Grade 3/4 Mountain Plover/Swift Fox (Paterson/Cox)

Week of Dec 18 - 22 What a lovely last week of school before the break! Ms. Paterson and Mrs. Cox want to thank everyone for their generous gifts, cards, treats and hugs!  We wish you all a very happy holiday!  See you in 2024! Here are some photos of our wonderful Winter Solstice Walk!  Thanks parents for joining us!  

Important Dates: Spirit Days!  Last Week of School: Monday Dec.18 – Do You Wanna Build a Snowman (dress like a snowman or in silvery/blue colours) Tuesday Dec.19 - Mad about Plaid Wednesday Dec.20 - Tree Topper Day (festive hair or hats) + Christmas Carols in the gym in the afternoon Thursday Dec.21 - Wear your favourite pjs   Friday Dec.22 - dress like your favourite holiday character Dec. 22 - Last day of school before the Winter Break January 8 - Classes Resume Big Thanks to all of the families who gave to Families Helping Families! We were so appreciative of your generosity. Our Week: Art Mr. Kelly was in this week and led us in a guided drawing of a Martian landscape.   We also created gnomes using 3D shapes and crafting materials.  Those will come home next week in time for the holidays. Some students were asked to support our K friends with some work:) Math This week we continued to build our level of understanding of addition and subtraction in both...

 Important Dates: Tonight - Choir Performs at 5:00 Friday 8th - No School - PD Day Our Week: In math this week we had the grade 4 students working with Mrs. Paterson.  They looked more closely at decimals and place value with tenths and hundreds and are beginning addition and subtraction with decimals and regrouping.  Moving forward they are exploring estimation.  The grade 3 students are working with Mrs. Cox on ensuring they all have a strong understanding of 2 and 3 digit addition and subtraction using multiple strategies.  This includes using the algorithm of carrying a ten into the tens column or carrying a hundred into the hundreds column.  As well as regrouping with subtraction where students take a ten from the tens column over to the onces and same with the hundreds moving in to the tens.  This can be a difficult concept so we are ensuring we move slowly and ensure every child is successful in understanding and applying this concept.  We ...

Dates to Remember:  December 08 Professional Learning Day (No School)  Helping Families gifts due on December 15 Families Helping Families Cox/Paterson Can a solution of sugar or salt turn into a solid?  To help us answer this question, we ran an experiment.  We used hot water to help with the evaporation process and sugar or salt to form a solution.  After a few weeks, we concluded that the salt solution did in fact turn into a solid.  As a class, we had a lengthy discussion on why the sugar did not form a solid. As scientists, we agreed that we may not have used enough sugar, or perhaps we used too much water.  The Red River cart was developed by Metis and was made entirely of nonmetallic parts!  Finger-weaving Metis sashes During Metis Week we spent time learning about Metis culture and traditions. Did you know Metis people used and wore woven sashes that had over 50 different uses?  We learned that Metis used beads to create vibrant flora...