For our Shake It! IPC unit we were visited by representatives of Meiji and Kewpie Co. On the first day with Meiji reps we learned all about about milk and the importance of a healthy diet. Afterwards we learned how to make our very own lemon lassies using milk, lemon, and sweetener.
The next day we welcomed Kewpie representatives who taught us all about the magic of mayonnaise! Afterwards we all learned how to make mayonnaise from scratch! We had so much fun!
The Grade 3 students are celebrating the publishing of their opinion writing articles. Each student selected a topic of importance to them and worked hard to convince their readers to agree with their opinion. The students have used the writing cycle and have planned, drafted, edited, revised, and typed their stories. Well done everyone!
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The Grade 3 students have become researchers for our current reading unit. They have been learning strategies for conducting meaningful research while preparing to become the teachers and present some of their learning to the class.
The students worked in groups to research a topic before individually selecting a specific subtopic for further research. They created slides to present their learning to their classmates.
Today the Grade 3 students had the wonderful opportunity to be reading buddies with Grade 1 students. They enjoyed sharing some of their favourite books and growing together as readers.
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In IPC we have been learning about liquids and solids and the ways that they can change their form. This week the Grade 3 the students transformed cream (a liquid) into butter (a solid).
Step 1: Fill a container with cream.
Step 2: Shake it! Shake it! Shake it!
Step 3: Enjoy tasty fresh butter!
This week the Grade 3 students began a new IPC unit: Shake it!
In this unit we will be exploring solids, liquids, and gases and conducting a variety of interesting (and sometimes messy) experiments including churning milk into butter! Here are few of the big questions we seek to answer in our unit:
We began our new unit with a pre-assessment activity. We provided each student with a set of images of different kinds of food and drink (solids and liquids) and asked them to study their images and create categories. Some categories the students created were: dairy/non-dairy, healthy/not healthy, natural/altered by humans. It was interesting to see the different ways everyone organise their images.
This week the Elementary School celebrated Spirit Week leading up to our Christmas holidays. Each day the students has a special theme to follow. Check out some of the wacky pictures from our fun filled week!
This year for the Christmas concert, Grade 3 created a human advent calendar. We collected boxes, decorated, and had many practices to be ready for the big day. If you missed the performance or would like to relive the holiday spirit of the evening, here is a link to the live stream performance: Christmas Concert 2019
This year for Children’s Day the Elementary Students dressed up in the colours of their national flags. Each student designed a feather for our colourful wing display in the ES hallway. Where will your wings take you?
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As part of their IPC unit What’s on the Menu? the Grade 3 students visited the kitchen to create their very own layered yogurt parfaits. Check it out!
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