Some wonderful math sites that we've enjoyed at one time or another in the classroom. Great way for the grade 3's to reinforce some of the math skills we've been building in school:
http://www.multiplication.com
http://www.rainforestmaths.com/
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008
Task for the Weekend
Hi Everyone,
Just a little note about the task that the students have to do for Math this weekend. We have asked them to flip a coin 20 times and count the number of heads or tails they flip. We had a vote and are hoping to graph the results sometime this week.
Enjoy the long weekend!
Just a little note about the task that the students have to do for Math this weekend. We have asked them to flip a coin 20 times and count the number of heads or tails they flip. We had a vote and are hoping to graph the results sometime this week.
Enjoy the long weekend!
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Loveable Labels Fundraiser
Forest Hills Home and School is ready to take orders for our new fund-raiser!
Click on the link below to find out more information about these terrific labels that are great for books, school binders, pencil cases, school supplies, lunch boxes, sippy cups, water bottles, sports equipment, CDs, DVDs, toys, tupperware, baby bottles, travel items! No more lost-and-found!
Loveable Labels
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Update!
Hello grade 3 parents!
Sorry for the long delay between posts - it has been a hectic time of year. Meetings upon meetings!
A letter went home last week from Ms. Lyndsay Ingersoll. She will be with us each Wednesday for the rest of the year. She will be doing the main instructing on Wednesdays while I will be pulling students for small group and individual instruction time. Ms. Ingersoll will also be teaching Science to the grade 3 class and will be the one assigning their Science grade for the last report card of the year. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Other news: Our boxes for Afghanistan have been packed and sent out. They are enroute to Gagetown where they will be delivered to Belleville. We collected 10 boxes crammed with clothes, toys, stationary and hygiene products for the children! What an outpouring of love!
The spelling the children received today will be the last for the year. We will be putting a larger emphasis on Math from now until June. They will still be receiving reading or writing homework, but additional math will be sent home. Please continue to practice math facts with them daily.
Finally, the children have been asked to bring home their mental math to be signed and corrected. They have received new booklets that they will be working on in class - once these ones have been completed, they too will return home for parent/guardian signature and correcting (I do encourage them to try to correct their mental math daily as it is still fresh in their minds!).
I hope everyone has had the chance to enjoy the gorgeous weather we had today!
Sorry for the long delay between posts - it has been a hectic time of year. Meetings upon meetings!
A letter went home last week from Ms. Lyndsay Ingersoll. She will be with us each Wednesday for the rest of the year. She will be doing the main instructing on Wednesdays while I will be pulling students for small group and individual instruction time. Ms. Ingersoll will also be teaching Science to the grade 3 class and will be the one assigning their Science grade for the last report card of the year. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Other news: Our boxes for Afghanistan have been packed and sent out. They are enroute to Gagetown where they will be delivered to Belleville. We collected 10 boxes crammed with clothes, toys, stationary and hygiene products for the children! What an outpouring of love!
The spelling the children received today will be the last for the year. We will be putting a larger emphasis on Math from now until June. They will still be receiving reading or writing homework, but additional math will be sent home. Please continue to practice math facts with them daily.
Finally, the children have been asked to bring home their mental math to be signed and corrected. They have received new booklets that they will be working on in class - once these ones have been completed, they too will return home for parent/guardian signature and correcting (I do encourage them to try to correct their mental math daily as it is still fresh in their minds!).
I hope everyone has had the chance to enjoy the gorgeous weather we had today!
Friday, April 18, 2008
Quick Update
It's been a while since we've had a post on the grade 3 blog!
The Grade 3s will be writing a grade 3 district Math exam in early June. In
preparation, we have been doing 12 daily mental math questions with the goal of completing all 12 questions as accurately as possible within 3 minutes. We have been working daily on these exercises for about 2 weeks now. Each day, we work hard at adding more strategies to our "plan of action" and the students have themselves seen their improvement and progress - keep up the good work!
