Tulip Planting!

The students loved taking part in the program "Paint the Town Tulip 2017: A WORLD of TULIPS"

We received 50 tulip bulbs to plant in front of the school. We're looking forward to seeing them bloom in the spring!

Communicating Skills homework

Math practice sites

The grade 3/4s have accounts on three math sites this year: Dreambox, Sumdog and mPower. 

The links for the sites are to the right. Each student has been given his/her own login, located in the agenda. These sites will be used in class and can be used at home for extra practice ☺

  

Gym task

The morning students are working on creating an interesting game or activity in gym! 

Click the following link to see specific details:  Gym Challenge

Numbers Review

All math students received a review sheet today for the quiz on Thursday. It is for extra practice and to be done during free time in class and at home.

Curriculum Update

Science: 
The current grade 3 unit is Growth and Changes in Plants.
The current grade 4 unit is Habitats and Communities.

Physical Education:
The students are in the beginning stages of creating an activity or game for the class to be involved in.

Math: 
We are practising place value, comparing, ordering and rounding of whole numbers. There will be a quiz on Thursday. We will then move into addition and subtraction (3-digit for grade 3 and 4-digit for grade 4)

Language:
Current classroom read aloud: the BFG. We are also having bi-weekly spelling tests, with new words being given every other Monday. In writing, the students are using their journals to create small entries on a range of topics.

Spelling Quizzes

The PM students will have spelling quizzes every second Monday. The students were given their words this past Monday and will have their first quiz on Sept. 18th. Please quiz your child at home and refer to the calendar at the bottom of the blog for dates of quizzes.