Oct 31- HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 POTW due Thursday 
3 Scholastic due nov 14
4 If you are trick or treating, please be safe and careful when you are out tonight.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned that most fossils fall apart before they are dug up.
How did you show what you learned?
When we made our own fossils, many of them were fragile and fell apart when we took them out of their molds.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to finish finding the location, drawing a sketch, researching facts and inferring what the fossil can tell us about Alberta's past. 

Oct 28 - Halloween Monday

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Scholastic due nov 14
3 Bring things to decorate your paleontologist journal
4 Halloween on Monday
Be respectful with your costume  - no violent, gory, scary costumes please
Get ready at 12:45
Parade starts at 1:10
No props with your costumes please.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We continued our journals and learned how to cast things to make fossils.
How did you show what you learned?
We took an item to make a fossil and pushed it into plastercine and then filled the imprint with plaster of paris.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn more about how fossils are made and how to recognize the different kinds.

Oct 27 - How to Make Your Own Journal!

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Scholastic Due Nov 4
3 Bring something to make a fossil out of. We will be taking an imprint of it and casting it with plaster of paris.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We made journals as if we were paleontologists out in the field.
How did you show what you learned?
We folded a piece of file paper and put paper in it, we punched holes with an awl and then we sewed it together.
What do you need to learn next?
We are going to make a fossil to modge podge to our field journals.

Oct 26 - Keep Calm and Math On!

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 POTW due tomorrow!!!!
3 Scholastic Orders due nov 14
4 Picture Proofs  - due Nov 4
5 Gr 3 Finish Pre Write for your Spooky Story
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about four different ways to show multiplication.
How did you show what you learned?
We did "speed mathing" with whiteboards to show the different ways to answer "Which Has More?" The four different ways are a picture, arrays, adding and multiplication.
What do you need to learn next?
After we have the four ways to multiply stuck in our brain we need to choose the one that works best for us. We can do this by more speed mathing and practice.

Oct 25 - "ARRAY" of Sunshine

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 POTW due Thursday

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about multiplication by looking at window panes (arrays) which had rows and columns. Our question was which window had more panes? 
How did you show what you learned?
To get the answer we counted the panes, we skip counted, multiplied the rows by the columns.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to multiply bigger numbers.

Oct 24 - Can We Reduce the Noise Pollution in Here?

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 POTW - Due Thursday! Please remember, if you do not understand the problem, bring it to school the next day and ask me about it, I will help you with it. If you don't bring it in, I won't know you need help!
3 Library tomorrow
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We were working on our posters to try and get them done by a deadline. That was our intention. We were unable to get them all done today so we will have to ask the "big boss" for an extension. 
How did you show what you learned?
We tried to work at a small decibel level, we each had an organizer in our group to keep the rest of the group, the writers, the drawers and the techies on task.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to try and finish the posters by our new deadline.

Rounding to the nearest hundred: The drawing I did didn't transfer to the blog, so here is a youtube video that will help you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx-XKcgKqzc

Oct 21 - FAF Explorers!

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We went to Whispering Woods and we chose a tree that we wanted to describe so some other group could find it.
How did you show what you learned?
We wrote a description about it, (Marty Chan style - "she looked like she had just stepped into a rainbow")we took a picture and we used our WW newly named maps to tell people direction to our tree.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to give it to someone to try and find our tree!

Oct 20 - Dinosaur Detectives

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Scholastic due tomorrow
3 Marty Chan Book Order Form coming home
4 FAF tomorrow - Barrett Park and WW. Please check weather and dress for the weather.
5 Practice cups song - this is optional.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned where fossils are found in Alberta.
How did you show what you learned?
We read the textbook and we drew pictures of the fossils that are found in 6 different areas in Alberta. Some of the fossils are called ammonite, amber and 
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn about how fossils become fossils.

Oct 19 - Mathapalooza

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 POTW due tomorrow
3 Marty Chan Author Visit tomorrow am. Books will be available for purchase if you want to send some money in the $5-$10 range. Marty Chan is available to autograph copies. 
4 Scholastic due Friday
5 Practice cup song from music class if you desire
Highlights
What did you learn today?
The grade fours were reviewing place value and representing numbers up to the 10 000's and the Grade 3's wrote our math SLA, which was about visiting a farm.
How did you show what you learned?
Grade 4's played a place value game called Batter's Up and had questions from the textbook. Grade 3's watched a SLA video and answered questions about a chart and make a graph.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn if there are more ways to represent a number.

