Janine Nyyssonen
This week there will be no homework. Students should enjoy their mid term break. However, Mathletics is advise by Mrs. Marsha. When students return on March 2nd please give them a box for their upcoming turtle farm project. A regular size cardboard box will be fine.
Hello Parents and students,
Good to see that there were three out of the twenty students in grade 3 who actually read the blog and gave me the answers to the question. I will try again and see if the numbers increase. The secret words for this week are “Rube Goldberg”.
Last week we worked at developing skills in multiplication and division. We are finished with the unit and the formative assessments showed that the students grasped most concepts taught but were still having some difficulty with word problems and some division questions. There will be a summative test on Thursday 20 Feb. The students will also be assessed on the project they are working on in class, which is to design a game that uses the concepts we learnt in class. I have given them the instructions and rubric and they are working in pairs or by themselves to create the game. I am guiding them to some extent but I really want them to show me what they have learnt in another way besides using the traditional paper and pencil tests.
In science the students are almost finished with their science stations on simple machines and they will be given a formative test on simple machines. On Friday they will start working on building a playground model to show at least three simple machines at work in the playground. If you have any extra straws, please send to school with your child. I will provide the rest of the materials.
Please remember to have your child learn their time tables and bible verses. Thank you for the little Valentine treats that you sent to school for the students and their teachers. Have a blessed week and do enjoy your mid term break. I will not have any post up next week, so do not be alarmed.
Mrs. Seerattan
Hello Parents,
I do apologize for not posting for the week of Jan 27. That week we had the earthquake and sports day and a holiday on Monday so the week was quite disruptive.
We settled this week and got some good work done. We continued with practice on multiplication and division and I discovered that a number of students have not been learning their timetables. Please parents, I need you to follow up on this.
This week we learnt multiplication with remainders and how to multiply double digit number with single digit numbers- (2x7x3 can be solves as 14 x 3). Division is still a challenge so we will work on it even when we move on to a new unit.
In science, we are learning about how the six simple machines make work easier. Stations were set up and students looked at a video, took notes, and did an experiment. They worked in pairs or individually as they moved around the stations. We should be complete with this by next week. Below are the links that I have used in class.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHeXFRlo17g
HOMEWORK: A math worksheet was sent home and should be brought to school everyday as we will use it in class. We started some of it in class and some students even though they complained that six sheets were to long, did not stop doing it during the 40 mins we had. So some students may only have one or two sheets left. If you would like to child to have extra practice please use this site:
https://www.commoncoresheets.com/
Click on multiplication or division for the required skill. There are a number of worksheets so choose the one that cater to Grade 3 or Year 4.
We will be moving on to measurement using inches and cm, mm and then patterns and functions where students look for patterns in numbers and shapes as well as using input tables with rules.
STUDENT CORNER:
There is a reward for students who use the blog to post their answer to this question or submit it in class. Of course get your parents’ permission before posting.
Question: Can you find 5 division facts in this puzzle? One example has been done for you.
Have a blessed weekend.