Thank you families for visiting this weeks blog.
Below I will have activities and practice suggestions for your child for the next few weeks, so that they can keep up with concepts.
I hope you have a wonderful and safe few weeks! I look forward to seeing everyone in April!!
This week we had the opportunity to see a special MASC presentation by Twin Flames.
Reminders:
No School until April 6 due to Covid-19. Please visit https://ocdsb.ca/news/covid-19_update_school_closures_and_cancellations for more information.
What did we do this week:
Language: We continued to work on our persuasive writing.
Math: We wrapped up our unit on subtraction. We will be revisiting addition and subtraction concepts in upcoming units. Our next unit will be measurement.
Social Studies: We continued to work on our projects. There are some students who need to finish their posters.
PLEASE REVIEW INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR LANDFORM- we will begin presentations after the break. They will need to present key information about their landform region.
Today (Friday) we had 7 students at school. We had fun reviewing concepts about Ontario's Landforms while playing Kahoot!!
Health: We discussed water safety.
Gym: We played corner ball.
Art: We made ourselves into LEGO people.
Books we read this week:
March Break and Beyond- Practice, Work and Activities
If you are looking for ways to practice skills and concepts at home over the next 3 weeks, here are some activities your child can work on:
UPDATED: March 18, 2020
Scholastics is offering daily learning opportunities for students. Please visit https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html.
LANGUAGE:
Reading comprehension
Students can read these texts and answer the corresponding questions about the text they read.
Please select the link below for the text.
The Sugar Shack
Where Does Maple Syrup Come From?
Wash Your Hands
Your child should continue to read over the break. It is recommended to read daily for at least 20 minutes. When your child reads a book, they can answer a few reading comprehension questions. Please click on the link for questions and response sheets.
Fiction and non-fiction questions and response sheet
Spelling
Your child can practice their spelling using the Dolce word list. The links below are for the Dolch words and spelling activity ideas.
Follow the link and scroll down for Dolch words:
https://mshamiltonbondarclassroom.blogspot.com/p/reading-at-home.html
Spelling activities
Online reading:
Tumblebooks: https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/resources/tumblebook-library
Epic https://www.getepic.com/students (code: ceg0403)
*AVAILABLE Monday-Friday from 6:00am-4:00pm
Vooks http://www.vooks.com
(login: lorie.hamilton@ocdsb.ca password: Grade3)
Teach Your Monster To Read. This program is accessible via website or app (currently free to download for a limited time).
To access using website please visit: http://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/u/3457618
Your child will be asked to sign in with their first name.
If using the app: Username is your child's name. Then enter STAR CODE 3457618 There is no need for a password.
Storyline Online:
https://www.youtube.com/user/StorylineOnline
or https://www.storylineonline.net/
Just Books Read Aloud:
http://www.justbooksreadaloud.com/
Canada Indigenous people stories (read and listen):
http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1302889494709/1302889781786
Unite for Literacy: https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/
MATH:
Continue to work on addition and subtraction. These are vital concepts that will help your child with other math concepts we will be working on.
Here are some worksheets if you need them:
Addition:
Addition with NO regrouping
Addition with SOME regrouping
Addition with ALL regrouping
Subtraction:
Subtraction with NO regrouping
Subtraction with SOME regrouping
Subtraction with ALL regrouping
SOCIAL STUDIES:
Please review information on your landform and prepare to present when we return to school.
