Monday, June 01, 2020 - Friday, June 05, 2020

Today, we will continue our unit on plants and grade 3's will learn more about the life cycle of a plant. I have uploaded today's work to your child's Science folder in his/her Google Drive and the file is called "Week 9 Day 1 Science Plant Life Cycle." Here is the schedule for this week:

Monday: Science (Students will watch a short video, read a text and draw/label the life cycle of a plant).

Tuesday: Math (We will begin a new Math unit on Probability. I have included 2 video lessons. One lesson reviews probability words used to describe the likelihood of an event. The second video discusses fairness in a game/experiment and how it relates to an equal chance (equally likely). Next, students will complete two worksheets to practice their learning based on the video lessons.

Wednesday: Language (In Spelling, students will review rules with words ending in the letter "y." Grade 3's will follow a link to login to their "boom learning" account and complete a series of questions. Next, students will read another chapter and complete a chapter book summary using the Google Slide shared with the class).

Thursday: Math (We will continue our unit on Probability. I have uploaded a video lesson which focuses on unfairness during experiments and games. Grade 3's will complete an experiment using coins and an unfair spinner, then record their results).

Friday: Religion (Grade 3's will learn about symbols associated with Pentecost. I have uploaded a Google Slide for students to continue their learning of this important time in our Catholic calendar).

We will have our weekly Google Meet on Wednesday at 10:00. Can't wait to see everyone again! If you have any questions regarding this week's work, please let me know. Have a great week!

Friday, May 29, 2020

In Math today, grade 3's will review strategies taught in the classroom to show their thinking when completing addition and subtraction word problems. Students will watch a video, then apply these strategies in their work. The file is called "Week 8 Day 5 Addition/Subtraction Problems." Next week, we will move on to Probability.

Thank you for ensuring that your child's work is fully completed and submitted to me by the end of the week. I truly appreciate your efforts at home.

I hope everyone has a great weekend! It's hard to believe that we will be entering June and the final month of this school year. 

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Today, we will focus our learning on the Ascension of Christ and students will begin to learn more about Pentecost as we approach this important time in our Catholic calendar. I have uploaded today's Religion work in your child's Google Drive. It is a Google Slide and the file is called "Week 8 Day 4 Religion Pentecost." Grade 3's will read about Pentecost and create a picture to represent their understanding. I can't wait to see everyone's creativity for this task!

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

I have uploaded today's math work in your child's Google Drive and the file is called "Week 8 Day 3 Movement on a Grid." Students will watch a short video lesson explaining how to move on a path using grid lines, then complete a few questions to practice their learning. We will meet today at 10:00 for our weekly Google Meet. Please ensure that you are following the link from your child's Gmail and that he/she is using their school board account, not your own personal Google account.

I hope that everyone is keeping safe and cool in this very hot, humid weather. See you later!

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Today, students will continue reading a chapter in their chosen text and complete a summary using the Google Slide that I have shared. Just a reminder that you only have to make one copy of the Google Slide. I have uploaded a document in your child's Language folder in his/her Google Drive. The file is called "Week 8 Day 2 Chapter Book Summary." All students need to read through this document since I have provided a student sample that shows the intended expectations of this task.

As always, we will meet tomorrow for our weekly Google Meet. Can't wait to see everyone again!

Week of May 25, 2020 - May 29, 2020

We will begin this week by continuing our learning on plants. The focus of today's lesson will be on the parts of a plant. I have uploaded the file to the Science folder in your child's Google Drive. The file is called "Week 8 Day 1 Parts of a Plant."

Here is our weekly schedule:

Monday: Science (Parts of a Plant, Students will read a text using the National Geographic for Kids app, watch a short video, read a text and answer questions)

Tuesday: Language (Read a chapter in chosen book and complete a summary using a Google Slide)

Wednesday: Math (Movement on a Grid, Students will watch a video lesson and continue using words to describe a path on a grid line)

Thursday: Religion (I will share a Google Slide with a focus on Christ's Ascension and Pentecost)

Friday: Math (Grade 3's will watch a video lesson as we review addition/subtraction strategies and look for math words that indicate the operation during various word problems)

Once again, thank you for assisting your child at home and for ensuring that I receive all completed work. A strong home/school connection and regular work routines will allow students to make the most out of learning at home. I will continue to focus on curriculum previously not covered and important strategies which students can use in the junior division to ensure further success.

Have a great week!

Friday, May 22, 2020

I have uploaded a Google Slide for today's Religion work. The file is called "Week 7 Day 4 Religion." Today, students will learn more about Mary since we are still in the month of May which is dedicated to her. Our class will read about Mary in the digital Growing in Faith, Growing in Christ textbook, read additional texts (link provided in slide), watch a video and listen to a detailed explanation of the prayer, Hail Mary.

