Studio Bell Class Trip

We are eagerly anticipating our next class trip to Studio Bell on Thursday February 28th!
We will be looking for parent volunteers to support us on that day. Please let Mr. Larson or Ms. Patkau know if you can help us out. Trip forms and more information will follow in the coming weeks!

Hello Parents and Guardians,

We are continuing our exploration of light and shadows. Last week students created a diagram solving a challenge involving reflecting light from one place to another. 

Today students began designing a science experiment. First, we came up with some questions we could test, such as how light interacts with transparent, translucent, and opaque objects. Each student is responsible for posing a question, formulating a hypothesis, listing materials, and creating a procedure for their experiment. The next step is to conduct the experiment, record their observations, and form a conclusion based on what they observed.

Hello Parents and Guardians,

For homework this week we are sending home a review of the number line subtraction we did earlier this year.

When using this strategy we start by placing the bigger number on our number line. Remember to start on the right. Then we break the smaller number into expanded form. For example 236= 200+30+6. We use the expanded form to jump by 1000s, 100s, 10s, and 1s. This means that in our question below we had to make 2 jumps back by 100. Sometimes using different colours can help us keep track. Below is the example we have in our room.

Please complete 10 questions from the homework page at a level that challenges you.

Alberta Program of Studies:

Grade 3: Demonstrate an understanding of addition and subtraction of numbers with answers to 1000 

Grade 4: Demonstrate an understanding of addition of numbers with answers to 10 000 and their corresponding subtractions

Please return the Homework by Tuesday.

Thanks,
Mr. Larson

Fun Lunch – Healthy Hunger

Reminder to families who order Fun Lunch: You can only order fun lunch through Healthy Hunger online. We cannot accept cash or cheques for orders. Thank you.

2D and 3D Math Vocabulary

We are exploring shapes in Math. Below is a vocabulary list of important words related to this unit. How many of these terms can you already define with examples?

Challenge your parents with some of the tougher terms!

2D Words

Hexagon

Octagon

Pentagon

Polygon

Quadrilateral

Sides

Triangle

Vertex (Vertices)

3D Words

Cone

Cube

Cylinder

Edge

Face

Pyramid

Rectangular Prism

Right angle

Sphere

Triangular Prism

Vertex (Vertices)

Sorting 3D Shapes

Polygons and Quadrilaterals

                                         
Today we reviewed the definition of POLYGON and QUADRILATERAL.
A POLYGON is any two dimensional shape formed with straight lines.
A QUADRILATERAL is a two dimensional shape with four straight lines.
We found that all quadrilaterals are polygons, but not all polygons are quadrilaterals.
We then tried to imagine a quadrilateral that was NOT a polygon.

Reid has created a shape- It is not a polygon because it has a curved line, but is it a quadrilateral?
What do YOU think?

Picture Prompt Stories

Whoa! What a HUGE DOG!!

We created some stories about this picture and posted them on IRIS so that you can check them out at home.  We included the checklist we followed as well, but here it is below too.  Enjoy our creativity!

Picture Prompt Checklist

____ I made a plan

____ I wrote a first draft

____ I edited my work

____ I had a peer edit my work

____ I wrote a good copy

____ I posted my good copy on IRIS

Number Problems

Today a sheet is coming home for students to practice words problems.
The questions are attached below. Students, practice your preferred strategies to solve the problems and remember to write a final sentence explaining your answer!

Word Problems

Addition and Subtraction Strategies

We have been practicing our addition and subtraction strategies this week. Students are bringing home the pages they worked on to share with you. Ask them what strategies work best for them!

French Vocabulary

Below is a sheet to help students practice numbers in French from 1-20 as well as conversational greetings and responses. Please practice these at home!

French Vocabulary