Volunteer Opportunity in May!

Hello Parents and Guardians,

We are excited to announce our trip to the Calgary Zoo this coming May! All fees for this trip are covered by your child's school fees which you paid in September. If you have not yet paid your fees please contact the office to make payment.

Students permissions slips will go home Monday May 1, 2017 so please keep an eye out for them as each child needs a signed permission form to attend.

The zoo has requested five parent volunteers.  Each parent/guardian wishing to volunteer must have already completed a volunteer orientation with L.O.C. If you wish to volunteer for this trip but require an orientation please contact the office to set one up as soon as possible.

Volunteers will be selected on a first come first serve basis.  I require five volunteers but more parents may join us if they are willing to pay admission. The first five parents selected will have their admission paid for.

Additional parents attending will not be able to accompany the students into Zoo School as they only permit a certain number of adults in the room for fire code reasons.

An important note: no siblings or smaller children will be able to accompany parent volunteers into the Zoo School classroom as this can create additional risks.

Parent volunteers who do accompany us will be required to spend half the day in Zoo School and the other half completing activities with their assigned group around the zoo. Each student will need to complete a Zoo booklet as they travel through the different habitats. Each parent volunteer will be responsible for a group of 4-5 students.

We would love for you to accompany us May 9 , 2017!! If you are available please contact me to reserve your spot.

Thank you, Grade 3B

April - A Peek At Our Weeks

Language Arts: The children have been enjoying our new unit on Poetry! As a class we have been studying various poems to learn about their common elements. Recently students have been learning about alliteration.  After studying each element students have been challenged to write their own poems using them.  We are also undertaking a six week author study. Two classes a week, students choose their own Robert Munsch book to read. Afterward, they complete activities dealing with comprehension, vocabulary and thinking beyond the text. Students were given the choice to work independently or with a partner. 

Math: As we finish up our geometry unit we will again venture into understanding numbers and operations beginning with 3-digit addition and subtraction and quickly moving from there into multiplication and division. Our class will also be hosting an S.L.A. field study to improve Provincial Reporting to Parents.  Students will be given sample questions to complete and give feedback on – for more information please feel free to contact me.

Science: Hearing & Sound is our fourth unit of study in science this year.  At the end of April students will be able to experience sound in new ways as they hear their classmates' musical instrument presentations.  

Social Studies: In pairs the students have been working on their research of services in Calgary.  As research is one of the most difficult skills learned in Social Studies this project will take many weeks.  We will however, still be moving on to unit 3 in our study of other countries’ lands and resources.  

Blogging is Back!

Hello Parents & Guardians,

I finally have access to my blog again.  Please look for new posts on subject matter being covered currently in class, volunteer opportunities and other updates.

Thank you for your patience!