October 31, 2018

Happy Halloween!

Today was a busy day!

We did "Minute to Win it" activities for most of the morning in the gym. Please ask me about the different stations.

After recess we had our "Halloween Parade!" Great costumes everyone! Thanks to the parents for coming to watch!

We did some more work on our Halloween poems today!

After lunch Ms. Russell read some of "The Hobbit."

We did stations this afternoon in different groups combining the 3/4 classes. We read scary stories, played Halloween bingo, did a craft and learned a new game, made a science experiment, and had a movement break outside!

Have a great evening, and stay safe out there!!

Ms. Russell

October 30, 2018

Hello Everyone,

**Reminder tomorrow is the Halloween Parade at 10:30am! Feel free to wear your costumes! Please no weapons!

This morning we learned about symmetry in math. Symmetry is when both sides of an object are the same or a mirror image of each other. Then we did some symmetry art using pumpkin faces!

We had a fire drill today!

In writing we brainstormed some "Halloween" vocabulary. Then Ms. Russell read us some Halloween poems and we wrote our own using the vocabulary.

This afternoon we played "Laser Lines" and "Floor Hockey" in gym.

In science we learned about the Anvil and the Stirrup. Did you know the stirrup is the smallest bone in the human body?

For French today we talked about the days of the week! I should be practicing these at home!
Lundi - Monday
Mardi - Tuesday
Mercredi - Wednesday
Jeudi - Thursday
Vendredi - Friday
Samedi - Saturday
Dimanche - Sunday

Have a great afternoon!

Ms. Russell

October 24, 2018

Hello Everyone,

**Reminder tomorrow is Photo Retakes Day!

This morning we had a class discussion around things we can control and what we can't control. Some of the ideas we discussed were: Things we can control - Being kind, asking for help, working hard, how to respond to challenges, forgiving, and what you say or do. Things we can't control - other people, the past, height, weather, who likes me, bullying, skin color, and what others think about me.

In gym we learned a new game using "Rock, Paper, Scissors." The students loved it so please ask me how you play!

Ms. Russell gave us all a "How am I doing?" target today. We then looked through our writing books and chose what we felt was our "best work" so far. We looked for things like: is it complete, is it neat, do I have capitals and punctuation, is there a colored picture, and do I have my title and date. When we selected one Ms. Russell stapled our target to it and we decided if it was Red, Yellow or Green - "I need to keep going..." "I'm almost there..." or "I made it!"

After lunch Ms. Russell read some more of "A Long Walk to Water." We discussed some of the things that happened in the chapters and then wrote a reader's response.

In science we learned more about the "Outer Ear" today including the "Pinna" and the "Ear Canal."

We had a movement break outside and then Ms. Russell read "This is How We Do It" by Matt Lamothe. The book tells the story of seven different children's days from around the world.

Have a great afternoon,

Ms. Russell

October 23, 2018

Good Afternoon,

**Reminder Parent/Teacher Conferences are this week!!

This morning we talked about the different types of sentences: Command, Statement, Question, and Exclamation. A command tells someone what to do. A statement states a fact. A question is asking someone something and an exclamation is expressing an opinion with emotion. We practiced writing a few of our own.

We had a practice for the assembly this morning and did a fantastic job for the actual assembly! Ms. Russell was very proud!

In math we had another number talk. Ms. Russell read us the book, "A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars" by Seth Fishman. We learned about approximately how many trees cover our Earth (three trillion), how much water too (three hundred seventy billion gallons). We learned that seven billion five hundred million humans weigh about the same as ten quadrillion ants. We also learned that there are about 1,620 trillion raindrops in an average thunderstorm and the average person walks something like 100,000 miles in their lifetime, or five times around the world! Wow!

Ms. Russell read more of "The Hobbit" after lunch.

In gym we played "running chaser" and "floor-hockey."

For science today we looked at a cross section model of the Human ear. Then Ms. Russell taught us some fun facts. Did you know that ears help keep you balanced?

We finished our day with another chapter from "A Long Walk to Water." Please ask me what happened to Nya and Salva.

Have a great afternoon!

Ms. Russell

October 22, 2018

Hello Everyone,

**If you haven't signed up for conferences please do so! They are this Thursday and Friday. There is NO SCHOOL for students on Friday.

*The Kindergarten Learning Assembly is tomorrow morning at 10:30am parents are welcome to join if they wish! Grade 3/4's will be singing a song at the assembly.

*We are still accepting "Jacket Racket" donations.

This morning we typed up our "I Am From" poems and worked on Mathletics.

We practiced our song for the assembly tomorrow.

Ms. Russell read us the funny story, "Bug in the Vacuum" by Melanie Watt.

In gym we played floor hockey!

This afternoon, Ms. Russell read us another chapter of "A Long Walk to Water." Please ask me what happened.

