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Subjects Updates, TerraNova Schedule

 Update

We spent this week focusing on TerraNova practice for Literacy, Science and Math. For Literacy we spent a lot of time on the areas that some students have the most difficulty with: Possessive Nouns and Spelling. Students received practice work sheets, if you see where your child is having additional difficult, please highlight and send back the worksheets so more review can be done in the afternoon. In Math this week we looked at different strategies for solving division problems, fact families that link multiplication and division, identifying US coins and TerraNova practice. 

Grade Three TerraNova Schedule May 6th – 10th

Monday

Reading Part 1: 9:00 – 9:30

SNACK 9:30-9:45

Math Computation: 9:45-10:05

In-View Analogies: 10:15-10:25

Tuesday

Reading Part 2: 8:30 – 9:00

SNACK 9:00 – 9:15

Language Mechanics: 9:15 – 9:30

Brain Break 9:30-9:35

Bible: 9:35 – 10:00

Break: 10:00 – 10:05

Word Analysis: 10:05 – 10:20

Wait Time: 10:20-10:25

Wednesday

Math Part 1: 8:30-8:45

SNACK: 9:00-9:115

Science: 9:15-9:55

Break: 10:00-10:10

Vocabulary: 10:10-10:25

Break: 10:25-10:30

Spelling: 10:30-10:45

Thursday

InView – Quantitate Reasoning: 8:30-9:00

SNACK: 9:00-9:15

Math Part 2: 9:15-10:10

Friday

InView Verbal Reasoning – Context: 8:30-8:50

SNACK: 9:00-9:15

Language: 9:15-9:50

Break: 9:50-10:00

InView Verbal Reasoning Words: 10:00-10:20

Break: 10:20-10:25

InView  Sequences: 10:25-10:40M


We don’t grow when something is easy. We grow when something is challenging.  Matt Swaby 

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Subject Updates, Test Reminder

Happy Weekend! 

Wow, what a way to end the week. Science Fair was a huge success and I received great feedback from the judges! The kids should feel so proud of themselves for following through on their scientific process, experimenting and trying something new. 

We hope you have a great weekend of rest and for some, we’ll see you bright and early tomorrow at South Sound Stride! 

Also, if anyone was able to visit Grade 3 projects and took photos, can you email me? We would love to create a collage and share on the blog of our Science Fair day. 

Thank you all again for your support with your child’s learning and exploration in science!

Math 

 We worked on Terra Nova worksheets which I have in class and will send home next week. Here is a link to help with PRACTISE click on Grade 3 Science or Math or Reading. The second test on Time will be given on Wednesday April 17. It will test elapsed time using number lines and some simple word problems on time.

SCIENCE

We did a summary revision on soil. All students should have their science notebooks and workbooks to study from. We also did some Terra Nova practice in Science. Will complete it next week.

Test Reminder :

TEST on soils Tuesday April 16, 2019.

Literacy

Students carried out a Grammar test this week. Students spent literacy sessions this week doing Terra Nova test past papers, which we are also reviewing in class. These papers will be sent home next week, for continued review. 

Social Studies 

Monday April 15, students will begin writing their heritage essay, this essay will be written over a period of  2-3 days. Students are required to take the response received from their family interview. They can take along notes to help with writing the essay, but not a pre-written essay.

Grade three visited the Bodden Town Mission House and gained a wealth of knowledge about Cayman’s traditional houses, food, folklore, education, travels and religion. The Grade three class was also visited by a local entertainer (Michael Blackburn) from the Pauze Entertainment Group – a local christian rap group. He spoke about his life growing up in Cayman, the differences in his childhood and Cayman today, what aspects of Cayman folklore led to him pursuing music and the importance of being a christian in a changing world. 

Photos – Social Studies and Science

Local Entertainer (Michael)

BT Mission House Visit
BT Mission House
The Future is bright
Brilliance is brewing
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Subject Updates, Field Trip Reminder

Hope you find some time to relax and enjoy your children this weekend. Here are the updates for the week of April 1, 2019.

