Kenneth D. Taylor, Grade 3 - Ms. Hargreaves

Bowling to measure meters The measuring with trundle wheels continues today.  We had to record our data for distance, perimeter and length of large animals. Other names for the trundle wheel are:  "A  surveyor's wheel , also called a  clickwheel ,  hodometer ,  waywiser ,  trundle wheel ,  measuring wheel  or  perambulator  is a device for measuring distance."   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveyor%27s_wheel The weather was so wonderful today that students got to do the drum fit outside.  Here are some photos of their workout.   Our animal research into endangered species continues to expand our background knowledge and synthesize connections between our learning conversations.  Here are some examples of student learning their visual sketch journals.  This learning task gives students an opportunity to inquire into a real world problem:  the impacts of human ch...

Our day began today discussing animal classifications and their attributes for sorting.  At table groups students wrote as many mammals as they could think of. For our 30 x 30 nature challenge we used a new measuring tool called a trundle wheel.  We discovered that the trundle wheel helps us measure irregular perimeters.  Students explored the length of large distances and the perimeters of large areas with the wheels they were very mindful and cooperative as they worked in groups of 4.  You have to listen very carefully to hear the click of the wheel.  Each click represents 1 meter.   trundle wheel  teamwork  We began some animal research this afternoon and each student choose an endangered species to learn about habitat, diet, adaptations, life cycle and threats.  Our neurons were sparked this morning as we began this exploration by talking about the pangolin, an amazing mammal that is criticall...

The Great Book Exchange   The Great Book Exchange   Have you ever wondered what to do with those books that you have finished reading and they are just sitting there in your house and room? We have a solution for you (with parent permission)! The Student Leadership Group is collecting  gently used   picture books and novels  for students  K-6  that you may wish to  donate  for the  Great Book Exchange ! On June 8, 2017 students at Ken Taylor will have a chance to purchase these books for 25 cents each. What an opportunity to pick up some books for summer reading. Books will be collected between May 18 th  -June 5 th , 2017. Please bring your donation of gently used books to Mrs. Fraser’s classroom.   Student Leadership         

Can we please also return all ziplock bags so that these can be reused next year.  Thanks for respecting our environment.

May 31st - Fun Lunch - Little Caesar's Pizza June 2  8:30 am Gr. 2 - Assembly  1:30 pm Volunteer Tea June 5th – School Group Photo  June 8th - Teachers Pet Painting of Butterflies in Room 123  June 12th to June 15th – Swimming  June 16th Early Dismissal  June 19th and June 20th Swimming  June 21st Aboriginal Day / Sports Day  June 28th Year End Assembly 8:30am  June 28th Early Dismissal/ Report Cards go home/ LAST DAY OF SCHOOL  June 29th Appeals Day  June 30th Non-Instructional Day

Red-winged black bird Wonderful thinking, observation, discovering, and collaboration occurred last week.  Here are some highlights of our learning: In math we continue on with our measurement exploration and created irregular polygons in our math journals to measure the perimeter.   A great opportunity to practice our mental math skills, using addition, multiplication and division. We have also been expanding our understanding of time as a measurement and connecting to activities that take about 1 min, 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes and 1 hour.  Here are some of our ideas: What other ideas can you think of together at home.   This week we have been lucky to try out the gym fit drum kits .  This is a powerful tool for using coordination,  endurance, core strength, timing, collaboration and communication.  Here is a link for you to discover more about it:   https://www.drum.fit/ Thursday was a spec...