June
12
June
8
Guess Who
June
7
Dance Fest “Stayin’ Alive”
May
22
Muggles…Please RSVP Here
May
21
World Bee Day!
What’s the buzz all about? Well, on Tuesday May 20, we celebrated World Bee Day by learning all about honeybees!
We shouldn’t fear honeybees. They don’t want to hurt us; they’re just buzzing around, looking for food! We should never run or swat at them. If we do, then they might feel threatened. Stay calm, and watch what they’re up to!
Turkey Jay was kind to loan us some of his bee keeping equipment. We passed around some propolis which is bee glue! The bees use it for sealing holes or cracks in the hive and will use it to seal dead animals or bugs that end up in the hive.
NatGeo Kids has an article all about honeybees. Check it out here!
Some Fun Facts…
- The worker bees are all female. They can be scouts (looking for a new home), nurse bees (helping to raise the young), caretaker bees (they clean up the hive), guards, foragers (out looking for nectar and pollen)
- The main purpose of the queen bee is to lay eggs. She has a long body so that she can lay the egg at the bottom of the cell. She has a stinger, but will not sting you.
- Drones are male bees and are the only bees who don’t have a stinger. They have bigger eyes and a big body and fly very fast. Their sole job is to mate with the virgin queen. They do this in the air on a “mating flight”
- The drones get kicked out of the hive in the fall as they would use up too many resources and are not needed.
- In the winter, the bees stay in the hive and keep warm by beating their wings and staying close together
- They are amazing pollinators and support our ecosystem and food production
- Honey lasts forever. It’s even been found inside tombs in Ancient Egypt!
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- A frame with honeycomb
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- A beekeeper’s hat and gloves
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- Wearing a bee belt and holding propolis
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- In a bee suit with a smoker
We also played a Kahoot in class the next day to test our memory…
If you’d like to play, click on the picture below!
May
13
May Happenings
Language
We are already in the middle of May with Mother’s Day behind us and a holiday hot on our heels.
We have wrapped up our persuasive letter writing unit and are on to one of my favourites…poetry!
Our focus this year is on free-verse poems where there are NO RULES and no stress to follow any form. Today, we focused on looking at everyday objects with fresh eyes. We read a poem called Pencil Sharpener by Zoe Ryder White. It was very interesting how she observed this object in a new way!
Art
This month, we had some silly fun with paint and an acrylic board. We painted portraits of our friends in class! Once we painted our friends’ face, we took a piece of paper and put it over top. When we pulled off the paper, we had created a print! Have a look at the process! There was no shortage of laughter with this one.
For Mother’s Day we created a 3D waterlily. We studied the works of Claude Monet and noticed the way he focused on light and he really liked flowers, especially waterlilies!
We completed our art in a series of steps, painting our petals a magenta colour, traced 3 sizes of petals, then we cut them out. We painted our water a glittery blue colour, and made a lilypad out of tissue paper and cardstock. Next, we glued our petals down in a pattern from largest to smallest. Finally, we used yellow felt in the centre.
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- making the lilypad
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- rolling up yellow felt
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- gluing the petals
Math
Measurement, telling time, fractions…and now we have moved on to probability which is an extension of fractions! We see probability when we talk about the weather, when we play any lottery, when we roll a dice, and so on!
We’ve been playing different games called PIG and Horse Race. We also have been using spinners to help us learn about chance.
Grade 3s–do you remember why so many students who chose horse #7 kept winning the horse race game? Can you explain it using math terms?
May
13
EQAO Class Practice
Grade 3s,
We will practice questions in both math and language in class.
We will do this in class together. Click here.
May
8
Ontario, Canada
In grade 3, we learn about our province, Ontario. We learn about the industries within Ontario, how people live in different landform regions, and the types of land that exists within our province.
In addition, we learn about our country. What are the provinces and territories in our own nation?
Have you seen different parts of Ontario? What about Canada?
Where have you traveled to within your own country?
April
21
Biography Presentations
Our class has finished their biography projects which also involved a presentation to the class. We explored all sorts of people including athletes such as Tom Longboat and Sam Dickinson, scientists such as Stephen Hawking, and leaders such as Martin Luther King, Malala, and Joseph Stalin.
We learned so much through the research process and presented the material with confidence. Great work, Grade 3s!
April
21
Happy Easter!
It is a joyful time of year when flowers start to bloom in our gardens and the temperatures slowly rise. Hopefully the last of the snow has been seen.
Easter is a time of renewal, new beginnings, and spiritual reflection as we celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus. Easter is rich in symbolism and is a time for family gathering.
May the blessings of Easter fill your home with warmth and happiness. Have a wonderful weekend!