I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable weekend. Please check our blog on Monday for next week's schedule and any important information that I need to pass on. 

Thank you for your continued support!

Thursday, May 21, 2020

I have uploaded today's math work in your child's Google Drive. The file is called "Week 7 Day 3 Movement on a Grid." Students will watch a video lesson and complete some practice work in our Nelson digital textbook. I have provided some options for using grid paper for this task. If you are able to print out 1cm grid paper by searching for it online, that would be the best option.

It was great to see our grade 3 students yesterday during our Google Meet. It is very obvious that students are healthy and definitely growing into the junior division both physically and academically. 

Have a great learning day!

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Today, our grade 3 class will continue working on their chapter book summary using the Google Slide that I shared last week. Details of this task were sent out last Friday. Just a reminder, students need to complete a chapter summary (one slide) for each chapter for their chosen book. There will be no additional work uploaded for language today since this assignment is ongoing. 

Please make sure that your child has made a copy of the Google Slide so he/she can type his/her response into each slide. Each student needs to share their slide with me so I can keep up-to-date with their chapter summaries.

Tomorrow, we will learn about movement on a grid in mathematics.

Week of May 19, 2020 - May 22, 2020

Our grade 3 class will begin the week working on our last Science unit, Growth and Changes in Plants. I have uploaded today's Science work in his/her Google Drive and the file is called "Week 7 Day 1 Science Plants." Here is a glance at our schedule:

Tuesday: Science ( We will begin our unit learning about seed germination)

Wednesday: Language (Students will continue reading their chapter book and entering a chapter summary in the shared Google Slide for this ongoing task)

Thursday: Math (We will begin learning about movement on a grid)

Friday: Religion (Students will learn more about Mary since the month of May is dedicated to her)

Also, we will have our weekly Google Meet on Wednesday at 10:00. Once again, thank you so much for assisting your child at home and ensuring that all tasks are sent to me. I always look forward to seeing the completed tasks even though we are navigating through learning at home to the best of our ability. 

Friday, May 15, 2020

I have uploaded the instructions for our chapter book task in your child's language folder in his/her Google Drive. The file is called "Week 6 Day 5 Chapter Book Review and Summary." I have included a video lesson of the task since the document is very detailed and it is more for parent reference, than as a student guide. Also, I have shared the Google Slide that accompanies this assignment and it called "Chapter Book Review and Summary." In the video, I mentioned that this Google Slide will be placed in the language folder, but it will be found in the shared folder in the Google Drive.

As mentioned in the video, students will have to make a copy of the Google Slide in order to add text to each slide. Please make sure that your child shares the copy of the Google Slide with me so I can view his/her progress with this task. When sharing the Google Slide with me, please make sure that the can "edit" option is selected so I can add comments to the work. 

Next week is a shorter week with the Victoria Day holiday on Monday. I will send next week's work/lessons beginning on Tuesday morning. I hope everyone has a great long weekend and I look forward to reconnecting with our class next week.

Thursday, May 14, 2020

I have uploaded today's work in your child's math folder in his/her Google Drive. The file is called "Week 6 Day 4 Fraction Problems." Students will watch a short video lesson, then complete a fraction word problem.

Tomorrow, students will begin a reading task. As discussed in our Google Meet yesterday, students can begin choosing a chapter book - one they have not read before - to read and focus on for this task. Information will be provided tomorrow and this assignment will continue into the upcoming week.

Have a great day and once again, thank you for sending me your child's completed work.

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

I have uploaded today's work in the Religion folder in your child's Google Drive. The file is called "Week 6 Day 3 Religion."

We will have our weekly Google Meet today at 10:00. Please use the link in your child's Gmail account that I sent today.

Yesterday, I sent an email out to all parents regarding the expectations for our Google Meets. Please speak to your child about the expectations for these weekly meetings.

Tomorrow, we will continue with fractions and problem solving. Can't wait to see everyone later today online!

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

We will begin learning about fractions in math this week. I have uploaded two files to your child's math folder in his/her Google Drive. The files are called "Week 6 Day 2 Fraction Lessons" and "Week 6 Day 2 Fraction Work."

Tomorrow, we will have our weekly Google Meet at 10:00. This meeting is optional, but I'm sure that students look forward to this opportunity to socialize with their teachers and friends from St. Gregory.

Week of May 11, 2020 - May 15, 2020

Students will begin this week by completing a last task in our unit on Soils. We will begin our last unit on Plants next week. I have uploaded today's work in your child's Science folder in his/her Google Drive. The file is called "Week 6 Day 1 Science Additives."

