Hello Everyone!
We are a very lucky class-we've been on the announcements 4-5 times in the last 2 months! I know parents don't always get to see the kids in action on the announcements so here is a special treat for you.
The announcement team came to our class today and interviewed a few of our kids about their Modigliani inspired portraits of their best friend. These announcements will be played on the morning of May 16th. They did a wonderful job! Check us out at the link below
http://fairvale-elementary.nbed.nb.ca/
Mrs. Ashley Daley-Creamer
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Monday, 7 May 2012
Social Studies Interview Project
Here is the outline for the social studies project below. If you have any questions PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME!
Social Studies Interview Project
Due May 25Th 2012
In Social Studies your child is
learning about the people of New Brunswick. We have been talking about what
life is like now in New Brunswick and what it might have been like for our
grandparents and great grandparents growing up in New Brunswick. During the
discussion about New Brunswick then and now the kids had many questions. What
was life like for our grandparents when they were our age? What are some things
that might be the same today as it was then? What was different?
Due to the many questions about
growing up in the past in New Brunswick we will be conducting interviews. Find
an older member of your family to interview. Write, record or tape the answers
to the following questions and be ready to present the answers to the class.
Feel free to add a question or two of your own!
1. What were your favourite things to do
when you were young?
2. How many people were in your family?
3. Did you have any chores?
4. What kind of technology did you use?
(Did your family have a phone? T.V?)
5. Did you like school? What did you
like? What didn’t you like?
6. What did you wear? Were girls allowed
to wear pants to school?
7. What is one of the most interesting
things you remember learning?
8. What was New Brunswick like when you
were little? Were there a lot of cities? Were there farms?
9. What types of jobs were available for
people to do in New Brunswick when you were little?
*We have a
few families who are not originally from New Brunswick. In these cases you may
ask an older family member what is was like where they grew up.
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
A or B or C..WHAT WILL MY MARK BE?
I've noticed lately a few of the kids have been leaving tests to be signed in their desks. You should have received your child's marks for 3 extra practice tests in Math unit 7 (Geometry), a big Geometry test, 4 spelling tests, and 3 listening comprehensions. We are doing our weekly desk organizing tomorrow and hopefully most of the tests/quizzes will make it home. If you do not get one of these tests/quizzes sent home to you please send me an email at ashley.daley@nbed.nb.ca . I will gladly send you their marks for any of these quizzes/tests. I try my best to be sure that everyone brings all of these things home but with 25 kids in the room I occaionally miss checking a few kids before they pack up for the day!
Thanks,
Ashley Daley-Creamer
Pointilism
Exciting news for Grade 3! We have a new Art curriculum! April 20th teachers all over our district had a professional development day and our Grade level was lucky enough to review our new Art program for part of our sessions.
Our next Art lesson after my session we put our new curriculum to good use. We have begun a study on pointilism. In particular we are learning about Georges Seuret. Maybe you have heard of him or you have seen some of his work...
Pointillism is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of pure colour are applied in patterns to form an image.Up close the painting looks like a bunch of dots but as you step farther away the dots form an image. Ask your son or daughter about pointillism-they have become experts and would love to explain this incredible technique to you! Below are a few pointillism pieces created by Marcus, Stuart and Rebecca. Enjoy!
Mrs. Ashley Daley-Creamer
Our next Art lesson after my session we put our new curriculum to good use. We have begun a study on pointilism. In particular we are learning about Georges Seuret. Maybe you have heard of him or you have seen some of his work...
Pointillism is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of pure colour are applied in patterns to form an image.Up close the painting looks like a bunch of dots but as you step farther away the dots form an image. Ask your son or daughter about pointillism-they have become experts and would love to explain this incredible technique to you! Below are a few pointillism pieces created by Marcus, Stuart and Rebecca. Enjoy!
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| Up close..what could it be? |
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| Great butterfly Rebecca! |
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| More dots? |
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| No it is Marcus' sun! |
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| What on Earth did Stuart draw? |
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| A hockey boy drawing a hockey stick-figures :) |
Tuesday, 1 May 2012
May Newsletter
Here is a copy of our May newsletter that I sent home today with your child.
Hello!
Math Outcomes
This month we will be working on a new unit
about multiplication and division. Multiplication and division are basic
computational skills that children must eventually master in order to succeed
in higher levels of mathematics.
The
focus of this unit is on developing an understanding of the processes of
multiplication and division in order to
develop strategies for multiplying and dividing whole numbers up to 5 × 5.
Children will use counters, number lines, and arrays to develop their
understanding. In this unit, your child will:
• Model multiplication and division up to 5 ×
5
• Find strategies to multiply and divide up
to 5 × 5
• Pose and solve story problems involving
multiplication and division.
