Grade 3C Class News

June 1-5

2009-06-02T15:08:00.002-03:00

Hello, sorry I am late with the blog again. I have been working long nights correcting the Dinomir projects. These are major projects...you will understand when you see them. We had our test in fractions. It was a little tough for some. We will rework some of the concepts and retest on Friday. Fractions are a generally tough concept for students to master. They are getting closer. We only have to cover one other section after this. Time is getting short. Things are going well. If any of you have any questions please feel free to email me kzgallant@edu.pe.ca

thanks

Mme Gallant

May 25-29

2009-05-25T21:47:00.003-03:00

It is hard to believe that this is our last week in May. My has the time been flying by. This week we will be having a quiz on fractions. All of the students are doing quite well in this chapter. We are continuing on with the Dinomir projects. There is a lot of work to be done in a short amount of time. We are also finishing up our chapter on measurement in Science. There will be also a small project to be done in this area. I hope everyone understands the new homework set up. Students should be completing there Carnet de Lecture at home, in addition to their reading. I explained in more detail in the previous blog posting.

This week we will be traveling to see Athena s Seusical the Musical. We are very excited attend this event.

take care,

Mme Gallant

May 19th-22nd 2009

2009-05-20T14:22:00.002-03:00

I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend. I know I certainly did. This week we will be starting a new unit on fractions. It will be pretty basic concepts. I am hoping that it will go well. We are continuing our Dinomir projects as well. They are coming along quite well! I have sent home permission slips for the pen pal photo exchange....try and get them in...I would like to send the letters by the end of the week. The homework has changed slightly. Instead of their homework binder they will be taking home their carnet de lecture. This should accompany their nightly reading. We have been doing these for awhile now so they should know how to do them. I will be still collecting homework on Fridays. Everything is going well! The students are great, I am sad to see the end of our school year approching!!!

Mme Gallant

May 11-15

2009-05-12T14:13:00.002-03:00

Hello all! This week will be a busy. We are doing the provincial tests on Wednesday + a math test. I know that seems like a lot in one day, but the students are well prepared. The math test shouldn't be too difficult. It covers; time, money;and weight (kg/g). The students are in the middle of writing their Dinomir books. They are impressive. I can't wait for the finished products. The students stories are awesome. I am anxiously waiting to share them with you all! The homework scribbler will be changing a bit. They will be ready for later this week. I will explain the format later on. Two sets of permissions slips were sent home. Please sign them and send them back. The "Fry" day was a huge success! The students loved the tasty fries that were provided by Cavendish Farms. That's it for this week!

Mme Gallant

May 4th-9th

2009-05-05T08:21:00.002-03:00

It is hard to believe that May is here. Wow the year is flying by. Last week we were fortunate enough to go see the Elm street play....Wow! It was amazing. The students really enjoyed it, I did too! It's great for the students to celebrate other students achievements of the same age. It shows the student what hard work and comittement can achieve. Speaking of hard work....WE STARTED!!!! We finally have started writing our Dinomir books. I love the ideas that I am seeing for our young authors. I would like to wrap up our Math unit this week and have a test early next week. We have been working on Money, Time, and Measurement. It seems to be going well. We will be also doing a science unit on Measurement, this will hopefully strengthen the students knowledge of measurements. Another permission slip was sent home on Monday. We will be going to see the Greenfield play at the Jubilee Theater. There will be no cost to the students for this play.

Here are this weeks list words:

l'air
la joie
la rose
la lune
chaque
chez
l'eau
le jeu
le feu
tout
toutes
tous

April 27- May 1st

2009-04-29T08:04:00.002-03:00

I apologies for writing the blog late this week. I was out sick Monday and yesterday I didn't get around to it. I was very pleased with the student's science projects. It was really neat to see what different types of cars they produced. In math we have moved on from learning about money to learning to tell time. If you would like to practice telling time at home that would be a great help. The Dinomir project is progressing very well. We are hoping to start writing on Monday!!! The work that the students are doing to become qualified authors is great. They have learned about the 6+1 writing traits and have worked hard on becoming experts of Dinomir. There will be no school on Friday. The Western School Board is holding its annual meeting. Teachers will be at Westisle Composite High School for the day to attend. Hope everything is going well for all of you. Enjoy the spring weather!!!