Here is this week's schedule:

Monday: Science - Students will read a text about additives and answer questions.

Tuesday: Math - I have created two short lessons to begin fractions and students will complete a worksheet.

Wednesday: Religion - Our grade 3's will learn more about the ascension stories from scripture and they will complete a short writing task.

Thursday: Math - I have created a short video lesson to show students how to explain their thinking for fraction problems. Grade 3's will use this strategy to complete a few fraction problems.

Friday: Language - Our focus for the next week will be Reading. Students will choose a chapter book to review using Google Slides. They will summarize and make predictions by typing their responses into the Google Slide.

Just a reminder that I will continue to send out the occasional email to all parents in addition to information provided on this blog. Please check the email that your provided to the school regularly, especially other folders (i.e. Spam) since I send out these messages through our school messenger.

If you have any questions, please let me know. Have a great week!

Friday, May 08, 2020

Today, grade 3's will learn more about decomposition. I have uploaded today's work in the Science folder in your child's Google Drive. The file is called "Week 5 Day 5 Science Decomposers."

We will continue working on this Science unit for one more week, then we will begin our last unit on plants.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend, despite the chilly temperatures.

Thursday, May 07, 2020

I have uploaded today's work in your child's math folder in his/her Google Drive. The file is called "Week 5 Day 4 Three Digit Subtraction." Students will watch a lesson reviewing three digit subtraction with regrouping, then they will complete work in their Nelson digital textbook. It is recommended that students complete their answers on a blank piece of paper, or a notebook. Students must show the completed algorithm as shown in the video lesson in their work.

Wednesday, May 06, 2020

Students will work on a Spelling assignment today and I have uploaded the file in your child's language folder in their Google Drive. The file is called "Week 5 Day 3 Spelling."

Don't forget that today is our weekly Google meet! The link to this meeting will be sent to your child's Gmail. As always, this meeting is optional, but it is a great opportunity for children to socialize and see their teachers and friends online.

Tuesday, May 05, 2020

Today, students will continue working on algebra, but this time, I have mixed the operations. I have uploaded today's work in his/her math folder in their Google Drive. One file is a video lesson and it is called, "Week 5 Day 2 Algebra Lesson." The second file is called "Week 5 Day 2 Algebra (Addition/Subtraction) Worksheet. 

Thank you to all who have sent me your child's message of hope. They send a positive and hopeful message that embraces our theme of "Igniting Hope" to support our Catholic community. Students can continue to send me their messages of hope throughout the week. I will be sending all received work to Mrs. Di Labio and I know that she will be very impressed with our class contribution.

If you have any questions regarding this week's work, please let me know.

Monday, May 04 - Friday, May 08, 2020

As we begin Catholic Education Week, I thought that it would be appropriate to start this week's work with Religion. Students can find today's work in their Religion folder and the file is called Week 5 Day 1 Religion. Here is this week's schedule:

• Monday - Religion: With the theme of "Igniting Hope" integrated into the activity

• Tuesday - Algebra: Grade 3's will watch a lesson and complete work using both addition and   subtraction

• Wednesday - Spelling: We will work on the long "i" sound through a few tasks

• Thursday - 3-digit subtraction with regrouping:Students will view a review lesson and use their Nelson digital textbooks to practice

• Friday - Science: We will watch a few videos on decomposers, read a text and answer questions

Once again, thank you for supporting your child at home! I appreciate the time you give to send me student work, as well as assisting at home when navigating through the technology.

Have a great week!

Friday, May 01, 2020

Today, students will explore their digital Religion textbook, "Growing in Faith, Growing in Christ." I have uploaded today's work in your child's Religion folder in his/her Google Drive.

Next week has been designated as Catholic Education Week and you would have received a detailed letter from Mrs Di Labio explaining what this means for our Catholic community during this difficult time. Please take some time to read through this message which discusses the underlying theme of "Igniting Hope."

As a Catholic school community, this week is something we always look forward to; this week highlights the positive values, social responsibility and the development of the whole child through faith-based education.

Unfortunately, this week will not be the same as past years. Personally, I will miss taking the St. Gregory choir to sing at St. Paul's high school for Choral Celebration, our annual open house to display our academic excellence, celebrating Mass with Father Tim and of course, all the activities that take place at St. Gregory's during this special week.

Thinking of these memories really emphasizes the relevance and positive message of this year's theme, "Igniting Hope." I encourage everyone to demonstrate and display your message of hope for others or yourself and post it to Twitter #ocsbHope next week.

Have a wonderful weekend and stay safe!