Grade 3 Speeches

Congratulations to Sam who will be representing the grade 3's from MCS at the annual speech competition held at the Legion.  Great job Sam and good luck!

Let's Talk Day

In honor of Bell Let's Talk Day to support mental health issues, the students in our class had a long discussion about factors that cause children to be stressed.  We discussed the causes of stress in children across Canada and ways that they can help improve their stress levels.  This included talking to family, friends, and teachers about things that are making them feel anxious, sad or stressed.  The students were very candid during the discussion, and I think a number of children were relieved to hear that there are other children feeling the same stresses as them.  Below are a couple of links that we referred to.  They are excellent resources for parents, students, and teachers.

http://letstalk.bell.ca/pdf/fact-sheets/cmha/kids-have-stress-too.pdf

http://www.kidshelpphone.ca/Kids/Home.aspx

Wacky Hair Day

Math

We have just completed our unit on Data Management. Students learned how to survey their fellow classmates and display that data on a variety of graphs.  We are now moving on to a unit in Geometry. Students will be looking at the properties of 2-D shapes and investigating angles.

Interviews

Thank you to all who attended the interview days.  It was wonderful to watch the students be so enthusiastic about the work they are doing in class.  If you have any other questions or concerns please to not hesitate to contact me at the school or by email at mrsnolette@gmail.com.

Remembrance Day

We watched a few videos today to honor Remembrance Day.  Following the last video, we observed a 2 minute moment of silence.  The class was very respectful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvwlVz8WPH0&safe=active

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86J_RTfg_zQ&safe=active

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=CA&safe=active&v=2kX_3y3u5Uo

Grade 3 Structures Project

The Grade 3 students have been working on a Famous Structures Project for the past few weeks in class and in the computer lab.  I have now sent it home for it to be completed by November 12th.  Students have completed most of the research and are now required to write a brief report based on those points.  Parents are welcome to lend support to their child.  Feel free to help your child edit their work or prepare for their brief presentation to the class.