Ruth King Division 3

Hello!

We had a pretty good week. We needed to start off with a conversation about appropriate expected behaviour, and it seemed to settle the class.

In math we started learning about money.  We practiced some menu math, tallying up orders from a fast food menu. We then used the Flipp app to plan out meal plans with a budget of $50. Students needed to find the price of food items for breakfast,  lunch,  and dinner.

We finished off our novel study booklets in language arts, decorating and gluing them together.

In social studies we finished up our government work with a review session and final test. Students were able to make a cheat sheet for the test, most used it well. We also worked on making our own candidates, with 8 campaign promises,  and a plan to pay for it all. They are pretty interesting. A couple of students are finishing up for next week.

In science we created giant human body cut outs for each organ system. I will add a picture next week.

We learned a new boardgame this week called Saboteur. Most of the students had a lot of fun with it.

Next week is our literacy week. There will be daily events, as well as home events for prizes.  In math we will play the Price is Right and learn how to use a balance sheet. In science we will learn how to make a Google slides presentation, which we will use for a couple of projects next term. We will also go over the final preparations for the young entrepreneur project, with expectations for what needs to be done during Spring break. We will hopefully earn our Boardgames day for Friday.

Have a good weekend, and see you next week.

Hello!

I hope everyone had a nice long weekend. Even with the day off, we did a lot this week.

In math we learned more about perimeter, then learned to calculate the area of rectangles. Perimeter is adding up the lengths of all the sides. Area is multiplying the length by the width. We used this knowledge to design our own playground blueprints.

In language arts we wrote about our weekend, then worked on our synopsis of the novel study. Most students used the rubric well to add all the necessary information.  We also drew 6 pictures to try and retell the story in 6 events.

In science we learned about the nervous system, the parts of the brain, and tested our reflexes with a ruler drop. When we see external stimuli, our eyes send a message to the brain, the brain then sends a message down the brain stem, through the spinal cord, to the nerves to react. We then learned about the urinary system, which the students were thrilled with. Kidneys help filter blood to make urea with the waste, it is combined with water to make urine. It travels down the ureters to the bladder, then released through the urethra.

In social studies we first researched BC political parties and made posters. We then reviewed all the policies of each party as a class. After we learned about Center, Left,  and Right ideologies, discussing their view points on different topics such as money, crime, and society. Finally we took a survey discussing some specific events to help determine where we fit on the political spectrum. As this was a pretty big conversation, we also talked about how opinions can differ based on our own personal experiences, and how those opinions will usually change as we grow. We finished up having a discussion about how we are influenced, specifically how my opinions can influency students ideas, as well as how media companies influence all of our opinions, and the importance of asking questions from different viewpoints.

With our Young Entrepreneur project, we finalized our product ideas. Next week we will conduct some market research to help narrow down our focus.

Next week we have two field trips: curling on Tuesday, and museum on Thursday. We will learn how to solve perimeter or area when we are missing information in math, work more on our novel study, take a mini test on political parties in social studies, and review our human body organ systems for a final test. Its going to be a busy week.

Have a good weekend and see you next week.

Hello,

Another full week complete! Get those curling and museum permission forms in. I also sent out contracts for our Young Entrepreneur fair. Have a conversation with your child about the Young Entrepreneur fair, specifically about which product to make.

In math this week we focus on time and how to read a clock. We learned quarter after, half past, and quarter till. We learned the numbers for the minute hand represent groups of 5. Most students did well, though some still show confusion when the hour hand is closer to the next hour. Everyone improved though.

We finished off another 20 chapters from our novel study. Students have been working hard on trying to solve the clues to escape. Some students have solved the puzzle,  but missed the clues from the book  to help them understand their puzzle. So we will see what happens with our last 15 chapters next week.

In social studies we learned how Canadians vote. We learned about minority and majority governments, first past the post, and the history of voting rights in Canada. Students made a timeline showing off dates they felt were important.

In science we learned about the circulatory system. We discussed how we breath in oxygen, which travels to the alveolinin the lungs, and jumps into a red blood cells. It is then pumped from the heart to the body through arteries, where it reaches the cells, trades the O2 for CO2 using tiny blood vessels called capillaries,  then travels back to the heart through veins. Once there it goes back to the lungs to breathe out. The process confused some, but most seemed to get it after some examples.

