Devon Christmas Elves

As part of our Global Citizen unit in Social Studies, our grade 3 classes collected, bagged, delivered and sorted over 2040 food items for the Devon Christmas Elves! We were so proud of our little Elves as they took this job very seriously and were on their best behaviour.

This week was also our Christmas concert. Our students dressed in their best outfits and sang their hearts out.

We have a visitor from the North Pole in our class. The kids brainstormed and voted on a name for our little Elf. Sweetheart has been moving to different locations in our classroom each day and she brings a special kindness message with her. We are also keeping a little journal of where she has been found in our room. The students are adding great descriptive words to explain her location each day.

In Language Arts, we took our published "Dairy of Me" paragraphs and began illustrating them. The kids were able to use Art Hub if they wanted to and the final product was amazing! We have a very talented group of artists in our room!!

The students also wrote a letter to Santa by following a proper friendly letter format. The letters were done as a sloppy copy and then they completed a good copy which was mailed to the North Pole. We hope to receive letters back before the Christmas break begins!

In Math, we started subtracting 2 and 3 digit numbers with and without regrouping. We did some smartboard activities, whiteboard questions and some work in our workbooks. Our group is fairly confident in knowing when they need to borrow or trade 1 ten for 10 ones. We also tried some math problems in the millions for a challenge!

In Science the students watched some videos about animal hearing and completed hearing cards comparing human hearing to that of bats and owls. They looked at the highest and lowest frequencies heard and how they communicate using sound. 

They also participated in an online game called Kahoot to review for their Science quiz on Tuesday. 

We were so impressed with the creativity and variety of instruments that were constructed for our orchestra. Our class presented their instruments, demonstrating their knowledge of volume and pitch. 

 

For Physed, we got active in our classroom, since the stage was set up in the gymnasium. GoNoodle offers a variety of movement activities, breathing exercises, stretches and yoga. These are great brain breaks and are sometimes used during Healthy Hearts as well.

We had some pretty happy students this week who were loving the fresh snow!!!

Generosity...

On Friday, the students and staff welcomed Elder Florence to RBES. She spoke at our assembly about what the word generosity means, while sharing many stories of her past. Before she shared her stories, Mrs. Kloschinsky presented her with a gift.

Thank you to everyone who donated to our "Giving Project" for the Devon Christmas Elves. In just two days, the school has collected mounds of food which is being stored in the Music room until our delivery day on Thursday, December 6th. We will still be accepting donations next week, which will go towards our class total.

In Language Arts this week, we worked on finishing activities related to Freckle Juice. The students completed a character sketch and talked about cause and effect. They also performed a skit showing their favourite part in the novel. They were asked to tell the class about the setting, characters and events that took place. The novel study wrapped up with a short comprehension quiz consisting of multiple choice and short answer questions.

This week in Math, the students learned how to add three-digit numbers with and without regrouping. They practiced their "stacking" skills by playing a new dice game with their classmates.

In Science, the students reviewed vocabulary for their lapbook and learned about the different instrument families, in order to prepare for the project that was sent home. Their completed project is due on Wednesday, December 5th and the students will be presenting them to the class on Thursday. Please make sure you have read over the project with them and guide them if needed. It is always amazing to see the variety of instruments that are designed at home!

The students also completed four labs focusing on sound proofing and sound amplification. They experimented with a variety of materials and were asked to make predictions before participating in each lab.

I Can't Hear You

Building a Sound Proof Box

Sound Amplification

How Loud is Our School?

The stage has been set up in the gym, in preparation for the Christmas Concerts next week. We had the option of taking the class outside for PE, doing some Go Noodle activities or giving the students a stretch with some yoga. The students enjoyed the variety of activities this week to get their wiggles out!

Each class was asked to create stars to decorate the gym. Mrs. Livingstone taught the students about the northern lights. After watching a short video, the class used oil pastels to create their own stars using colours of the northern lights.

Here are the super star readers this week!

Congratulations to our new Student of the Week!!!