In social studies we read about a day in the life of 7 children around the world. Then we compared the similarities and differences to our own lives.

We had library today too!

Have a great afternoon,

Ms. Russell

October 19, 2018

Happy Friday!

**Tonight is the Harvest Dance!!

**Reminder please bring in "Jacket Racket" donations if you have any!

In gym we played hockey and I got to be goalie! - Brody

We are practicing our song for the assembly on Tuesday. - Selina

We had buddy reading this morning and in math we worked on our subtraction with regrouping. - Elijah

In our KWL chart we filled out the "What we Learned" column after reading a non-fiction article about The Leaning Tower of Pisa. One thing I learned was that it was built on soft soil and sand which is why it is sinking. - Andre

We continued our "I am from" poems, which are poems about where we are from, what we do, what we like to eat, our family, etc. - Elle

Have a great weekend!

Ms. Russell and Grade 3/4zzzzzzz

October 17, 2018

Good Afternoon,

**Reminder Jacket Racket donations!!

Today we had music and we played the "boom whackers" and played "The Pirates of the Caribbean" song. We also did "Ghostbusters" and pass the pumpkin around the room! - Selina & Gabe

In gym we played "running chaser" and floor hockey. - Mayriele

Reading response about the story, "A Long Walk to Water." The main character Salva found a beehive and we made predictions about what was going to happen next. - Elle

Ms. Russell read a couple of stories about patterns today. In math we talked about increasing and decreasing patterns. We also played the game "I love math!" - Asyah & Elijah

We learned a song called "Hello to All the Children of the World" that we are performing for the learning assembly next week. It had languages from around the world including Australia. - Andre

Have a great afternoon,

Ms. Russell and Grade 3/4zzzzzz

October 16, 2018

Good afternoon,

**Reminder please bring items for Jacket Racket!!

In social studies we worked on our Day in the Life on Google Docs. - Andre

Today we had a spelling test! - Jesse

We did a guided meditation today to help calm us after gym. - William

In gym we played hockey and shark tag. - Mackenzie

Today in music we played "boom whackers." - Asyah

In math we used base ten blocks to answer subtraction questions with regrouping. - Mayriele

We also played "I love Math." So much fun!! - Elijah

Have a great afternoon,

Ms. Russell

*Book orders due this Friday October 19th.

October 15, 2018

Hello Everyone,

**Reminder we are collecting winter coats, pants, boots, and gloves for "Jacket Racket!" Please feel free to bring any unused items in for donation.

This morning we had a big number talk using the book "How much is a Million?" by David M. Schwartz. Students answered questions such as, "What would you like to have, make, find or eat a million of?" Or "What do we have a million of in this school?" Then we talked about just how far a million of something could go. What surprised kids the most was just how long it would take to count from one to one million, which is 23 days without eating or sleeping!!

In gym we played some floor hockey games. We are working on passing to our teammates and stick handling.

In the afternoon Ms. Russell taught us how to get on Google Docs and we did a social studies activity where answered questions about what a typical day looks like for us. For example, the time I wake up, what I have for breakfast, how I get to school, and what activities I do in the evening. Next, we will be long at a typical day for a child in another country to compare.

Have a great afternoon,

Ms. Russell

*Reminder conference booking opens this Thursday morning!

October 11, 2018

Good Afternoon,

This morning we practiced more subtraction with regrouping using base ten blocks. We also worked on "Mathletics."

Students finished typing up their "If I was in Charge of the World" poems.

We had a "lockdown drill" and the kids did a great job!

After lunch students had music and played the "boom whackers."

In gym we played "rock, paper scissors tag," "kin ball" and "floor hockey."

We had French today, and Ms. Russell taught us the alphabet in French as well as some greetings vocabulary.

For science we labeled the parts of the ear.

Have a great afternoon,

Ms. Russell

October 10, 2018

Good Afternoon,

This morning we used place value charts and base ten blocks to solve some subtraction with regrouping problems. Check out Ms. Russell's Twitter page for photos. Ms. Russell also read us the story, "Sir Cumference and All the King's Tens."

We practiced our spelling and did some more word work. We are looking for the letter sounds in our words as well as their meanings.

In gym we played "4-corners," "line tag" and "scooter hockey." Check out Ms. Russell's Twitter page for photos.

This afternoon, Ms. Russell read more of "The Hobbit."

We did some poetry today. We talked about the different forms of poems and how some rhyme and some don't, the descriptive words used and the imagery. Then we talked about how in social studies we have been talking about the rights of a child, and their basic needs and wants. We wrote poems today called, "If I Were in Charge of the World" first as a class we brainstormed ideas for what we would cancel, what we would have and what we wouldn't have, then we wrote our own.


             

Have a great afternoon,

Ms. Russell

October 9, 2018

Hello Everyone!

I hope everyone had a wonderful and restful Thanksgiving!

This morning students received new spelling words and did some word work activities with them.

In math we reviewed how to regroup for subtraction using base ten blocks. Students should be practicing their addition and subtraction at home too. They can also access Mathletics for practice work in this area.

Please ask me what I did in music today.

In gym we played "running chaser" and "fortress."

In science we finished off our sound stations, and talked more about what causes vibration.

This afternoon we talked about self-reflection and self-evaluating our own work. Ms. Russell showed us a target with a red circle, yellow circle, and green circle in the middle. Once in awhile she will give us the target to fill out for a piece of work we did. We are checking our work for capitals, punctuation, complete sentences, spelling, neatness, pictures, as well as our ideas and words. Then we will give ourselves a check mark on the target: Green - "I made it!" Yellow - "I'm almost there..." and Red - "I need to keep going..."

We had library today also.

Have a great afternoon,

Ms. Russell

October 5, 2018

Happy Friday!

**Reminder NO SCHOOL on Monday October 8th.

This morning we worked on "Mathletics" on Numbers, Patterns, and Addition and Subtraction strategies. Some kids finished up their Smile art and quote and others finished their Terry Fox drawings.

Ms. Russell read us a couple of math stories about numbers and actual size. One was called, "A Place for Zero," and the other one was called, "Actual Size." She also taught us a new math game for practicing our addition, subtraction, and multiplication. It's called "I Love Math" and it's like "Rock, Paper, Scissors." Please ask me to teach it to you!

In gym we played "rock, paper scissors" tag and "Tails!"

We finished our day with a Magic School Bus video about Vibration and Sound.

Have a great long weekend and Happy Thanksgiving!

Ms. Russell

October 4, 2018

Good Afternoon,

**Reminder to bring Haysboro Choir forms back as choir starts next Wednesday at lunch.

This morning we had a lovely choir performance by the Calgary Girls Choir! The students were very engaged and were even able to join in on a song!

In math we graphed how we all got to school today. We looked at how many people walked, drove, bussed, and biked. Then we created a bar graph to represent the data. After we came up with our own question to ask each other and conducted a survey. Then we represented our information in a graph.

Ms. Russell read us a couple of fairy tales from other parts of the world. We read one from Russia called "The Firebird," one from Persia called "Scheherazade," and one from Japan called "Princess Moonlight." It was interesting to compare them with fairy tales we know well.

We had music today, please ask me what we did.

This afternoon we finished of our "Sound Stations" in science. Please ask me more about what I learned.

Have a great afternoon,

Ms. Russell

October 3, 2018

Good Afternoon,

This morning we did some math review.

We chose quotes for our "smile art."

In gym we played with the "Omni-Kin" ball, it was a lot of fun!

After lunch, Ms. Russell read some more of "The Hobbit," and we did a reading response in our journals.

We have almost finished off our smile art!

In science today we did the first 2 sound stations! Please ask me about it!

Have a great afternoon,

Ms. Russell

October 2, 2018

Welcome to Snowmageddon 2018!

This morning we only had 9 students for the first little bit so it felt really weird!

Ms. Russell had us work on numbers, greater than, less than, number line, place value all on Mathletics.

She read us a funny short story called "Snow Day." Please ask me what happened.

Please ask me what I did in music today.

In gym we played a new tag game with a GIANT ball. It was a lot of fun! We also played "4-corner soccer."

We started a new art project today. Ms. Russell read us the story, "Whoever you are" and we talked about how even though we are different all around the world our smiles are the same. She also took a picture of us smiling so when we drew ourselves we could see what we look like. We will continue this tomorrow.

For science Ms. Russell showed us an example of the stations we are going to be doing for sound. We are starting stations tomorrow!

Have a great afternoon, and stay safe!

Ms. Russell

October 1, 2018

Good Afternoon,

In gym we played "rainbow tag" and "revenge dodgeball." - Mayriele

In math today we played a counting game. We used the carpets as "stepping stones" to cross the "river" and we had to count by the number Ms. Russell called out.  For example, 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, 6s, and 10s. - Selina

In science we talked about vocabulary words for sound. For example: vibration, wave, volume, emit, reflection, etc. - Elijah

Today was "Orange Shirt Day" we started with announcements that told us what it was about. We wear orange in support of "Every Child Matters." Ms. Russell read us a story called "Shi Shi Etko" that was about a little girl that was going to a residential school. - Elle

We also did a "sharing circle" today. Sharing circles are one of the traditional ways that First Nations people share and communicate. In the sharing circle we passed a "talking stone" to share where we are from and something about our family. - Holly

Today we also did our spelling test. - Annika

Have a great afternoon,

Ms. Russell and Grade 3/4zzzzzzzzzz