I learned...
*we are going to Fish Creek Park on Monday, April 29th
*we are going to the Leighton Centre on Monday, May 6th
*Pysanky eggs are made once a year and destroyed in a certain way for witches don't get them
*the eggs are created to protect houses against evil and the serpent that is chained to a mountain

Ask Me About...
*my Fish Creek field study form in my backpack
*our word problem challenges in Math
*our Yoga class today and yesterday
*our preparation for the Spring Gala in Music
*what the different colors mean on the pysanky egg
*the grade 3 challenge (yesterday)

Just a reminder that there is no school for students on Friday, April 19th and Monday, April 22nd. Schools re-open for students on Tuesday, April 23rd. 

The Spring Gala will be held on Thursday, April 25th from 6:00-8:00pm. Please have your son/daughter at the school at 7:00pm to prepared for their gym performance. 

Today I learned...
*a few Yoga poses
*that the Spring Gala will be held from 6:00-8:00pm
*that the Grade 3 'Call Time' is 7:00pm

Ask Me About
*our completed (mostly!!!) color poems
*our flags for the Spring Gala performacne
*what we are going to wear for the Spring Gala

Just a reminder that there is no school on Friday, April 19th and Monday, April 22nd. The Friday is due to Good Friday and Monday is a Non-Instructional Day (teachers will be at the school).

The grade 3 call time for the Spring Gala is 7:00pm on Thursday, April 25th. Please ensure that your child is at the school at this time. The performance time will be provided when you arrive at the school. If your son/daughter has a traditional costume/outfit that they would like to wear for the Gala performance, please have them come with it on.

Please let me know if you are available to volunteer for our Fish Creek field study on Monday, April 29th!! These permission forms will be going home shortly.

We learned...

*that the Grade 1 Assembly will take place on Friday at 11:00am

*that little male brown bats take longer to mature than female little brown bats

*the exact animal we will be reseraching

*two more division strategies (Skip Counting and Fact Families)

*that we should be practicing our multiplication and division facts on a nightly basis

(ie. flash cards, dice games, card games, booklets) 

Ask Me About...

*yesterday's community walk (what were we observing?)

*my animal life cycle reserach 

*our Colour Poems and where we are displaying them

*Music 

Today I learned...
*a llama is a close relative to the camel
*llamas spit at each other to solve problems
*llamas are used to carry goods
*llamas are herbivores (plant eating)
*llamas are not hoofed animals
*llamas can live 20 to 30 years
*llamas have no humps and camels have humps
*have 2 toes instead of hooves
*llamas dung is sometimes used as fuel
*that if a llama is born in the morning it is running freely by the evening
*long colon for water reabsorption
*llamas can carry 100 pounds for 10-12 miles
*have a thick, muscular chest used for sparring with other males
*llamas weight between 280 and 450 pounds
*llamas have a leathery pad underneath their toe nails
*that llamas stood near Mrs. Giffen while she was eating lunch in Peru
*llamas are very social and stubborn animals
*that llamas start to reproduce when they are 2/3 years old
*llamas have no certain time for mating
*llamas are very intelligent (just like Mrs. Giffen!!)
*llamas have very sharp canine teeth for fighting
*llamas have different colored fur
*llamas block your path when you are exploring Machu Picchu
*llamas are always on the alert for predators

Community Walk tomorrow afternoon. Please be prepared to walk in a little bit of rain!

Highlights from Aggie Days...

*watching the rodeo
*looking at all the animals
*getting autographs from the people in the rodeo
*learning how a baby calf is born
*watching the First National Dance
*watching the dog and duck demonstration
*the chickens
*the wagon ride
*milking the rubber cow
*the sheep sheering demonstration

Today I learned...
*we are finishing up on multiplication and starting to focus on division next week
*more about arrays with multiplication
*how to use an array more efficiently
*about different animal life cycles
*that Mrs. Giffen wants me to look for life cycle evidence at Aggie Days

Ask Me About...
*what we did in Music
*our dance routines in gym
*how I am presenting my color poem
*the various number combinations that equal 100
*what we learned about various animal life cycles

We now have 4 volunteers for our Aggie Days field study tomorrow. Thank you very much for lending a hand. The students will be eating their lunch while watching a live rodeo tomorrow so please think about packing a lunch that can be eaten on one's lap and doesn't get too messy. If students have any allergies of any kind, please bring the necessary medication. There will be a large number of animals in close proximity.

Please take a look at our upcoming field studies and let me know if you can volunteer. 

Monday, April 29th - Fish Creek Park
Monday, May 6th - Leighton Centre
Thursday, June 6th - Zoo

Today I learned...
*two new Serbian dances in PE - ask me to show you!
*how to play penguin multiplication - ask me how!
*how to fairly select who gets to take home the Marble Maze Project

Ask Me About...
*what we did in Music today
*penguin multiplication in math
*our new unit in Science
*the April Fool's tricks that happened (no more tricks to be had after 12:00pm!!!!)

Just a reminder that we are heading down to Aggie Days on Thursday. This is a full day field study. Please let me know if you are able to lend a hand by volunteering this day.