentine's Day Party on Wednesday. The students enjoyed exchanging Valentine's Day cards with their classmates and playing some fun games.
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Thank you to those students that contributed food for our party.
Jump Rope for Heart
Thank you to all of the students, family and friends for donating to "Jump Rope for Heart" in support of the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
A big thank you to the parents who came out each day to help tie skates and to be on the ice with the kids. Your help was so greatly appreciated!
Congratulations to our Student of the Week!
Have a wonderful Family Day weekend everyone!
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