Ms. Abid's Classroom

   This Week in Grade 3 (Sept 21 st -Sept 24 th ) Hello Everyone, It was lovely to meet some of you this week at Meet the Teachers! What a wonderful evening it was, and I really enjoyed having the opportunity to connect with you and learn a little more about our class community. Thank you to everyone who was able to stop by and say hello. I’m looking forward to a wonderful year together and to getting to know each of the students even better as the year progresses! It was also a busy and meaningful week in Grade 3! This week, students took part in the annual Terry Fox Run. We learned about the legacy and impact Terry Fox had on cancer research through his Marathon of Hope. We also read a book about the life of Terry Fox through the perspective of his friend, Doug Alward. This provided students with an opportunity to connect their learning to our current ELA focus on the differences between biographies and autobiographies. It was a busy week in Grade 3! Here’s a look at what we...

This Week in Grade 3 (Sept 14 th -Sept 18 th ) ELA ·       Learning how adjectives can add detail and description to writing ·       Practicing descriptive words for characters, settings, time, and place ·       Using a roll-and-write activity to help expand and develop creative story ideas Social Studies ·       Continuing to learn about land acknowledgements ·       Exploring Treaty 6 and Treaty 7 ·       Making connections between students’ cultures, backgrounds, interests, and the land they live on in Alberta through a brainstorming activity. Science ·       Beginning our new Earth Systems unit ·       Sharing what we already know about Earth ·       Beginning to explore the different parts and systems that make up our planet, specifically layers of the earth Math ·       Continuing to build our understanding of time ·     ...

  Grade 3 Weekly Newsletter Welcome to Grade 3! I’m so glad to be joining the McKenzie Towne School community! We have had a wonderful start to the school year, and I’m looking forward to all the learning, growth, and fun ahead with our Grade 3 students. Week 1 — Building Our Classroom Community Our first week was all about getting settled into Grade 3 and getting to know one another! Spent time getting to know our classmates and building our classroom community. Learned about our classroom routines and expectations. Practiced how we can work together and show respect to one another. Participated in activities and games to help us get to know each other. We began using our visual journals to look more closely at the things around us. We practiced noticing details, asking questions about what we see, and thinking about what the things around us remind us of. Took part in simple STEAM and team-building challenges. Week 2 — Getting Into Our Learning We began settling into our regular ...