Exciting News in 3S

They have arrived! Today, we were introduced to our brand new netbooks. The students were ecstatic and their Powerpoint presentations were fantastic!

Moving on from Measurement...

We are finishing up our measurement unit in math this week. Today, we discussed  mass and had great fun weighing everything in sight. Up next, geometric shapes!

Writer's Workshop in Room 14

On April 27, 3S hosted a Writer's Workshop for all of the grade 3 students in our school. We discussed adding details, organizing ideas, word choice. The students were absolutely wonderful; you'd never have guessed there was 59 of them in there!

Happy Easter!

Today we spent our social studies periods learning about Easter traditions around the world. We were excited to discover the similarities across cultures. We created lanterns from India, pysanky drawings from Ukraine, and a gorgeous Peruvian flower collage.

"Another picture, Mrs. Stewart?!?!" 

And of course, no Easter afternoon would be complete without a few Easter jokes!

Have a wonderful Easter weekend, everyone!

Building with a Variety of Materials: Our Final Project

To conclude our science units, "Testing Materials and Designs" and "Building with a Variety of Materials", the students are building houses to showcase all they've learned. In small groups, they were in charge of designing a plan, choosing materials, and the construction. We definitely have some future architects in 3S!

Patterning

Our math unit on patterning required the students to recognize and continue increasing and decreasing patterns. Miss Chartrand did a wonderful job of creating interesting and challenging patterning lessons for us.

Building Bridges

In science, we have been studying different types of bridges. Here, we are working in teams to build suspension bridges. This activity required great communication and lots of problem solving skills. The students did a fantastic job!