[Music] A message from Ms. Mangat

Dear Parents/Guardians:

In your child’s music class, we will soon begin a unit on recorder playing.
The school can provide books as well as recorders which students will
sanitize as they would be sharing. If you wish to purchase a recorder
and method book through the school, please visit the School Cash Online
website. The cost for a book and recorder is $10.30. If purchasing a
recorder only, the cost is $6.18. If purchasing a book only, the cost is $4.12.
The “Handel” recorders have a softer tone and the book comes with a CD
to play along with for extra practice at home - see below. If you already
have a recorder at home, please have your child check with Mrs. Mangat prior
to the start of the unit to see if it is appropriate to use in music class.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at the school.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Mangat (905) 884-7431 x108

        

[Science] Lego Towers

We got to design a Lego tower today. We had to think about the following questions.
 Is my tower strong and stable? Does it have a strong base? Some groups will get a chance to finish their work tomorrow.

[Literacy] Reading Reponse

In literacy class, we've been learning about how to write a reading response.
We read a short story book, and we discussed what to include in our reading response journal.

Writing a Reading Response Journal

Learning Goal: We are learning to use the reading strategies to write about what we’re thinking
when we read in a reading response journal.

Success Criteria:

I know I am successful when I…

-Include "Dear Ms. Kwak"
-Include the date
-Write the title of the book I am reading in quotation marks or underlined, and the author of the book.
-Describe what my book is about (3-4 sentences)
-Describe the reading strategies that I am using
-Choose from: predicting, inferring, making connections, visualizing, asking questions, determining important ideas). (We learned how to make connections so far.) -Include proof from the text that shows how you used the strategy. (e.g., When I read the part about…
Or When I saw the picture of…")
-Explain your thinking.  (e.g., This strategy helped me understand that... because…)
-Include your thoughts or opinions about the book.

[Field Trip] Swim To Survive

Dear Parent/Guardian,

As a part of our physical education program, grade 3 students will have the opportunity to participate in a program entitled “Swim to Survive” offered by the Lifesaving Society in
partnership with the York Region District School Board, the Region of York and all nine
municipalities.

Over 400 people drown each year in Canada and basic swimming ability is a fundamental
requirement in any meaningful attempt to eliminate drowning. “Swim to Survive” is a drowning prevention program that aims to reduce drowning by 50 % within 10 years. In
particular, the program teaches the minimum skills needed to survive an unexpected fall
into deep water which include rolling into deep water, treading water for one minute and
swimming fifty metres. In “Swim to Survive” students learn these three skills in three
lessons. You may refer to the student information booklet for more specific details about
the program.

Our grade 3 students will participate in this program on November 12th, 19th, 26th, 2018. Students will be transported to Centennial Pool by bus from 8:45 am to 10:30 am to participate in “Swim to Survive”.

On these days, your child needs to bring either:

1) a towel and bathing suit; or
2) a towel and shorts (with underwear) and t-shirt; or
3) a towel and , if required for religious reasons, long pants or stockings.

[Field Trip] Community Safety Village

Our class will be visiting Community Safety Village at Bruce's Mill Conservation Area on Tuesday October 30th, 2018 to learn about personal safety.  Students will take part in the following programs:

Bicycle Safety:  Grade 3 students learn how to properly fit their bicycle helmets and how to safely ride their bicycles through the village using operational traffic lights, a railway crossing and bicycle lanes. All bicycles are provided for the students, some with training wheels, but they must bring a bicycle helmet with them to the village. There are a limited number of helmets available for students who do not bring one.

Fire lesson: Grade 3 students will learn about the science of fire (combustion) as they learn about the fire triangle. Students will also complete a hazard hunt inside our interactive Sparky's apartment.

Paramedic lesson: Grade 3 students will learn what can you do to help someone waiting for an ambulance at school or home. Students will also tour KYS and Parry's Safety Station to see what equipment paramedics might bring with them and learn how we can all help paramedics.

The cost of this program is $8.80.

We are looking for parent volunteers to help us on this exciting trip.  We will depart from the school promptly at 9:00 am and will return by 2:45pm. Please note that parent volunteers will need a current police check to volunteer.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Gold               Ms. Kwak

Scientist In School : New Date

Our Scientists in the School workshop has been rescheduled for Thursday, October 18, 2018. Our workshop time has changed.  We will now be having our workshop from 11:30 am - 3:15 pm.

Science : Triangle? Or Square? Which one is stronger?

This is what we did in our science class for the last couple of days.
We built a square and a triangle and tested to see which one was stronger.


After the first experiment, we tried to make a square stronger by adding extra strips.
We learned that a triangle is stronger and stable than a square.