Friday, June 26, 2020

For our last task, our grade 3's will complete a plant review. Students will read a digital text using the National Geographic Kids app, then answer some questions. The file is called "Week 12 Day 5 Plant Review."

It's hard to believe that today marks the end of this school year. It has been difficult for all. I want to thank you for supporting your child at home and for navigating through all the technology to make learning at home work as best as possible. On behalf of St. Gregory staff, I wish everyone a safe summer, with hope of us returning to the classroom in September. It has been a pleasure to work with your child this school year!

All the best,

Mr. Blais

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Students will work on a Google Slide today with a focus on Probability review. I have uploaded the file to Google Drive and it is called "Week 12 Day 4 Probability Review."

Please ensure that your child shares their work with me when it is completed.

Have a great day!

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Today, our grade 3's will continue our Geometry review with a focus on movement and location. I have included all instructions in the document that I uploaded to Google Drive. The file is called "Week 12 Day 3 Symmetry/Transformations Review."

We will have our last Google Meet of the school year at 10:00.

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

In Math today, our grade 3 class will complete a Geometry review using a shared Google Slide. I have included a video lesson on symmetry. I have uploaded the file to Google Drive and it is called "Week 12 Day 2 Geometry Review."

We will have our last Google Meet of the year tomorrow at 10:00. See you then!

Monday, June 22, 2020

In Language last week, students completed a graphic organizer to plan their summer writing assignment. Today, our grade 3's will complete their good copy of their writing using either lined paper or a Google Doc. I have included instructions, as well as a checklist for this task in today's work. I have uploaded the document to the Google Drive and the file is called "Week 12 Day 1 Summer Writing."

On another note, please ensure that you have read Mrs. Di Labio's email message regarding parent access to the school to pick up your child's belongings. There is a link within the email to find out your designated time. 

If you have any questions about this process, please let me know. Stay cool and have a great day!

Friday, June 19, 2020

Today, students will use a graphic organizer to plan a summer writing task in Language. I have uploaded the document to the Google Drive and the file is called "Week 11 Day 5 Summer Writing/Planning." Please ensure that your child puts enough information into the graphic organizer, then he/she will draw illustrations for each of their summer activities.

Grade 3's will begin writing next week and I will proved more instructions for the completion of this task.

Have a great weekend! Enjoy the summer temperatures!

Thursday, June 18, 2020

We will continue our learning today on location and movement in mathematics. Our focus will be on rotations (turns) and I have included a video lesson in today's document. I have uploaded the file to Google Drive and it is called "Week 11 Day 4 Rotations." Please ensure that your child has fully completed the questions before he/she submits their work to me. 

Have a great day!

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Today, our grade 3 class will focus their learning in Religion. I have uploaded a Google Slide to the Religion folder in Google Drive. The file is called "Week 11 Day 3 Sacred Heart of Jesus."

We will have our weekly Google Meet at 10:00 today. See you then!

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Our grade 3 class will continue learning about location and movement in mathematics. We will focus on translations (slides), reflections (flips) and later this week, rotations (turns). I have included two video lessons with today's document.

Please note that I have uploaded today's work to the homeroom folder due to technical difficulties with Hapara. The file is called "Week 11 Day 2 Translations_Reflections."

Students will use the digital Nelson math textbook today, so they can complete their work in a Google Doc or on paper. Please ensure that your child has fully answered each question before submitting their work to me.

Thank you for your continued support!

June 15, 2020 - June 19, 2020

Today, students will learn about organic farming and locally grown foods. I have uploaded the document to the Science folder in Google Drive. The file is called "Week 11 Day 1 Organic Foods." Here is a look at our week:

Monday: Science (Students will watch two short videos, read a text and answers questions)

Tuesday: Math (We will start learning about reflections, translations and rotations)

Wednesday: Religion (June focuses on the sacred heart of Jesus)

Thursday: Math (We will continue our learning of location and movement)

Friday: Language (Grade 3's will complete an end-of-year writing task)

We will have our weekly Google Meet on Wednesday at 10:00. Have a great week!

Friday, June 12, 2020

I have uploaded today's work in the Google Drive. Students will continue to experiment and investigate fairness and/or the likelihood of an event. I have included a video lesson in the document. The file is called "Week 10 Day 5 Unfair Experiments/Games."

