Learning to tell the time

by | Apr 20, 2015 | Grade 3, The Grades

For the next two weeks in maths we are learning to tell the time. Our pre test showed that telling the time is not something we do well in Grade 3. We began by making our own clocks. We used these to help answer questions about time.    ...

Welcome back – Inventions time!

by | Apr 14, 2015 | Grade 3, The Grades

We began our new Unit of Inquiry this week, Inventions. The central idea is that Humans use ingenuity to meet needs and solve problems through invention and innovationWe started the unit by sorting inventions into three categories and then justifying why they were in...

Happy Holiday!

by | Apr 1, 2015 | Grade 3, The Grades

Wishing you all a safe and enjoyable holiday and I look forward to seeing you after the break.As many of you are aware we are running a “waste free snack and lunch competition.” Here is the winner for Grade 3. You can see an amazing array of healthy food...

Where in the World Are We?

by | Mar 26, 2015 | Grade 3, The Grades

This week during our migration unit we have been learning about where we live and which countries we have migrated from. We had to find our homes on the map.    We had some very heated discussion about what we would take with us if we had to leave...