We had another excellent week this week! This week, we continued learning about numbers patterns, talked about being good digital citizens and what it means to be safe on the internet, and began writing descriptive paragraphs.
Math:
In our patterning unit, we have been learning about identifying number patterns using number lines, hundreds charts and other tools, such as calendars. In grade 3, we learn about growing patterns, shrinking patterns and repeating patterns. When looking at growing and shrinking patterns, we learn that patterns increase by a consistent amount, and we learn how to describe a pattern rule. Here is an example of a pattern we may see in grade 3:
6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 Rule: Start at 6, then add 3 to get from one term to the next.
Students should also be able to use a hundreds chart or number line to show this pattern, or to extend the pattern further. We also learned how to create and interpret a pattern in a graph. This was very challenging, but we will be continuing to practice, and will revisit graphing again later in the year. Here is an example:
At home, you can help your child by helping to identify patterns you see in your community (eg. addresses on the street), or in the house (in tiles on the floor, or in wallpaper, etc). Also, here are some links that better explain what we have covered from the author website:
Patterns in charts and number lines
Relating a number pattern to a rule
Relating shape and number patterns
Language:
In Language, we have been reading “The Twits” by Roald Dahl as a read aloud, and learning about descriptive writing. We have been learning about writing longer sentences by joining two shorter sentences with a joining word. For example, a “Grade 1” sentence might be “I like pizza.” A grade 3 sentence would be “Pizza is my favourite food because it is so delicious.”
We have also been learning about using adjectives to help describe people, places and things in greater detail. This week, we drew a picture of Mr. Twit’s disgusting, dirty beard with all the bits of food and other things he has collected in it. Here are a few examples:
Towards the end of the week, we learned how to combine a big grade 3 sentence that has adjectives with other sentences to write a descriptive paragraph. We began by writing one descriptive sentence for each of the five senses and then putting them together to write a paragraph. In class, we wrote this one together as a whole group:
Mr. Twit had a gross beard. It was long and scraggly and had many bits of dried up, crusty pieces of food in it. The beard smelled like a stinky, old octopus and disgusting farts. Mr. Twit’s beard felt like dried up bits of disgusting gravy and was as hard as raw noodles. It rustled with the sound of mice crawling through a haystack, and when he slept his breath made the bristles whistle like a tornado. His beard was something that only a pig would eat out of, and tasted like rotten eggs. It was disgustingly gross.
Afterwards, I asked students to write their own sentences for each of the five senses, and then put them together to make a paragraph. We will be continuing to work on this type of paragraph for a few more weeks, learning how to improve our writing a little more with each new paragraph.
Samaritans on the Digital Road:
This week we spent a great deal of time learning about internet safety and how to use the internet to become good citizens. We learned about the Parable of the Good Samaritan, and identified ways that we can be good contributors to our community, both in person and on the internet. We also learned about advertisers and how many companies will provide excellent activities and games on the internet in order to get consumers to buy their products. Most important;y, we discussed never giving our personal information to anyone on the internet. On Friday, we began making short skits to demonstrate our learning, which I will video and post at a later date in the children’s google drive folders.
Overall, it has been a wonderful second week of school, and I think the students are adjusting very well to our new school environment. It is so nice to see them every day!
If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s progress, or if you feel there is anything I can do to assist him/her better, please feel free to contact me. I will do anything I can to help. Next week, I will be calling families throughout the week to touch base and see if there is anything more I can do. Have a great weekend, and thank you so much for your support.
Yours,
Chris Pouliot
Grade 3 Teacher
St. Anne
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