Month: March 2010

This week holds lots in store!  It’s Spirit Week and we will be having chapel every morning as we learn more about Passion Week.  The PTF is holding their annual Easter Egg hunt on the field on Friday and we have Open House this Tuesday night at 6:30pm.  We’d love to see you at any of the above events.MathWe will be linking Geometry and Art and creating our own geo-people.  We will also be looking at the basic components of Algebra.  This involves identifying a picture or number pattern and being able to continue this pattern.ReadingThe children have been split into four groups and are working on four different plays.  Each one has a Christian theme and addresses particular issues such as serving others, prejudice, telling the truth and practicing what you preach.  The children will be working on their lines in class and may take their play home to help memorise their lines.  We hope to present some, if not all the plays, in a chapel service in the next grading period.WritingChildren are publishing their Opinion Essay.  The essays will be put on display in class and a copy will also be put in their Portfolio.  Children have also written for a specific person of their choice, so that person will also be given a copy of the essay.

MathWe continue our focus on multiplication and division.  At this stage, children should know 0, 1, 2, 5, 10 and 11 multiplication facts.  They are learning to use strategies such as using known facts, repeated addition and doubling to solve the other multiplication facts.ReadingWord Sleuths and Booksworms did an excellent job on their book reports.  Their posters are displayed outside the class if you would like to take a look.  Some students also created excellent Power Point presentations to display their work.  The comprehension strategies we are currently focusing on are making judgements and inferences.  We have some new Reading Comprehension board games which the children are playing in their guided reading groups.  Some children have also started using a program called Fluency Reader to help improve their reading fluency.WritingChildren are writing an opinion essay on a topic of their choice.  The focus is on on writing paragraphs with a strong topic starter and then details to support their reasons.  Children are also learning to write an introductory and closing paragraph for their opinion essay.ScienceGrade 3 has started doing a variety of general science lessons in preparation for the upcoming SAT tests, which will be held after Spring Break.  We have currently looked at rocks – what makes a rock, the Rock Cycle and the different types of rocks.  The following site has some complimentary activities the children can do increase their understanding about this topic. http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/

Children in FBCS were just one of the schools that took part in this years World Math Day.  1,133,246 students and 56,082 schools from 235 countries united to set a new world record by correctly answering 479,732,613 questions.  Check out www.worldmathday.com for more information.Congratulations to James, Allan and Mason who were the top three students in Grade 3, having a combined score of 15, 108 points!  These children, along with the other FBCS top 10 finalists will be given special recognition at an upcoming Assembly.  All children who participated in World Math Day will also receive a certificate in recognition for their hard work.

Getting ready for our big event! The sporty third graders!What fun we had at the potato sack race!