Literacy Update

Students learned about adverbs that tell how. We reviewed the topic of adjectives: adjectives that tell what kind and how many, comparing with adjectives and special kind of adjectives – called, articles. Students will not be carrying out an oral book summary using their words in sentences, instead, we will spend Monday and Tuesday reviewing for the Grammar test, on Wednesday April 10, 2019. Students 

Students also practiced for Terra Nova, using past papers found online.

Social Studies Update

Students continue to learn about the heritage of the Cayman Islands. This week students learned more about the national symbols and housing of the Cayman Islands; how houses were built, what was used to build houses, and the types of houses that were built in traditional Cayman, compared to now.

Field Trip reminder:

Please be reminded of the Field trip to the Bodden Town Mission House on Thursday April 11, 2019. Students are required to make a payment of $8 by Tuesday, April 9. 

Math Update

Some students worked on the unit-TIME.  A test on time will be given on Tuesday-April 9, 2019. This will test the following:

  1. Writing the digital time when given an analogue clock.
  2. Drawing the hands on a clock to show the given time.
  3. Matching the time with digital and analogue clocks
  4. Telling time two ways using past the hour and to the hour.

All students practiced for Terra Nova using past papers found online.

There were some topics that we have not covered as yet but I was able to use the opportunity to teach those topics in a way that would allow them to choose the correct answer. I will be teaching the simple multiplication and division this week so they can be better prepared. Feel free to assist where you can.

A Terra Nova worksheet was sent home for the students to work on for next Friday. They are already working on others in class with similar skills and knowledge.

The next few days before school ends for this term, we will be diligently practicing for the standardized Terra Nova test in May.

Science Update

We continued developing knowledge and skills in understanding and learning about soil. A test on this will be given on Monday 15 April, 2019.

It will test the following: (see the following pages in their workbook for the information)

What is soil? Pg 266, Importance of soil. Pg 267. Layers of soil and its properties- humus, topsoil, sub soil, parent rock, bedrock pgs 268-269 and note book. Types of soil and its properties. Pgs 270-271. What is loam? Pg 272

SCIENCE WORKBOOKS WILL BE SENT HOME ON MONDAY APRIL 8.

We would like the students to take more of an active role in remembering their homework and being responsible for their learning so we will not be posting up the homework but relying on them writing it down in their Agendas. Please remind them to pack this in their bags daily.

If you need more information about the homework given for the week and you feel that what your child wrote down is unclear then, please feel free to email us and we can clarify.

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Subject Updates, Test Dates and Field Trip

Literacy Update

Students continued to learn about Adjectives – this week we explored special adjectives; called articles (a, an, the). We reviewed what are vowels and consonants, hence painting a clear picture for students to understand when to use a and an. 

Students continued to practice story writing in class. Students are enjoying reading the book “The Boxcar Children.” They have come up with interesting predictions about the story’s ending and we look forward to seeing who came closest with their prediction.

Reminders: –

  • Monday, April 1 – Oral book summary 
  • Take two new words to class – Tuesday
  • Spelling Test will be on Monday April 8 due to Inter-primary being on Friday April 5th and the Science Fair on April 12, the following Friday.
  • Grammar Test – April 10 on Adjectives  

Social Studies Update

This week students learned about the National Symbols of the Cayman Islands. Students were made aware of things that were indigenous to Cayman and why National symbols came to be named as such. 

  •  Field Trip to the Bodden Town Mission House – April 11th
  • April 15th – Heritage Essay to be written in-class.

Math Update

During the week of Inspection we were finishing up DATA and we started the unit on TIME. The students have been practicing telling time using both an analogue and digital clock. They also learnt how to calculate elapsed time in increments of 1 hour.

The areas that needed the most work was telling time in words using the analogue clock. For example, 3:50 can also be said as fifty minutes past three or ten minutes to four.

Using a number line helped students calculate elapsed time.

In Math computation we started division by using manipulatives (counters) to group large numbers into smaller ones. The division equation was also introduced.

36 ÷ 4 = 9

The terms dividend, divisor and quotient were introduced.

No Math homework this week.

