Weekly Times, May 27, 2011

Headlines

Language Arts
Spelling – comparative and superlative -er and -est
Writing - Poetry for the Express Yourself unit, Continuing to finish up our Plop stories on the computer
Read alouds: Frindle by Andrew Clements



Math
Test Review

Test

Venn Diagrams as ways to organize data

Multiples


UNITS of INQUIRY: Money Makes the World Go 'Round
How We Organize Ourselves

Supply and Demand - chapter of Homer Price - about the doughnut machine- teaching about
what happens when too much supply, also two video clips on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rKV0jcPZ8Y and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWBLFLLGK10

We have also been watching video clips from YouTube called How Its Made- these clips come from Discovery Channel and show how lots of everyday items are produced

How We Express Ourselves - Express yourself
Personal Profile - PLEASE SEND IN 3-4 pictures from the student's life (baby pictures, travel, family, pets, etc.)

All About Me books

- Poetry Writing - I Am Poem and Color Poem

- Cover page and inside cover

- Collage in ICT

Discussion of 3B's Got Talent - Talent Show - more information to follow

Announcements and Notices

Thursday and Friday, June 2 and 3, 2011 - Holiday, school closed


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

Weekly Times May 20, 2011

Some Pictures from Roald Dahl Day. Grades 3 and 4 had an UmpaLumpa dance off!

Headlines

Language Arts
Spelling – compound words
Writing - Chapters of The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark including punctuation of dialogue and following the pattern of the chapters, taking the story through the writing process, publishing on the computer

Read alouds: Frindle by Andrew Clements

Roald Dahl Day in Library

Math
Capacity: Millilitres and Litres (measuring liquids for example, would a teacup likely have 150 ml, 500ml or 1 litre?)

Litre/Millilitre Conversions: understanding that 1000ml = 1 l, basic fractions (one quarter litre = 250 ml, one half litre = 500ml, three quarters = 750 ml, one tenth = 100ml), different ways of writing ml and l (5 l 425 ml, 5.425l, 5425ml)

Angles - right angle measures 90 degrees, half of 90 is 45 degrees, "turns" around a circle are 90, 180, 270, 360 degrees, recognizing angles that are greater than, less than or equal to 90 degrees and 45 degrees

Beginning to review for the test which will be next week

UNITS of INQUIRY: Money Makes the World Go 'Round

How We Organize Ourselves
"Class Economy" - receiving payment, budgeting, paying "bills"

Miguel's Tomatoes- discussing goods and services and a supply chain

How Its Made videos clips on You Tube from the Discovery Channel with discussion of the costs that go into producing things

Lesson with Mr. Ronan on fair trade

How We Express Ourselves - Express yourself

Personal Profile - PLEASE SEND IN 3-4 pictures from the student's life (baby pictures, travel, family, pets, etc.)

Announcements and Notices

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - Sports Day - Students should come dressed in the color of their teams. They should bring a hat and a water bottle. Lunch will be at 1:00 p.m. Children will be provided with a snack at 10:45, but they should also be sure to have a nice big breakfast!

Saturday, May 28, 2011 – May Fair at school - Grade 3 will be running a Risorgimento Musical Chairs. We will be asking parents to volunteer for half an hour to help run the game. More information is to follow.


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

HEADLINES

Language Arts
Spelling – suffixes -TION and -SION (make the "shun" sound)
Reading –Literature Circles, Chapter 7 of The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark, starting our own chapters of the story
Grammar- using speech marks to punctuate dialogue
Read alouds: Frindle by Andrew Clements and The Berenstein Bears Trouble with Money


Math
Metric measures - litres and millilitres, common measures, fractions of litres (half a litre is 500ml, etc.), rounding numbers with measures


UNITS of INQUIRY: Money Makes the World Go 'Round
How We Organize Ourselves
"Class Economy" - receiving payment, budgeting, paying "bills"

Miguel's Tomatoes
Lesson with Mr. Ronan on needs and wants

How We Express Ourselves - Express yourself
Personal Profile sent home, due back by the end of next week with 3-4 pictures from the student's life (baby pictures, travel, family, pets, etc.)

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 – Spring Gala and Auction (we will be making quilted shopping bags with the wonderful help of Ms. Jaana)
Saturday, May 28, 2011 – May Fair at school


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

Weekly Times May 6, 2011

Headlines

Language Arts
Spelling – suffixes -ly, -ful, -ist (meaning someone who does .... like artist NOT -est like biggest)
Reading –Literature Circles, Chapter 5 Circle and Chapter 6 reading of The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark

Grammar- beginning to work on using speech marks to punctuate dialogue
Read alouds: Frindle by Andrew Clements

Math
Place value, adding and subtracting 10 and 100 with numbers up to the thousands, including crossing the tens and hundred's boundary

Recognizing and computing using Euro coins, money on Mathletics

Adding on to the next hundred (using the hundred square but recognizing that you use the same skill to go to any hundred or even from hundreds to thousand)

Matching similar addition and subtraction facts (ex 6 +7 = 15 so 60+70=150 and 600 + 700 = 1500)

Subtraction with borrowing more than one time

UNITS of INQUIRY: Money Makes the World Go 'Round

How We Organize Ourselves
"Class Economy" - receiving payment, budgeting, paying "bills"

The "field trip" to the grocery store and market finding out about prices and shopping decisions

Lesson with Mr. Ronan on trade and bartering

How We Express Ourselves - Express yourself

Personal Profile sent home, due back by the end of next week with 3-4 pictures from the student's life (baby pictures, travel, family, pets, etc.)

Announcements and Notices

Thursday, May 12, 2011 - Presentation at school for parents about Calming - helping students cope with stress

Friday, May 13, 2011 – Teacher In-service day – no school for students

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 – Spring Gala and Auction (we will be making quilted shopping bags with the wonderful help of Ms. Jaana)
Saturday, May 28, 2011 – May Fair at school


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