It is hard to believe that we are already halfway through January already! We had a great week back to school after the Christmas Break and I think students were happy to see their friends again and get back into a regular routine. It was wonderful to see all the smiling faces and hear all about the wonderful vacations everyone had.
We have finished up our Descriptive Writing unit in Language and have begun Procedural Writing. Check out our Twitter Feed for our co-created 'Must Haves' chart.
Students are wrapping up their Google Presentations on their Soil/Plant inquiry. We should be ready this week to start presentations and build each others' knowledge. Each group has been researching and preparing a different project so it will be exciting when these 'experts' help us all to learn more about their topic of research.
Students have been learning how text font, backgrounds, subtitles, table of contents, diagrams, etc. help grab the attention of the reader and help the reader understand the text better. We have also been talking about the importance of communication skills when presenting. Students have been thinking about how they can make sure the information they are presenting 'sticks' with their audience.
In Physical Education, students have been learning a new game called Handball. They are doing so well and starting to learn some great game strategies.
In Mathematics, we continue with Temperature and have introduced Time. These are great concepts to practice daily at home using everyday situations such as, "What time is it now/" "We are leaving for hockey in an hour and a half, what time will it be then?", "If you have dance practice everyday for 20 mins., how much have your practiced in total this week?", etc. There are also numerous Time activities linked on our blog. Have fun!
This week students have been working hard on their Holy Week narrative stories called, "Through the Eyes of Jesus." Students are writing from the perspective of Jesus and how He felt in His heart when He entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, His thoughts and emotions during the Last Supper as well as on Good Friday. When we return after Easter weekend, we will finish with Jesus' ascension.
Tomorrow during third block, students will watch the 'Stations of the Cross' performed by our Faith In Action members here at St. Cecilia. We will also finish up our Lenten Art project using pastels (warm and cool colours) and construction paper that we have layered to create depth in our artwork (foreground, middleground and background).
In Math, we have been working on our measurement unit with a focus on perimeter and area. Students have also been practicing representing money amounts up to $10.00, making change and representing a money amount in more than one way. We also continue to review and revisit all strands of math that we have covered thus far. 
It is hard to believe that March Break has already arrived! I wish everyone a safe, restful and happy March Break. I look forward to hearing about all of the March Break adventures when we return March 19th.
We have been having lots of fun discussing the upcoming Olympics and all the possibilities in linking a variety of Olympic subjects to the Grade 3 curriculum!
