Our students started learning about money yesterday. Here is a picture of our learning goals so far. Today, we played a fun spinner game called "Race to $1.00." Visit our Twitter page to see a few pictures from today...

Today we created a Pic Collage to display the different parts of plants that humans use for food. We had some student tech. experts teach others how to use the app.

Classroom Notes - November 2015

• Online Booking for interviews – It is important that I meet briefly with all parents during this time of the year. If you cannot make arrangements for November 17^th, please inform me and list a few alternate days/times and we can arrange something different. Please use the booking information that was sent home with your child's progress report to schedule online.
• Raz-Kids and reading at home – It is recommended that students read for 15-20 minutes each night either online, or with books at home. Students who read regularly increase their ability to reach grade 3 reading expectations and they will greatly improve reading fluency.
• Homework – All student work at home will reinforce learning at school. It is recommended that parents are aware of due dates and that work is completed with some assistance. A positive, supportive approach at home will reinforce a love of learning. Thank you for your hard work!
• St. Gregory's website – You will find a link to our class Twitter page. Check it out!

Always Learning in Gr. 3

In Math, we have started working on a unit in Data Management. Students are learning to develop survey questions and to use data from tally charts to create a variety of graphs and tables. Students have been focusing on creating pictographs and bar graphs. We will continue learning how to properly label the horizontal and vertical axes on a graph, as well as creating an appropriate title. In grade 3, the ability to read, describe and draw conclusions from data in a graph is an important learning goal. As noted in the agenda, please sign and return your child's patterning test as soon as possible if you have not done so. Thanks!

In Language, we have been learning about the characteristics of narratives, such as main idea, plot, characters, setting etc. Also, students are completing a Language assessment by reading a narrative and answering a variety of comprehension questions. We will look deeper into student answers by comparing their work to levelled writing samples. As a class, we are beginning to learn strategies in order to improve our answers. In Writing, many students have started to write their revised/final copy of their story: My Haunted House For Sale. Students created a scary first-person narrative by including an effective problem, descriptive adjectives, a variety of sentences and a solution.

In Science, we are continuing our unit on Growth and Changes in Plants. Our bean plants have grown quite quickly and students are very engaged documenting their observations in their Seed Journals. We have discussed plant adaptations and we will begin to learn about human uses for plants, as well as how plants get and use energy to grow. A note will go home shortly explaining a research project that students will complete at home. On Tuesday, November 10, we are having a workshop from Scientist in Schools called “Plants Do Amazing Things.”

• Remembrance Day Service, November 11^th
• Parent Interviews November 17th
• PD Day: November 20, no school
• Scholastic orders due this week
• Thank you for donating so generously to our United Way campaign. Hat Day Friday, November, 13^th $1.00
• Scholastic orders can be paid online by credit card!

Thank you for your continued support!

Mr. Blais