Student Led Conferences Postponed

Hello Families,

Please refer to the e-mail sent by Mr. MacDonald this afternoon regarding the postponement of Student Led Conferences.

Multiplication

Hello Families,

Over the past couple of weeks, we have practiced all the ways we can represent multiplication.

Today, we looked over the difference between addition and multiplication word problems.  Can your child tell you when they need to use addition or multiplication to solve the problem (hint: equal groups)?  Can they create and solve their own multiplication word problem?

Stuck Stories

Hello Families,

We have been writing up a storm!  Today, we wrote our frame #2 good copy of our stuck stories.  We have to use the Tilly rubric we made together to help us self-assess.  We ask ourselves: Do I have everything I need? What can I do to make my story even better?

We are so excited to share our stories with you during conferences in a few weeks!  Here is a sneak peek at a few stories:

Math Challenge

Hello Families,

Today we attempted to solve this challenging problem.  We quickly noticed that our reading comprehension is really important so we know what the question is!  We also noticed that it is important to think of a strategy to keep track of our thinking/work such as drawing a picture and/or having a chart.  Students took home this challenge today, can you help your child solve this problem?

Multiplication

Hello Families,

We started multiplication today by reading Amanda Bean's Amazing Dream.  Amanda Bean loves counting anything and everything.  In school, she is learning about multiplication.  She knows that multiplication is like adding lots of things quickly, she knows about the multiplication sign and that things can come in groups, or rows, or columns.  Can your child tell you what happens next?

Click here for the Youtube video read aloud. 

Today, we introduced new vocabulary and practiced representing multiplication as equal groups. 

Please take a look at the expectations for grade 3 below:

Stuck Stories

Hello Families,

Over the past couple of weeks, we have been reading examples of stuck stories.  Can your child tell you what a stuck story is?

Today, we read Tilly and the Wall by Leo Lionni.  Tilly is a mouse who is trying to get over a wall to see what is on the other side.  First, she and her friends try to climb over the fence.  Next, she tries to puncture the wall with a nail.  Then, she tries to walk around the wall.  We stopped reading after her third failed attempt.

Our next writing project is inspired by Tilly.  We will be writing our own stuck stories!  Take a look at some the mice we created today.

 

 

Students are to brainstorm possible settings and 'walls' with their family this weekend.

Have a great weekend!

Koalas for a Kause

Hello Families,

After two mornings of hard work, we have completed our koalas.  Take a look at all the top 'koala-ty' work from our students!

Stop by the Hawksnest during Math Night if you'd like to support Koalas for a Kause!