Apr. 21, 2017: Friday

It was a busy, busy week, but I think our students are nearly prepared for next week's Invention Convention. It should be a fun time for all.

This morning in Language Arts we started with sharing our weekend plans, followed by a spelling test.

The rest of the day was used for making the displays for the Invention Convention as well as preparing for their presentation.

   

Spelling Words for April 28:
championship, professional, power, rooting, line, parallel, vertex, producer, thirsty, consumer, triangle, polygon, angle, entire, court, athlete, nervous, straight, twenty, hundred

HOMEWORK:
1) Practice Invention Convention speech - please try to memorize your answers on the worksheet
2) Inv. Conv. booklet - please complete the pages I noted on the front of your booklet
3) Reading Log

NOTICES:
- please hand in the field trip permission form on Monday, with the needed money
- Wednesday and Thursday are both for the Invention Convention. Grade 3 will be presenting to the judges on Wednesday, and Thursday will be when parents can come and check out all the neat and creative inventions. I will post the times next week, but parents are able to come Thursday afternoon.

Have an amazing weekend!

Mr. Y

Apr. 20, 2017: Thursday

Happy Easter everybody!!

We had a lovely morning that began with Easter Mass, followed by some Easter fun activities that included Bingo, an egg relay race, Easter egg hunt, and dyeing Easter eggs. The kids had a lot of fun.

     

In the afternoon we had Social Studies where the students distinguised between goods and services and worked in small groups to make a small collage.

Math class was time for making the Invention Convention display.

During ECA we had more Easter activities and the students got to play/hit the pinata. Also, the winner of the "Guess how many candies in the jar" contest was announced and Rei guessed the exact amount of 88. Nice job, Rei! He won the big jar of treats for the class which will be given out throughout the rest of the quarter.



HOMEWORK:
1) Math interactive notebook - cut out the pockets and sort the objects into the right pocket.
2) Invention Convention booklet - please complete all the remaining pages of your booklet. Everything should be completed for tomorrow. We will begin practicing our presentations tomorrow.
3) Reading Log

NOTICES:
- spelling test tomorrow
- PE day tomorrow, please wear your house shirts
- reminder to return your Field Trip permission forms with the money by Monday
- more pictures from today's Easter activities will be posted either tomorrow or next week

Have a great evening!

Mr. Y

Apr. 19, 2017: Wednesday

It's getting nice and hot out there and I think the summer is finally here. Much better than the snow that keeps falling at my parents' house in Canada. Brrrrrrrrrrrrr.

This morning in Language Arts/Reading class, the students explored their research project topic and planned out the main ideas. We then went to the computer room to research information on the topic.

The boys were having a good game of Knock-Out today at lunch time.



We spent the whole Science class making the display and working on questions in the invention convention booklet. The displays are starting to look pretty good.

    

The teachers had a PD meeting during ECA so the students were busy rehearsing for tomorrow's Easter mass.

HOMEWORK:
1) Invention Convention booklet - please refer to your due dates and work on any pages in the booklet that need to be complete. You can also work ahead because the entire booklet must be completed by this Friday.

2) Headings for Display - please use Google Docs and write the following headings for your display: a) Problem    b) Solution    c) Final Drawing    d) About the Inventor   e) the title/name of your invention
You can color the letters and change the font to whatever you want, as long as it is easy to read. When you finish, please select "File" and then "Share" and type in my email address.

3) Language Arts - Spelling word story - please choose 8 spelling words and write a short paragraph using the words.

4) Reading Log

NOTICES:
- tomorrow we will have Easter mass at 8:30am, followed by some fun Easter activities. After recess from 10:15-11:30am the students will participate in different activities including an Easter Egg Hunt. During tomorrow's ECA, students will also be participating in more Easter activities from 3:15-4:00pm. Parents are welcome to join the mass and the Easter activities in the morning and afternoon.
- Spelling test on Friday, please bring your tablets
- FIELD TRIP TIME!!  A permission form was given to the students today for our annual school-wide field trip. Please read the information and return the form with the funds needed by Monday, April 24 if you want your child to attend.

Thank you for all your help with the invention convention models and booklets.

Have a wonderful evening!

Mr. Y

Apr. 18, 2017: Tuesday

Good evening parents and students. It was another usual busy Tuesday in the Talented Third Grader classroom and computer room.

We began planning the Invention Convention display board to start the day, reviewed how to retell a story, and distinguish between a common and proper noun.

