Challenge Question - Dec. 19

Santa is busy delivering presents.  

He delivers 45 presents and then takes a break to eat some cookies.  

Then he delivers 78 presents before he gets stuck in Davis' chimney for 30 minutes.  

Then Santa delivers another 67 presents.

Santa decides to drink some milk at Zoe P's house.

How many presents has Santa delivered so far?

WE ARE SNOW SHOEING TOMORROW FOR GYM CLASS.

DRESS FOR THE ACTIVITY WITH ALL THE PROPER WINTER GEAR!

INFORMATION FOR NEXT WEEK:

Next week we are embarking on a Christmas building science activity with Mrs. Trotter’s preschool class.  This weekend can you please round up some materials at your house.  On Monday and Tuesday, please send in any recyclable materials that you have at home (boxes, toilet paper rolls, paper towel rolls, wrapping paper rolls, styrofoam…etc).  Your child may also bring in any crafting materials that they would like to use with their buddies that they may have at home such as stickers or pompoms.  

CHALLENGE QUESTION - DEC 8

Make a list of 25 CHRISTMAS NOUNS.

Remember a noun is a person, place or thing.

Christmas concert tickets are coming home with your child today.

IF YOU ARE NOT NEEDING THE TICKETS PLEASE SEND THEM BACK TO ME SO THAT I CAN GIVE THEM TO FAMILIES THAT NEED EXTRA TICKETS.

THANK YOU.

Challenge Question - December 5

Pretend Santa Claus has you on the naughty list.

Write Mrs. Barker 5 sentences about what you could to do get on on Santa's NICE LIST.

Scholastic book orders are due MONDAY.  

I need to send in order on Monday to ensure that they will be here in time for Christmas.   If you are wanting it to be a Christmas gift for your child please mark that on the order so that I can contact you for pick up.

Math test on place value will be on Thursday.  

Your child is coming home with a review sheet to practice.  They can return the completed review sheet on THURSDAY for a completion reward.

CHALLENGE QUESTION - NOV. 30

Mrs. Barker has...

5 dimes

6 nickels

2 loonies

HOW MUCH MONEY DOES SHE HAVE?

CRAZY HAIR DAY IS TOMORROW!!!!

Challenge Question - November 28

Draw your coins to show the following money amounts...

$ 2.45

85 cents

35 cents

$ 1.80

$ 5.60

STUDENT SHOUT OUT!

DAVIS  - Thank you Davis for being such rockstar every single day.  Your kindness is outstanding and I appreciate all your hard work and effort.  There is never a moment when you are not trying your best.

OLIVIA - Thank you for being such a focused worker this week.  You have been doing such a great job of taking ownership of your work.  You are such a polite young lady with a heart gold.

Thomas - Thank you for always being polite and respectful.  I am so happy to see that you are working hard on setting goals for yourself.  You are such a smart cookie and I appreciate all your effort!  Keep it up.

Challenge Question - Nov. 22

MONEY TIME!!!!

Mrs. Barker has 14 DIMES in her piggy bank.  How much money does she have?

Jace has 9 QUARTERS in his piggy bank.  How much money does he have?

Davis has 25 NICKELS in his piggy bank.  How much money does he have?

Who has the most money?

Calling all parents...please book your interview time with me.

If you need help with directions for how to do this all the information you need is in the NOVEMBER newsletter on the school website.

Challenge Question - November 15

Write Mrs. Barker 5 three digit numbers that are ODD.

Example - 545

Write Mrs. Barker 5 three digit numbers that are EVEN.

Example - 890

YOUR CHILD HAS THEIR SPELLING WORDS IN THEIR AGENDA FOR THE WEEK.

SPELLING TEST WILL BE ON FRIDAY.

Info for next week...

Scholastic book order are due Monday, November 13th.

Remembrance day assembly is Wednesday, Nov. 8 @ 10:30 am.

There is no school on NOV 9 and NOV 10.

Challenge Question - Nov 2

Write the numbers below in expanded form.

Example:  782 = 700 + 80 + 2

456 

765

324

678

916

SUPER CHALLENGE NUMBER - 1564

We continued our work with Remembrance Day today.