In other news, we are still collecting some final items from the teachers of the school to send off to the teachers of Afghanistan. We hope to have the boxes shipped off this coming week.
I would also like to take this opportunity to say Thank you to those parents that helped out with Skating in February. This little note comes late, but you were definitely not forgotten! The students and myself greatly appreciated the help and it was wonderful to have so many adults come enjoy the ice time with us!
Just a friendly reminder that students should be getting their agendas signed each night. Homework is also due on Tuesdays - I have begun to send home "homework slips" if students have not passed in their homework or have incomplete work. Lastly, please prompt your child on their home reading - they should be spending at least 10-15 minutes each night reading aloud to someone at home. I have also reminded them that they need to be switching their books (and reading with me!) at LEAST once every two weeks.
Thank you for the continued support! Enjoy the wonderful weather to come this weekend!
The Grade 3s will be writing a grade 3 district Math exam in early June. In
preparation, we have been doing 12 daily mental math questions with the goal of completing all 12 questions as accurately as possible within 3 minutes. We have been working daily on these exercises for about 2 weeks now. Each day, we work hard at adding more strategies to our "plan of action" and the students have themselves seen their improvement and progress - keep up the good work!
In other news, we are still collecting some final items from the teachers of the school to send off to the teachers of Afghanistan. We hope to have the boxes shipped off this coming week.
I would also like to take this opportunity to say Thank you to those parents that helped out with Skating in February. This little note comes late, but you were definitely not forgotten! The students and myself greatly appreciated the help and it was wonderful to have so many adults come enjoy the ice time with us!
Just a friendly reminder that students should be getting their agendas signed each night. Homework is also due on Tuesdays - I have begun to send home "homework slips" if students have not passed in their homework or have incomplete work. Lastly, please prompt your child on their home reading - they should be spending at least 10-15 minutes each night reading aloud to someone at home. I have also reminded them that they need to be switching their books (and reading with me!) at LEAST once every two weeks.
Thank you for the continued support! Enjoy the wonderful weather to come this weekend!
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Science Fair
Dear Parents,
Forest Hills School will be having a science fair for Grades 3-5 which will be due April 15th. This science fair will be optional for grades 3 and 4 and mandatory for grade five students. Since this is optional for grades three/four, we will not be allocating class time for students to work on their projects or displays. Children interested in participating may pick a topic at home, plan the science experiment and bring the project to school when it is completed.
All projects will be put on display April 17th in the school. Your child will also be responsible for putting it together on a "Fold Out Corrugated Presentation Board."
The outline of the experiment should contain the following parts:
1. My question
2. My hypothesis (what you think will happen)
3. Materials
4. Procedure
5. Observations
6. Results
7. Conclusion
Sincerely,
Forest Hills Grade 3-5 Team
Forest Hills School will be having a science fair for Grades 3-5 which will be due April 15th. This science fair will be optional for grades 3 and 4 and mandatory for grade five students. Since this is optional for grades three/four, we will not be allocating class time for students to work on their projects or displays. Children interested in participating may pick a topic at home, plan the science experiment and bring the project to school when it is completed.
All projects will be put on display April 17th in the school. Your child will also be responsible for putting it together on a "Fold Out Corrugated Presentation Board."
The outline of the experiment should contain the following parts:
1. My question
2. My hypothesis (what you think will happen)
3. Materials
4. Procedure
5. Observations
6. Results
7. Conclusion
Sincerely,
Forest Hills Grade 3-5 Team
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Book Fair Tomorrow
Hi Everyone,
Just a quick note to say our class will be visiting the book fair tomorrow afternoon. If you wish to send some money along with your child, they will be allowed to purchase items while we are there.
Parent teacher interview confirmation times will be going out tomorrow.
Just a quick note to say our class will be visiting the book fair tomorrow afternoon. If you wish to send some money along with your child, they will be allowed to purchase items while we are there.
Parent teacher interview confirmation times will be going out tomorrow.
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