Welcome to Grade 3A!

Prayer For The Beginning Of School

Dear Lord, as we begin this new school year, we gather once again as your community of believers. 

We thank you for the energy and the spirit that you renewed in us through the summer months. 

We thank you for the time to enjoy our family and friends and to reflect on what is important in our lives. 

Let this year be marked by enthusiasm and love so that, with the inspiration of Your Spirit, we may continue to grow in our faith.

Help us to fulfill Your hope for us with honest intentions and works of faith.

Let us be gentle with ourselves and bring laughter, joy and love to others. 

We ask this in your name.

Amen

What's Happening In 3A

September, October, November

Language Arts: UFLI Phonics Program, narrative, informative, and persuasive writing, creating complete sentences, editing sentences with spelling and grammatical errors, focus on capital letters and punctuation, Lulu novels, Read & Respond exercises, journaling.

Math: Skip counting, patterning, mental math, multiplication, review. 

By the end of grade 3, students are to be able to show number sense with numbers from 0-999. This includes flexible representing of number (for example, 100 can be 10 groups of 10, 2 groups of 50, 100 one units, 5 groups of 20, 25 groups of 4, etc.). We practise skip counting to bridge over 100 (95, 100, 105, 110, 115....995), ordering numbers by comparing the value of digits in their place, determining which numbers are less than or greater than other numbers, and rounding.
Estimation is a part of number sense. The class is exploring estimation strategies to help learn reference numbers and comparison skills. Students will contine to practice estimation and rounding in January during the Addtition/Subtraction unit. 

Each week, the students are learning and practising different addition strategies to support their learning and faster recall of the 0-20 addition facts.  

Students are learning to communicate their thinking in multiple ways, including written, numerical and symbolic and verbally, and concretely with models/drawings.

Social Studies: Cultural Suitcases, cultures around the world

Science: Biodiversity

Religion: Mary as the most faithful disciple, Praying the Rosary, getting to know the Saints

Technology and Design: Ipad use, coding, Epic Books, Lexia, Mathletics

Health and Career: Exploring and learning about mental health and social learning through our school programs Open Parachute and Incredible Flexible You.

P.E

Mr. Peter Chimich is our gym teacher.

P.E. is on Mondays and Wednesdays. Students should come to school wearing their P.E. strip. All information can be found on the website.

Athletic News

FRENCH

Mme. Samantha Stone is teaching French. 

We have French from 1:00 -1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

MUSIC

Miss Kathleen Seu is teaching Music. 

We have Music twice a week, on Wednesdays and Fridays.