  The kids watched the news clip of the memorial ceremony in Lacombe for Master Cpl. Byron Greff and they wanted me to put the link up on the blog so that they could share it with their parents.

Here it the link if you would like to watch it with your child.

Master Cpl Byron Greff Memorial Article

GREEN PAPER COMING HOME WITH YOUR CHILD FOR PARENT COUNCIL PROJECT.

A green coloured square is coming home with your child.  

The directions are on the back of the paper for you.

You can send the paper in to the office or you can send it back with your to pass to me and our classroom messenger will take them down to the office. 

GREEN PAPERS NEED TO BE BACK BY NOVEMBER 3.

JACE - Thank you Jace for always showing kindness to others.  You are such a hard working young man with a drive to take on any new challenge with your smile!  I love you "never give up" attitude.  Keep it up.

MACKIE - Thank you for always being willing to lend a helping hand to others.  You go above and beyond to make people smile!

Lincoln - Thank you for always showing such a strong drive in the classroom.  I can see that you always want to do your best work and you put in such a great effort!!

GREAT JOB KIDDOS...YOU ARE ROCKSTARS!

Challenge Question - Oct 26

Task:  Write Mrs. Barker 3 sentences about what REMEMBRANCE DAY means to you.

Task 2: Tell Mrs. Barker 3 things that you can do to make the world a better place and to spread peace in the world.

Remembrance Day

We have started our discussions about Remembrance Day in class. 

I am linking a few of the videos that we watched as a class.

This topic can always be hard for students as there is a level of sadness to it.

I let them know that it is okay to be sad.  It makes me sad as I lost a friend to the war in Afghanistan.

Rest in peace Bryon Greff.  You are missed.

This is the memorial tank that was set up  for Byron in my home town of Lacombe.  He was a hero in so many different ways.

Please take the time to view these videos and have some conversations with your children at home about what Remembrance Day means to you.

Pittance of Time

A Soldier Cries

A Soldier Cries 2

Highway of Heroes

Highway of Heroes - Trews Song

Never Let Go

Challenge Question - Oct 24

Lightning McQueen has a race car number on his side.

In order for him to win his race and NOT run out of gas he needs your help.

TASK: You need to show his race car number in as many different ways as you can.  

You need to come up with at least 5 different ways for him not to run out of gas.

HINT: Think of all the different ways we worked on today...base ten name, with words, expanded form and there are TONS more!

GOOD LUCK!

Find out which base ten drawing for each box is the greater number.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CLASS PROJECT

On TUESDAY, Oct 24th your child will be constructing a working musical instrument in science class.  They need to bring the materials that they want to use for this project from home.  Your child needs to decide what kind of instrument they want to make this weekend.  Your child may want to draw a plan for their instrument this weekend and bring it in on Tuesday.  Please send your child with ALL their instrument building materials on TUESDAY.  I will have some extra materials on hand if they are needed.  Do not worry about sending in things like tape, rubber bands or yarn as I will have all that.  DO NOT HAVE THEM CONSTRUCT ANY PART OF THEIR INSTRUMENT AT HOME AS ALL THE BUILDING WILL BE DONE AT SCHOOL!!!

Instrument choices: a wind instrument (needs to be blown into), a percussion instrument (needs to be tapped or hit) or a string instrument (needs to be plucked or strummed). 

Thank you for your help with this project.

Mrs. C Barker

Challenge Question - Oct. 16

Mrs. Barker is making pizza for the class.  

We have 21 students in our class.  If each pizza that Mrs. Barker makes has 4 slices.  

How many pizzas will Mrs. Barker need to make to make sure that there is enough pizza to feed the entire class?

TO DO: Picture, Number Sentence and Written Sentence

RAZ KIDS ACCOUNTS ARE SET UP!!!

Your child has an account ready to go on RAZ KIDS website.  You can access the site through the Language Arts tab of my blog.

The password was emailed to you.

Time spent reading on RAZ KIDS counts towards reading chart minutes.  

Thank you to my parent drivers and parent helpers for the field trip today. 

We could not do these trips without you!

