December 5, 2022
Introduce Book Talks
Each week a few students can share what they think about the books they are reading on Tuesdays during the Library book exchange period or period 2
Goal - one book talk a term
Goal - read one book a month
Read Alouds in class - Crimson Twill, Tapwe and the Magic Hat, This is What I've Been Told
The program suggest that 5 or more books are read in order to participate meaningfully in the voting
book nominees - https://forestofreading.com/silver-birch-express-nominees/
Virtual Author Visits - schedule comes out December 15
paragraph(s) - respond to a question about an article
narrative writing
Gr. 3 learning activity - Writing a Story
Gr. 4 learning activity - Tell a Tale Narrative
We will alternate strands every two weeks
This week we are studying Media Literacy
Trans-Canada Adventure - Currents 4 Kids article
Sum It Up - parent information about individual lessons
Collecting, Organizing and Describing Data (Gr. 3)
Describing Data Using the Mean Sum It Up
Describing and Summarizing Data (Gr. 4)
The Mean Sum It Up
Number Sense - Jump Math exercises
mental math - strategies for adding and subtracting
Times tables / skip counting - factors of each number 1 - 9
The next unit is FRACTIONS.
Grade 3 - Forces and Motion
Grade 4 - Light and Sound
Grade 3 - Early Communities in Canada, 1780-1850 - PAUSED FOR TWO WEEKS.
Learning Activity 2 - Environmental Challenges
Learning Activity 3 - Facing Challenges
Grade 4 - Early Civilizations
Learning Activity 2 - Connection with the Environment
Learning Activity 3 - Social Organization in Early Societies
School Library Book Talks and Borrow-a-Book - Wednesday Dec. 7, and Dec. 21, 2023
Book Buddies - Wednesday Dec. 14, 2022
Public Library visit in school - TBA
Winter Break - December 26 - January 6
Term 1 ends - end of January
Term 1 report and updated IEPs go home - Tues. February 14, 2023
Term 1 Parent-Teacher-Student Interviews - Thurs. and Fri. February 16 and 17, 2023
Family Day - Monday February 20, 2023
work in progress