tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25263817578381002562024-03-05T23:49:04.832-08:00Mr. Pouliot's Grade 3 ClassMr. Pouliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418582768390642545noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381757838100256.post-70406475121413834292020-12-03T05:53:00.004-08:002020-12-03T05:57:25.473-08:00Rounding to the Nearest 10 and 100<p> In grade 3 we are learning to round to the nearest 10 and the nearest 100. When we teach this, we often start by using number lines because they are a very visual way of seeing where a number is in relation to the nearest 10 or 100. Here is a video I made which explains the way that I taught rounding in class if you are reviewing this with your child.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XdNMH5JUJagFl53ol-s77rezuWXRgZ53/view" target="_blank">Rounding to the Nearest 10 and 100</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/aLhtpGugc9I" target="_blank">Mr Demaio Video on Rounding</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Mr. Pouliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418582768390642545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381757838100256.post-36704089075621613762020-12-03T05:20:00.005-08:002020-12-03T05:20:49.505-08:00Update for November 23-27<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">November 27, 2020 </span></p><p><b id="docs-internal-guid-451575a6-7fff-ef08-18f6-946d5a140b33" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Dear Parents,</span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">This week in language we began writing the rough drafts of our fiction narrative stories. Most of the students are finished, and next week we will begin revising and editing by focussing on strong lead sentences, character development, setting development, and deepening our story by using a “rising action” sequence of events. </span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">In reading, we took a look at our short answers from the story we read last week called “The Sleepover”, and we bumped up our answers after looking at the exemplars. Students are getting much better at responding to texts by giving some details directly from the text. We need to work on making sure that those details are the best ones we can find to provide proof for our thinking. Next week we will be reading a story about snowshoeing and completing the short answer and multiple choice questions, as well as bumping up our answers later in the week.</span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">In math this week we focussed on composing and decomposing numbers up to a thousand. We learned many different ways to represent the same number. For example using expanded form, written form, displaying numbers as a sum of other numbers (326 = 300+26, or 320 +6), using base ten blocks, and by showing the number on a hundreds chart. We also learned how we can represent numbers in uncommon ways. For example we can show 226 as 1 hundreds, 12 tens and 6 ones. Getting used to being able to manipulate numbers this way helps students a great deal later when we are regrouping in addition, subtraction and multiplication. Next week we will be focussing on comparing and ordering numbers by using number lines to assist us. We had a small check in on Friday to see how well students were understanding place value so far and students did a great job overall. Our next unit in math is going to be representing multiplication and division by showing equal groups, arrays, and as repeated addition.</span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Another area of math that we focussed on this week was coding. We started by writing simple codes to fill in squares on a grid, and in later lessons we learned how to debug code when we saw mistakes. Students greatly enjoyed these activities, and we will be continuing them throughout the year, as they are part of our new math curriculum.</span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">We took a break from science this week, but will be beginning our next unit in science next week, which is “Soils in the Environment”. We will begin next week by learning about what soil is and the importance of it, and also by learning about some of the different types of soil.</span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Once again I want to thank you for your kind support, and if you ever wish to talk about your child's progress please feel free to contact me. </span><a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/Fz3GnfqrJfdkoDoP6" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Please click on the link here</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> for some pictures from this week.</span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Yours,</span></p><p><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Chris Pouliot</span></p>Mr. Pouliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418582768390642545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381757838100256.post-61230072483115085912020-12-03T05:20:00.002-08:002020-12-03T05:20:17.225-08:00Update for November 16-20<p> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: right; white-space: pre-wrap;">November 20, 2020</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-0429660d-7fff-7095-af1e-bfd016be6a81"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dear Parents,</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We had a fun ending to our week this week with a special play date to learn how to play a number of physically distanced games. We were outside for an entire block and students were very tired afterwards!</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> In language this week we began learning about writing a fiction narrative, or a short story. We began the week by learning what a fictional narrative was and then we learned how to create a main character and some secondary characters. Afterwards we learned that the setting is where and when a story takes place, and that there may be more than one setting in a story. In the course of learning all of this we filled in graphic organizers to plan out the characters and settings for our own fiction Masterpiece which we will be writing in this unit.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> In Reading, we continue to learn about making connections and we read a story called “The Sleepover”, which is an old EQAO reading test from 2009. we did not have time to bump up our answers this week so that will be our task for next week. We also read some selections in ReadWorks and Raz-Kids. We are continuing to develop our ability to respond to text by restating the question, and providing two or more good examples from the text.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> In math we began learning about place value up to 1000, and how to write numbers in a variety of ways. For example we learn how to write numbers in written form, expanded form, and standard form, as well as using base ten blocks on a hundreds chart. we learn how to compare numbers up to one thousand and how to count to one thousand by hundreds and fifties. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> We had our Science assessment on Tuesday and on Thursday we played Plickers to gather some more assessment information about what students could recall about Forces Acting on Structures. Our next unit in science will be Soils in the Environment. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This was also Kindness Week, and students did a great job of showing kindness to others throughout the week. We had a small challenge to fill in a number of kindness tasks listed in a chart, and although we did not finish all of the challenges, we did a great job, so we took some time Friday during last block to watch a movie and have a little treat. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next week, the virtual Book Fair will be taking place. A flyer and note was sent home in your child’s agenda today. If you didn’t get it, </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MCpcEJ8kRVHZAhdZ_wmzv0Pxo4kf9o70/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">then you can find it here</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Also, photo proofs were sent home today as well. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next week will be continuing learning about writing fiction and developing our ideas for our masterpiece. In reading we will be continuing to practice writing detailed responses that use evidence from the text and our own ideas. In math, we will be continuing to learn about place value, but will also be taking some time to learn about coding, which is new for the Ontario Curriculum this year. If you wish to introduce coding to your child at home, </span><a href="https://code.org/student/elementary" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here is a great website</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> that offers a number of interesting tutorials that walk students through developing a small computer program. In science, we will begin learning about soils. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A reminder that homework has begun again after the science presentations, and we are going back to having our weekly word wall quizzes on Fridays. Please do not feel pressure to complete the homework assignments, as it is simply extra practice for students. The weekly word wall quizzes are based on the words from the homework however, so it may assist your child in feeling better about them.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Finally, below is a link to our class photo album, which I have updated with pictures from this week, mostly taken during our play day today. Have a great weekend, and thank you once again for all your support. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/Fz3GnfqrJfdkoDoP6" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grade 3 2020-2021 Photo Album</span></a></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yours,</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chris Pouliot</span></p><br /><br /></span>Mr. Pouliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418582768390642545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381757838100256.post-5343564928302097652020-12-03T05:19:00.003-08:002020-12-03T05:19:41.398-08:00Update for November 9-13<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Dear Parents,</span></p><p><b id="docs-internal-guid-b8114df0-7fff-b549-cc9e-000939aa3f19" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">It was nice to meet most of you yesterday. If you were unable to meet with me and would like to do so, please let me know and I will make an appointment to do so. </span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">In language this week we continue to focus on making connections when we read. We also continued our focus on responding to text using examples to support our thinking. This is a skill that we will be practicing throughout the year. Our next unit in writing will be focusing on fiction narratives, or short stories. We began this unit by writing a short story completely independently without any guidance from me, so that I could see where students were before we began the unit. We will be learning more about how to write good fiction stories over the next six weeks or so.</span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">In math, we finished up our unit on addition and subtraction strategies using mental math and adding numbers less than 100. Students did quite well overall in demonstrating their ability to add and subtract these numbers. Our next unit will focus on representing numbers up to 1000 in a variety of ways. we will be learning about using standard form, written form, and expanded form to represent numbers, as well as using base ten blocks and other methods. One area that is challenging for students when demonstrating their understanding of place value, is being able to represent a number such as 183 in a variety of ways. For example students will usually recognize that a number like 183 has a one in hundreds column, an 8 in the tens column and a 3 in the ones column. They often struggle to find another way to show this. For example, this number could also be represented as having 18 in the tens column and 3 in the ones column. This is not the normal way we would represent the number, however it does help us when we get to adding and subtracting larger numbers so that students can understand the concept of regrouping a little more clearly. Being able to rearrange numbers in this manner is an important skill in understanding numbers deeply. We will be working on this unit for a number of weeks.</span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">The science presentations were excellent! I was really impressed with how well prepared the students were and the quality of their work, not to mention their speaking ability. thank you to everyone for all the hard work that you put in with your children. I took a video of each child and have placed it in their Google Drive for parents to see. it is in their science folder. The filename looks like this: </span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 33px; overflow: hidden; width: 391px;"><img height="33" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/5JRNU0-HBwUw2aY7YDl-dsJhRBM8RaRs2ZZ6hVeMSx_a5c49Pjt1M3YtcRX1f9NC2eekPd4iZ12yXx9wqg_AtYdg1SRwxxpvAO6qovJYHr2pmnIBlK1-eRWfY6kSTiQauP6-sU93" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="391" /></span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Once again thank you for all your support and it was a pleasure seeing everyone yesterday. Please feel free to reach out to me anytime you have questions about your child's progress, I am always available to speak. I will try to send home the assessment folder on a regular basis so that you can see your child's progress as well. If I have concerns I will certainly call you.</span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">I don’t have any pictures for this week, so enjoy the videos! Sorry!</span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Have a nice weekend,</span></p><p><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Chris Pouliot</span></p>Mr. Pouliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418582768390642545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381757838100256.post-15875795406486138262020-12-03T05:18:00.003-08:002020-12-03T05:18:52.759-08:00Update for November 2-6<p> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dear Parents,</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ec00436-7fff-0b8b-224d-11267e80310b"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What a beautiful week this was! The weather really cooperated, and we had some great days outside. I hope you and your families are able to get outside this weekend to enjoy this unseasonably warm weather.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In class, we were quite busy this week. In Reading we looked at our EQAO reading sample from last week called "Sometimes it Takes Two”, and we learned how to bump up our mark. First we looked at the exemplars to see what a response from each level looked like, and then we self- assessed our own work, and tried to bump up our marks ourselves. We will be doing more of this as we go on in the year. When students self assess their own work before I mark it, they get a clearer understanding of what they need to do to achieve success when responding to short answer questions, which can be quite challenging for students at this age. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In writing, we began writing a procedural text about how to make toast with jam. We began by watching a short video about how to make toast with jam, and then we filled out a graphic organizer to help us plan our writing. On Thursday we wrote our rough drafts using the model that is posted in our classroom. Finally on Friday we worked on our final copies. I am finding that students are getting better at following the model and using the graphic organizer to help them plan their thinking. We will continue to develop the skill as we write more pieces throughout the year. Our next writing focus will be on narrative text, or writing short stories. We will likely be working on narrative writing until the Christmas break. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In math, we continued working on mental math strategies for addition and subtraction. Here is a link to a video I made about how we can add and subtract numbers less than a hundred using some mental math strategies. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ltrv5xR84O64obS2v4rBHG7vtYzMsF55/view" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ltrv5xR84O64obS2v4rBHG7vtYzMsF55/view</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We will be finishing this unit next week and have a test towards the end of the week. The next unit we will be working on in math is</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> representing whole numbers</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, which means being able to show the value of a whole number such as 568 in a variety of ways. For example we may show it as 56 tens and 8 ones, or 5 hundreds 6 tens and 8 ones. Alternatively we could also show it using standard form, written form, or expanded form. Students will be learning how to represent these numbers using base ten blocks in a variety of ways. Developing a strong understanding of place value in our number system is key for students to understand addition, subtraction, multiplication and division strategies later on.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In science this week, we built bridges out of popsicle sticks and glue and then put weights on them to see how much they could hold. By doing this we saw how strong triangular shapes make structures, and how beams support a platform from underneath. Students really enjoyed building the bridges and then seeing how much they could hold. Next week on Monday we will be presenting our structures projects to the class, and then on Thursday we'll have our science test for this unit. Study notes for this unit have gone home today in the students agendas. In case your child has misplaced it, here is a link to the study notes for the science test.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qC7WdHCWPOwvZr2iH7EKBaDZbko7E8bciVizSbMfu_M/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qC7WdHCWPOwvZr2iH7EKBaDZbko7E8bciVizSbMfu_M/edit?usp=sharing</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> In health we have been learning about healthy eating habits and the difference between processed and unprocessed foods. Over the next while, students will be working on a healthy food Google Presentation in which they have to invent a healthy snack and sell it to the class. We will be working on this in class, but I will make sure that the presentations are shared so that families can see them when they are complete. It will take us quite some time to finish these presentations, however, because we need to share computers and will mostly be working on this in our free time.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A reminder that if you wish to schedule an interview time with me, please use the link sent earlier this week from the school. Also, please return the assessment folders that were sent home on Monday if you have not done so already. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Upcoming events next week:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nov 9th - Progress reports go home - a paper copy will not be sent home this year, it will be available in the parent portal. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nov 12th - Parent-Teacher interviews (virtual)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nov 13th - PD Day</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Enjoy the weather, and once again, thank you for all your support. Here is a link to some pictures from the week:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/Fz3GnfqrJfdkoDoP6" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://photos.app.goo.gl/Fz3GnfqrJfdkoDoP6</span></a></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yours,</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chris Pouliot</span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Mr. Pouliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418582768390642545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381757838100256.post-59261623801908271252020-10-31T07:54:00.002-07:002020-10-31T07:54:23.563-07:00Week 8 Update<p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Dear Parents,</span></span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-b20d388f-7fff-65f8-7a51-c49ab024751f"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">What a fun week! Our Halloween Spirit Week was fun and we did a number of activities to celebrate the event. It is such a different Halloween this year, so we wanted to do as much as possible to make it a fun time for the children.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">In Language, we did some Halloween reading in Readworks, and did an EQAO sample as well. We will be looking at examples of reading responses next week, so that students can work to “bump up” their answers and improve their ability to respond to short answer questions when reading. This is a difficult skill for many students at this age, and it is one we work on the entire year. The most important thing we try to teach students is to 1) Restate the question in their answer, 2) give their own opinion (or general answer), 3) give 2 or more examples directly from the text and 4) make a connection if possible. Students often struggle to provide all of that detail! It is a skill that we teach throughout the year. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">In writing, we learned about writing procedural text (instructions, recipes, etc). We started with a teacher led model, so that students would see how a procedural text is written. We wrote the text for the pumpkin that we carved last week (which melted over the weekend! We did another one…), and posted it as a model on the bulletin board so students can look at it when they are writing their own. On Thursday, we learned about how to roast pumpkin seeds and then developed an organizer all together. Once the organizer was complete, students were asked to write their own procedural text about how to roast pumpkin seeds. In general, students had some difficulty organizing the text on the page so that the instructions were clear. I reminded them to look at the anchor chart sample that we had on the bulletin board to assist them. We will continue to work on this form of writing next week, and then will begin learning about writing a narrative, or a short fiction story. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">In math, we have begun learning about adding and subtracting numbers less than 100, using both mental math strategies (doing it in your head), manipulatives (blocks), and the standard method. So far, we have only focused on mental math strategies. This is a very important skill for students to develop their sense of adding and subtracting, so we will be working on this over the next couple of weeks. When we use mental math strategies, I ask students to try to find a “friendly number” (usually a multiple of ten) to help them. For example, if we are adding 34 +48, I would ask students to make one of the numbers a multiple of ten. In this case, I might choose to add 2 to 48 to get it to 50. If I add 2 to 48, then I have to take away 2 from 34 to balance it out. So in my head, I would add 32 + 50, which is way easier, it equals 82! </span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">It works differently when subtracting. If I wanted to find 67-23, then I would have to add or take away the same amount from both in order to get to the closest ten. In this example, I would take away 3 from 23 to make 20. If I take away 3, from 23, then I also have to take away 3 from 67 to balance it out. So….it now becomes 64-20, which is easier to figure out. The answer would b 44. As you can imagine, this is very difficult for many children, and so we will be practicing for much of next week. One thing that I often have them chant to help them remember is “Addition is the opposite, ssssubtraction is the sssssame”. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">In science, we continued learned about strong and stable structures by learning about the different types of bridges (Arch, Beam, Truss, Suspension, Cable-Stayed), and we began building our own out of popsicle sticks and glue. We will be having a little contest next week to see how much eight they can hold! I hope students will enjoy this. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I hope all is going well with the structures projects at home. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me. A reminder that they are due on November 9th. We will be doing the presentations that week, and will have our final structures test that week as well. I will send home some study notes next week so that you can assist your child in studying for the test. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">In addition to all of this, we carved a new pumpkin on Thursday, and melted crayons on it to make “hair”. The students seemed to enjoy this. We also watched a little movie during 4th block on Friday as a little Halloween treat. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">As I mentioned in last week’s update, I will be sending the assessment folders home on Monday so that you can get a small glimpse of your child’s progress so far this year. I don’t rely solely on their marks for the progress report, as this year is a very different one, so I also rely on my own observations of their daily work as well. When it comes to report card time, where there is an actual letter grade for each subject, then I rely on their assessment folders much more for their marks. Thus, if you see your child getting a lot of Level 3’s, you can guess that they will have a mark in the “B” range on their report card. If they have a lot of level 2’s, it would mean they would likely get “C’s”, and so on. Once again, if you ever have concerns or questions about your child’s progress, please reach out to me. If I have serious concerns, then I will always reach out to you. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Here are some pictures from the week. Hope you enjoy!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/A9Uv1b2owkqzeTgFA" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">https://photos.app.goo.gl/A9Uv1b2owkqzeTgFA</span></span></a></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I hope you have a wonderful Halloween and a restful weekend. Take good care!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Yours,</span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Chris Pouliot</span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Mr. Pouliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418582768390642545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381757838100256.post-90321386272254573302020-10-31T07:53:00.003-07:002020-10-31T07:53:22.660-07:00Week 7 Update<p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Dear Parents,</span></span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-b7667529-7fff-a9bc-0c33-ecfce3c94fb4"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Wow! This was a busy week. We covered a lot in all of our subjects. In language, we began learning about visualizing when reading, and writing procedural text. In math we finished our unit about 3D shapes and had a small assessment on Thursday and Friday. In science, we continue to work on our structures unit and this week we learned about how to alter the strength of materials by changing their shape.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In language we read an old EQAO story called "Building Nests is for the Birds". We talked about how to answer short response questions by using the method linked </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18i97wA7PUT3eEvT2jxLM5SRKGCRrdzYG0hjW8xrTksE/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and how to highlight important information by first reading the questions that we needed to answer. In writing we began learning about what procedural text is and its main features. We developed our understanding of this type of text by identifying the steps to carve a Halloween pumpkin and then filling out a graphic organizer to help us plan our writing about it. We carved a pumpkin (I had some of the students draw the face on it) for the Halloween Spirit Week next week and will be further decorating it next week just for fun. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 461px; overflow: hidden; width: 345px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img height="461" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/Hvd3VAIAhL5aSOBa1t3e7Fh3BmAixAWVM0PCt8hissmn0yhWPivNcsJwI7KmUrs70T3sRFmqmySgLxX2x8Cz9y8MVtdymHf0JdWQh2N4nIm43PNN_YR3lzZUhHUcP-FWjItCH_AD" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="345" /></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">In math, we finished up our 3D shapes unit. We had a short assessment of this unit, both on paper and using Prodigy. In class we use a program called MathUp, which is very language based, while Prodigy relies heavily on multiple choice, so using both programs gives me a good overall picture of a student’s understanding. Our next unit will be addition and subtraction of numbers less than 100. In this unit we will be learning how to add and subtract in a variety of ways including mental math and the standard algorithm.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">In science we learned about altering the strength of materials by changing their shape. We built a bridge out of books and paper and then tested the paper bridge to see if it would hold anything. We found out that it would not. Then we folded in half to see if thicker paper would hold, but it also would not. Finally we folded the paper in an accordion style so that it had many triangular shapes and found that this shape could hold quite a lot of weight.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Next week is the st. Anne Halloween Spirit Week! Please see the poster below for the events for each day.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 484px; overflow: hidden; width: 367px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img height="484" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/z9uwCC1sCmNIlSGnwhgxNIJrfJAPxBUsjOZwSFC3jGXSdyUq8ysrMZKL5VK09PnOorFi5KqGy9wvod_utR-kFr6EFHhnznLUDHf7npCgSqV5EBPrzxVetIuISq38vTzZD9xAaNal" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="367" /></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Finally, progress reports will be coming home on November 9th. I am currently in the process of working on them and will be sending home an assessment folder with a number of samples of your child's work, mostly in math and language. I will send it home on November 2nd. Please look at each item in the folder and sign it so I know that you have seen it. Please return your child's folder by November 6th. . </span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">As always, I thank you for your support and if you ever have any questions about your child's progress please feel free to contact me.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Yours,</span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Chris Pouliot</span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Mr. Pouliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418582768390642545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381757838100256.post-19797741622029000592020-10-31T07:52:00.003-07:002020-10-31T07:52:33.788-07:00Week 6 Update<p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"> <span style="text-align: right; white-space: pre-wrap;">October 16, 2020</span></span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-3719ab98-7fff-cef2-67fe-586330989df9"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Dear Parents,</span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">For a short week, we accomplished quite a lot! This week, we began learning about the reading skill of visualizing, learning about 3D shapes in math, and made some structures (you may have seen these come home) in science. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In language, we began learning about visualizing when we read. This simply means trying to “see” what we are reading. Kind of like watching a movie in your head as you read. This is much easier with fiction than with nonfiction, but is definitely a skill that can be used for both types of text. </span><a href="https://youtu.be/W8qmj4oY9mY" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here is a short video</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> we watched that explains what visualizing is. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">In writing, we started our final written piece for descriptive writing. For this piece, I asked students to imagine that they had gone to heaven. They were then asked to describe what Heaven or God might be like. As always with descriptive writing, we encourage students to describe using vivid adjectives, big grade 3 sentences (using joining words) and using all the 5 senses. Our next form of writing will be procedural writing. This form of writing is essentially giving instructions. Great examples of procedural text are things like cookbooks (recipes) and instruction manuals. We only touch on this form lightly in grade 3, so we will likely only be doing a few samples of procedural writing. Next week, we will write about how to carve a pumpkin! At home, you can help your child practice reading procedural texts by looking at things like recipes, or having them assist you with a recipe, if you wish. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">In math, we are learning about 3D shapes. This week we built some 3D shapes using toothpicks and marshmallows, and then we investigated all the properties of those shapes such as how many faces, edges and vertices they each had. One thing that I try to emphasize is the difference between pyramids and prisms. I tell students that pyramids are always named by the shape at the bottom, and they always come to a point. Also, they are joined by congruent triangles. So, a pyramid with a pentagon at the bottom would be called a pentagonal pyramid, and would have 5 congruent triangles coming to a point at the top. A Prism, on the other hand, is also defined by the bases BUT there are 2 of them, and they are exactly the same at each end. The two shapes at the ends are always connected by rectangles. Children often have difficulty identifying the differences between the two types of 3D shapes, so we will have been practicing this quite a bit this week, and will continue next week as well. Here are some photos of the shapes we built in class:</span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 624px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img height="624" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/AL1WB-8-QQY0A0YfB22si8kTxHpCEFA7tgmWupv1vgIWY6ExHc1EVVZT-ZOjSp-dIA9Z7IV8X98sj8QgzFbIrx9U8wJm3GHc01NUwV7sOu8vPIadMJbdPeonZqdUqk3g_1BoWsvm" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">In Science, we are continuing to learn about structures. Next week we will be sending home a project about researching a famous structure. This project will be completed at home, but students will do an oral presentation at school. I will send more details next week. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">This week, we learned about how to make structures stronger by using triangles to stiffen shapes. First we made a cube out of straws and tape, and put some books on one that I made. Mine only held 5 books! I then asked students to try to strengthen their own structures to see if they could beat mine. Students did an amazing job! After students reinforced their structures, we tested a few, and found that a number of the cubes were now able to hold 40 books! They probably could have held more, but they were getting too tippy at that point. Amazing! Here are some photos of our cubes:</span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 624px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img height="624" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/O9bw4ZKCcZBnQ3q3KUta-38JCz9TmvfqFGz4IfGqS6SpjQfnrpSzRIFt_T8lfy-5l7cpWN1E-abyVe9iqzXxa10IuwYCz9sebpR4zA4tvLsEJQJdcvsI9-avlNzEPkruQVxWfadd" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Finally, in Health we began learning about healthy eating by learning about where our food comes from and the difference between processed and unprocessed foods. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. As always, if you have any questions or would like to discuss your child’s progress, please feel free to contact me any time. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Yours,</span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Chris Pouliot</span></span></p><br /></span>Mr. Pouliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418582768390642545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381757838100256.post-49762186455465488342020-10-31T07:51:00.003-07:002020-10-31T07:51:36.248-07:00Week 5 Update<p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"> Dear Parents,</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">The seasons are definitely changing! There were a number of rainy days this week. Please feel free to send your child with rainboots if you wish on rainy or wet days.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">We worked hard this week, and finished quite a lot of projects. First, in writing we finished our pop rocks writing that we began last week by eating some pop rocks to see how they looked, felt, tasted, smelled and sounded. We used a graphic organizer to write a sentence for each of the senses, and then wrote a rough draft of a descriptive paragraph. Afterwards, we looked at some examples that I created and decided on what grade we might give them. We talked about how we could “Bump Up” from one grade to another. Then students self assessed their work and tried to “Bump Up” their own writing. They did a great job!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">In reading, we are working on reading with fluency, answering multiple choice questions by looking at the evidence in the text, and writing written responses using evidence from the text. Here is a link to a slidedeck that I use to explain to students how to answer written questions:</span></p><p class="p5" style="color: #1155cc; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-8JxInA0MUof7dKeHlDvB_PVORsHd6E5PjpSzjhH94w/edit?usp=sharing"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-8JxInA0MUof7dKeHlDvB_PVORsHd6E5PjpSzjhH94w/edit?usp=sharing</span></a></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">In math, we have been learning about 2D geometry, of which there are not many expectations in the new grade 3 math curriculum. I felt that it was important for students to have some background in this area however, before we attempted 3D geometry, because the faces of 3D shapes are made up of 2D shapes. The background knowledge will help students when we get there next week. This week, we learned about sorting 2D shapes, identifying the attributes of quadrilaterals (ex. A parallelogram has 2 pairs of parallel sides, a rectangle is a parallelogram with all right angles, etc.), and congruence. We also learned that shapes can be made from putting other shapes together (we did this using pattern blocks in class). For example, I can make a hexagon by using 2 trapezoids, or by using 6 triangles, etc. We also practiced these concepts in Prodigy.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">In science, we did an experiment in which we learned how to make a structure more stable. We learned that we can make it more stable by: adding weight to the base, making the base wider, or fastening the base to the ground in some way. We also began an experiment called the “Straw Structure Experiment”, in which we will learn how to strengthen a structure by adding support to it. We will finish this next week. Here are the cubes we made so far:</span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Finally, in Health we talked a little about the Pandemic and Covid, and watched a few videos that helped clear up any misconceptions. The students had many questions, and we had quite a discussion about it (along with a few comments about President Trump!). Here is a link to one of the videos we watched: <a href="https://youtu.be/XUMScnrK63o"><span class="s2" style="color: #1155cc;">https://youtu.be/XUMScnrK63o</span></a></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Thank you to all families who were able to send canned food items for our Hunger Heroes Canned Food Drive this year. These items will greatly help the Kanata Food Cupboard. Thank you.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Next week, we will be learning about visualizing in reading, 3D shapes in math, and continuing to learn about structures in science. In health, we will begin talking about making healthy food choices.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. I personally feel quite thankful for such a wonderful group of students and community to work with.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Happy Thanksgiving,</span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Mr. Pouliot</span></p>Mr. Pouliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418582768390642545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381757838100256.post-84248819661555214482020-10-31T07:50:00.000-07:002020-10-31T07:50:08.459-07:00Week 4 Update<p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"> <span style="text-align: right;">October 2, 2020</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Dear Parents,</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">It was nice to see you on Wednesday for the Virtual Meet the Teacher night. I hope I didn’t go too fast through the information. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Brace yourself - this is a longer weekly update than normal!</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Here is what we covered this week:</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b>Language</b>:</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">We finished the Ryan’s Well EQAO reading sample and answered the short response questions. This is a really challenging area for most students. They often have the correct answers, but have great difficulty expressing their understanding in writing. This is something we will continue to work throughout the year. Here is a link that helps to explain how to effectively answer a short response question. It is also in this upcoming week’s workspace.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p4" style="color: #1155cc; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11H9wrqfZXZMEta4EaI_IKq8CV_zTz2pWAf127ImsBkw/edit?usp=sharing"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11H9wrqfZXZMEta4EaI_IKq8CV_zTz2pWAf127ImsBkw/edit?usp=sharing</span></a></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">We also began writing about our mystery gifts, which turned out to be Poprocks! We had the students eat the poprocks and then write down what they tasted like, felt like, smelled like, etc. On Thursday and Friday, we wrote a descriptive paragraph about them. We introduced similes and are encouraging students to use them in their writing as well. For example: “The pop rocks exploded in my mouth like a strawberry bomb”. We will continue writing next week with a description of a winter wonderland. Hopefully a “winter wonderland” doesn’t come too soon this year!</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">At home, you can help your child to develop his/her descriptive skills, by encouraging them to use descriptive adjectives when they are speaking and try to use similes. For example, if your child is telling you about a character in a show, rather than saying, “the character was weird”, you might encourage them to try to describe the character using more detail - eventually getting to something like “the character had long, scraggly hair that looked like a bird’s nest, and his clothes looked like a wrinkly bedsheet.”</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b>Math</b>:</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">In math, we finished up Patterning and had a small assessment on Wednesday, and then played Plickers on Friday for a little more of a fun assessment. We began learning about 2D shapes with a sorting activity that we will finish on Monday.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Next week, we are going to be learning about 2D shapes. We will be learning how to sort them using Venn diagrams, we will identify the characteristics of a variety of 2D shapes and will learn how to compose and decompose 2D shapes.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">This will all be on the workspace (with some helpful videos) next week. Again, the workspace is only to be used if your child is absent. We are following the workspace during the week in class. This should help your child keep up with the class should he/she have to be away for a few days.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b>Science</b>:</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Our first unit in science is about Strong and Stable Structures. We have just begun to learn about what a structure is, and what the words, strong and stable mean. Next week, we will be learning about natural and manmade structures, and doing an experiment about how to make a structure more stable by adding more mass to the base. We will also begin to think about other ways we could change the base to make it more stable.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b>Homework</b>:</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Below is the link for this week’s homework, just so you can see it. I will also post it on a workspace specifically for Homework. The easiest way to complete the homework is to do it on the google doc, and then submit the doc in Hapara when it is finished. I will show students the workspace and how to use it so they can access it.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Homework will begin this week, October 5th. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Unless otherwise noted, homework will be shared electronically on a weekly basis.<span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"> <b>It will be shared on Fridays and will be due the following Friday</b>.</span> To access the homework, students will need to sign into a computer using the Chrome browser, using their school login. School logins all follow the same pattern: <a href="mailto:firstname.lastname@ocsbstudent.ca"><span class="s2" style="color: #1155cc;">firstname.lastname@ocsbstudent.ca</span></a>. Then they input their password. Students have been using the chromebooks in class, and they all know how to log in. Once they log into the computer, they should go to the <a href="http://ann.ocsb.ca/"><span class="s2" style="color: #1155cc;">St. Anne Website</span></a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">From here, they will go to the<b> "</b><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Student Portal</b></span><b>"</b>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Once they click on this portal, they will see a purple icon called "<span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Hapara"</b></span> (Workspace and Student Dashboard).<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>They will click this icon.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It is here that they may need their email address and password to log in again - usually only the first time they access it from home.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Once they do so, they will see a workspace called: <span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>Homework Workspace for 3A 2020-2021.</b></span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b></b></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Here is a video that explains how to access the Hapara workspaces in general: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KE7lDTMtHQqJrgh9fQ2zGMMwKTBrBzIN/view"><span class="s2" style="color: #1155cc;">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KE7lDTMtHQqJrgh9fQ2zGMMwKTBrBzIN/view</span></a></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I will post all of the weekly homework assignments on this workspace.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>They will be dated accordingly.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Your child can log in and out as many times as needed.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If I would like something printed out and sent to me, I will note that on the homework sheet. For example, there may be math problems in which I would like to see your child's work and/or thinking process - how they solved the problem. This would be easier to do with paper and pencil. In this case, I will ask that your child send their finished work to school.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">When your child finishes the homework for that week, all they have to do is remember to press <span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b>"SUBMIT"</b></span>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>This will let me know that they have completed the homework and that I can go ahead and look it over.