Here are this weeks list words:

la nature
le chemin
le monde
un arbre
la route
le pays
la fleur
la ville

April 20th- 24th

2009-04-21T12:58:00.002-03:00

Hello! This week the students are continuing to work on using money in Math. Please practice many exchanges at home. This is a great way to incorporate play and learning together. We are continuing to learn about the process of writing books. The Dinomir project is going well. Students were asked last week to start a science project. They have to design and build a car (no kits or Lego please). There are three criteria they have to meet 1. It must be able to roll well, the unit is on things the can roll. 2. The car has to have a compartment that objects can be placed in. 3. It must be decorated. A few projects have come in so far, and they are fantastic. The projects are due on Friday.

Report cards went out yesterday, if you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Overall, I am impressed with how well the class is doing.

Mme Gallant

Here are this weeks list words....It's more verbe tenses then list words. This is coinsiding with the verb tenses we are learning in class.

Devoir

je dois
tu dois
il doit
elle doit

Pouvoir

je peux
tu peux
il peut
elle peut

Vouloir

je veux
tu veux
il veut
elle veut

le vélo
loin
il monte

April 14-17th, 2009

2009-04-14T11:42:00.003-03:00

Hi everyone! Hope you all had an enjoyable easter holiday. On Thursday we had a math test. I am happy to inform you that overall the class did wonderfully on this test. We are now starting a new chapter that involves money, time, and duration measurements. Please practice the concept of money this week with your child. We are also moving forward on our Dinomir projects. The students ideas are really great. Report cards will be sent out next week. I will be doing interviews by request only. If you are interested in meeting with me. Please contact me by phone or email kzgallant@edu.pe.ca . I will be also requesting to meet with a few of you to discuss your child's progress. The school year is moving along quickly. I have a hard time believing spring is here....I guess the weather isn't helping me much. Take care

Mme Gallant

Here are this weeks list words:

1. un an
2. dimanche
3. je demande
4. un enfant
5. avant
6. la campagne
7. grand
8. devant
9. quand
10. je chante

April 6th-10th

2009-04-06T09:26:00.002-03:00

Hi everyone! Finally a monday without snow. This week we will be finishing up our unit on Multiplication and Division. We will be having a test on Thursday. Look out for some math homework that will be sent home this week. The class is starting the writing process for our Dinomir projects. It is very exciting. I am hoping that these projects get the students excited about writing. We are also doing a unit in science on objects that can role. We are testing which cans of soup can roll down a ramp the fastest and discovering why that might happen. It's a very good unit since it is pretty hands on. I am very pleased to announce that our class raise $100.56 for Juvenile Arthritis. As a motivation, I told the students that if we filled the bucket full of pennies we would get to watch a movie. Well the class surpassed the bucket. Now I have to make good on my promise, Wednesday afternoon we will be watching a movie and I will be providing some snacks for the students. If anyone would like to send in any juice or other snacks, feel free. (however it is not necessary).

Thanks, I hope everyone has a great Easter break,

Mme Gallant

Here are this weeks list words

1. le livre
2. encore
3. le vent
4. une image
5. enfin
6. souvent
7. la page
8. ensuite
9. la leçon
10. vendredi

1-3 April

2009-04-01T11:51:00.002-03:00

Another short week! Hopefully that is it for snow for the year. I am hopeful! this week we will be powing ahead in division if you can keep working on multiplication throughout the next few week, I believe that that will greatly help out your child. We will be also finishing up our Dinomir series of books. This means that we will be starting the writing process for our project. Very exciting. It's hard to beieve that the easter break is just around the corner. We will be working hard to make up for some lost time due to school cancelations. This may mean a bit more homework. The students math workbooks may be going home a bit in the next few weeks. Keep checking their agendas! Homework duotangs are finished and should be in your chil'd back pack tonight. Hope everyone is doing well!