Encourage your child to share different
strategies used to multiply and divide. We use multiplication and division in
many day-to-day situations. Here are some suggestions for activities you can do
at home:
• Look for things that come in groups of 2,
3, 4, and 5. Create problems. For example: Bikes have 2 tires. How many tires
are on 4 bikes?
• Use a deck of playing cards, using only the
1s (Aces) to 5s.Shuffle the cards. Flip the first card. This represents the
number of groups. Flip the second card. This represents the number of objects
in each group. Have your child draw a picture to match the cards, and write a
multiplication and division sentence to match the picture. Continue until all
cards are used up.
Hello!
Parents/Guardians,
Where is the time going? In the blink of an
eye our school year will be done and our kids will able to call themselves
fourth graders! I want to give a big WELCOME to Nicole Wilson. She has joined
us from Hampton Elementary and is a great addition to our class.
I wanted to let you know that I now have our
class blog up and running! I know it is a little late but better late than
never! Please visit us at mrsdaleycreamersclass.blogspot.com. We are also on
the Fairvale site in the class web pages under Mrs. Daley-Creamer’s class blog.
There you will find homework, upcoming events, and see what we are doing in
class. I hope you will visit us!
We have another
busy month on our hands and as always if you ever have any questions, comments
or concerns please feel free to contact me at the school at 847-6202, by email at ashley.daley@nbed.nb.ca,
or through a written note placed in your child’s agenda.
Math Outcomes
This month we will be working on a new unit
about multiplication and division. Multiplication and division are basic
computational skills that children must eventually master in order to succeed
in higher levels of mathematics.
The
focus of this unit is on developing an understanding of the processes of
multiplication and division in order to
develop strategies for multiplying and dividing whole numbers up to 5 × 5.
Children will use counters, number lines, and arrays to develop their
understanding. In this unit, your child will:
• Model multiplication and division up to 5 ×
5
• Find strategies to multiply and divide up
to 5 × 5
• Pose and solve story problems involving
multiplication and division.
Encourage your child to share different
strategies used to multiply and divide. We use multiplication and division in
many day-to-day situations. Here are some suggestions for activities you can do
at home:
• Look for things that come in groups of 2,
3, 4, and 5. Create problems. For example: Bikes have 2 tires. How many tires
are on 4 bikes?
• Use a deck of playing cards, using only the
1s (Aces) to 5s.Shuffle the cards. Flip the first card. This represents the
number of groups. Flip the second card. This represents the number of objects
in each group. Have your child draw a picture to match the cards, and write a
multiplication and division sentence to match the picture. Continue until all
cards are used up.
For some fun interactive games
please visit multiplication.com. It is a favourite site I use with my Math help
kids.
Language Arts
In Language Arts, reading continues with an
emphasis on good reading comprehension strategies. Descriptive writing will be
our focus this month. Students will learn that a good piece of descriptive
writing describes the characteristics of people, places and things. A good
piece of descriptive writing has an introduction telling who or what is being
written about, tells us about the characteristics of the person, place or thing and finishes
with how the writer feels about the person, place or thing.
Social Studies/ Science/Health/Art
In social studies we are
learning about the people of New Brunswick. I will be assigning a project where
students will have to interview an older resident of New Brunswick (like their
nanny, grampy etc.). More details to follow.
In Science we continue in
structures. I can’t wait to see all of the hard work our kids have put into
their projects! They are so excited!
In Health we have been
conducting a dental health experiment. Ask your kids what will happens when a
tooth sits in pop, coffee or tea for a week!
In Art we are working on
pointillism. We will also be discussing some very famous paintings in class. Be
prepared for your kids to be critiquing the art you may have around your home!
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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1
Student Led Clubs
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2
Library Day
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3
Student Led Clubs
*Structure
Project Due
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4
No School
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7
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8
Student Led Clubs
Math Test
Unit 7
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9
Library Day
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10
Student Led Clubs
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14
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15
Student Led Clubs
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Library Day
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Student Led Clubs
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No School
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No School
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Student Led Clubs
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Library Day
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Student Led Clubs
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Student Led Clubs
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Library Day
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Student Led Clubs
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O Canada!
A few weeks ago our class participated in a music contest. The school that makes the best video of their students singing O Canada will win money to go towards their schools music program. While we still don't know the results of this contest I thought it would be nice to share the final product of our class (and school) singing our version of O Canada. Enjoy!
Mrs. Ashley Daley-Creamer
What's happening?
I am so proud of all the hard work our kids have been doing this term. We do so much in the run of a day that you all don't always get to see! So here are a few pictures of what has been happening in our class.
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| Our take on Van Gogh's sunflowers. |
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| Our beautiful "stained glass" window decorations. |
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| In Health we have been doing an experiment. We want to know which drink is the worst for our teeth. |
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| So far juice seems to be the worst drink! |
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| Our lovely poster projects. The kids worked so hard! |
Mrs. Ashley Daley-Creamer
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