In French we created our brochures showing off Le Carvival de Quebec. There are a couple still needing to be finished, so I will post a picture next week.

Next week we will learn about units of measurement in math, the skeletal and muscular system in science, finish off our novel study listening, and learn about the different federal parties. On Wednesday we have a walking trip to Spencer to view their band program. It will be our first short week of the year, with Friday bring a Pro D day.

Have a good weekend, amd see you next week.

Hello!

We had a pretty fun week this week, especially on Friday. Great times had by all!

In language arts this week we wrote 2 more Secret Rules stories, and then chose one to type up. Students were given a template and added their own information to fir the story. By Friday almost every student had finished their stories. Some are pretty interesting. I will be turning them into a book hopefully next week.

In math we learned the steps involved in long division. It took a while, but by the end of the week it seems most of the students got it down. The steps are Divide, Multiply, Subtract, Bring Down. We used a multiplication chart to help memorize the steps, then eventually used other strategies for the divide and multiply part.

In social studies we started learning about different types of governments from around the world. We looked at direct and indirect democracy, oligarchy and theocracy, and the different autocracy’s like monarchy and dictatorship. Students then participated in a ‘Stranded on a deserted island’ choose your own adventure to determine which type of government they would use to survive. Most went with representative democracy, but a couple ended with dictatorship. On Friday the class participated in a dictatorship day, where the rules were very strict. Students needed to line up by the bell, not allowed washroom break until recess or lunch, no noise or calling out. They did pretty well with it, but some strikes were given out. Good thing I was a corrupt dictator, and students could bribe me with points. At the end of the day students were given the task to draw their dictator, these were the results.

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In science we started learning about the human body. We learned that we are made of cells, that form into tissue, which form into organs, which form into organ systems. We then learned about our first system, the digestive system. Students learned that when we eat food, the mouth breaks up the food by chewing and saliva, then it moves down the esophagus to the stomach where acid and enzymes break down the food more. It travels to the small intestine where the nutrients are absorbed, then to the large intestine where water and salt is absorbed. It finally leaves through the rectum. Students got to experience this through a lovely experiment using bread, coke, and a squeezable sock. Only like 6 kids had to leave the room for a break.

I was also able to finish off our Rube Goldberg video.

For art we started creating winter mosaics, they will be displayed next week.

Next week we will review multiplication and division for a final test in math. We will start a novel study in language arts called ‘Escape from Mr. Lemonchello’s Library’ as well as finish our drawing off from our secret story. In science we will learn about the respiratory system. In social studies we will practice the other types of governments, one each day, as well as learn about which countries practice these different types of governments from around the world. We will learn about the Carnival de Quebec in French class, and get an introduction into the Young Entrepreneur fair for the spring. Should be another good week.

Have a good weekend and see you next week.

Hello!

We had a pretty good first week back.

In math this week, we reviewed addition, subtraction, and multiplication on the first day, then spent the rest of the week learning strategies to solve division equations. We learned about the relationship between division and multiplication,  so 40÷8=5 and 5×8=40. We learned how to draw an array to solve divisions with remainders. We also learned how to use repeated subtraction to solve division equations. The students were not a fan of that strategy.

In language arts we wrote about our winter break. It sounds like a lot of fun occured. We then started listening to some entertaining fictional stories about secret rules told by grown ups. The students found them very funny, and we will use them to help write our own stories.

In social studies we learned how there are three levels of government in Canada: Federal,  Provincial, and Municipal. Each of these levels have different duties and jobs to do. We then created a pictigraph to showcase the different jobs.

In science we learned all about Rube Goldberg machines. We watched a bunch of different ideas, then some of my past years student ones. On Thursday students started creating their own machine  out of a box.

A field trip notice went home early this week. There are only 2 more days left to bring the forms in for Tuesday’s swimming. Next week we will also learned bar division for larger numbers, start writing some short stories about why we have grown up rules, continue making our Rube Goldberg mahines, learn about the different leaders for each level of government, and work on some winter art.

Should be a busy week. Have a good weekend and see you Monday.