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">The homework that will be sent home each week is a review of the different learning goals the children are/will be practising at school, and some concepts that we may not have a chance to practise. I would encourage students to complete their homework, but as I said at the Meet the Teacher meeting, it is not going to be formally assessed, and is more for practice than anything else. It is a good life skill, and shows responsibility. If you are unable to complete it, or can only complete parts of it in a week, that is fine. A note in the agenda to let me know would be helpful. Thank you!</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">As well, for homework, I am asking that your child reads for about 20 minutes each night. Whatever they are happiest reading is perfect.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">They will have a short spelling quiz on Fridays with the <b>Word Wall Words</b> that are on the homework sheet. The Word Wall Words will also be posted on this website under <b>"Word Wall Words". </b>Three or four number words will be added to the Word Wall Words, as one of the curriculum expectations for Grade Three Math is: "read and print in words, whole numbers to 100".</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span class="s2" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QLNBINmvKpKRrwzxz_rIJ8Ojk_dqz8qEFRPWKikJWWE/edit?usp=sharing">Here is the link for this week’s homework</a></span>. Please have your child access it through Hapara when they work on it, or print it and send it in.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Thank you again for all your support. Have a great weekend!</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Yours,</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Chris Pouliot</span></p><p class="p5" style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p5" style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p5" style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p5" style="font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><br /></p>Mr. Pouliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418582768390642545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381757838100256.post-76210286513985364572020-09-30T05:58:00.003-07:002020-09-30T05:58:01.900-07:00October Newsletter<p><span style="font-family: times;"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b><span style="font-family: times;">Learning Skills</span></b></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">For the Progress Report, which goes home in early November, the two learning skills that we will focus on are <span class="s2" style="color: red;">Responsibility and Organization</span>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The expectations for these skills will be discussed in class.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Below are the expectations that these skills entail.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you could talk about them with your child and have your child tell you how they feel they are doing, that would be most helpful. These expectations will be sent home, discussed in class and will also be visible in the classroom.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b><span style="font-family: times;">Responsibility:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">-I line up quietly when the bell rings.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">-I do not take or touch things that do not belong to me unless I have asked to use them.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">-I take care of my things and the class.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">-I keep my space clean and organized.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">-I admit when I have done something wrong.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">-I stay on task even when the teacher isn’t looking.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">-I do what I am supposed to do when I am supposed to do it.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">-I look at what everybody else is doing if I am unsure of the given direction or task.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">-I speak politely to my classmates and teachers.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">-I know what to do when I need help.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">-I come to class prepared with everything I need for the day.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">-I complete and submit homework assignments on time.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">-I am respectful when there is a guest teacher.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b><span style="font-family: times;">Organization:</span></b></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b></b></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">-I use the resources around the room to help me with my work (e.g., word wall, anchor charts, dictionaries).</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">-I keep my desk and cubby area tidy and can find the things I need easily.</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">-I put things away and hang things up without reminders.</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">-I make sure I have the tools and supplies I need for the day (e.g., pencil, eraser, coloured pencils).</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">-I bring things home and back to school on time (e.g., library books, homework, things to be signed).</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">-I manage my time well to ensure that I am not rushing, but that I complete my tasks in the allotted time frames.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b><span style="font-family: times;">Math</span></b></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">The strand in Math that we have been covering through September and that we will continue into October is<b> </b><span class="s2" style="color: red;"><b>Patterns and Relationships</b></span><b>.</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The expectations for this strand are the following:</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p4" style="color: #50565e; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>-identify and describe repeating elements and operations in a variety of patterns, including patterns found in real-life contexts</span></p><p class="p4" style="color: #50565e; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span class="s3" style="color: black;">-</span>create and translate patterns that have repeating elements, movements, or operations using various representations, including shapes, numbers, and tables of values</span></p><p class="p4" style="color: #50565e; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">-determine pattern rules and use them to extend patterns, make and justify predictions, and identify missing elements in patterns that have repeating elements, movements, or operations</span></p><p class="p4" style="color: #50565e; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">-create and describe patterns to illustrate <a href="https://www.dcp.edu.gov.on.ca/en/"><span class="s4" style="color: #1155cc;">relationships</span></a> among whole numbers up to 1000</span></p><p class="p5" style="color: #50565e; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span class="s5" style="color: #50565e;">We will be moving on to </span>our <span class="s2" style="color: red;"><b>Geometry</b> </span>strand next.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The expectations for this strand are the following:</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p4" style="color: #50565e; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span class="s3" style="color: black;">-sort</span>, construct, and identify cubes, prisms, pyramids, cylinders, and cones by comparing their faces, edges, vertices, and angles</span></p><p class="p4" style="color: #50565e; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">-compose and decompose various structures, and identify the two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional objects that these structures contain</span></p><p class="p4" style="color: #50565e; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">- identify congruent lengths, angles, and faces of three-dimensional objects by mentally and physically matching them, and determine if the objects are congruent</span></p><p class="p4" style="color: #50565e; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">- give and follow multi step instructions involving movement from one location to another, including distances and half- and quarter-turns</span></p><p class="p6" style="color: #50565e; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">I have been observing the kids in class to see how they are doing and will continue to assess their knowledge through observations and "check-ins" (tests).<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p7" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b></b></span><br /></span></p><p class="p7" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b></b></span><br /></span></p><p class="p7" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b></b></span><br /></span></p><p class="p7" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b></b></span><br /></span></p><p class="p7" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b></b></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b><span style="font-family: times;">Language</span></b></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b></b></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We have been discussing paragraph writing and will continue to do so.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We have also practised writing simple and complex sentences that make sense using proper grammar, vocabulary, spelling and punctuation.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Our focus right now in writing is <span class="s2" style="color: red;"><b>Descriptive</b></span> writing. The kids have really enjoyed writing about bubble gum and describing Mr. Twit’s disgusting beard.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We focus on the 5 senses when we are describing something along with all of the other features necessary to compose a descriptive paragraph.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>For reading, we will be focusing on strategies that help us to better comprehend what we are reading such as<b> fix-up strategies (e.g. slowing down, using context clues, making connections) </b>and <b>visualizing (the ability to create a picture of what we are reading about, in our head)</b>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>A big focus for reading this year is displaying comprehension through answers to questions about the text, <b>in writing</b>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The children will learn to ensure that they have given enough detail from the text, and enough of their own ideas, to support their answers and demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of what the given text is about.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b><span style="font-family: times;">Religion</span></b></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">We have finished our discussions and activities in regard to <span class="s2" style="color: red;">Samaritans on the Digital Road </span>- This program is done throughout the board at every grade level, to engage students in learning about participating in the digital world in a proactive, responsible and compassionate manner.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We will continue to talk about being a good Citizen, treating others like Jesus would and to participate in SEL activities to promote positive mental health.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b><span style="font-family: times;">Science</span></b></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">We have begun with our <span class="s2" style="color: red;">Structures</span> unit.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The students will participate in activities and experiments about what a structure is, especially focusing on the difference between the strength and stability of a structure.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>One of the activities for this unit is an at home research project.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The students will investigate and find information about a famous structure and will present it to the class.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I will not be grading the actual project done at home, but I will be grading the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>oral presentation which will reflect the oral grade on the February report card.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>They will also have a test at the end of the unit.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>More information with regard to the project and test will be sent home closer to the date of each activity.</span></p><p class="p7" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b></b></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b><span style="font-family: times;">Recycling</span></b></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">I will continue to ask the children to bring home any recyclables home.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The children can ask me for a bag if they need one, to bring home their containers in.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>They are doing an amazing job with this and I thank you once again for your help with this process!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p7" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b></b></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b><span style="font-family: times;">Learning Commons</span></b></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">For now, the Learning Commons remains closed for circulation, however, the children have been borrowing classroom books.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I help children choose a book at the beginning of the week, and they return it to a bin in the classroom when they are finished. At the end of the week, I collect all the books that children wish to return so the books can sit over the weekend. I return them to the shelves on Monday to be recirculated.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">If your child wants to bring their own book to read at school, I highly encourage that. My library may not have anything that your child is interested<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in reading, so if they have a book they enjoy, they are more than welcome to bring it.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p7" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b></b></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b><span style="font-family: times;">Gym</span></b></span></p><p class="p7" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b></b></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">We are scheduled to go to the gym on Wednesday and Friday.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>However, I have been trying to take them outside as much as possible and therefore, the days for now vary.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Thank you for sending them in shoes that they can run in. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We have started to play Soccer-Baseball and the kiddos really seem to be enjoying it.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We have had to modify the rules so that no one touches the ball with their hands, but it is working well.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b><span style="font-family: times;">Distancing</span></b></span></p><p class="p7" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b></b></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">The children have been doing a pretty good job distancing themselves and I give constant reminders to do so.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Recess can be a tricky time for them to stay away from each other.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you could please reiterate to your child the importance of keeping their distance from others, especially when not wearing their masks, that would be appreciated.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><b><span style="font-family: times;">Homework</span></b></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Homework begins next week! The homework will be posted on our weekly Hapara site, so students will be easily able to access it. We will have our first WWW test on Friday, October 9, and will continue to do them weekly, on Fridays, unless otherwise noted.