Upper Canada Village & Other News

Just a reminder that Friday is our Grade 3 field trip to Upper Canada Village.  Please ensure that students arrive at school for 8:00 a.m. as the buses are leaving at 8:15 a.m. sharp.  Students should be dressed for the weather (hats, sunscreen, rain boots/jacket if the forecast calls for rain).
Students are asked to bring a lunch, snacks and a water bottle.  Students are welcome to bring a small amount of money for the gift shop if they wish.  We ask that students shop and purchase any items that they wish at some point throughout the day and not at the very end of the day as that will be a busy time (if you will not be joining us on the trip, please remind your child to let the parent volunteer know that they would like to purchase something so they can schedule that into the day).  If you signed up to volunteer, you are scheduled to attend and will be assigned a small group of students. Please keep an eye out for the emails that have been sent.  There is a Google Form (Form Link) attached that we ask is filled out so that we know which volunteers will be meeting us at the school and who will be joining us once we arrive at Upper Canada Village (estimated time of arrival 9:45 a.m.).  If you have any problems accessing the Google form, please just write a quick note in your child's agenda.  The students are very excited for our End of Year trip and so are all of the teachers.  Looking forward to a fun-filled day!

Here is a link to the Village information page: Upper Canada Village

In Science, we have been having a great time building Purposeful Stable Structures.  The students used recycled materials and items around the classroom and house to build structures.  On Friday we tested the stability of the structures using wind force (fans), muscular force, and tested the ability to hold a load (bean bags, dictionaries).  We will also continue our Science Stations this week.  The students are visiting each station testing out experiments, following WebQuesting and taking Science notes.  Great job!

In Math, we continue to work on multiplication and division by looking at patterns, equal groupings and repeated addition.  The students are having a lot of fun practicing their facts during Race to 100/1000, Multiplication Battle, Around the World and Fact Family Rock and Roll.  Be sure to look through the pictures in our Twitter Feed!

In Language, the students have been examining Media through the use of advertisements and have created and designed their own cereal box.  They look amazing!  Next step, will be to create a commercial for their cereal.

In Physical Education, we will be practicing our Track and Field Skills this week.  The students will be participating in Standing Long Jump, Ball Throw (using a bean bag) and some running events.  If the weather holds up, these events will take place during the last block today as well as during third block on Wednesday.

Have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Caluori