June 21, 2017

Dear Parents,

Happy Summer Solstice! 

Today we:

- worked all morning on our Canada 150 Art project 

In the afternoon we:

- played Math games
- had Library
- went outside for DPA

Homework:
- read for 20 minutes
- Field Trip form and money
- Yearbook form and money

June 15th, 2017

Today we:

- did Read to Self while I conferenced with students
- we had our yearly fire drill
- we worked on our "Guess Who" game (please ask your child about this) for writing
- we had French

After lunch we:

- had a lesson in the probability terms of "likely, unlikely and even" chances
- we worked in our JUMP Math books on this concept
- we had our first lesson in Force (Grade 3) and Light and Sound (Grade 4)

Homework:
- permission slip and money for Crawford Lake trip
- read for 20 minutes
- Yearbook forms are due

June 14th, 2017

Dear Parents,

Today we:

- began our day with Mr. Stoddart and our Canada 150 Art project
- we then went to our Book Swap
- we read to self with our new books
- we went to French

After lunch:

- we did Math problem solving. The focus was probability
- we did Computer Math
- we had Library
- we had Gym

Homework:
- Crawford Lake permission form and money
- read for 20 minutes

June 13, 2017

Dear parents,

Today we:

- worked on Read to Self while I conferenced with students
- we then worked on Descriptive Writing by looking at the descriptive language in the book "I Know Here"
- we then played a game called "Guess Who?" and "Guess What?" where I used descriptive language to describe something or someone and students had to guess who or what I was talking about. 
- students went to French

After lunch we:

- had a lesson in Probability Outcomes
- we practiced this concept using 3 different spinner and spinning 24 times to see our results. We discussed our results and then practiced this concept in our JUMP math books.
- we had a discussion about PRIDE month at the TDSB
- we practiced our dramas from yesterday

Homework:
- permission slip to Crawford Lake and money
- read for 20 minutes

June 12, 2017

Dear parents,

Today we:

- did Read to Self while I conferenced with students
- we did a response to Thursday's "Music with Radmila" (Radmila played one song in two different styles -- classical and a popular style)
- we then read the book "I know here" by Laura Crozak
- we went to French

After lunch:

- we began a new unit in Math: Probability
- we learned about Outcomes
- we practiced this concept in our JUMP math books
- we then worked on a drama as our culminating activity for Paddle to the Sea

Homework:
- Read for 20 minutes

June 8, 2017

Dear parents,

Today we:

- did our POW test (which was marked and handed back)
- we worked on Read to Self while I conferenced with students
- we then had Gym
- we had French

After lunch we:

- had our Math test
- had Activity Time
- had Music with Radmila (an assistant at our school who played for us two versions of the same song)
- had DPA

Homework:
- Read for 20 minutes
- NO SCHOOL TOMORROW

June 7, 2017

Dear parents,

Today we:

- began our day with Art with Mr. Stoddart
- our self-portraits are coming along nicely as well as the other artistic bits that we are putting together for our Canada 150 celebration
- we continued our art all morning until French time

After lunch we:

- had a lesson in Problem Solving using decimals and fractions
- once we were done we had Activity Time
- we then read our last 3 chapters of "Paddle to the Sea" 
- tomorrow we will be working on our final activity as a way to finish Paddle to the Sea
- please ask your child where in the world Paddle ended up
- we ended our our with DPA

Homework:
- read for 20 minutes
- Poem of the Week (due tomorrow)
- Math test on decimals and fractions tomorrow (Thursday)

June 6th, 2017

Dear parents,

Today we:

- worked on Read to Self while I conferenced with students
- we read the book "The Invisible Boy" by Trudy Ludwig
- we did a reading response using the RACE format as a way to answer our question about why Brian felt invisible
- we went to French

After lunch we:

- had a math lesson on adding and subtracting decimals and fractions
- we worked in our JUMP math workbooks on this concept
- we went to the Library
- we had Gym

Homework:
- Poem of the Week (due Thursday)
- Read for 20 minutes
- Math test on Decimals and Fractions on Thursday

June 5, 2017

Dear parents,

Today we:

- worked on the Poem of the Week 
- we practiced Read to Self while I conferenced with students individually
- we then worked on our Journals 
- we then went to French

After lunch we:

- did a Math review (5 minutes)
- we then worked on adding and subtracting fractions and decimals
- we read another chapter of Paddle to the Sea in which Paddle went over Niagara Falls! I asked students to imagine what Paddle was feeling as he went over the falls.

