lundi le 15 mai, 2017
Chers familles de division 6,
In French this week, students are practicing their dictée, which is how and when to apply words ending in ier (masculin), ière (feminin), iers (m plural), and ières (f plural) endings. They will also begin writing their last story for grade three, with a beginning, problem, solution and ending. They will have a list of vocabulary words, common sight words, and a list of present and past common verbs learned so far this year. They will be asked to use these references to help them build full sentences with a subject/verb agreement, punctuation, proper spelling for common sight words and capital letters at the beginning of sentences and for proper nouns. To develop oral language fluency and confidence, we will begin story theater this week at the carpet. Many students have expressed interest in drama and this will tie in nicely with our reading program as we learn to pronounce words more fluently with a liaison.
In Math this week, students are exploring volume measurement units, both metric and imperial. They will estimate, compare and measure litres (l), millilitres (ml), ounces, cups, teaspoons, tablespoons. Students will learn to convert l and ml, and measure out liquids and solids for a Métis bannock recipe.
In English, we are continuing our Stuart Little book report and plot diagram. We are learning to answer questions with complete sentences using the words in the questions. We are discussing who the main characters, supporting characters and the opposing characters are, as well as the central conflict.
In Science we will continue our study of erosion by exploring different landforms such as coastlines, rivers, sand dunes and mountains. In combination with Art and Science, students will create a 3-D landform and explain how is was formed by either wind, water and/or ice.
In PE today, students were unable to play tennis due to rain, however they ran a few laps and played a tag game. We will continue doing track activities outside, and later this week we will learn a Métis dance while we listen to traditional music.
To promote social responsibility, Constable Craig is coming in this week to talk about being a responsible citizen (ie our role as members in a community). There is no school this Friday May 19th and Monday May 22nd. Have a wonderful long weekend!
Sincerely, Mme Garcin