Take care,

Mme Krista

Here are this weeks list words

March 23-27

2009-03-25T10:19:00.002-03:00

I hope everyone enjoyed their march break! I was sick on Monday, sorry I didn't get the blog posted. We had a wonderful guest teacher whom the students really enjoyed. With the storm day on Tuesday, I find myself just starting to get back into the swing of things. Don't worry about the homework duotangs for this week. I will have the next months homework planned and ready to go home for the weekend. I think that the format that I have been using has been successful. This week we will quickly review multiplications and begin division. Hopefully this transition will go smoothly. We are still accepting pennies for Juvenile Arthritis. Keep em' coming!!! I enjoyed my break however I am extremely excited to be back. Hope everyone is having a great week!

Mme Gallant

March 9th-13

2009-03-09T12:45:00.002-03:00

Finally!!!! A full week of school! It is nice for the students to be here on a Monday for a change. This week we will be continuing Multiplications. I would have liked to have been done of this chapter before the break however with all of the storm days it is unlikely. If you can, try and practice multiplications with your child. The week of the march break I would appreciate it if the students read 20 minutes each night. It is important for them to continue the reading process and recognize it as part of everyday life. I hope everyone will have a great break and safe travels for those who are going away on vacation.

take care,

Mme Gallant

1. mais
2. qui
3. fois
4. que
5. voilà
6. vite
7. voici
8. même
9. autre

February 16, 2009

2009-02-17T11:31:00.004-04:00

This week the students will be writing letters to students from a class in Toronto. My sister is teaching Grade 3 French Immersion in Toronto and agreed to do a pen pal type exchange with our class. The students are very excited about this opportunity. This is a great way for students to learn about students from another part of the country while learning the conventions of writing a letter.

The students have really easily grasped multiplication in Math. They will begin to learn division in the next week or two. The class has started a class project. We will be writing and illustrating "Dinomir" books. These books will look quite professional. The students are excited about this. This project will be ongoing until June. There are many steps to the process. We are currently reading the "Dinomir" books while exploring the type of language and sentence structures that are being used (eg. Nouns, verbs, adjectives + Characters, settings, problems, solutions). Next week it is mardi gras!!! A orange newsletter was sent home with the details. I hope everyone's week is going well.

Mme Gallant

Here are this weeks list words:

1. chaud
2. chaude
3. une auto
4. froid
5. froide
6. un chapeau
7. je m'amuse
8. la fenêtre
9. je joue

February 10-13, 2009

2009-02-10T11:26:00.004-04:00

Happy Valentines to all this upcoming Saturday! This week we will be continuing multiplication. The students seem to really enjoy it so far. The class really did well on their Tables and Graphs chapter test. Please make sure you sign the test and send it back. This week the students will be starting new literacy centers. I hope that they are a success. I sent the homework duotangs home today. They are updated until the March Break. Just a reminder, that homework is an important part of school. Please make sure that your child is completing the homework. I do the homework checks on Friday's. In general things are going well. The students seem to be advancing at a good rate! Have a great week.

Mme Gallant

Here are this weeks list words:

1. Le coeur
2. le nom
3. le mot
4. il donne
5. la musique
6. la couleur

Feb 2nd-6th, 2009

2009-02-05T08:05:00.003-04:00

Sorry I am late posting my blog this week. With Parent-Teacher interviews Monday and the storm starting Tuesday and No school Wednesday made for an unorganized week. Parent-Teacher interviews went well on Monday. It was great to sit down with all of you to discuss your child's education. Don't worry about the Homework duotang for this week. I am am printing off the new set for Febuary today. They should be done and in your child's back pack by tonight (Tomorrow at the latest.) We will be back on schedule for homework next week. We will be having our spelling test on Friday, however if I notice that many students are struggling with the test we can do another one (since they didn't have their duotangs this week for studying) Other than that things are going well.

Here are this weeks list words:
1. Comme
2. notre
3. une pomme
4. votre
5. un homme
6. nos
7. un bonhomme de neige
8. vos

January26th-30th

2009-01-26T14:56:00.002-04:00

This week, we started today off by celebrating the Chinese New Year. We did some activities in the class this morning and the grade ones went around the school this afternoon in a dragon parade. It was very adorable. This week will be cut a bit short for me. I have a workshop on integrating technology in the classroom on Friday. I will let you all know how it went on next Monday's Blog. The students will have a wonderful substitute taking my place for the day. This week we will also be having our math test. The test will be Thursday and will cover chapter 5. This chapter is on tables and graphs. It seems to be concepts that the students are easily grasping.