In Math and Science the students wrote a short quiz.

During Social Studies the students found the main idea and details in a passage. But before that we had the boys of Monkey Town and the girls of Dogsville have a discussion about what services they can trade and share so each community will have more needs and wants.



We went to the computer room in ECA to type up some sentences to put on the Invention Convention display board.

HOMEWORK:
1) Invention Convention - p. 10, 12-14
2) Reading Logs

NOTICES:
- Easter Mass on Thursday will begin at 8:30am. Following the mass, we will have different activities in the morning to celebrate Easter.
- spelling test on Friday

Enjoy your evening!


Mr. Y

Apr. 17, 2016: Monday

Happy Easter!  It was a lovely week to enjoy with your friends and family. Now, back to work and on the home stretch to the end of the year (only 5 weeks of classes until final exams).

Assembly was first on the agenda today, followed by Reading and Phonics. We shared stories of the week off and it was great to hear so many students have such wonderful adventures. The students wrote a quiz on Young Thomas Edison in the remaining time after our discussion.

During Math, we measured the mass of an object in metric units (grams = g and kilograms = kg). We also reviewed for the quiz tomorrow.

  

In Social Studies, the students made more decisions based on value. There were some interesting debates and discussions that took place so they could make decisions.

Science class was all review for tomorrow's quiz.

In ECA, we took a look at all the models and began a plan for the displays. Great job on all your models, students. I really enjoyed your creativity.

We also had some really generous students share gifts from Thailand and France. Thank you so much for sharing.



HOMEWORK:
1) Math p. 101
2) Science p. 337-338
3) Reading Log - we are back to a normal week, so if you read 4 times during the week you will score 100% on the reading log for the week. This will be the norm for the rest of the year.

NOTICES:
- Quizzes tomorrow: Math and Science
- Spelling test on Friday
- Student Council is having a fund raiser this week. Students need $20NT to make a guess of how many snacks are in the jar.
- Easter Mass is Thursday morning

Have a good evening.

Mr. Y

Apr. 7, 2017: Friday

Happy Easter everyone!!  It was a super short week and now we have a week off to celebrate Easter break.

We switched things up today and started the day with the students using their Math brains. We practiced solving a problem by working backwards.

Just before lunch we had Language Arts and a special guest story teller. My friend is here from Canada to visit and she got the lovely pleasure of reading a storybook to the students and interacting with them. The students shared some lovely facts about Taiwan and they were very kind and welcoming.

 
 

After lunch, the students had an inquiry lesson: "How can we model the moon's phases?" Students worked in 2 large groups together modeling the phases of the moon and working on p. 341-342.

   

New Spelling Words (April 21):
abundance, liter, yellow, thirteen, police, doctor, hamburger, question, leather, goods, services, research, value, dolphin, noodles, threw, through, bully

HOMEWORK:
1) Science p. 341-342
2) Reading Log (if you do your Reading Log 5 times over the break, I will award 5 Dojo points)
3) Invention Convention Model (please also check the Invention Convention Blog for extra information on what is needed for when we return from the break)
4) Quizzes next week: Monday (Young Thomas Edison) and Tuesday (Math - chapter 13, 14 and Science Unit 8)

NOTICES:
- the Student Council will be holding a fundraiser from April 17-20. There will be a student council guessing game next to the office at recess. Each time you want to guess, it will cost $20NT. The prize is a whole jar of snacks for your class.
- no school next week due to Easter Break

Have an amazing Easter Break holiday, and safe travels where ever you may go. Enjoy your adventures!

Mr. Y

April 6, 2017: Thursday

Happy Thursday everybody!

This morning we began by reading Chapter 4 in the Chocolate Touch and it's great to hear some student's predictions of what will happen next.   Following the reading, we reviewed Young Thomas Edison, then Sophie told a story about magic powers, and the students wrote good sentences with punctuation. Finally, students chose a research topic for their upcoming report, and had a partner to help them decide.

 

In Social Studies the students learned to make choices based on value.

The students measured capacity using liters (L) and milliliters (mL) in Math.

During ECA last week, the grade 2, 3, and 4 classes worked on skits about bullying. Today they presented them. It was great to see the teamwork involved. Great job, students!



HOMEWORK:
1) Math p. 99
2) Reading - Chocolate Touch Handout - please complete Chapter 2 and 3 review page.
3) Reading Log

NOTICES:
- tomorrow is PE day
- no spelling test tomorrow

Have a wonderful night!

Mr. Y