Ruth King Division 3

Hello!

Hope everyone had a good long weekend.

In math we reviewed fraction and decimals,  and took a final test on it. Gabe me a good picture of where we are at, especially with report cards coming up.

In language arts we learned about onomatopoeia,  and how to add descripive sounds to our poems. We also finished off book 2 of our novel study, and discussed it with our book groups on Friday.

In social studies we finished off our family heritage country booklets. Most did really well with the projects, though some had a little too much copy and paste.

In science we reviewed and took our rock cycle quiz. Most seemed to do well with it.

In French we worked on our All About Me french project.  Students have been gathering information these last couple of weeks about our preferences, and finally created their Tout Sur Moi.

Next week we review all of our math concepts this year and take a final test, so it’ll be the last chance to show me what they know. We will type up some of our poems and work on making our poetry booklet. We will start (and possibly finish) book 3 of our novel. We will peer assess our country projects, and look at our next country comparison activity. In science we will start our slideshow research about a specific type of rock. Tuesday is also the Spring Concert. There is an afternoon show at 1 and an evening show at 6.

Going to be a busy week.  See you on Monday.

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We had a busy one this week. Our Red Dress walk went well some students even made the news. It was a good learning experience for those who joined.

In math we had two quizzes! Seems like a lot, but they did well with them. The first was on turning fractions into decimals and decimals into fractions. Then we learned about decimal place value. Most seem to have gotten a good grasp of the concepts.

In language arts we finished off our animal haiku riddles. We then learned about cinquian poems, using more rules per line. We added both poems to our display board,  which I will post a picture when we are done.

We have also been working on a novel study this week. Students got to choose between either Island, Everest, or Dive as their novel. Most of the students have finished, with some needing time to finish Monday. We will then have a small book club on each story.

In social studies we worked on our country heritage booklets. Most students have finished their research, though many need to work on less copy and paste.

In French we learned about different preferences, such as adore, aime, n’aime pa’s, amd deteste. We started our outline for a French All About Me project which we will complete next week.

For art, we have been working on nail and string art. Students chose their theme and went at it. There were some nice ones in the end.

Next week we will learn about adding and subtracting decimals, start book 2 of our novel study, research our heritage country and make a timeline, learn about couplets amd limerick poetry, and review more of the rock cycle.  Going to be another busy week,  especially with no Monday.

Have a good weekend, amd see toy Tuesdays

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Another short one this week with the long weekend. On Monday and Tuesday we went over our young entrepreneur project,  calculating our final profit. Some students made a small donation to our SPCA charity, while others chose to find their own. Most students were able to make some profit with their store. Others I hope learned some lessons.

In math we reviewed how to write fractions on a number line. It was a little tricky, but most seem to get it by the end of the week.

In language arts we started out poetry unit. We learned about some poetic devices, such as alliteration,  hyperbole,  simile, and metaphors.  We then used these to make née acrostic poems about ourselves.

In social studies, we investigated the federal election parties, as we are doing the students vote next week. Students seemed to know a lot more this time around than back in October.

In science we presented our inquiry slideshows to the class. Students seemed to enjoy sharing what they worked on.

Next week we are looking a fractions of sets in math (3/4 of 16), using more similes and metaphors in poetry, look at the local candidates of the election, and start our next science unit: the rock cycle.

Should be another good week. Hope everyone had a nice holiday weekend. See you Tuesday.

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Hope everyone had a nice to weeks off. Sounds like a lot of the students were busy naming their products for next week’s fair.

With our young entrepreneur fair, we discussed the price each product cost to make, what to set our price at, and how many products we must sell to then make a profit. We also talked about marketing. Students created table posters to show off their work. Some are deciding to make larger displays at home. Students also prepared a list of what to bring for Tuesday.

With math we reviewed subtraction,  multiplication,  and division.  We also started our look into fractions, discussing how they are pieces of a whole, the bottom denominator represents total pieces, and top numerator represents pieces we are focusing on.

In science we started and finished our human body inquiry, where students are making a presentation about a part of the human body they wonder about.

In language arts we wrote about our spring break, describing the events in two to three paragraphs. Sounds like some fun times were had.

As the class reached their 75 points, on Friday we had a board game day. Students got to choose from a variety of games to play, some trying new ones, while others playing classics.

Next week is our YE fair. Make sure to send everything Tuesday for set up, and come visit on Thursday for buying.

Have a good weekend, and see you next week.

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I hope everyone has had a chance to talk about the Young Entrepreneur project we are starting. Next week we will need those market research surveys back to help plan our products.

In math this week we learned how to find area, perimeter, length,  or width when some information is unknown or given. With area, you need to find the factor pairs, add them and double it: area is 24, factor pairs are 1×24, 2×12, 3×8, 4×6. With 1×24, 1+24=25, double it to get perimeter of 50. With 2×12, 2+12=14, double to perimeter of 28. With 3×8, 3+8=11 doubled to perimeter of 22.

In language arts we wrote up our novel study and created our book report. We discussed the main events, created our own refuses, and designed a personal library.

With social studies we worked on typing up our timeline posts and adding more information to each. Most of the students were able to finish them, but we will use Monday to finish the rest.

We had a small little French conversation quiz earlier on in the week. Students needed to introduce themselves and ask how eachother were doing. For the most part it went well.

We also worked on some pink shirt day artwork, designing our own inspirational shirts.

Next week we have our Lahal tournament on Wendesday, as well as the basketball Jamboree, so that will be a busy day. We will start our small money unit in math, finish up our timelines in social studies, and possibly look at making PowerPoint for science. Going to be a busy week.

Have a good weekend and see you next week.