Science Update

We completed the unit on Soil and have been practicing howto answer questions related to the topic. In addition students have been working on different ways to show what they understand about the topic.

In the upcoming week we will continue to practice and a formative test will be given to inform me what further intervention might be needed. A test on Soil will be given on Tuesday April 9.

PLEASE USE THIS WEEKEND TO WORK ON SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS. FOLLOW THE LINKS THAT WERE SENT IN A PREVIOUS EMAIL, TO GET SOME IDEAS.

TEST PAPERS WILL BE RETURNED ON MONDAY 1 ST APRIL.

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Literacy update, Social Studies Project, Bible Reminder, Math Update and Homework, Science Update

Literacy

This week students learned about Adjectives – they learned what an adjective is, different types of adjectives; that tell what kind and how many. 

The writing type students are learning about this half of the term, is Descriptive Writing (Fictional Story). 

We also practiced using the dictionary, please allow your child to continue doing so at home. They can practice dictionary use by searching for the words from their spelling lists. 

There are no new words this week. In your child’s folder you will find two lists of vocabulary words. Students received those words on previous spelling lists, students need to review them. I will choose words at random from both lists for the next Spelling Test on March 29, 2019.

Social Studies

For this half term, students will be learning about the Cayman Islands and the contribution of other nationalities. Students will be exploring their lives presently and what is accessible to them in present day. This week students started learning about history (the past), as the past helps to shape the present.  

Project

Students were given a project and an essay preparation outline this week. 

There will be no test for this half of the term, instead students will write an essay in class. In order to write this essay students will need to collect as much information from their families. This essay will be written in class on May 3, 2019. You can help your child prepare to do this, by having him/her practice writing the essay at home. Whatever is written at home must not be taken to class, it is merely practice. 

Reminder

Students have a Bible Test on Monday March 18, 2019. Review notes were given.

Math Update

Students practiced solving problems in drawing and interpreting pictographs and bar graphs. They will be tested on Friday 22nd Mar.

Math Homework

 Do Mathletics . New work have been assigned yesterday afternoon. So do not be fooled by the comment “I do not have any, I finished all at school.”

SCIENCE Update

Students learnt about the three types of soil and their properties. 3B was able to design an investigation to find out which type of soil plants grow best in. They used models to help plan and visualize the process. 3A will do the same activity on Monday. Here are some pics in the attachment.

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Update – February 4-8, 2019

Literacy – This week we focused on Opinion Writing, we explored topics, discussed how we felt about each topic, wrote our ideas, organized our ideas, stated our opinion, wrote our reasons and an example or examples and restated our opinion by rewording it. Students had the opportunity of hearing how each other stated what they wanted to write, and helping to properly compile information, as we carried out three of four Opinion writings together. 

Please have your child practice writing at home. As reading week is approaching, a possible topic statement to explore could be “It is better to read fairy tales than comic books.”

We also reviewed verbs in the tenses in preparation for the Verb test which students carried out today. Students continue to enjoy reading and having the BFG read to them.

Social Studies – Students continue learning about Human Resources. This week we explored Producers and Consumers – The importance of each, how they contribute to each other. Students were able to identify who makes and sells goods and who buys the products. Next week we will integrate Social Studies and literacy. Students will be making items based on the stories we will be reading. For each item, students will identify the different natural resources that were used as ingredients. 

Reminder: Jr. Apprentice Project is due February 15th. – The grade three market day is for students to sell the products they made as part of their Jr. Apprentice Project. We go from 1:10-2:30 pm.

Science Test 2 on Simple and compound Machines- This will focus on explaining how the simple machine works.

This week in Science was spent doing the test, correcting homework and revising. Next week we start a new Unit on Soil. The students will be given a hard copy of their Science project next week. This will be due on March 15th, 2019.

Math this week covered collecting, tallying and representing data as a pictograph. Students used data to draw pictographs. They also interpreted pictographs. Here is a brief look at a pictograph.

We also did Math computations where we are using subtraction to fine the missing number. Example, 84 + □  = 145 . Questions were given to cater for varying abilities. Students copied this from the board to be completed for homework-due next Friday 15th. Kids are allowed to do questions that are to their ability. Some students counted up and some used the column subtraction method.

