Well it was the first snowy day so we have to adjust our timing in getting in and out of our snowpants, boots, mitts, hats etc. We talked about making good choices in playing in the snow. It is a good idea to keep the snow on the ground and also, not to roll around in the snow and put it on our heads if we are not in proper clothing. It can be very uncomfortable sitting in wet clothes.
We did our morning message and we talked about different festivals of light around the world. We talked that eventhough we may have different beliefs or customs, we all use similar symbols. We talked about how many festivals of light take place during winter when the daylight hours are reduced.
We went to DPA/Drama with Ms. Leung.
After recess we did our Math activities. We completed the final round of activities from last week. We built structures of Lego in specific dimensions, we used calculators to solve addition and subtraction questions, we worked on illustrating multiplication sentences and repeated addition and one group practiced adding skills to 20 on the smartboard trying to see how many correct answers they could get in one minute. It got quite competitive.
After lunch we talked about how we can improve our writing. In our expository writing we talked about how we need to add more details. In general we discussed how many of us didn't like writing and that is why we don't write much. So, in an effort to get more writing on paper, we wrote in our Journals and the goal was to get at least 10 sentences in 40 min. The students could write in any of the forms we have studied so far ( descriptive paragraph, recount, opinion.. some tried narratives). We then had our Spelling test, and some continued to work in their Journals while others began Lesson 13 in Spelling.
After recess, we talked about air and water pollution and in specific the garbage in the ocean. We talked about the plastic continent in the Pacific and how it impacts animals. We watched a video on the effects this is having on many habitats. We then looked at what causes air pollution and looked at a picture and identified different sources of air pollution. The Gr. 3's did step one of an activity that will look at erosion of soil.
HOMEWORK: Spelling Lesson 13 alpha order, syllables
Journal : Write at least ten sentences on a topic of your choice, in the form of your choice.( descriptive, expository, recount etc.) The goal is ten sentences!!
(Almost 60 min. was given in class, and only 5 students completed the goal.)
Food Drive: bring in donations... our class is currently at 33 units. Thank you.