We will be having our parent-teacher interviews on Monday Febuary 2nd. If you haven't sent back your time sheet please do so. I will also be sending appointement times home with your child this week. Make sure you keep checking their backpacks.

I hope that everyone is doing well. The students are great.

Mme Gallant

Here are this weeks list words:
1. la semaine
2. le matin
3. lundi
4. mardi
5. mercredi
6. jeudi
7. vendredi
8. samedi
9. dimanche
10. le jour
11. le soir
12. la journée
13. le nuit
14. le lever
15. un an

January 19th-23rd

2009-01-21T15:49:00.002-04:00

Wow what a short week.... The storm on Monday plus a workshop day on Tuesday. I was out yesterday for a workshop on running records and guided reading. This was a great workshop that helped me continue to learn how assess students reading and how to set up guided reading sessions that benefit the students progress in reading. I did however miss being in school with the class. I had a wonderful substitute come in. She had wonderful comments on how well behaved the class is. I would have to agree with her:) I received the wonderful news that I will be with the class until the end of the year. You can only imagine how many times I jumped up in the air. I am thrilled to be with this class. I absolutely adore them.

This week we will hopefully finish our math chapter. The chapter covered tables and graphs. Most students are easily grasping these concepts. This week are also working on the proper format to write a letter. I am trying to set up a pen-pal type situation with my sister's grade 3 French Immersion Class in Ontario. I think that this would be a great way for students to practice writing in a real-life context.

The report cards will be handed out towards the end of January. You all received a note sent home yesterday stating that we will not be having parent-teacher interviews until March. Since we didn't have parent-teacher interviews last term we will have them much sooner than the rest of the school. Our class will be having parent teacher interviews on Feb 2nd, 2009. I will be sending home a note tomorrow with further details.

Things are going well in the class, I am definetely seeing the students progress.

Thanks,

Krista Gallant

Here are this week's list words:

1. premier
2. première
3. dernier
4. dernière
5. le papier
6. le chien
7. la prière
8. vieux

January 12-16

2009-01-12T12:46:00.002-04:00

Well we are finally getting back into the routine of being back at school after that nice long break. This week the new homework sheets were given out. I will explain to you briefly what I expect. I decided that we needed to put the spelling words more into context. Therefor, students will be asked to write three sentences each night targeting the different words from the list. Students will also be asked to choose two books throughout the week that they would like to write up 2 events that occured in that book in addition to their nightly reading. They only have to do this twice within a week! It should not take them a long time to do, but will give me an idea if they can identify the two main events in the story.

So far this term is going great, not to mention fast. Report cards and parent teacher interviews are just around the corner (end of January).

Have a great week everyone!

Here are the list words for this week:

1. en premier
2. le train
3. avant
4. enfin
5. après
6. et pour finir
7. enfin
8. quand
9. puis

December 5th, 2009

2009-01-05T11:16:00.002-04:00

2009!!!!! Happy New years to everyone! I am really looking forward to this upcoming year. I am hopeful that it will be full of fun and excitement. This week we will be trying to get back into the swing of things. We will discuss the rules of the class and the school as a mini refresher. I will be needing all homework binders so that I can refill them with the upcoming assignments. Please send them in as soon as possible. I will have them ready to go for next week. I will be sending a sheet home with this weeks homework. Check your childs backpack.

We will be starting a new math unit on Tables and Graphs. We are starting to explore why it is beneficial to use graphs or tables to describe information. This is a fun unit, I am hoping the students enjoy it.

I hope all of you are enjoying using the blog. I really find that it a good way to keep parents informed.

Here are this weeks list words: (students are expected to practice words by writing 3 sentences with list words in each)

1. laid
2. la reine
3. seize
4. la semaine
5. faire
6. le plaisir
7. treize
8. la maison
9. la neige
10. laide
11. le roi
12. la paire
13. il aime

December 15-19

2008-12-16T08:38:00.002-04:00

It's here!!!! The last week of school! Last week we had the Christmas concert, the group did a fantastic job with their song. It was lots fun. Thanks to all the parents who dropped of some treats. The students greatly appreciated them.