Please pay attention to the following as next week is going to be a busy one.

  1. We hope to see you on Valentine’s Day for Open House (10 am-2 pm) and lunch with your child/children and your favorite teachers! 😉 

Just to entice you to spend a little more time with us, lunch options are:

– Oxtail

– BBQ Pork Ribs

– Roast Chicken

      Sides: Rice and Beans/Mashed Potatoes 

This is all offered to you at the student rate of $5.50. Ms. Lavern from Jump Start Cafe can be contacted in the canteen every morning for those of you who still wish to order lunch.

OPEN HOUSE is an opportunity for you to:

Learn about your school, spend time in classrooms and experience what we do best in ACTION.

 Enjoy lunch with your child and look forwardgetting a taste of; a day in the life of a FBCS student.

Looking forward to seeing you next week.


11Feb “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”
18-Feb Was it not you who dried up the sea, ….who made a road in the depths of the sea so that the redeemed might cross over?
25-Feb “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.
March Memory Verse
4-Mar Mid-term Break
11-Mar God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. 
18-Mar “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.”
25-Mar The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
April Memory Verse
1-Apr God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.
8-Apr Dear friends, let us love oneanother, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
15-Apr Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
22-Apr Mid-term break
29-Apr You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast because they trust in you. 
May  
6-May But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control.
13-May Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
20-May And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,
27-May God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
June Memory Verse
3-Jun Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
10-Jun For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithfulin all he does.
17-Jun A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
24-Jun Make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;  and to knowledge, self-control;
School’s Out  

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September Fun in Grade 3!

Here’s a look at some of the fun activities we have done in the first month of school.

We used oil pastels to create these fun patterns in our initials.
We used oil pastels to create these fun patterns in our initials.

Children created a poster to show what makes them special.
Children created a poster to show what makes them special.

Each week the students choose different jobs to help out in the classroom.
Each week the students choose different jobs to help out in the classroom.

A place to check today's schedule, school/class news and world/local news.
A place to check today’s schedule, school/class news and world/local news.

Once a week children choose their best work and display it on our "Flip for Good Work" display.
Once a week children choose their best work and display it on our “Flip for Good Work” display.

Here you can read book reviews of our favorite books.
Here you can read book reviews of our favorite books.

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Surfing into Grade 3!

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Aloha and welcome to the 2013/2014 Grade 3 academic year!  This year’s theme is, you guessed it, surfing!  The children will be writing book reviews on our Reading Cabana, displaying best practice work on our Flip for Good Work bulletin board, be presenting weekly newspaper articles for our Gnarly News board and will be ‘riding the waves to great behavior’ on our behavior chart!  Please check back next week for pictures of what we have been doing in our first few weeks of school!

 

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Homework Feb. 4-8

Homework Feb 4-8, 2013

Bible Memory Verse:   Psalm 51:5 – Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.    

Monday-  Spelling Workbook pages 54 & 55

Words- word, girl, burn, work, hurt, verse, purse, clerk, earth, perfect, first, pearl, answer, person, thirsty,

Tic, Tac, Toe

Tuesday- Science Workbook page 40 & 41

Wednesday – Math Homework book- page 44, and Math Problem Solving Book page 34

Thursday – Grammar pages 38 & 39

Recorder test on songs 1-9

Students should also complete the assignment on the “storybird” website using their own username and password.   They have two weeks to complete this story and will be working on it in class as well as at home.  

  

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Homework for January 28-February 1

Homework January 28-February 1, 2013

Bible Memory Verse:   Proverbs 14:12 – There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death. 

Monday, January 28th, 2013 – Heroes’ Day Holiday – But start spelling homework and Bible memory verse.

Monday-  Spelling Workbook pages 51 & 52

Words- coarse, warm, soar, wore, swarm, form, story, warn, bore, sport, glory, force, course, before, fourth,

Boggle

Tuesday- Science pages 38 & 39

Wednesday – Math Homework book- page 40, and Math Problem Solving Book page 30

Thursday – Grammar pages 36 & 37