Oct 18 - Gimmee A Number!!!!

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 POTW due Thursday
3 Scholastic due Oct 21
4 If you owe me $0.25 please bring it tomorrow
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned other ways to represent a number.
How did you show what you learned?
We worked with a partner and roll dice and write the number in standard form, expanded form, place value form and base ten blocks. Give me a number I will show you!
What do you need to learn next?
We are going to start working on multiplication next week. 

Oct 17 - Have You Filled a Bucket Today?

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Scholastic is due Oct 21
3 Treat Day tomorrow, bring your quarters
4 POTW due Thursday
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned again!!! today about filling people's buckets. Ask me what that means! We also learned about THINK before you speak.
How did you show what you learned?
We read a book about filling people's buckets and we talked about the THINK poster. 
What do you need to learn next?
We need to practice different ways to fill people's buckets and learn what the necklaces mean.

Oct 14 - Map It Up with Map Mania by the Barrett Park Explorers

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Scholastic Due Oct 21
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about mapping skills, including landmarks, pathways and boundaries.
How did you show what you learned?
We made a map of Barrett park. It was challenging because we were on the ground. It was much easier to map when we saw an aerial or birds eye view on google maps.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn why it is called Barrett Park?

Oct 13-Don't Be A Rock Brain, Be A Listener

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Scholastic Due Oct 21
3 Fresh Air Friday tomorrow, dress for the weather, bring snacks, bring hat and gloves/mittens. We will be going to Barrett Park, just down the road and in the school yard.
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about being flexible thinkers and Rock Brain today in Health.
How did you show what you learned?
We talked with Mrs. Wilkens and we discussed about the differences between being flexible thinkers and being a Rock Brain.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn about the other unthinkables.

Oct 12 - Get Your Math On! No, Don't Dab....

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Big Box $ or cards returned
3 Tomorrow is Fun Lunch
4 Scholastic due Oct 21
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned that when you build something with base ten blocks it is really hard to count.
How did you show what you learned?
We were doing math centers using base ten blocks and other items to learn about place value and addition and subtraction.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn multiplication and division next.

Oct 11- The Ear is Here to Hear!

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 No POTW because of short week
3 Big Box Fundraiser
4 Scholastic Oct 21
5 Thursday October 13 is first fun lunch.
6 School Council Meeting tonight at 7 in the Learning Commons
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about the ear in science today.
How did you show what you learned?
We did a sheet where we had to fill in the blanks after we watched a science video from last week.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how big and how small sound waves can get.

Oct 6 - Go To Bed Now!!!!

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 Blue Sheet in Health if it is not done
3 No School tomorrow or Monday!
4 Big Box fundraiser over on Monday
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how many hours we sleep in a week.
How did you show what you learned?
We added our data up and recorded on the blue sheet.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn about healthy eating.

Oct 5-Mini Cartographers of Alberta

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 POTW due tomorrow
3 Please bring your health sleep pattern data record as you will need it for health class tomorrow.
4 Please fill out the cities on the map in Social Studies if you didn't finish during class time. Labels must be written horizontally and neatly and spelled correctly on your map. You may have to google a map of Alberta if you don't have one handy at home. 
5 Just a reminder to please dress appropriately for the weather at recess. 
6 Big Box ends Tuesday Oct 11. Please bring back order forms and unsold boxes by then. 
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned that Edmonton and Fort McMurray are all cities in Alberta.
How did you show what you learned?
We labelled a map of Alberta.
What do you need to learn next?
We are going to learn about Alberta's history. 

Oct 4 - I'm All Ears!

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 POTW due Thursday
3 Health due Thursday 
4 Picture Day Forms (October 17)
5 Brown Math sheet for homework (if not finished)
6 Journal Plan if not finished
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about how the ear worked in Science.
How did you show what you learned?
We built our own ear out of paper.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how the ear works in just a matter of seconds.

Oct 3- Kick the Ball!!!

Agenda:
1 Read 20 mins
2 POTW due Thursday
3 Health Sleep Data sheet due Thursday
4 Library day Tuesday
5 Letter from our room parent

Highlights
What did you learn today?
In gym we started our soccer unit.
How did you show what you learned?
We went outside and practiced some soccer skills.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn how to pass to a friend with control.