This week we will be trying to wrap up our mini geometry unit and do a revision of the speller words that we had so far. We will be having a fifty word spelling test. Don't stress about this test, this is just a way for me to evaluate whether the students are retaining the words that they have been learning. If they are not retaining most of the words, then I try a different approach to speller after Christmas.

The class has discussed having a class party on Friday. If you feel like sending in some treats for this day, it would be appreciated, however it is not obligatory to send something in. I know some parents have already sent in treats and I know how busy it is for everyone at this time of year.

I also wanted to let you all know what a great class I have. I feel very honoured to be teaching them. I often say that I feel as though they are the one's teaching me. They are an amazing group. I hope you all have a great Christmas break!

Best Holiday Wishes, Mme Gallant

P.S. I will not be posting the spelling words for this week (too many). It is a revision, you should have all of the words at home already. They are also in the back of the homework duotang. If by any chance you don't have them, write a note in your child's agenda book and I will send them home that night.

December 8th-12th

2008-12-09T10:26:00.004-04:00

This will be a short week considering the snow day we had on Monday and the concert on this upcoming Thursday. This week we started a new chapter in math; Geometry. We will be only covering half of this chapter. We will be doing lessons 1,3,4,5. The rest of the chapter will be covered later on in the year.

The concert will be on Thursday Please make sure that your child wears clothing that fits the country theme, Straw hats, jeans. plaid shirts etc.

Hope everyone's preparations for the holiday are going well!!!

The list words for this week are as follows:

1) Montagne
2) Cher
3) Joyeuse
4) Doux
5) Nouveau
6) Neuf
7) Joli
8) Vieille
9) Pauvre
10) Ligne
11) Joyeux
12) Douce
13) Nouvelle
14) Vieux
15) Sage

Speller words

2008-12-02T11:52:00.001-04:00

A few parents have requested that I also include the list words for speller...here they are:

1. haut
2. huit
3. heureuse
4. un homme
5. une histoire
6. heureux
7. haute
8. une heure
9. une dame

December 1-5

2008-12-01T14:52:00.004-04:00

December is here!!!! Tomorrow we will be heading to the Wyatt Heritage Properties between 9:oo and 11:30, we are all very excited. Other teachers who have went told me that it is fun and interesting. This week we will be having a math test. I cancelled the test last week because, the students were struggling with the last concept that was being taught. They will probably have a math review sheet to do sometime during the week.

The Christmas concert will be held on the 11th. The students have been practicing a song called "un bon chocolat chaud". The students will be doing actions with the lyrics of the song. The three grade three classes will be doing the song together. We are doing the banjo section of the song. For this we are asking you to look around the house to see if you have any straw hats, overall, banjos (toy or real). The students should be dressed in jeans and plaid shirts for their costumes. Hopefully most of you have some of these items kicking around the house. If you can contribute to lending us one of these props, please write a note in your child's agenda saying what you can contribute.

Other than that all is well. I was informed that I will be also here for the month of January. After that we will see. I will keep you all posted on what is happening as soon as I find out. Thanks for all your patience during this process.

Mme Gallant

November 24-28

2008-11-24T08:23:00.002-04:00

This week is a four day week. There will be a professional development day on Friday, therefor there will be no school for the students. This week students will have a test on Friday that will be covering chapter 1 in Math. We will also be having our speller test on Thursday since there is no school on Friday. Scholastic book orders are to be returned by November 27th. I will be placing the order after school. Our visit to the Wyatt Heritage Properties will be on the morning of December 2nd. Thank you to those who have agreed to help supervise, this service is very much appreciated. Also, thank you to those who have agreed to volunteer in the future, I know that all parents would love to do this but with some work situations it makes it difficult.

Things are going well! The class seems to progressing at a good pace. They really are a great group of students!!!!

Mme Gallant

Welcome

2008-11-18T08:22:00.000-04:00

Welcome to my blog. I hope to use this as another avenue to make communication with parents easier and more efficient. I will be posting information about what will be taking place in the class in addition to any announcements or information that needs to be noted. This is an exciting way to to get information out to parents. I will be posting new information each Monday. Keep checking the site through out the week, but Monday will be the main day for postings.