Beginning our 2017 Journey Into The Land Of Speeches!

Posted on January 30, 2017 by cindyhackett

Today is the day we begin a long-standing tradition in elementary schools! We begin to write our speeches! For us in grade 3 this will be the first time we’ve ever done this in such a formal way. We talk in front of our peers everyday and think nothing of it. We present projects we’ve completed and smile afterwards! So really, it’s nothing new, just something old with a different name.

I love the message of the following video.

Watch it and think: What makes this a good speech? What can I learn from this and apply to my own speech?

A Perfect Day! (for art, that is!)

Posted on January 25, 2017 by cindyhackett

Today’s art lesson started off with a read aloud: A Perfect Day by Carin Berger.

Then, since the snow was not cooperating with us and there was too much ice outside, we used our drama and visualization skills to make snow angels in our classroom! We outlined our “angels” with string so that we could examine the shapes.

Next, it was time to paint the background and our snow angel shadows.

After that we discussed the word, “symmetrical” and created symmetrical jackets, adding lots of careful details.

Once our jackets were done, it was time to glue them to the background and add a head, arms, legs, and boots.

The last step: The Snow!

I think you’ll agree, these snow angels are a great motivation to get outside and have some fun in the snow!

Jessica

Kyla

Kamden

India

Michael

Blake

Ehren

Mason

Kort

Alanna

Killian

Emma

Nick

Payton

Aislinn

Jacob

Owen

Timothy

Jakson

Andy

How Long Is A Kilometre?

Posted on January 16, 2017 by cindyhackett

Do you know just how long a kilometre is? Yes, we know that it is equal to 1000 metres but really, how long is that? Can you visualize it? The grade 3 students at Wyevale can!

Students were asked: How many times would you need to walk one of our hallways to walk a total distance of 1 km?

Students brainstormed strategies with partners and then got to work. Students used prior knowledge of how to use a ruler, a benchmark for 1 metre, and lots of numeracy to solve the problem!

Once students measured their chosen hallway, they headed back to the classroom to do some further calculations. They used their knowledge of doubling, adding, and organization to figure out just how many times they would need to walk the hallway to walk a full kilometre.

: Jakson and Aislinn

: Michael and Owen

: Emma and Killian

: Timothy and Alanna

A Short Research Journey part 1

Posted on January 16, 2017 by cindyhackett

Grade 3’s have very inquisitive minds! We started with writing questions: I wonder… Please feel free to add to our padlet with your own wonders!!

Then we talked about different types of questions, specifically quick questions and deep thinking questions. We first determined what types of questions were and then practised writing them on sticky notes.

Our next step: Determine which “I wonder” question we were most interested in and begin the research. This is where we worked on jot notes and navigating various websites – definately a challenge!