Homework:
- Read for 20 minutes
- Poem of the Week

June 2, 2017

Dear parents,

Today we:

- had our POW test
- did Read to Self while I conferenced with students
- we worked on writing. Today we brainstormed the following topic: "What bothers me..."
- went to French

After lunch we:

- had math games while I did Guided math
- read two chapters of Paddle to the Sea and discussed the book as part of our Social Studies unit on Ontario and Canada

Homework:
- read for 20 minutes

June 1, 2017

Dear parents,

Today we:

- did Read to Self while I conferenced with students
- we worked on writing in our Journals
- went to French

In the afternoon we:

- had math problem solving using fractions
- we did the Math Congress to go over our answers
- worked on computer math
- had DPA at the end of the day

Homework:
- POW
- read for 20 minutes

May 31, 2017

Dear parents,

Today we:

- did our Art project with Mr. Stoddart for Canada's 150 celebration
- we had Gym
- we went to French

In the afternoon we:

- finished up our James and the Giant Peach art with Ms. Xavier's class
- we then read and discussed two chapters of "Paddle to the Sea" 

Homework:
- POW
- read for 20 minutes

May 30, 2017

Dear parents,

Today we:

- did Read to Self while I conferenced individually with students
- worked on our writing further and looked at Level 4 examples
- reflected on our growth in writing and reading this past year
- went to French

After lunch we:

- did a five question review of concepts we have learned this year
- we then worked on turning fractions into decimals
- we had Library
- we had Gym

Homework:
- read for 20 minutes
- POW

May 29, 2017

Dear parents,

Today we:

- began our day with Read to Self while I conferenced with students
- we then worked on our Journal writing in which I modeled writing what I did on the weekend while using the Hamburger Paragraph

- we then went to French.

After lunch we:

- learned how to make fractions decimals
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/
- we then worked on this concept in our JUMP Math books
- we read another chapter of "Paddle to the Sea" and talked about shipping using freighters. We then discussed currents in lakes and oceans, the garbage patch in the middle of the Pacific and then watched a quick video about the Garbage Gyre.
- we ended our day outside for DPA

Homework:
- reading for 20 minutes

May 12, 2017

Dear Parents,

Today we:

- did our POW test
- worked on Reading to Self while I conferenced with students
- worked on our Passion Projects
- went to French

After lunch we:

- had a math lesson (Grade 4s Fractions while Grade 3s did Time)
- we worked on our Passion Projects
- we had DPA

Homework:
- Read for 20 minutes

May 11, 2017

Dear Parents,

Today we:

- worked on our Mother's Day top secret art and writing project
- we did Read to Self
- we had Jump Rope for Heart

After lunch we:

- Grade 3s and 4s had a lesson in time (review)
- Grade 4s had an extra lesson in fractions
- we then continued work on our Mother's Day project

Homework:
- Read for 20 minutes
- Poem of the Week
- EQAO homework for Grade 3s

May 8, 2017

Dear Parents,

Today we:

- read to self while Ms. Jensen conferenced with students
- read a chapter from James and the Giant Peach while we ate snack
- worked on our Passion Projects
- went to French

After lunch we:

- continued our study of adding and subtracting money amounts
- worked in our JUMP math books
- had Library
- had Gym

Homework:
- read for 20 minutes
- POW will be handed out tomorrow

May 3rd, 2017

Dear parents,

Today we:

- started our day with Mark Stoddart and our Canada 150 Art project
- we worked on several questions that explore our backgrounds and who we are (what countries are we from, what is our favourite food, who inspires us, what places do we want to visit, what do we want to be when we grow up?)
- we then researched the flags of each of our countries
- after recess we had Gym
- we came back in and had snack and read several chapters of James and the Giant Peach
- we had French

After lunch we:

- had our math quiz on money 
- we then worked on our times tables and division
- we had our assembly on the Character Trait of Cooperation
- we listened to one more chapter of Paddle to the Sea as part of our study of Ontario and Canada

Homework:
- Read for 20 minutes
- Poem of the Week
- EQAO work for Grade 3s

May 2nd, 2017

Dear parents,

Today we:

- read to self while I conferenced with students
- worked on Malala and took up our reading response questions
- went to French

After lunch we:

- did Math problem solving and then played math games
- we read one more chapter from "Paddle to the Sea" and talked about an important industry in Canada -- the sawmill, which was featured in the story.
- we then worked on our Passion Projects

Homework:
- Read for 20 minutes
- EQAO work for Grade 3s
- Poem of the Week

May 1, 2017

Happy May!

Dear Parents,

Today we:

- worked on our new Poem of the Week 
- we read to self while I conferenced individually with students about their reading (please ask what they are focusing on C, A, F, or E). 
- we then read a Biography of Malala 
- we then saw two videos related to Malala and worked on reading comprehension questions around her life
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulxZXHn_W-E
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIqOhxQ0-H8

After recess, we:
- had a lesson on money and adding money amounts, making sure that the decimals align. 
- we worked in our JUMP Math books on this concept and I went around conferencing with students about their math understanding
- we had Library 
- we ended our day with Gym

Homework:
- read for 20 minutes
- Poem of the Week
- EQAO work for Grade 3s