Week Feb 18th - 22nd

We have a very exciting event this week!

All of Grade 3 will be singing at the ISKL Grand Opening on Thursday, February 21st. Please make sure that your child comes to school in their school uniform. If your child has PE that, please send their PE kit in for them to change in to.

On Friday the Elementary School will have Chinese New Year Cultural Day. All students are welcome to dress for the occasion.

Also on Friday Grade 3 will have a session with author Richard Sobel.

This week will begin on Day 6

Reading Students are busy reading with their book clubs. Please help your child to remember to read and return the book to school each day. After looking at the "shape" of stories (we discussed a story mountain where main characters go up and down through the story) and readers are now attending to the role secondary characters play. We are also looking at how characters resolve trouble when they are tested in the climax of a story.

Writing Students are beginning to work on their first fairy tale adaptation. They are storytelling and acting out their story to improve their drafting. Please ask your child to tell you their story. The more times they tell their story the greater detail they will likely include in the written version. Students will work on balancing narration, action, and dialogue.

Math  This week we will continue our focus on multiplication and area. We will be using square units to measure area, solve real-world problems dealing with area, and continue to reinforce our addition/subtraction/multiplication/division facts. Please continue to help your child practice these at home!

Science We are continuing to look at social structure/government in ancient civilizations and will move on to belief systems and art and architecture.

February 18th-22nd  Choose 2 activities to complete before Friday to share in class.

Math: Play a math game that helps you practice multiplication and/or division. What game did you play?	Language arts: Choose a character in a book you are reading (or read recently). What is the problem in the story and how would you solve the problem?	Language arts: Would you rather have more math time or more reading time? Write down 3 reasons why. Be sure to say more about each reason.
Math: Teach someone at home about a pattern you notice in addition or multiplication.	Social Studies Choose a problem that someone in an ancient civilization might have had and build something to help solve it (if you can not think of a problem you could use moving water).	Other: Spend some time outside and sketch/write/daydream while you are there. Share something you liked about your time outside.

Remember: Reading is just what we do. It is expected each night.