Weekly Times September 24, 2010

Headlines

Language Arts
Spelling – Homophones Again
Grammar – Parts of Speech – Nouns, Adjectives and Verbs
Writing – Final Drafts of Me Bag Essays
Read alouds: Where Do You Live by Janice Vail

Maths
Addition – review of addition in columns with carrying
Subtraction – with borrowing
Word Problems


UNITS of INQUIRY: HOME SWEET HOME
Sharing the Planet
ICT- a bit about homes around the world
Maps and climate zones
Lesson with Mr. Ronan about the development of homes
Video – We All Need Shelter
Comparing Homes Lesson


Announcements and Notices
• Thursday, September 30, 2010 Class Meeting at 4:00 p.m. in the theatre

• We have been working away on our unit. We have been and will continue to look to look at different homes around the world. If you have any pictures of homes, preferably from the outside (of your home, or a place you have visited, etc.), please send them in so we can display them. You will get them back. Thank you!

• Please note the letter on the back about our unit. Thank you!

• Feel free to email me anytime at courtney.beeton@ambrit-rome.com

Weekly Times September 17, 2010

Weekly Times September 17, 2010

Headlines
Language Arts
Spelling – Homphones
Grammar – Sentences – need a subject (person doing the action) and a predicate (the action)
Writing – Pen Pal letters
Read alouds: Come Over to My House by Theo LeSieg, This Is My House by Arthur Dorros

Maths
Review of rounding to the nearest 10 and 100
Addition –
- review of addition facts (Mad Math)
- looking at jumps on a number line
- addition in columns with carrying


UNITS of INQUIRY: HOME SWEET HOME
Sharing the Planet
Vocabulary Building Activities
ICT- a bit about homes around the world
A tour of the school to look at building materials

Announcements and Notices
• Thursday, September 30, 2010 Class Meeting at 4:00 p.m. in the theatre

• We have been working away on our unit. We have been and will continue to look to look at different homes around the world. If you have any pictures of homes, preferably from the outside (of your home, or a place you have visited, etc.), please send them in so we can display them. You will get them back. Thank you!

Weekly Times September 10, 2010

September 10, 2010

Dear 3B Parents and Students,

The Weekly Times is sheet that is sent home every Friday, with a brief list of “Headlines,” news of what we have done in class for the week. Parents and students should look over the “Headlines,” talking about what they are and what we did in class over the week. This gives parents and students a chance to have a conversation about what has been happening at school. After you have talked about the “Weekly Times”, please sign, cut off and return the bottom slip. If you have any questions or comments, please add them to the slip at the bottom. I also include any upcoming dates and announcements that are relevant to our class. Thank you and enjoy the “Weekly Times”!

Headlines

Language Arts

Word Work – Syllables (each syllable has a vowel sound)

Spelling – Double Consonants to keep the vowel sound short

Writing – All About Me, the summer, Me Bags, Getting to Know You Scavenger hunt

Read alouds: Leon and Bob by Simon James, Stellaluna by Jannell Cannon

Maths

Place Value up to thousands

Adding on (counting on) by 1’s, 10’s and 100’s

Rounding to the nearest 10 and 100

UNITS of INQUIRY

Sharing the Planet

Essential Agreements (Rules)

“Tuning In” – making houses from materials in class and reflection

Announcements and Notices

Thank you for sending in all of the supplies we asked for. I look forward to seeing you all at our Class Meeting, which will take place September 30, 2010.

Feel free to email me anytime at courtney.beeton@ambrit-rome.com

Making Houses in Class

To get us thinking about shelters and houses, we were presented with a bag of materials and had to use them to contstruct a shelter for some toy people. It was challenging, but we did it!