Terry Fox!

On Friday, the students and staff at RBES took part in the Terry Fox walk in memory of our Canadian Hero. In class, we read a short biography about Terry Fox and the students worked on pulling out and highlighting important information.

LANGUAGE ARTS

We started learning about "nouns" (person, place or thing). This will help them understand the parts of a complete sentence. The students completed a variety of activities and added to their Language Notebook.

We talked about the changes that happen during Fall. The students were given a variety of resources, such as images and a collection of books, to help them describe fall and sort the changes under the five senses (see, touch, smell, taste and sound). Using their ideas, we created a class chart for them to use in their writing. We talked about paragraph writing and how to write a topic sentence, details and a conclusion. To organize their thoughts, we used coloured strips of paper. The students started with a topic sentence which we called their "GO" sentence and wrote it on a green strip of paper. They also had some time to start their details which they wrote on yellow sentence strips. We will continue working on this writing project next week!

We used some class time to focus on reviewing short vowel sounds. Please help your child practice their words each week. 

 

MATH

We spent a bit of time working on reviewing decreasing number patterns. The students also took part in the SLA (Student Learning Assessment) which is done at the beginning of Grade 3. This is a provincial assessment based on Grade 2 curriculum outcomes. This week the students completed the numeracy performance task and the digital interactive numeracy questions. I have attached a link if you would like to read more about this assessment. (If you scroll to the bottom of the page you will see a quick link for parents.)

https://www.alberta.ca/student-learning-assessments.aspx

SCIENCE

The students were so excited to finally spend some time testing their rocks. Before they started, they made predictions about the size, weight, hardness and whether it would sink or float. While exploring he different properties, they filled out a testing activity sheet.

The students seems super eager about the Amazing Race Home Reading Program. One student has already reached 600 minutes and flew to the next stop! Way to go!!!

Rock Walk!

We had the most beautiful fall day to enjoy our Rock Walk down by the North Saskatchewan River. The students probably could have stayed all day, looking for rocks with different properties. They searched for rocks with different shapes, colour, luster, and textures. Some of the students even noticed rocks that were translucent. They were asked to bring back two for testing and one to create a "pet" rock but they were so excited that most of them collected entire ziploc bags full!

LANGUAGE ARTS

This week, our book study was on "The Invisible Boy" by Trudy Ludwig. I have attached the link to the online story so that you can enjoy it. The author has some wonderful messages!

The Invisible Boy

After reading the story, the students answered questions and talked about what they learned. They also worked on a story map, writing and drawing pictures about what happened in the beginning, middle and end.

This week, we started reviewing short vowel sounds. The students made charts and added to their new Reading Notebook by compiling a word list with those sounds. 

As a class, we brainstormed adjectives or personality traits. The students chose six characteristics to complete their Art project. They did a wonderful job and really put a lot of thought into the words they picked. 

The students worked on more cursive writing by completing the letter "Cc". 

MATH

This week, the students worked on finding the difference between numbers by counting backwards. They were given tools such as number lines and hundreds charts to assist them, if needed. They also extended patterns by subtracting or skip counting backwards and solved word problems.

The students also learned a new domino game called, "End to End" to help them with their basic facts. 

SCIENCE

This week, we learned about the different properties and how we use those to test minerals within rocks; shape, hardness, luster, colour, magnetism, smell, feel and if light can pass through the materials. They added this information and definitions to their lapbook.