Month: January 2019

Literacy – Students continue learning about verbs. This week we studied verbs in the past tense. Next week we will wrap up the topic of verbs by paying attention to verbs in the future tense. Students have been writing opinion pieces this week, focusing on their opinion about a topic and giving reasons for their opinion. Next week they will delve deeper into writing by giving an example to aid their opinion and writing a closing. 

Please have your child review verbs at home, you may use the following links to do so: practice1 practice2 practice3 

Reminder: On Monday students will do their oral book summary about the book they are reading presently. Students are reminded to write two new words learned from the book being read and also write down the definition of each. Students are required to do so in the small booklet provided and take it to school on Tuesday. 

Social Studies – This week students learned about Businesses, capital and income. They also learned about the barter system and how it was used in the Cayman Islands and the Caribbean in previous years.

Reminder: Phase 1 of the Social Studies project is due Friday January 25th. No vocabulary words will be sent home this week, please use the time to work on this phase with your child. 

Phase 1

1. Choose the type of business you would like to have (goods/service)
   1. Once chosen, this cannot be altered. Your child’s grade will depend on how well they execute their business choice.
2. Help your child work out a small budget (no more than $15.00) for materials and/or time needed to setup and run their business.
3. You may help your child make the product(s). You must however work out with your employer (your child) whether you should be paid or if you are a volunteer.
4. They must be able to explain what was done, materials that were/will be used. You should stay within budget.

Math – Students need more practice using models to write and identify mixed and improper fractions. Please reinforce using pictures wherever you can. Students also used number lines to represent fractions. We also used models and fractions strips to compare fractions. Here are some resources and links to help your child at home.

Mathpratice Mathpractice2  Mathpractice3

SCIENCE:

Students did experiments to investigate how simple machines work. They manipulated pulleys, levers, screw, inclined planes and wheel and axle. They should now be able name the six types of simple machines, identify simple machines in a picture and around the home, school and community. They are still working towards explaining how the simple machines make the work easier. Example, a pulley magnifies the force, an incline plane works easier by increasing the distance that the load had to move up.

Please feel free to participate in their learning by finding videos related to simple machines for grade 3 and working with your child if they are struggling.

Literacy – Students are learning about Verbs, this week we looked at Verbs in the present tense. Next week students will learn about Verbs in the past tense. Students are also learning a new writing style; Opinion Writing. 

In each student’s folder, you will find their Vocabulary words list, they are required to study these words for their Spelling test next Friday January 18. Also in their folders is a small booklet, this is to be used for the collection of the two new words and their definitions. 

Reminders: 

• Students are required to present a summary of the book being read on Monday January 14
• Students are required to write down two new words from the book being read. Also write the definition of the words.

Social Studies 

The Apprentice Jr Project

Project Goal:

Student will conduct research on how resources can be used to give people money that they need to live.

Students will be able to present an idea for a small business and test out their product by putting it up for Sale.

Rationale:

Students are learning about resources (natural, capital, human) and how these resources can be turned into goods (things that can be bought) or services (jobs that can be performed).

As part of the research portion of the unit, students will apply what they have learnt about resources to start and run a small business.

Students can choose to (select only one):

Use resources to make a good/product.

Ideas for business:

-sell lemonade by the glass

-sell coconut water by the glass

-buy items in bulk and resell smaller items to neighbors and friends

– make crafts (i.e cards for Valentine’s Day, slime, etc)

– sell artwork

-sell baked goods

-sell produce from your garden

Perform a service for a fee. Chores that they already do can be counted if you so choose.

Ideas for service type business:

-Tutoring in a subject you are good at.

-Dog walking

-Light yard work ( ie rake leaves)

-Light house work

-put on a show

Steps to the project:

Phase 1: Due January 25^th, 2019

1. Choose the type of business you would like to have (goods/service)
   1. Once chosen, this cannot be altered. Your child’s grade will depend on how well they execute their business choice.
2. Help your child work out a small budget (no more than $15.00) for materials and/or time needed to setup and run their business.
   1. You may help your child make the product(s). You must however work out with your employer (your child) whether you should be paid or if you are a volunteer.
   1. They must be able to explain what was done,materials that were used
   1. You should stay within budget.
3. Report your product or service back to Ms. Broomfield by January 17^th. (Please see first sheet)

Phase 2: Due February 15^th 2019

• Work on your business. Keep records of items sold/ services provided
• On Poster board, record how you made your products or service
  • Display your budget
  • Costs
  • What kinds of materials you used and classify them into human(people), natural, capital (machinery)
  • Pictures of the process and progress
  • Your final earnings after costs.
  • Your child’s reflection- did the project go well?  What did you enjoy? What, if any part, did not go well? What would you do differently? – Answer in complete sentences.
• If you plan to sell your products at school, let Ms. Broomfield know by February 4^th, 2019.
• All projects are due for display February 15^th, 2019.

All monies collected will be shared between a charitable organization and used towards a treat of the student’s choosing.

Websites that may help : Use this link

SCIENCE:

• Identify and list the six simple machines.
• Give examples of simple machines.
• Do experiments to investigate how a pulley, inclined plane and a screw behaves.

See the link Resources

HOMEWORK- due next week Thursday. Science worksheets on simple machines

MATH:

• Use models to write and identify fractions
• Distinguish between proper, improper and mixed numbers
• Represent fractions using parts of a whole,circles, rectangles and number lines

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• Every Friday we do Math computations.

Students are learning to solve word problems in addition and subtraction.

Use the following link Resources 

HOMEWORK:Pages 161-164 and 257-258.  Due Friday