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">I want to thank you all for your support thus far this year.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It is a year like no other and it really helps to know that I have a great team of parents supporting me.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Thank you as well for all of the donations such as wipes, kleenex and any other donations that have been made to the class.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions . Thank you for a great start to a great year!</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Have a fantastic Thanksgiving!</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;">Sincerely,</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Mr. Pouliot<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><br /></p>Mr. Pouliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418582768390642545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381757838100256.post-33723854265405172872020-09-27T05:42:00.003-07:002020-09-27T05:42:35.610-07:00Week 3 Update<p> Please click <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/135PIGfvULMgVKnT-xxoTubG6ZM5iaa3oBW73N-OJecM/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">this link </a>to see the update for Week 3 - September 21-25, 2020.</p>Mr. Pouliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418582768390642545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381757838100256.post-88534347598076178272020-09-19T05:46:00.001-07:002020-09-19T05:46:27.913-07:00Week 2 Update<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">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.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Math</b>:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">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:</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Rule</b>: Start at 6, then add 3 to get from one term to the next.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">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:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUd-qYUcem5UqDAomcmrys6PyNvC8Ng4wNPyQhVZPc0UC42-_6Oj-6zAcZhT6RDF7pcU0e5cctaEeI5FrU5Z9aC5QxzqgIKJNXKxhJNIVX62JM5OdwCLIPusHE2WfepLAqvdNfPKxx3g/s2048/20200918_091024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUd-qYUcem5UqDAomcmrys6PyNvC8Ng4wNPyQhVZPc0UC42-_6Oj-6zAcZhT6RDF7pcU0e5cctaEeI5FrU5Z9aC5QxzqgIKJNXKxhJNIVX62JM5OdwCLIPusHE2WfepLAqvdNfPKxx3g/s320/20200918_091024.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">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:</span></p><p class="p5" style="color: #1155cc; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://www.mathup.ca/share?code=eyJHcmFkZUlkIjoiNCIsIlRvcGljSWQiOiIxMjEiLCJMZXNzb25JZCI6IjY1NiIsIlBhdGhJZCI6IjEyMDExIiwiUGFydCI6Ik1pbmkgTGVzc29uIiwiU2VjdGlvbiI6MSwiU2VjdGlvblRpdGxlIjoiU3VtIEl0IFVQIiwiVXNlciI6Ijk0MDc6Q2hyaXN0aWFuIFBvdWxpb3QiLCJEYXRlIjoiOS8xOC8yMDIwIiwiQWxsb3dOYXYiOnRydWV9"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Patterns in charts and number lines</span></a></span></p><p class="p5" style="color: #1155cc; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://www.mathup.ca/share?code=eyJHcmFkZUlkIjoiNCIsIlRvcGljSWQiOiIxMjEiLCJMZXNzb25JZCI6IjY1NyIsIlBhdGhJZCI6IjEyMDExIiwiUGFydCI6Ik1pbmkgTGVzc29uIiwiU2VjdGlvbiI6MSwiU2VjdGlvblRpdGxlIjoiU3VtIEl0IFVQIiwiVXNlciI6Ijk0MDc6Q2hyaXN0aWFuIFBvdWxpb3QiLCJEYXRlIjoiOS8xOC8yMDIwIiwiQWxsb3dOYXYiOnRydWV9"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Relating a number pattern to a rule</span></a></span></p><p class="p5" style="color: #1155cc; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://www.mathup.ca/share?code=eyJHcmFkZUlkIjoiNCIsIlRvcGljSWQiOiIxMjEiLCJMZXNzb25JZCI6IjY1OCIsIlBhdGhJZCI6IjEyMDExIiwiUGFydCI6Ik1pbmkgTGVzc29uIiwiU2VjdGlvbiI6MSwiU2VjdGlvblRpdGxlIjoiU3VtIEl0IFVQIiwiVXNlciI6Ijk0MDc6Q2hyaXN0aWFuIFBvdWxpb3QiLCJEYXRlIjoiOS8xOC8yMDIwIiwiQWxsb3dOYXYiOnRydWV9"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Relating shape and number patterns</span></a></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Language</b>:</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">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 <b>because </b>it is so delicious.”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">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:</span></p><p class="p6" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ugvVkIk81YIViZoxNNYRSIefZBx4x370SMb8lHASanJTem8GvjPpgo-pR9F9CiuP_rPQqAc4BGsf-L380OzfofG9s5W1DCZWomAYdVpEiO-kvTqYeppUvUXk-7XenFdIyb3pRkqab_s/s2048/20200916_084810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ugvVkIk81YIViZoxNNYRSIefZBx4x370SMb8lHASanJTem8GvjPpgo-pR9F9CiuP_rPQqAc4BGsf-L380OzfofG9s5W1DCZWomAYdVpEiO-kvTqYeppUvUXk-7XenFdIyb3pRkqab_s/s320/20200916_084810.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJ7lLU4nFqhHI0NFdF99sluxoh89TnAsY6E0K9Xf9rgJhnQfJirRdK456j4Of_GrH_r_Lv0IV1L61jQ22p53JLOdW903bYbb26L20f-_9p8cPra782lg3_70HNtYMvPZ5N5vlin8efxA/s2048/20200916_084845.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJ7lLU4nFqhHI0NFdF99sluxoh89TnAsY6E0K9Xf9rgJhnQfJirRdK456j4Of_GrH_r_Lv0IV1L61jQ22p53JLOdW903bYbb26L20f-_9p8cPra782lg3_70HNtYMvPZ5N5vlin8efxA/s320/20200916_084845.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p class="p7" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p6" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">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:</span></p><p class="p8" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 36px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">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<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>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.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p9" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 36px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p10" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">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.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p11" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p11" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p10" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Samaritans on the Digital Road:</span></b></p><p class="p11" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p10" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">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.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p11" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p10" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">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!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p11" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p10" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">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.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p11" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p10" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Yours,</span></p><p class="p11" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p10" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Chris Pouliot</span></p><p class="p10" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Grade 3 Teacher</span></p><p class="p10" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">St. Anne</span></p>Mr. Pouliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418582768390642545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381757838100256.post-63590372314297979732020-09-04T07:43:00.000-07:002020-09-04T07:43:03.754-07:00Welcome to Grade 3!<p> </p><p><br /></p><p>Dear Parents/Guardians, September 4, 2020</p><p><br /></p><p>Welcome to a new school year! I know this year will be different because of what is happening in our world with regard to the pandemic, however, we will work hard to make it as normal as possible. I am looking forward to working with you and your child this year in Grade Three. Our classroom is in Portable #6. This is my eighth year here at St. Anne and I am very happy to be a part of the St. Anne community. Below is some important information to keep in mind as we begin our journey. This is the only newsletter that I will be sending home this year. All other newsletters and important information will be communicated through school messenger, which will go directly to your email. I will be posting some of our daily activities on Twitter if you would like to follow our class. My Twitter ID is @MrPouliot. There may be links to my blog occasionally when I send a message. Due to our present circumstances, there will be no meet the teacher evening this year.</p><p>We are also very fortunate to have an Educational Assistant in our class this year. Her name is Ms. O’Connell, and she has been at St. Anne for a number of years. We are very fortunate to have her in our class! I have put a picture of her and myself at the bottom of this letter. </p><p>Our French teacher this year is Madame Caminiti. Her Twitter ID is @MmeCaminiti, and her website is <a href="https://sites.google.com/ocsb.ca/mmecaminiti2020-2021/home">https://sites.google.com/ocsb.ca/mmecaminiti2020-2021/home</a> . We are all looking forward to a fantastic year!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>First Day Procedures:</b></p><p>This year, parents will not be permitted on the yard for the first day this year. This will make drop off a little more stressful I am sure! The “Kiss and Ride” drop off area will be limited to students in Kindergarten to Grade 3 who are being driven only, so we would ask that if you are walking with your child that you drop them off at either the rear gate near the soccer field, or park on a side street and drop off your child at the side gate at the other end of the school (near Glen Meadows Circle). Our portable is Portable #6. All of the teachers will be in the yard that morning standing by the wall with a large class list so students can see their name. There will be many teachers in the yard that day, so please ensure your child knows their teacher’s name and portable number. If you wish, write it down on your child’s hand with a non-permanent marker so he/she can show it to a teacher if they have difficulty. All teachers will be on the yard that morning directing students, so your child will be safe! The best thing you can do is ensure that your child knows who his/her teacher is and their portable number. In our case, it is Mr. Pouliot in Portable 6. </p><p>At the end of the day, please ensure that your child knows where they will be picked up (You can also indicate this on the information form linked below). The buses will not begin running until September 14th, so all students must be picked up for now. Students will be leaving either from the back gate (if you live towards the rear of the school) or the front side gate near Glen Meadows Circle (if you live near the front of the school). If you have a child in Kindergarten, then you are welcome to pick up all of your children at the kindergarten gate, which is the main gate by the parking lot. A teacher will walk the students to their gate at the end of the day. Please fill out the Student Information Form below to let me know which gate you will be picking up your child from. I will make sure that he/she meets you at that gate. We will be dismissing at 3:30 for now, since we are staggering dismissal to allow for greater physical distancing. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>School Supplies: (Please label EVERYTHING!) Labelling is of utmost importance this year as we would like to prevent the mixing up of items. Children will be asked not to share their belongings with friends for any reason. Please reinforce this message at home.</b></p><p>All children are kindly asked to bring in a reusable water bottle (no disposable plastic bottles please). The water bottles will go home every night. Please be sure to wash, refill and send them back to school each day. Because of the circumstances with regard to the pandemic, children will not be able to drink from the water fountains at the school, however, they will be able to refill their water bottles.</p><p>Please send your child to school with one pair of shoes that can be worn inside and outside. We will not be asking the children to switch shoes for now. The shoes that they come to school with will be worn inside and outside. Please make sure that they have shoes that they can run in, to use for recess and gym class. Should it rain and they are wearing rain boots, please have them bring their shoes for class. Sorry!</p><p>The children will not be using cubbies for now. All of the items that they come to school with will be kept at their desks. Please send only necessary items with your child in order that their desk area remains neat, tidy and uncluttered. The use of cubbies will be revisited later in the fall.</p><p>The following supplies are recommended for each child to bring to school every day in their own pencil case: </p><p>⦁<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>2 or 3 pencils </p><p>⦁<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>an eraser </p><p>⦁<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>colouring pencils or markers</p><p>⦁<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>a sharpener </p><p>⦁<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1 dry erase marker</p><p>⦁<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>a pair of scissors</p><p>⦁<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>a small bottle of sanitizer (this can be refilled at school)</p><p>⦁<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>a small package of kleenex </p><p><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></p><p>Because of the pandemic, the children will not be sharing any supplies, therefore they will need to have their own. If it is not possible to supply any of the above items, please let me know and I will be more than happy to give your child what they need.</p><p><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></p><p><b>School Supplies Wish List: (Optional)</b></p><p>We greatly welcome additional supplies for class use:</p><p>⦁<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Kleenex - small individual packages if possible</p><p>⦁<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Baby Wipes/disinfecting wipes - There is no access to water in the portable, so these come in handy to clean dirty hands. They work well to clean whiteboards as well!</p><p>⦁<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Ziploc Bags </p><p><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Thank you in advance!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Lunches and Allergies:</b></p><p>All students need to bring a lunch with at least 3 snacks. Healthy snacks are encouraged and children will be asked to eat their healthiest snack in the morning. Please refrain from sending your child to school with food containing nuts. Remember to check all packaging for this ingredient as we have students who are highly allergic to nuts. To keep students safe, students are not permitted to share food with others. </p><p><br /></p><p>Classroom Website: </p><p>The address for our classroom blog is: <a href="http://www.grade3pouliot.blogspot.com">www.grade3pouliot.blogspot.com</a></p><p>All important information will be found on this website. You do not need to check it regularly, as I will send you an email each time I update it. Be sure to look at all the pages of the website, especially the homepage which will have my Twitter feed (@MrPouliot). You can follow me on Twitter if you have an account, but you do not have to have a Twitter account to see the Twitter feed through the class website. You can also get to the class site through St. Anne's website by going to Our Schools and clicking on my name.</p><p>All future monthly newsletters will be emailed to you through school messenger, and will also be posted on my blog. (there will be no more paper copies sent home). School Messenger will send you an email directly. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Communication</b>:</p><p>All students were sent home with an agenda. Please check and sign the agenda nightly and have your child return it each day in the Ziploc bag provided. Any notes or other information to be sent home will be placed in this bag. You may use the agenda to share any questions or comments with me and I will do the same. If you have a private concern, you can call the school and leave a message for me: (613) 271-0308. I will get back to you as soon as I can. I feel that communication between parents and teachers is of utmost importance in providing the children with a successful learning environment. Please don't ever hesitate to contact me. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Student Information Sheet:</b></p><p>Please click <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfR4Vtv1oIMDTw0TqrXclINDCvLm8fU5NfdahZB3u9JSWeKLA/viewform" target="_blank">this link</a> and fill out the student information form. This will greatly assist me in getting to know your child a little better, and will let me know where you would like to pick up your child. Thank you!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Homework:</b></p><p>Homework will begin in October once we have settled into our daily routines. It will be assigned on a weekly basis and it will follow our learning goals. Homework will be shared electronically with the children. It will be due each Friday and will be submitted electronically. More information regarding homework will be provided closer to October.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Recycling</b>:</p><p>Being in a portable is wonderful, but it also has its challenges. Because we don't have access to water in our classroom, the children are unable to rinse out their plastic containers. In turn, the containers cannot be put into the blue bin and end up in the garbage. I ask every year that the children bring these recyclables home. This year, this will be a school wide routine as we are trying to reduce the amount of activity and movement happening in the school. As well as recycling, to reduce the amount of movement within the classroom, children will be asked to bring all garbage from lunches and snacks home. This will include cores, peels and recyclables with food remaining inside. Please provide a container/bag that your child can fill and put back in his/her lunch bag to bring home. If you forget to pack a container/bag that your child can use to collect his/her garbage and recycled items, I will provide your child with a plastic bag for that day. I apologize for the inconvenience and thank you in advance for your cooperation with this process! </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Masks</b>:</p><p>As I’m sure you are all aware, face masks are not mandatory in Grade 3, but are highly encouraged. If you decide to send your child to school with a mask, please have them practise wearing it at home and putting it on and taking it off. Also, please let me know if it is important for you to have your child keep the mask on all day. Face shields are a good idea as well, however, they are not an alternative to a face mask. It may protect the wearer, but does not prevent droplets from spreading to others.</p><p>I hope that your child's experience in Grade Three will be a happy and positive one, despite the unique challenges that we are facing today. I have been able to separate the desks (seat to seat) approximately one and a half meters. All children will be facing forward and will remain in their seats for most of the time in the classroom. Please remind your child the importance of remaining in their seats and the necessity to social distance from the other children. I will reinforce this at school as well.</p><p>Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns. I will do my best to alleviate any worries or concerns that you may have. Thank you in advance for your support and I look forward to a great year with you and your child.</p><p>Sincerely,</p><p> Mr. Pouliot</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNdZ8NizK20Ul5gJlGOvsvDq7zx4Ukf5-8dnKjiFoT279_X1naaX4Y28vpbTTwee4J_zN2pWCsj-KqUEihcv0ujjIl7qOzSg-6F7Dx_76XNFeV0raE3a-XN8fPbhDtHR5-8rRyUxsLjQ/s2048/20200902_113059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNdZ8NizK20Ul5gJlGOvsvDq7zx4Ukf5-8dnKjiFoT279_X1naaX4Y28vpbTTwee4J_zN2pWCsj-KqUEihcv0ujjIl7qOzSg-6F7Dx_76XNFeV0raE3a-XN8fPbhDtHR5-8rRyUxsLjQ/s320/20200902_113059.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAHsHVh7D2CgtbD32Lz9cfeu0iugaxMUWu7QhKfNKt3nJ-OqBNzhgMVG3MyKNtgkhCrp5JZThiz2KieSMIv80-lzIli5lTX1SCI7z2NB20JMBIo5HVqgM8Qml468fe1uX6Fe-HPKHoGU/s2048/20200902_113114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAHsHVh7D2CgtbD32Lz9cfeu0iugaxMUWu7QhKfNKt3nJ-OqBNzhgMVG3MyKNtgkhCrp5JZThiz2KieSMIv80-lzIli5lTX1SCI7z2NB20JMBIo5HVqgM8Qml468fe1uX6Fe-HPKHoGU/s320/20200902_113114.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidWX6lpf4AFnTDskZ70VWJLvurBina5HgYi81hoavgnyNwcLVzEtNOWcIRoj_PL5pzuw24nCqrb8_cEWhk6SbWn6YPCHVjuhqMd_LhgcrqitpriNIwCbLnbx6rcAXt6It6KAN3KRSH9Ng/s2048/IMG_0855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1539" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidWX6lpf4AFnTDskZ70VWJLvurBina5HgYi81hoavgnyNwcLVzEtNOWcIRoj_PL5pzuw24nCqrb8_cEWhk6SbWn6YPCHVjuhqMd_LhgcrqitpriNIwCbLnbx6rcAXt6It6KAN3KRSH9Ng/s320/IMG_0855.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCN81BPfvjQegKF658dqybO_xKUohj10O62_EmXOKY7Nqj9n4UtzMgVAYEmJx8MBGXuVyhkHBcLQ0npnGFFmT5xYTZ2QMYvbvre4AsLTnHAaoB73i2Pl9itgiHeS48gM49s3OaT3a50L0/s2048/IMG_0856.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1539" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCN81BPfvjQegKF658dqybO_xKUohj10O62_EmXOKY7Nqj9n4UtzMgVAYEmJx8MBGXuVyhkHBcLQ0npnGFFmT5xYTZ2QMYvbvre4AsLTnHAaoB73i2Pl9itgiHeS48gM49s3OaT3a50L0/s320/IMG_0856.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div><br /></div>Mr. Pouliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418582768390642545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381757838100256.post-33812633618210935042020-04-04T17:46:00.004-07:002020-04-04T17:46:47.500-07:00Work for April 6-9Hello everyone! I have made a video to explain the expectations for students for next week, and how to access and use each of the parts of the google workspace. I hope it helps!<br /><br />I would like to emphasize that students are only expected to complete the work in the workspace, and any French that is assigned as well. In total, it should be about 5 hours for the week. Please feel free to do this in whatever manner you wish. Also, if you wish to do more than this, then please feel free to do so. At the top of the workspace I will link all the sites that we have been using to get some extra practice, such as Zorbits, Prodigy, Raz-Kids, etc.<br /><br />If you have any questions or if something isn't working for you, please contact me ASAP so I can assist you in getting set up and working.<br /><br />For those who choose to do a printed page, I would ask that you email pictures of your child's work. You can email me at christian.pouliot@ocsb.ca.<br /><br />Thank you everyone! I hope this is ok. Please let me know if you have any difficulties. All the best.<br /><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-QfwHP5Md5ZSg-0FQ7Lyb6WTQUPdGogo/view">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-QfwHP5Md5ZSg-0FQ7Lyb6WTQUPdGogo/view</a>Mr. Pouliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418582768390642545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381757838100256.post-27859861960604532992020-04-03T08:28:00.003-07:002020-04-03T08:28:51.417-07:00An Update about Phase 2 of At Home LearningHello Everyone. I just wanted to give a brief update about what I have learned about the expectations for students over the next few weeks. As you are probably aware, the Ministry has indicated that students are expected to be provided with approximately 5 hours of learning activities per week. We have been informed that this should be broken up with about 2.5 hours of mathematics and 2.5 hours of literacy, which includes French.<br /><br />As a grade 3 team, we will be preparing weekly Hapara workspaces much like what I provided this week for students to work through each week. We will do our best to ensure that the amount of work should only take about 5 hours per week. If you find that it is taking your child significantly longer than this then please let me know and I will do my best to assist. If you would like your child to do more than this, then please feel free to use any of the digital resources we have provided over the past few weeks, such as Khan Academy, Prodigy, Readworks, and Raz-Kids.<br /><br />In addition, we will do our best to ensure that the work students are given will have a digital choice and a printable choice. We understand that access to computers, printers, paper, etc, is different for everyone, so we want to provide some choice in how your child completes their weekly tasks. To be clear, students do not have to complete both the printable task and the digital task. They are only expected to complete one, whichever is more accessible for you.<br /><br />To submit the digital assignments, students can simply complete the work in the website (eg. Khan Academy, Readworks, etc). We will be able to see students level of completion and results within those websites. If completing a paper task, then please take pictures of the completed pages, and have students upload them into Hapara workspace.<br /><br />I will make a short video on the weekend to explain this in more detail and to show how to submit work if doing it on paper.<br /><br />Our aim is to make this as easy as possible for parents and families, so please feel free to let me know what it working for your family and what you are finding challenging. I am always available to support you in any way possible. Thank you so much for all you are doing!Mr. Pouliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418582768390642545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381757838100256.post-20813235202839362552020-03-29T07:09:00.000-07:002020-03-29T07:09:36.907-07:00Some work for March 30 - April 3rdHi there! I hope everyone is doing well. Thank you for the responses to the survey. It helps me to see how I can better help.<br /><br />I know that many families are finding this time very busy trying to juggle the demands of working from home, watching children, and trying to educate them too! This week, I am going to try to make things a little more streamlined so that there is only one place for students to go to complete some tasks, and so that there can be a little more of a daily structure to follow.<br /><br />To that end, I have created a workspace in Hapara (which can be found in the student portal) that students can open up and complete some work for each day. I have created a video to show you how to access Hapara and a little bit about how it works. One thing I didn't mention in the video, is that when a child is ready to submit work, they should press the "submit" button in hapara.<br /><br />Once again, all of this is completely optional, so please feel free to do whatever you wish. Feel free to use this if it helps. Also, if you have any trouble submitting assignments, you can simply send them to me through Class Dojo as well. I hope this helps!<br /><br />I have scheduled the workspace to be published Monday morning, so students won't see it until then. You can watch the video explaining how to access any time, and there is another workspace we used last week for writing which your child can continue to work in as you like.<br /><br />Here is the link to the video explaining how to access Hapara and to see what the workspace looks like:<br /><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xFf4-DPU_XTEuD9L3o3J7zkWSkQO6gpx/view">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xFf4-DPU_XTEuD9L3o3J7zkWSkQO6gpx/view</a>Mr. Pouliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418582768390642545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381757838100256.post-42323110607396819892020-03-22T11:16:00.000-07:002020-04-04T07:33:23.512-07:00A Schedule for Helping your Child Learn from HomeI hope everyone in our class and school community are doing well. Please stay home as much as possible and stay healthy!<br />
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I know many parents must be very concerned about your child's progress this year. Although we are not able to be in school, we would like to provide as many resources as possible for you to use with your child to assist in keeping them learning during this difficult time. To that end, below is a list of websites and resources you can use to assist your child.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Khan Academy</u></span><br />
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First, here is a link to <a href="https://www.khanacademy.org/" target="_blank">Khan Academy</a>, which we will be using to assist your child in learning from home. It is mostly geared towards third grade math, but there is also some grammar activities as well. I have set up a classroom area for our class. The instructions to join the class is below. You can feel free to use this resource if you wish. I will be checking student progress each day, and updating assignments as students complete them. In order to stay in touch, we will use Class Dojo. Students and parents will be able to ask me questions on Class Dojo and I will be able to respond.<br />
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First, here is a link to an excellent daily schedule for students in Grade 3:<br />
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSZhOdEPAWjUQpqDkVAlJrFwxxZ9Sa6zGOq0CNRms6Z7DZNq-tQWS3OhuVCUbh_-P-WmksHAzbsrk9d/pub#kix.ow2y2mp5ko1s" target="_blank">Khan Academy Learning Schedule</a><br />
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If you choose to follow this schedule, then I would recommend using Readworks (as outlined below) for the reading time, and the Writing Workspace (below) for the writing time. The Khan material is also good. At this time, the reading section of Khan is not something that I am able to track student use of yet, so feel free to use it as you wish.<br />
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To log into our Khan Academy Classroom, please see the instructions below. Please have your child use their school google account, which is your child's <b>firstname.lastname@ocsbstudent.ca</b>. They already know this. <b>Our class code for Khan Academy is 79QNFH7J</b>:<br />
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Here is a video describing the process too: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/11M_PCavk4F0ro6SoTZzLhX8TNr8GpQgM/view" target="_blank">How to Log into Khan Academy</a><br />
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In Khan Academy, we will be starting with fractions as a review of what we did before the March Break, and then begin the Geometry unit. This will be very self-paced, so I will update assignments as students complete them. When working in Khan Academy, please try to ensure that your child watches the videos before attempting the questions and quizzes because that is where the material is introduced. They are also linked in each assignment for student to watch again if they are having difficulty. If I see students needing assistance I will try to connect with them through Class Dojo. Please have students check their Class Dojo regularly to see if I have left them a message.<br />
