Thursday 17 December 2015

December Highlights


Constable Cross told us to ask our parents to be Block Parents. She came to talk to us about safety. She is Mme's sister!


Here we are making our gingerbread houses! It was really fun making them but we're not allowed to eat them until we got home:(










It was cold! It was the best month yet and we will miss December:)

Friday 30 October 2015

October



Here is Sully running for Terry Fox!

Here we are doing our puzzles together as a team!



Here we are playing games with our grade 1 reading buddies.





Here we are learning how to build a tipi from a man named Tipi Joe. This was his first visit.



Here we are painting our own tipis. This was Tipi Joe's second visit.




In this picture, we have all of our pumpkins and Halloween vocabulary.


We watched the Magic Schoolbus to learn about gravity in science. We did lots of experiments in class too! 

We learned about rights (droits) and responsibilities (responsabilités) in social studies. 

We are writing a book called Marvelous Me. We are reading a book called The Year of Billy Miller. It is part of the Global Read Aloud. 

We have been reading French monster stories. 

For math we have been solving problems. Ask me to play Tic Tac 6 with you at home. It is one of the games Madame learned at her conference last Friday. 

Finally, here we are in our Halloween costumes having some Halloween fun!



Friday 9 October 2015

Wednesday 30 September 2015

September

Today, a new orange home reading and lecture chez moi sheet is going home for the month of October. If your child reads for 20 minutes, 20 days of the month, they will earn a Boston Pizza coupon. Please only fill out one line per day even if they read more than one book. French books can be recorded on the back!

Here are our apples. We wrote some of our favourites on them!


We wrote what we did on summer break and we drew a picture. Then we decorated the sunglasses!


We drew our names all over a piece of white paper. We used bingo stampers, pastels, paint, charcoal, markers and pencil crayons. Then we cut our favourite letters out to make a collage of our name on our choice of coloured paper!


Here are some pictures of our scientists at work exploring the world of magnets!






We learned that opposite poles of a magnet attract and the same poles repel. We learned about push and pull. We also learned that gravity is a strong force.


In math, we are exploring patterns including different ways to make different patterns. We have also been working on doubles and counting by 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 and 25 in French.



In French, we played a monster game to practice different sounds. We read a book called Ours écoute and we made a poster for it. Soon we will present a poem to the class that we have been practicing. 

In Social Studies, we are talking about what it means to be a good friend!

We listen to the vowel song every day while we prepare our back packs. At the end of the day, sometimes we do yoga. Sometimes, when we need a break we have a brain break and dance!


Wednesday 16 September 2015

Home Reading

Welcome to grade 3, room 102's blog!

Here are some questions and answers about the home reading program:

When should I change my books?

Whenever you are finished reading them. Sometimes it takes a few days or weeks to finish a chapter book! You have time to change your books each morning before the announcements. If you forget, there is another chance during agenda writing and power reading in the afternoon.

Instead of reading a book, can we go on RAZ-Kids?

Yes, you can just write RAZ-Kids on your reading log and get your parent to sign it as usual!

Do you have to bring the books back in one day?

No, bring them back when you are finished reading them. Please do not take new books until they are returned to their proper book bin. You should hand in your reading log to me each day though so that I know you have read and I can see what you are reading. Ask your parents to initial the log as well.

How long do we have to read?

About 15-25 minutes should be good. Make sure you are reading in English and in French!

Do we read the books so we can learn more?

Yes, that is one reason to read. There are many! You will also become a faster reader the more you read. Enjoyment is another great reason to read.

What happens if we don't read?

You will have to attend the homework club at your lunch recess to catch up on some reading! This will only happen if you don't read for more than 3 days in a row without a note or e-mail from your parents explaining why you haven't had time to read.

What if a book is too hard or too easy?

If a book is too easy, it is still a good idea to read it for more practice and to build confidence. If it is not interesting for you, I can help to try to find one that is. If a book is too hard, you can return it and ask me to help you find a new one. If it is a story you are really interested in, ask a family member to read it to you! Maybe they can read one chapter every night before bed?

Monday 14 September 2015

Swimming in Grade 3!

Swimming information:

Today a permission slip for the swimming program went home. Please return it as soon as possible. 
I will need 3 parents for each trip to the pool and hopefully at least one dad/grandpa per session to help supervise the boys in the change room. There is a sign-up sheet attached to the permission slip for volunteers. It is also important that you provide me with your child's current swimming level so that I can pass that information along to the instructors by the end of this week. 

Here are the dates we will swim:
Tuesday mornings - Sept. 22, 29, Oct. 6, 13, 20 & 27 (Civic Centre)

The bus will pick us up at 10:00 and we should be back just in time for lunch at 11:25. 

Thank you!
Mme DeSousa

Monday 29 June 2015

Advice!

My advice for next year's grade 3 students is...

-don't be a bully because you get sent to the office. - Victoria
-do not fool around, you will fall behind. -Joaquin
-you should know that you are going to have to do harder work and listen to the teacher. -Stealth
-don't whistle or sing in class. -Kaila
-never be a trouble maker! - Brooke
-keep your desk clean and avoid all girl drama, ALL girl drama! -Haylee
-don't eat candy before you eat breakfast and make sure you include people at recess. -Alexandra
-math is hard! - Aidan
-you will learn division and multiplication. Also, you never know when Mme DeSousa will give you treats. -Van
-you will learn a lot of multiplication and division. A hard working student will lead you to a good grade 3 year. -Marc
-to never give up because there's going to be swimming and I didn't so don't give up. -Iesu
-you will learn division and multiplication and just because you didn't understand something in grade 2, does not mean that you won't understand it in grade 3. -Tommy
-if you make a mistake that you know was wrong, tell Mme and she will not get mad at all. -Katya
-to always be prepared for anything, that includes laughing and having fun! Make sure you listen in class. -Ellowyn
-that Mme DeSousa is a loving teacher, you will LOVE Mme DeSousa. -Zandra
-don't let bullies bother you and Mme is an awesome teacher and is really fun! -Peggy-Lee
-you always have fun activities to look forward to and always keep your hand to yourself. -Brooklynn
-that when you are in grade 3, you will be proud to be the older kids at the school. The good thing is that you will get tons of hugs from Mme DeSousa! -Sydney
-always be prepared to laugh, Mme DeSousa is truly funny. Oh, can someone say for me, 'Vraiment?' Thank you! -Sarah
-work hard and if you finish your work you will get done faster. Do not focus on any kids that are not following the rules and have a good year with the best teacher, thanks! -Janelle
-don't make a big mess at indoor recess and clean up after yourself. -Kiera
-be good and have fun! -Zachary
-to have fun!!! -Emily

June

Here are some pictures from the composting presentation!



Here is a picture of the flowers the students gave Mme DeSousa!


Here is a picture of the 'worms & dirt' we had for a special snack!


Here are our fish glyphs.


Here are our art projects that go with the research we did.



Here is the Conservatory.


Timmy the fish!


Guppy the turtle!