Homework

Dear Grade Threes:

Thank you for another busy day. I appreciate your willingness to work at being more organized and aware of how time is spent in the classroom.

We will continue to use the timer in class at the morning bell to get us into the classroom faster. Remember, you have 5 minutes to get yourself organized and ready for the morning announcements - this includes: coats off, indoor shoes on, placing your homework folder into the bin, having your Literacy MAP book and your morning snack at your desk, being seated and ready for O Canada and announcements. Thank you for those who managed to be seated and ready for learn in less than 5 minutes!

Literacy MAP - Students in Mrs. Brinson's group must complete homework on a daily basis. Today, there were many of you who did not complete the work. Please show respect and responsibility for yourselves as learners.

Home Reading - As always, please set aside some uninterrupted time to read with your parents each night.

Science - Today we watched a brief but very informative video about rocks and how they are formed. Here is the link for you to watch at home. You can click on the link below to redirect you to the page.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/environment_earth_universe/rock_cycle/activity.shtml

Math - We worked at finding patterns in a Hundreds Chart today. It was neat to see how many we could find. We will work again tomorrow to find more!

Art - I would like to set aside Friday afternoons as our time to focus on talking about, looking at and creating art together. Please remember, we need to focus well and work hard during the week to have this uninterrupted time.

*Items for Art - Please bring in a pair of unused and unwanted eyeglass frames. They can be old sunglasses. We will be looking to build patterns on them using various items. We will also need small decorative pieces such as: beads, beans, sequins, buttons or whatever you may have around the house. Please send them in a Ziploc bag with your child. It would be great if you could have all items here by Wednesday, October 6, 2010.

Family Photo Night - The photographer would like to return to our school in Spring 2011 for Family Photo Night. The dates have not been decided upon yet.

Thanks for reading the agenda. I'll see you tomorrow.

Ms. Toy