Monkeying Around Grade 3

Good morning families! I hope you are all keeping well and managing during this unusual time. I am thinking of you all and keeping you in my prayers. If there is anything you need please reach out and let me know. Mme Marta and I have spoken with most families but do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions or concerns. I have updated the Hapara site with activities for students and I am including this "How To" video to help you access Hapara. There is a template for letters to seniors, the March journal, a math task and some fun activities. None of these tasks are mandatory, however the students all enjoy their journals so I encourage you to help them get those written.

Please don't forget to log into Hapara through the student portal and complete the assessments and reading logs that are on the right side of the page. I will be checking the reading logs daily and leaving little "stickers" for students. The Grade 3’s have been working with Sterling Park Retirement demonstrating the Gospel Value of Love. If your child (from any grade) would like to take the time to draw a picture or write a letter to one of the residents, I think it would really brighten their day. Your child can write or type a note of positive encouragement or tell a story about what they have been doing while they have been home. Share their work with me through Google, or take a photo or scan their letter and send it to me at Jennifer.alexander@ocsb.ca   I will print them off and deliver them to the residence. Thanks for sharing love and kindness during this stressful time. Basic math skills such as adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing is always enc

Hello everyone! I have updated Hapara with some tasks for students to try out this week. There are links to games and activities as well as a reading log. Here are the instructions about how to access the site:

Hello Families! Here are some fun activities for St. Patrick's Day!

Great news monkeys! iknowit.com is giving teachers free access to their site during the school closure. I have set up my account, students can go to iknowit.com and enter Class Code MrsAlexanderP2. They will need to set a user name and passcode and then they will have unlimited access to the site. This site has every topic we cover in Grade 3 and students can choose a grade level above or below Grade 3 if they want to challenge themselves or review concepts.  Enjoy the site! Mrs. Alexander

Math Up! Here are some links (below) to the fraction activities we have been doing in class. To continue the learning at home, ask your child fun questions such as: "How much of your milk do you have left in your cup after you have had a few sips?" "We are going for a drive today, it will take 30 minutes to get there. How long will it take to drive one-third of the way? How long will we have been driving when we are half-way there? "Can you run a quarter of the way down the sidewalk?" "What fraction of the ________ can you eat?" (ex: pizza, cake, toast, apple...) Or you can put masking tape on the floor and have children hop, skip or twirl to where they think different spots are one the line ("Twirl to three-fourths").  These are great ways to connect the math concept to everyday activities.  Fractions of a Number Line Fractions of a Set Fractions of an Area