Week of May 16-May 19

Monday, May 16 
~ Mrs.Fahey will be absent in the PM
~ Final day to bring in Dance-a-thon money/forms

Tuesday, May 17 
~

Wednesday, May 18 
~

Thursday, May 19 
~ Dance-a-thon from 9-9:45
~ Beach Theme Spirit Day

Friday, May 20 
~ NO SCHOOL

Reminder: There will be no school for students on Monday, May 23rd.

Donations for the Red Cross

The Grade 3 Social Studies curriculum discusses the importance of being a Global Citizen, A Global Citizen is someone who has a feeling of responsibility for other people, no matter who they are or where they live. 

We will be raising money all week which will be donated to the Red Cross to support those who have been evacuated from Fort McMurray. 

The Prime Minister Visits Fort McMurrary

Spelling Week of May 9 - 13

This week we are focusing on prefixes, specifically dis- and mis-

Group 1:            Group 2:
agree                   disagree
like                      dislike
treat                     mistreat
spell                     misspell
place                    misplace

Challenge Words:
Peru
volcano
fairytale

Spelling Test will be on Thursday, May 12. 

Week of May 9-13

Monday, May 9 
~ new spelling words (working with prefixes)
~ discuss and start our global citizen project to support those in Fort Mac

Tuesday, May 10
~ Ukrainian Dance at the Yates (leaving at 11:40, lunch will be early at 11:00)

Wednesday, May 11
~ Fire Safety presentation by Mr. Fahey
~ Begin brainstorming ideas for fractured fairytale

Thursday, May 12
~ Collage art work (If you have any old magazines, flyers or newspapers - we will take them off of your hands!!)

Friday, May 13
~ PD Day, NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

Home Reading Challenge

Lately, I've noticed a decline in home reading. In order to boost our reading skills, we have started a home reading challenge. Students will have a piece of paper in their agendas. Each night they will record what they read and for how long. If our class reaches the goal of 3750 minutes of reading, then we will have an ice cream sundae party!

Digital Citizenship

As you all know, technology, specifically the internet is basically part of everything we do. Students use it for research, to play games, to chat with friends, watch videos and the list continues. The internet is an excellent resource, however like everything, it can have its issues. This past week, I had an opportunity to attend a digital citizenship workshop where other teachers in our district met to discuss protocols and ways to use the internet safely within our classrooms.

Telus has created an excellent program called Telus Wise which is broken down into three categories.
1. Adults
2. Elementary/Jr High school students
3. High School / University students.

Each program comes with videos, resources and contests which allow students to learn how to safely approach and use the internet.

For students ranging in ages from 7 -14, there is a program called "Telus Wise Footprint" which introduces students to the concept of their digital footprint, and ensuring that what we leave on the internet is something we are proud of.
Check it out: Telus WISE Footprint ~ there is an exciting comic strip contest that will be starting in August which gives students an opportunity to earn money for both themselves and their school.

Week of May 2-6

Week at a glance 

EDUCATION WEEK

Monday, May 2

~ Welcome back Mrs. Barker to the Grade 3 team 

~ New spelling words (focusing on the -ing suffix)

~ Kick off for the Dance-a-thon Assembly at 12:30

Tuesday, May 3

~ Feel the Beat field trip to Southminster Church (DRIVERS NEEDED), leaving at 9, returning at 11. 

~ Mystery Reader switch @ 1:30 

Wednesday, May 4

~ Swimming at Nicholas Sheran from 1-2pm (DRIVERS NEEDED) 

~ Hats on for Mental Health: Wear a Hat!!!!

Thursday, May 5

~ Mrs. Fahey will be away

Friday, May 6

~ Spelling Test

~ Reach and Teach Day!! Students will have an opportunity to teach their classmates an activity of their choice! 

Spelling Words - Week of May 2-6

Week of May 2-6 ~ This week we are focusing on the -ing suffix 

Group 1 - adding -ing to root words
Group 2 - words ending with a silent e, drop the e, to add - ing
Group 3 - words with a short vowel sound, therefore we double the consonant then add -ing

Group 1       Group 2        Group 3 
going           hiding            clapping
saying         making           swimming
looking       caring             planning
playing        liking              chatting
helping        writing            sitting

Challenge Words: