Using dictionaries

We began our unit of inquiry this week by watching a video so sand art and analyzing it. In math our focus has been on adding numbers mentally to a hundred. In language the children were introduced to dictionaries and ways to use them.

Welcome to grade three

It has been a busy first week in grade three. We began our first unit of Inquiry Who We Are by looking at different forms of art and ways that art is used to communicate messages. One area we looked at closely was cave art. All three classes came together to create...

Welcome to grade 3

Welcome to grade 3. Here’s a little bit about myself. My path to the classroom took a slightly unconventional route. After completing my B.A in the United States (in International Relations), I worked  as a management consultant in the US and Canada for a number of...

Peer support

Last week the children interviewed their peers in grade four to identify conflicts they had in their class. Following the interviews they selected a few which were then turned into puppet shows and presented to the grade fours. In writing we have begun working on...

BEDMAS or PEDMAS?

It has been a busy week in grade five. We made good progress with our work on the order of operations in math. We will continue with the order of operations into next week as well. In writing, the children continued to write narratives and also wrote a letter to their...