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Another excellent resource that we use in class is <a href="http://readworks.org/">Readworks.org</a>. Your child should already know how to log into Readworks and has used it in the past. In the instance that they have not, then please assist them in creating a new account by using their Google account that the school provides. I have set up a number of reading assignments for students to work on, and will add more as they are completed. Our Readworks class code is: <b>CCL4WM</b>. When completing the readworks assignments, please remind your child to look back in the text for answers and complete the short answer sections using the ROPES strategy. Here is an outline of what that means:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">For writing, I will be using a workspace called "Writing at Home" in Hapara to assist with learning and practicing writing. Students can access Hapara workspace through the student portal. The workspace would be in the Language folder in Hapara. In the workspace, students will have assignments due each week. They will be posted on Mondays, and due the next Monday. For now, we are focusing on Narrative writing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I will also be sending out the weekly homework as we have done in the past. Students can access the weekly homework through their google drive, in the folder called "Homeroom". It will be due on Fridays as per usual. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Once again, please do whatever you are comfortable doing. All of this work is optional and as a grade 3 team we are just putting it out for families if you wish to work on it. We understand how challenging this time can be for families, so please just do whatever you feel you can handle. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Our school board also has a number of excellent resources that students can access from home. All of these resources can be accessed through the Student Portal when your child logs into their google account. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><u>RAZ-KIDS</u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">For reading, <a href="https://www.raz-kids.com/" target="_blank">RAZ-KIDS</a> is an excellent tool that allows students to listen to a story, read it, and then take a comprehension quiz. As students read the stories in each level, they progress through the levels. Your child is already levelled in this program and should be able to read the texts with reasonable independence. If they are not able to do so, please contact me and I will rectify this. When students first log in, they must enter the teacher name, which is <b>CPOULIOT2</b>. Then they will see their name and can enter the app. Student should be working in the "level up" section in order to progress from one level to another. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">For writing, Book Creator is a fun way for students write online books of their own. We are currently working on Narrative writing - or fiction - so this would be a great tool to have children write their stories. As for actual teaching of the skills required for narrative writing, the grade 3 team will be working on a way to get information or lesson to you so that your child has a framework to work with. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">For math, the school board uses Zorbits to help enhance the math curriculum. This is mostly for practice rather than learning, so I would recommend using Khan Academy before Zorbits. I would use Zorbits as extra practice. To use Zorbits, students should go through the student portal to avoid having to log in. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><u>Prodigy</u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Another excellent math tool is <a href="https://www.prodigygame.com/" target="_blank">Prodigy</a>. Most students love playing Prodigy and it can be quite effective, but you have to make sure they are doing the questions rather than simply playing with their characters! Again, it is mostly an excellent practice tool, but does have hints if your child is having difficulty. Again, Khan Academy is a better resource for learning the material. Most students have joined our class in Prodigy. If your child has not done so yet, please have them do so using the class code <b>BA1564</b>. In Prodigy students will be working on Geometry questions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><u>TVO Kids</u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Ontario Government recently announced that they will be relying on TVO Kids as a resource to assist students in learning. I have looked at it briefly and there are a number of videos and games in the website that are excellent for learning and practicing. The only problem with these resources is that there is no roadmap, or structure for your child to follow from one concept to another. For the most part, this likely won't be a problem, but again, for math a structured approach is usually more effective. Thus, I would still recommend Khan Academy. I'm sorry if I sound like a salesperson for this site, I promise they don't pay me! It is an excellent, well structured resource, although likely not as engaging as the TVO kids material or Prodigy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Finally, the list of resources sent out by the school is also excellent and most of the resources listed here are included in that list if you are looking for the links. <a href="http://track.spe.schoolmessenger.com/f/a/LMq7gac8q-ph0ncvM5fFnA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgVzxXP0R0aHR0cHM6Ly9tc2cuc2Nob29sbWVzc2VuZ2VyLmNhL20vP3M9QThPcWd1a1BvWUEmbWFsPThlNjI1MjM4ZWFiZDdjMTllNmNiMmNkZTJlY2ExMjc3ZmIyNTY5ZTEzZDcxN2NiZmIwNzZlNzgwODZkODU2MDZXB3NjaG9vbG1CCgAA1wh2XmsWV35SEHBvdWxpY0BnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAI~" target="_blank">Here is the link for the resources sent out by the school</a>. Also, I will post these in the "Useful Websites" section of this blog on the right hand side. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hope this helps you get a start in assisting your child to learn from home. Please feel free to use whichever of these resources you prefer. I will be checking them all regularly to see student progress, and will communicate through Class Dojo to provide feedback as much as possible. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hope you are all doing well and staying safe. Hopefully, we will be back in class sooner rather than later!</span><br />
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We are working on our Multiplication and Division Unit.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I encourage you to please continue practising these skills at home with your child as they are very important to know as they move on in Math.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The Multiplication and Division Strategies that we are working on in class are the following:</div>
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<b>Multiplication Strategies:</b> Grouping, Repeated Addition, Skip Counting and Arrays.</div>
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<b>Division Strategies:</b> Equal Grouping, Repeated Subtraction, Skip Counting Backwards and Arrays</div>
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Please continue to have your child work on memorization of the times tables up to seven. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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Next we will be covering fractions and then our 2-D and 3-D Geometry Units. The expectations for Geometry are as follows:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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– use a reference tool to identify right angles and to describe angles as greater than, equal to, or less than a right angle<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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– compare various angles, using concrete materials and pictorial representations, and describe angles as bigger than, smaller than, or about the same as other angles<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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– identify and compare various polygons and sort them by their geometric properties<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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– solve problems requiring the greatest or least number of two-dimensional shapes needed to compose a larger shape in a variety of ways<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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- explain the relationships between different types of quadrilaterals<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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– identify and describe the two-dimensional shapes that can be found in a three-dimensional figure<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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– compare and sort prisms and pyramids by geometric properties<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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– describe and name prisms and pyramids by the shape of their base<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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– construct rectangular prisms and describe geometric properties of the prisms<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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– identify congruent two-dimensional shapes by manipulating and matching concrete materials<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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– complete and describe designs and pictures of images that have a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line of symmetry<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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– describe movement from one location to another using a grid map– identify flips, slides, and turns, through investigation using concrete materials and physical motion, and name flips, slides, and turns as reflections, translations, and rotations<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-converted-space">Our next unit will be Fractions, which I hope to complete just before the March Break. </span></div>
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We have finished our Persuasive Writing unit and will be moving on to Narrative Writing.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The children are also learning to self-edit and reflect on their written pieces.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>This means following the checklists for various pieces of writing and ensuring that all features are included in their own piece.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>If they discover that they are missing something, they are encouraged to add it into their final copy before it is corrected by the teacher. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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When your child reads at home, please continue to ask him/her to retell the story with as much detail as possible, ensuring that they include the features of a Narrative text: characters, setting, problem, sequence of events, and the solution.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Ask them questions about the story to see if they are actually understanding what is taking place.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Often children can read lots of words, but this does not always mean that they are comprehending what they are reading.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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This term we will continue to read a variety of texts.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The children are expected to answer comprehension questions, while making sure that they use enough detail from the story and their own thoughts to display comprehension of what was read.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>A major focus this term will be the Main Idea of a text.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I often ask the children why the author wrote the story.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Was there a purpose or a lesson to be learned?</div>
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In Science, we will continue to explore Structures.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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As you know, the Lenten Season will soon be upon us and this is a very special time for Catholics.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>We will be talking a lot about Jesus, His life, His death and His resurrection.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Your child may come home with a lot of questions.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Please try to have regular conversations with your child about Jesus’ journey.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The children all wrote down something that they would like to do over the forty days of Lent.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Please ask them what this was and encourage them to keep their promise.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Important Dates for March</b></span></div>
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Wednesday, March 4th - Planetarium Presentation</div>
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Tuesday, March 11th - Walk Safe Presentations</div>
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Monday, March 16th-Friday, March 20th: March Break!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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Please continue to look at your child’s agenda and the classroom website daily.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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Thank you all for your support so far this year!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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Mr. Pouliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418582768390642545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381757838100256.post-64611614713556090802020-02-20T08:02:00.000-08:002020-02-20T08:02:06.803-08:00Science Project - Famous StructuresOn Tuesday, I sent home an outline for our science project, in which students are to research a famous structure from around the world and prepare an oral presentation. If you have not yet seen this project, it should be in your child's bag, and is also outlined here:<br />
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OyXeH6ugLJoICdmHw91W7W9ytgQGNab1zY4qHubmXvU/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Science Project - Famous Structures</a></div>
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The majority of the mark for students will be based on the oral presentation, which should show how much they actually know about their structure. Please note that the due date on the form is Tuesday, February 25th. Since the school will be closed next Tuesday due to strike action, the project will be due Wednesday the 26th instead. We will be talking about how to do an oral presentation effectively on Monday to review the concepts. It is important that children practice their presentation at home so they are prepared when it is their turn. </div>
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<br />Please sign and return the oral presentation rubric after you have reviewed it. If you have any questions about the project, please feel free to contact me. Thank you!</div>
Mr. Pouliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418582768390642545noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381757838100256.post-71117597519918300862020-02-20T07:54:00.004-08:002020-02-20T07:54:45.436-08:00Multiplying in PartsThis week we have been learning how to multiply unfamiliar facts or larger numbers by breaking down the factors into parts which we know how to multiply. Sounds confusing right? Not the way I learned how to multiply! Well, it turns out it is pretty easy.<br />
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When we break down factors (the numbers we are multiplying together) into smaller amounts, and then add the products, it can be easier to multiply. This is essentially the same as what we are doing when we use the traditional method of multiplication, which is why we teach this to students first. It helps students to understand there is more than one way to multiply.<br />
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Here is an example. I want to multiply 7 x 5. I haven't learned my 7 times tables yet, but I know a few "tricks" to help me multiply. I have learned the zero trick, the ones, trick, the tens and the elevens. I also know that counting by 5's and 2's is really easy. That takes care of a number of basic facts. So, I can think to myself, "What can I break 7 down into so that it is easy for me to multiply?".<br />
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The best, or easiest solution would be to break down the 7 into a 5 and a 2. So, I would multiply 5 x 5, and then 2 x 5, and add the answers together. 5 x 5 = 25 and 2 x 5 = 10, so my answer would be 25 + 10 = 35. Yes, a roundabout way to do it, and certainly not as efficient as memorizing your basic facts, but a helpful strategy when we are stuck.<br />
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This is especially helpful as we get into larger numbers. For example, if I want to find 23 x 4, then I can break these down into 10 x 4 and 10 x 4 and 3 x 4, which is 40 + 40 +12, or 92. We can break numbers into as many smaller amounts as we wish.<br />
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The problem many students face when doing this type of strategy is determining the easiest and most efficient way to break down the numbers. I try to remind them to break the numbers down in to the ones that they know multiplication facts for. So if they do not know 3 x 4, then finding another way may be better for them. For example, they may break it down into 3 x 2 and 3 x 2.<br />