Challenge Question - Oct 12, 2017

Game on Davis...let's see if you can solve this one!

Jace...you are smart cookie too so lets see what you come up with!!

200 + 300 + 400 - 100 - 300 + 900 - 50 - 50 + 25 + 500 = 

Good luck smarties!!

Challenge Question - Oct. 11

Reading Task:

1) Go to Language Arts tab on blog.

2) Go to Storyline Online

3) Listen to Private I Guana

Comprehension Task: Draw a picture to show what happens in the beginning, middle and end of the story.

We are off to HELEN SCHULER tomorrow morning.  We will be leaving at 9:00 am and returning at 11:30 am.

PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR CHILD DRESSES FOR THE WEATHER AS SOME PARTS WILL BE OUTSIDE.

PARENT DRIVERS:  Please be at the classroom at 9:00 am.  If you are not staying for the field trip please return to Helen Schuler for 11:00 am.  Thanks.

FLASHLIGHT FRIDAY!!!!

We are going to be starting flashlight Friday this week.

KIDS LOVE THIS!  I

It is where they get to use a flashlight to complete learning tasks with the lights out and the blinds closed.

If you have a SMALL flashlight please send it in with your child by FRIDAY.  If you do not have one you can get small ones at the dollar store that will work great.  The one by Bulk Barn has lots. :)

Challenge Question - Oct 5

Task 1:  What are 10 nouns that start with the letter "S"?

Task 2:  Come up with 4 adjectives to describe a polar bear.

PATTERNS PRACTICE SHEET COMING HOME WITH YOUR CHILD. 

 THIS IS FOR THEM TO PRACTICE NUMBER PATTERNS AT HOME.

THIS IS A STUDY SHEET.  IT DOES NOT NEED TO COME BACK TO SCHOOL.

Challenge question - Oct 2

TASK: DRAW THE NEXT THREE FRAMES FOR EACH GROWING PATTERN ABOVE.

PATTERNS UNIT TEST FOR MATH ON THURSDAY.

At home please have your child practice:

1. Solving increasing and decreasing number patterns.

2.  Drawing increasing and decreasing patterns with shapes.

3. Forming repeating patterns with a CORE that repeats at least three times.

Field Trip Info...

THIS LETTER IS COMING HOME WITH YOUR CHILD TODAY.

Dear Parents,

The Grade 3 Team has decided to take the kids to Helen Schuler. Mrs. Barker’s and Miss. Martin’s class will be going on Thursday, October 12^th from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m

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In order for every child to be transported to the centre, parent volunteers are needed. The classes will leave the school at 9:00 a.m. and will return back to the school for 11:15-11:30 a.m. 

If you are able to help with driving students please return the bottom portion of this letter to your child’s teacher.  We will need approximately 4 parents to stay during the field trip to help supervise so that we are within the adult to child ratio required by Helen Schuler.  

Thank you.

(Please return this portion of this letter by WEDNESDAY, October 4^th)

Student Name: ________________________________________

____ I can drive ______ children to Helen Schuler________________________

                                                                                        (Parent’s name & phone #)

____ I have already filled in a driver’s form this year.

____ I can drive but only drop off and pick-up.

Challenge Question - Sept 28

 

 

Task: Name the 7 continents of the world.

 

 

BONUS TASK: PUT THOSE CONTINENTS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

 

 

 



 

 

 

TOMORROW IS ORANGE SHIRT DAY!

 

 

LET'S ROCK OUR ORANGE KIDDOS!

Challenge Question - Sept 25th

SOLVE THE NUMBER PATTERNS ABOVE.

FOR AN EXTRA CHALLENGE GO FURTHER THAN JUST FILLING IN ONE EMPTY BLANK.

TERRY FOX WALK TOMORROW.

DRESS FOR THE WEATHER AS IT WILL BE CHILLY AND MAYBE RAINING!

Bring Toonies for Terry to Mrs. Barker tomorrow morning.

Challenge Question - Sept 19

 

 

 

 

Your Task:  Write down 10 ways that you can show kindness to others.  Think of showing kindness at home, at school and with friends.

 

 

Bring your list to Mrs. Barker tomorrow.