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Thursday, June 11, 2020

Just a reminder that I will not be uploading any material today due to report card writing. Tomorrow, students will continue learning about unfair experiments in probability. Grade 3's can complete any unfinished work, read and write a chapter summary using the shared Google Slide, or use any of the apps on the student portal.

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Today, students will complete a variety of spelling lessons. First, grade 3's will login to their Boom Learning account and complete two different tasks that I have assigned. Next, students will work on suffixes using list words provided. I have uploaded today's work in the Language folder of the Google Drive and the file is called "Week 10 Day 3 Spelling."

We will have our weekly Google Meet at 10:00. See you then!

Tuesday, June 09, 2020

Today, students will complete the second part of the Science task sent out yesterday. Grade 3's will research a plant of his/her choice and complete the worksheet/questions accompanying this assignment.

Please note: For the "Describe the Plant" section, make sure that enough detail is added about the chosen plant. Students need to describe the height, colour, leaves (shape, size), important information about the flower, seeds or any other additional facts that they can find about the structure of the plant. Please make sure that your child has added enough detail before sending me the completed task.

Early finishers can read another chapter and complete a summary using their shared Google slide. Also, I have assigned another spelling task to our Boom Learning website. If you have not bookmarked the website, you can go back an review the login instructions found in last week's spelling work.

We will have our weekly Google Meet tomorrow at 10:00. See you then!

June 08, 2020 - June 12, 2020

Our grade 3 class will begin a two-day Science task today in our unit on plants. First, students will learn more about human uses for plants, then they will select a plant to research and explain more about it using a provided format. I have uploaded this work in the Science folder in the Google Drive and the file is called "Week 10 Day 1 and 2 Plant Research Project." Here is a glance at our week:

Monday/Tuesday - Science (Grade 3's will read a text and answer questions about the human uses of plants. Students will complete a plant research project)

Wednesday - Spelling (We will continue reviewing Spelling rules using Boom Learning, then complete work on suffixes) We will have our weekly Google Meet at 10:00.

Thursday - Report Card Writing Day (No work assigned)

Friday - Math (I have uploaded a video lesson and students will continue investigating fairness and unfairness in a variety of probability experiments.

If you have any questions regarding the assigned work, please let me know.

Friday, June 05, 2020

In Religion, our grade 3's will continue their learning of Pentecost and we will focus our learning on symbols associated with this important time in our Catholic calendar. I have uploaded a Google Slide to your child's Google Drive and the file is called "Week 9 Day 5 Pentecost Symbols."

I hope everyone has a great weekend! 

Thursday, June 04, 2020

Today, students will continue working on our unit on probability. I have uploaded a video lesson and our learning will focus on unfairness in a game/experiment. I have uploaded this work to the Math folder in the Google Drive and the file is called "Week 9 Day 4 Probability Unfair Experiments."

Have fun with this work!

Wednesday, June 03, 2020

Today, students will try out the Boom Learning website for a Spelling activity. I have included all login instructions for students to access their account. Once this task is completed, our grade 3's will continue reading in their chapter books and complete a Google Slide summary. I have uploaded today's work in the Language folder of the Google Drive and the file is called "Week 9 Day 3 Spelling Reading."

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

Tuesday, June 04, 2020

Our grade 3 class will begin learning about probability today in math. I have uploaded a file to the math folder in his/her Google Drive. The file is called "Week 9 Day 2 Equally Likely Fair/Unfair." 

As mentioned yesterday, Science work went out later than usual due to maintenance on the Board website which affected me. Students can submit this work throughout the week.

Just a "heads-up," I won't be checking work and giving feedback sent to me today since I will be working at the school, gathering up student belongings and preparing for parent entry into the school to retrieve these items. Mrs. Di Labio will send a message out to all parents detailing the safe procedures for when you are able to pick up your child's belongings. Information from the principal will follow, so please check your email regularly.

We will have our regular Google Meet tomorrow at 10:00. See you then!

Monday, June 01, 2020

Due to Board maintenance on the system that affected some and not others, I was not able to upload today's work until 1:00. Unfortunately, I was one of those people affected by this issue. I have uploaded today's Science work and the file is called "Week 9 Day 1 Science Life Cycle."

Since students will have a later start at the work than normal, please send me the completed work when possible.

I'm usually the one to have good luck with computer issues...not this time. Thank you for your understanding.