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Here is a link from MathUp, that may help explain this better than I can!<br />
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<a href="https://www.mathup.ca/share?code=eyJHcmFkZUlkIjoiNCIsIlRvcGljSWQiOiIxMTkiLCJMZXNzb25JZCI6IjY0OCIsIlBhdGhJZCI6IjgzNzkiLCJQYXJ0IjoiTWluaSBMZXNzb24iLCJTZWN0aW9uIjoxLCJTZWN0aW9uVGl0bGUiOiJTdW0gSXQgVVAiLCJVc2VyIjoiOTQwNzpDaHJpc3RpYW4gUG91bGlvdCIsIkRhdGUiOiIyLzIwLzIwMjAiLCJBbGxvd05hdiI6dHJ1ZX0" target="_blank">Multiplying in Parts</a></div>
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<br />Mr. Pouliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418582768390642545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381757838100256.post-72160807397086949912020-02-10T12:58:00.000-08:002020-02-10T12:58:02.140-08:00Valentine's Day CelebrationOn Thursday, February 13th, our class will have a small Valentine's celebration in our classroom. Students can bring a valentine for classmates if they wish, but of course this is completely optional. If you choose to bring a valentine, I would ask that you provide enough valentine's for each child in our class. We have 21 students. To make it easy, students can just write "From (name)" on their cards. Alternatively, try using our class photo to ensure you have all the students. There were 3 students away for our class photo.<br />
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I will provide treats for the class for the celebration, to ensure that all items are safe for students in our class. If you wish to send a small gift, please consider a pencil or sticker rather than a food item, as we have a few students in our class with severe food allergies.<br />
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I hope everyone has a Happy Valentine's Day and I thank you for your continued support. If you have any questions, please feel free to write a note in your child's agenda. Thank you!<br />
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<br />Mr. Pouliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418582768390642545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381757838100256.post-56099961445561529112020-02-09T12:26:00.000-08:002020-02-09T12:26:03.678-08:00Learning About Multiplication & DivisionIn math recently we have been studying multiplication and division. We have been trying to learn our basic facts all year, through listening to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb7Q5jsm9eh_fdDPQmVpyp4XRu-raUbHc" target="_blank">Mr. Demaio's songs on Youtube</a>, or by learning the "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI2qZC1vUGk" target="_blank">tricks</a>" to help us remember our basic facts.<br />
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Although learning the basic facts is very important, it is also extremely important for students to understand what multiplication and division actually mean - i.e. adding or subtracting equal groups/amounts repeatedly.<br />
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In our program, we begin learning about multiplication as adding equal groups. We practice drawing both equal groups of objects as well as arrays to represent multiplication equations. Our first lesson is summarized in this link:<br />
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<a href="https://www.mathup.ca/share?code=eyJHcmFkZUlkIjoiNCIsIlRvcGljSWQiOiIxMTgiLCJMZXNzb25JZCI6IjY0NCIsIlBhdGhJZCI6IjgzNzkiLCJQYXJ0IjoiTWluaSBMZXNzb24iLCJTZWN0aW9uIjoxLCJTZWN0aW9uVGl0bGUiOiJTdW0gSXQgVVAiLCJVc2VyIjoiOTQwNzpDaHJpc3RpYW4gUG91bGlvdCIsIkRhdGUiOiIyLzkvMjAyMCIsIkFsbG93TmF2Ijp0cnVlfQ" target="_blank">Multiplication lesson 1</a></div>
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Our next lesson focused on using number lines to demonstrate repeated addition. Students were urged to recognize that the "hops" on the number line had to be equal in size, and we had to count the number of hops to find our solution. Here is a summary of the lesson:<br />
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<a href="https://www.mathup.ca/share?code=eyJHcmFkZUlkIjoiNCIsIlRvcGljSWQiOiIxMTgiLCJMZXNzb25JZCI6IjY0NSIsIlBhdGhJZCI6IjgzNzkiLCJQYXJ0IjoiTWluaSBMZXNzb24iLCJTZWN0aW9uIjoxLCJTZWN0aW9uVGl0bGUiOiJTdW0gSXQgVVAiLCJVc2VyIjoiOTQwNzpDaHJpc3RpYW4gUG91bGlvdCIsIkRhdGUiOiIyLzkvMjAyMCIsIkFsbG93TmF2Ijp0cnVlfQ" target="_blank">Multiplication lesson 2</a></div>
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After these two lessons, we began learning about division. This was actually a little easier for students to understand because they had developed a good understanding of equal groups from the multiplication lessons. We try to emphasize that in division, we are beginning with a large group and then sharing those items among groups equally. We also introduced the idea of remainder as the amount "left over" if we can't make another equal group. Here is the summary for our first division lesson:<br />
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<a href="https://www.mathup.ca/share?code=eyJHcmFkZUlkIjoiNCIsIlRvcGljSWQiOiIxMTgiLCJMZXNzb25JZCI6IjY0NiIsIlBhdGhJZCI6IjgzNzkiLCJQYXJ0IjoiTWluaSBMZXNzb24iLCJTZWN0aW9uIjoxLCJTZWN0aW9uVGl0bGUiOiJTdW0gSXQgVVAiLCJVc2VyIjoiOTQwNzpDaHJpc3RpYW4gUG91bGlvdCIsIkRhdGUiOiIyLzkvMjAyMCIsIkFsbG93TmF2Ijp0cnVlfQ" target="_blank">Division Lesson 1</a></div>
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Finally, we looked at division from the perspective of sharing out equal amounts, so we could determine how many groups we would end up with. This is the reciprocal property of multiplication and division - the order doesn't matter. For example, I can multiply 3 x 4 = 12 OR 4 x 3 = 12. Also, I can divide 12 / 3 = 4 OR 12 / 4 = 3. Here is the summary of the lesson:<br />
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<a href="https://www.mathup.ca/share?code=eyJHcmFkZUlkIjoiNCIsIlRvcGljSWQiOiIxMTgiLCJMZXNzb25JZCI6IjY0NyIsIlBhdGhJZCI6IjgzNzkiLCJQYXJ0IjoiTWluaSBMZXNzb24iLCJTZWN0aW9uIjoxLCJTZWN0aW9uVGl0bGUiOiJTdW0gSXQgVVAiLCJVc2VyIjoiOTQwNzpDaHJpc3RpYW4gUG91bGlvdCIsIkRhdGUiOiIyLzkvMjAyMCIsIkFsbG93TmF2Ijp0cnVlfQ" target="_blank">Division Lesson 2</a></div>
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<br />Mr. Pouliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418582768390642545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381757838100256.post-76342702703398867142020-01-30T06:39:00.002-08:002020-01-30T06:39:23.646-08:00February Newsletter<br />
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We have wrapped up our Data Management unit and are beginning our Multiplication, Division and Fractions unit next. The curriculum expectations that we will be looking at are:<br />
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– relate multiplication of one-digit numbers and division by one-digit divisors to real life situations, using a variety of tools and strategies (e.g., place objects in equal groups, use arrays, write repeated addition or subtraction sentences) (Sample problem: Give a real-life example of when you might need to know that 3 groups of 2 is 3 x 2.);<br />
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– multiply to 7 x 7 and divide to 49 ÷ 7, using a variety of mental strategies (e.g., doubles, doubles plus another set, skip counting).<br />
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– divide whole objects and sets of objects into equal parts, and identify the parts using fractional names (e.g., one half; three thirds; two fourths or two quarters), without using numbers in standard fractional notation<br />
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Please work on memorization of the times tables up to seven at home with your child while we work on developing a knowledge for the strategies at school. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Language</b></span><br />
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We are working on Persuasive Writing. The children have been writing persuasive paragraphs. We will be discussing the features of Narrative Writing next (characters, problem, setting, sequence of events and a solution).<br />
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The children have been reading and answering questions on what they have read to display their understanding of the story. When your child reads at home, please ask them to retell the story with as much detail as possible, and ensuring that they include the features of Narrative writing listed above. Ask them questions about the story to see if they are actually understanding what is taking place. Often children can read lots of words, but this does not always mean that they are comprehending what they are reading. <br />
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A big part of the grade on their report card for "reading" will be based on how they answer comprehension questions in writing. Please note that if their reading grade is lower than expected, in most cases, is not because they cannot read or comprehend at grade level. In Grade 3, they are learning how to display their comprehension in writing, using details from the text and their own thinking, and a large portion of the grade depends on how they are doing with regard to this. I will be sending home some of their work for you to see soon.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Science </b></span><br />
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We have finished our Unit on Forces and are now exploring Strong and Stable Structures. <br />
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The learning skills focus for this term is Organizational and Independent Working skills. Some of the expectations for each are listed below. <br />
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-devises and follows a plan and process for completing work and tasks<br />
-establishes priorities and manages to complete tasks and achieve goals<br />
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-comes to school prepared for the day<br />
-can quickly find the tools needed to begin his/her work promptly and due to these work habits is able to produce and complete all required assignments<br />
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-uses time efficiently when completing an assignment by staying focused on the task at hand<br />
-completes work on his/her own, using available<br />
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-shows an understanding of the concepts studied and applies them in different contexts<br />
-works well without supervision, demonstrating learning skills that help him/her to solve problems independently<br />
-listens well and is not distracted by surroundings<br />
-independently monitors, assesses, and revises plans to complete tasks and meet goals<br />
-uses class time appropriately to complete tasks<br />
-follows instructions with minimal supervision<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Valentine’s Day</b></span><br />
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We will celebrate Valentine’s Day here at school on Thursday, February 13th. Again, I will bring in treats that are nut free. If you would like to send in treats that day, please ensure that they are store bought and have a nut free label. If you do not want your child to have treats, please let me know in advance. We will hand out Valentine’s Day cards. If your child would like to participate, please have them make a card for all of the children in the class. Thanks!<br />
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Gatineau Park Snowshoeing Field Trip<br />
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Our class will be going to Gatineau Park for a field trip on February 21st. On this trip, we will be snowshoeing through the park and learning about how animals and plants survive in the winter. Snowshoes are provided for all students. We will also be bringing some snowshoes for parent volunteers to use as well. If you have your own snowshoes and would like to bring them, that is fine.<br />
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On the day of the trip, please ensure your child is dressed for the cold weather as we will be outside for about 2 hours. Coat, snowpants, good winter boots, hat and mitts are essential. Sending a little extra food in their lunch may also be a good idea as they will be walking quite a while!<br />
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If you are a parent who is able to volunteer, <b>please ensure that you have completed your police record check and filed it at the office</b> so that you can attend. Thank you in advance for your assistance! We need many hands to help with snowshoes!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Important Dates for February</b></span><br />
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Thursday, February 13th: Report Cards go home<br />
Friday, February 14th: Valentine's Day - PD day - No School<br />
Monday, February 17th: Family Day - No School<br />
Friday, February 21st: Gatineau Park<br />
Wednesday, February 26th: Ash Wednesday - Beginning of the Lenten Season<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Reminders</b></span><br />
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With the cold weather that we have been having, I ask that the children wear their snow pants at all recesses and after school to go home. If you decide that your child does not need to wear them, please send me a note. Thanks!<br />
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Thank you for your support this year so far! Please remember to check the classroom website or Twitter feed daily for reminders and a peek into our class.<br />
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Happy Valentine’s Day!<br />
<br />Mr. Pouliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418582768390642545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381757838100256.post-74294100565477800382019-12-09T14:33:00.002-08:002019-12-09T14:33:47.135-08:00Time and TemperatureMs. Habbane has begun her practicum in our class, and she is teaching Time and Temperature until the Christmas Holiday.<br />
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Our first lesson focused on identifying how long some common standards of time are:<br />
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1 minute = 60 seconds<br />
1 hour = 60 minutes<br />
1 day = 24 hours<br />
1 week = 7 days<br />
1 month = about 4 weeks or 30 days<br />
1 year = 12 months or 365 days or 52 weeks<br />
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With these times understood, students are asked to determine how long they might do a task for. For example, is there a way to state these time amounts in a more easily understood way: "I am going to watch my show in 220 minutes"?<br />
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This is probably the most challenging aspect of our time unit, and student generally need quite a lot of practice at this skill. In class, I will allow students to use calculators to add or subtract time amounts, since they will be allowed to use them on our provincial testing at the end of the year. It is important they learn how to use them properly throughout the course of the year to help them build success.<br />
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The next lesson we are working on is actually reading time amounts on both an analogue clock and a digital clock. We learn to do this to the nearest five minutes. This is generally easier for students, although practice does not hurt! Try to have your child tell you the time when you get a chance to see how they are progressing in this area.<br />
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The final important lesson in this unit will be reading and understanding temperature in Celsius. We will also be learning some important benchmarks for temperature such as:<br />
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<li>water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius</li>
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<li>A warm, comfortable day is about 20 degrees Celsius</li>
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We will test this unit at the end of this week. There is no need to study, as students should be well prepared in class. If we feel they are not ready, then we will wait until next week in order to review some more. </div>
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As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. </div>
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