Happy Holidays Division 3 Families and Students!

This last week of 2019 in Division 3

Div 3 families and students, here is your weekly update.

Dates to note:

December 17th Jingle Way Sing-a-long in the Gym from 10:50 to 11:30 (Families welcome)
December 20th Mug Exchange (Students exchange mugs and share in hot-chocolate holiday cheer)
WINTER BREAK December 21st to January 5th (Back to school on Monday, January 6th)

Funwork:

Science 
Students have investigated and will present individual and group experiments around the topic of solutions and solubility. This will happen Tuesday morning and Wednesday; the work will reinforce scientific inquiry skills that the students are developing.

Language Arts 
Reading: Students will finish "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" this week. They will be comparing the novel with the 1971 musical screenplay on Thursday and Friday. Students are also using CAFE strategies to read "The Breadwinner" which they will continue reading after the break.
Writing: Students are working on using adverbs in sentences to describe actions. This practice will include rearranging sentences so that they start with an adverb (eg. Suddenly, the students understood why they could start a sentence with suddenly).

Math
The hour of code is over, but our experiences with code will continue in the new year and extend to robotics. For those of you who have asked, the link to coding activities can be found here.
This week we will be doing consumer math using addition and subtraction of dollar amounts with cents (decimal fractions) as well as some festive figuring.

And so much more fun is happening this last week of 2019 because that is what learning is.

Yours

Ms Bridal and Ms Powers

This week in Div 3, December 9th to 13th

Div 3 Families, this is your weekly update.

Reminder:

Don’t forget to download our Poirier app! The school uses this for quick for reminders. https://poirier.appazur.com/help/flyer 

Students brought home a notice about Div 3's mug exchange. We are collecting mugs for the exchange now.

Dates to note:

December 11th - LAST DAY for FOOD BANK ITEMS (wear a hat day)

December 17th - Jingle Way's Festive Sing-a-long 0:50 to 11:30 am

December 20th - Last day before Winter Break

January 6th - Back to school and 2020

A glimpse into learning this week:

Math: We continue to work with budgets and spending money which involves subtraction and, at times, multiplicative thinking. We are also participating in hour of code which your child can explore with you at home through this website: https://hourofcode.com/ca

Language Arts 

Reading: We are on Chapter 13 of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. If students are away, an audio version of the book can be found on this site: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqqJXZ139Sc Students are practicing summarizing information and analyzing story elements.

Writing: We are developing and stretching our sentences using vibrant verbs and descriptive adverbs. 

Science: Students will review key terms associated with solutions and solubility. They will plan an investigation of their own into the solubility of solids and liquids.

Here's to a great week of learning and fun.

Ms Bridal and Ms Powers