A.C.C.'s Team Toombs: April 2013

Sunday, April 21, 2013

1st Place- Colby
2nd Place - Noah
3rd Place - Ashton

Monday is Photo Day.
Wednesday, Paxton Cole, this year's Easter Seal's Ambassador will visit ACC. I can't wait to see the grand total of the money that has been collected over the past few Fridays. Every dollar is going to such a great cause.
Friday there is No School for the Students due to a PD Day.

We wrapped up our Measurement Unit last week and are moving into working with Polygons and 3D Shapes this week in Math. Their Math test will be sent home on Monday to be signed and to go over with you.
This week I am planning to send home the students grey Comprehension duo tangs for parents to look through. We have been working on these over the past few months and many of the examples at the front we did together. Now we are at the point where the students should be able to independently read through a passage and answer the questions on their own. However, many of them are still struggling with doing these independently. We will continue to work on these at school but with you seeing some of the types of questions that they are struggling with, perhaps you could also help them by asking similar type questions with their nightly reading. It's hard to believe but Assessments are only a month a way.
The Spring Photos were rescheduled until Monday, April 22nd. So, if you are interested in having your child's done please return the pose sheet.

Finally a full 5 day week - it's been awhile. We have a lot going on as usual. We have begun our Agriculture Unit in Science, and right now we are focusing on plants and soils. This week in Math we will cover measuring in kg and g. In writing we are continuing to work on our persuasive writing. And over the next few weeks we will be doing a few more independent short reading passage with follow up comprehension questions to better prepare the children for the up coming Grade 3 Assessments.
This Wednesday is Heritage Fair Day. The grade 3s do not participate but I always get them to look carefully at how the older students have done their projects, as they will be involved in the next Heritage Fair. It is open to the public starting at 1:30 pm.
Friday is Spring Photo Day. I assume that a pose/ background sheet will be sent home this week, but I have not seen one yet.
The school grounds are very muddy and many grade 3s feel they do not need to wear their snow pants, so it would be a great idea to have an extra pair of pants and socks in their school bags in case someone happens to slip - which happens everyday.

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Easter Weekend with your Families!
Thank you to Ethan & Kirstin for taking in Easter treats on Thursday. They were delicious.
Last week we started working on Persuasive Writing, which is one of my favorites because you really get to see the students' critical and evaluative skills come through in their writing. They also really enjoy having the opportunity to express their opinions and feel that they are valued. Our goal on any topic is to have 3 strong arguments to support your case.(Just in case you hear lots of great reasoning for why something should happen at your house... it's my fault! - Sorry!)
I am SO IMPRESSED with how fabulous the students have caught onto the Multiplication strategies. Most students have all the answers in under 3 seconds. We will continue to incorporate those facts into our lesson as we work on our Measurement Unit.
Food/Drink orders are due tomorrow.
The Winter Bus is done for the year.
Since everyone had a chance to see our class book, The Best Parts of Grade 3, you all know how much Kirstin appreciated her lungs. I am so happy to share with anyone that has not heard that Kirstin's family got the best Easter gift of all this year, as her Nan received her lung transplant!! We are all so HAPPY for you Kirstin!