Weekly Update- 7th Dec to 11th Dec

Important information: Grade 3 exhibition is on 17th Dec from 9.30 to 10.30 am in the classrooms



Unit of Inquiry

• Students used De Bono's thinking hats to analyse a case study on beavers.
• Students inquired into the issue of 'oil spill' using De Bono's thinking hats. 
• Students researched on issues affecting their biome and what is being done to protect biodiversity.
• Students started making posters in their biome groups for the exhibition on 17th Dec.

Math

• Students were introduced to multiplication of a 3 digit number by 1 digit number and multiplication word problems.
• Students wrote about multiplication facts they know and understand.
• Students were introduced to associative property of multiplication.
• Students made and solved their own multiplication sums and word problems.
• Formative assessment of multiplication was done and it is attached in the Math notebook.

Language Arts

• Mini lesson on punctuation marks.
• Introduction to 'Words their Way' (spellings) in different spelling groups.
• Students chose a Report Writing piece that they would like to publish. They revised and edited their writing.
• Conferring with teachers was done.

Thanks!!!