Fournier Grade 3

Inquiry This past week students worked on finishing up their instruments. Many of them completed them and have posted a video in Iris. Please check them out :) https://iris.cbe.ab.ca/Account/LogIn?ReturnUrl=%2F We have also begun looking at the building process, specifically the design thinking model. We have been focusing on the first step, which is empathy.  We have read the books:  Design Thinking Process Math: We have been looking at the attributes of 2D and 3D shapes, as well as begin learning about perimeter. Literacy: Students are finishing up their fractured fairy tales. Valentines Day: We will have a little celebration in class near the end of the day on February, 12th. to hand out Valentines (if your child would like to, they do not have to) and perhaps do a craft/activity. Here is a list of students in our class: Rainn Yousef A Martin Rylie Kaho  Makenna Seth Cohen Carter Emerson Yousef S Shayla Ellie Kas...

A huge thank you to the volunteers for our Studio Bell Field Trip! It was an  amazing  experience and we could not have done it with out you! Family Literacy Day  “Family literacy activities strengthen the relationship between family members which, in turn, encourages lifelong learning.” Royal Oak School will be recognizing Family Literacy Day on  Monday January 27th.  Students are invited to wear pajamas, bring a stuffy and a favourite book to share with a friend. Regular curricular activities will continue on this day so please make sure your child wears pajamas that allow them to participate in recess, gym, etc (no footed pajamas or nightgowns) Further information and ideas for home can be found at  www.familyliteracyday.ca Inquiry: Students are designing their own musical instruments. They did their planning and made a list of materials needed to construct their instrument. I will provide some of the materials, but stude...

Literacy: This week students focused on creating dioramas for their fractured fairytales. Students are going to practice orally telling their stories before they begin writing them. As we move forward, students will be introduced to the 'Writing Diamond', as a template for their story writing. Math: We read the book "Decibella' and students created their own subtraction word problems to solve, using the CUBES strategy. Inquiry: We continue to explore India and Peru, as well as hearing and sound. Students got to present their Google Slides on their research into either Peru or India. They also got to create their own pan pipes, crazy kazoos and investigate string instruments, jars with water and tuning forks.  Field Trip: Our field trip to Studio Bell is this coming Tuesday, January 21st. Students will need to arrive on time, as we would like to load the bus right away and depart for Studio Bell around 9:15am. I could still use one mo...

I hope everyone had a restful and fantastic winter break with your families! Our first week back was great, despite the cold weather making indoor recesses. It is always nice to get back into routine. Thank you to all of you for your thoughtful gifts and well wishes, it was all greatly appreciated. Studio Bell field trip forms were sent home this week, in two parts, unfortunately. Please return the signed forms to school at your earliest convenience.  Our class is still in need of three volunteers. If you are able to help out, please let me know.  jvshimmonsfournier@cbe.ab.ca Literacy We continue to work on story writing, specifically looking at the genre, fairytales. We have been reading and listening to various fairytales ( The Little Pigs and Jack and the Beanstalk ) and breaking them down into their elements. Students will begin to create their own 'fractured fairytales', using the specific fairytale format. We then compared the original fairytale to one of t...

Hi families, it is hard to believe it is already December! The students have been busy finishing up their scientific conclusions and earthquake centres, as well as working on multiplication and shapes. It has been a very busy few weeks! First of all.... ATP: We all had an amazing time watching the ATP performance of The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe. Thank you so much to the ROS Parent Council for the fantastic opportunity. As well, thank you to the parent volunteers who made it possible for us to go, and a big shout out to your children for their respectful behaviour during the play. Report Cards: We will be moving to online report cards this year.  This will help us save much needed money for other uses within the school.   At the end of the day on December 17 th , PowerSchool will allow parents to log in and see their child’s report card for this first term (see directions below).  Your child’s report card can be printed or saved for later viewing....

Hi Families, Just a quick reminder that we have our dance performance tomorrow from 2:05 - 3:05. It would be lovely if you could make it. As well, we still have quite a few outstanding payments for our field trip to ATP on Dec 5th. If you could please check in your student's powerschool account and pay any outstanding fees, that would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Jen

A big thank you to our parent community for all your support during these transition times with the CBE and the budget. We appreciate you so much!!! Remembrance Day Students did a wonderful job with their singing of "A Peaceful River". It was a beautiful performance. To honour past and present soldiers, students created poppy art along with a written note of thanks, that was displayed in the gym during the ceremony. I will be dropping their art off at the legion so those affected by war can enjoy their thoughtful letters of thanks. Inquiry We have been learning about children advocates by reading the stories of Malala and Iqbal. Students were tasked to sketch note as they listened to the stories. Students have also begun working in inquiry centres where they have been learning about earthquakes and their rights and responsibilities. Math We continue to work on organizing data and graphing our findings. This ...