Mrs. Henderson’s Grade 3/4 Class

Today we played a probability game. We pulled different coloured tiles out of a bag. Was this game fair? How can you make it fair?

We played a game with dice. One point if it lands on an odd number and one point to your partner if it lands on an even number. Is this game fair? Check out the home connection question to determine if the game is fair with different rules.

Painting our art. We used symbols to represent who we are in the inside.

We are sneaking in an extra library time tomorrow before the PD day. Bring your books back so you can swap them before the weekend. 📚

Estimating and then measuring the area of various screen sizes. We used standard units today. Ask your child what they learned!

Grade 4s learned about objects that emit or reflect light. Can your child explain the difference? Find some objects at home that emit light.

Grade 3s learned about stability today. Ask your child what happened with the three tubes after shaking the tray. We also added weight to the bottom to improve the stability. Did it help?

Today we read Spaghetti and Meatballs for All! Tomorrow we will solve a problem relating to the story. Ask your child how this story relates to perimeter and area in Math!

We used non-standard units today to measure area. Ask your child to explain what perimeter is and what area is.

Practice in groups using commas in a list. First we identify what’s being listed and then separate the listed items with commas. Well done!

We are learning to choose appropriate units for measuring length. In groups, we brainstormed things to measure with different units (km, m, cm, mm). At home, think about long distances when driving/walking places and think about how far they are.

Excited for our decades themed Move-a-Thon tomorrow! Dress up like your favourite decade. Please return the brown envelopes tomorrow.

Estimating and then measuring the capacity of a container. We are using non-standard units like books and snap cubes. We’ve talked about the importance of not under or overfilling.

We’ve practiced every Track and Field event during gym time. Now we will continue our practice working through the events we think we need more practice time in. Which one is your favourite?

We are learning about elements of a narrative. So far we’ve learned about characters, setting. Today we focused on problem and solution. Ask your child which book they read and what the problem + solution was.

Students are always on the hunt for new graphemes (letter combinations) that make the phoneme (sound) on our sound wall. We added ci and cy to the “s” sound. Like circle, and cycle.

Practice using quotation marks so we can learn how to use dialogue in our narrative writing.

In art, we are creating emphasis by contrasting colours and patterns. Do the letters stand out to you?

Look for the Move-a-Thon envelopes today in your child’s backpack. Get ready to move! These need to be returned by April 28th. 👍

We played a game today to review fractions. See if you can find examples of fractions at home this weekend.