The ThreeHouse

 Hi families, Students are bringing home some math work in their backpacks- either completed and marked, or with a note to please complete it at home and return it to school. Two more beetles have emerged from their pupas and will be coming home today.  We explored fractured fairy tales based on two traditional fairy tales today- ask your child about these!

 Breaking news! Our mealworms have been proceeding through their life cycle, from larva to pupa to adult. The adult form of a mealworm is a Darkling Beetle. Once students' mealworms have undergone metamorphosis and are in the full beetle form, students are invited to bring their beetles home. The beetles eat food scraps of any kind and can be released safely outside.   

Today we practiced a drill known as a Lockdown . We had a conversation with our students on why we may need to go into lockdown and provided instructions on how to do so safely.  Our School Resource Officer was in attendance to support the practice lockdown and to provide staff and students with feedback. In math, we are working on division. How can we show an understanding of division using equal groups? Ask your child what they  already know about equal groups and how does that help thier thinking about division? Some of our mealworms have turned into beetles! It has been a lot of fun and very educational to watch the mealworm life cycle in action. Ask your child what is happening to their mealworm.

 Fairytales  We have begun our Fairy tale Literacy unit. Today we learned about what makes a fairy tale and we listened to a few different fairy tale stories. Do you have any fairy tales at home that you could read with your child? We will be studying, writing, reading and exploring many different fairy tales over the course of the next three weeks. We might even begin writing our own fairy tales this week! Ask your child to retell the fairytale of the Three Little Pigs. 

Dear Threehouse! O ver the next two weeks, your child will be learning how to create and solve division problems that involve either equal sharing or equal grouping. Your child will use various strategies, such as multiplication, repeated subtraction, and a number line, to solve division problems. To reinforce the concepts your child is learning at school, you and your child can work on some at-home activities such as these: • Use any type of food such as baked goodies or pizza to have your child figure out how to equally share pieces among a certain number of people. • Have your child determine how many pieces to create from a pan of brownies or cake to feed the family the same serving size, such as 2 or 3 pieces. • With your child, practise using common objects or situations at home to show both equal sharing and equal grouping. For example, “How can we share 12 comic books among 4 people” (equal sharing) or “If each person receives 3 comic books and there are 12 books, how many peop...

 Happy Star Wars day!  Today we finished our read-aloud novel "Heartwood Hotel 2: The Greatest Gift". Ask your child what they wrote when answering the questions "What was your favourite/least favourite part?" "Would you recommend this book?" "Who was your favourite character?" This book had a winter theme and there are two more books in the series- the next one we will read is set in the spring. The series is filled with interesting animal facts and messages about friendship and belonging.  Tomorrow is a PD Day, so we are wishing you all a happy weekend.

  Multiplication Arrays Multiplication arrays are all around us. Feel free to watch this video with your child and look for arrays in your home. It could be a simple as bricks on a wall, windows in a row or trees planted in a field. Our work in multiplication continues every day. Please practice the multiplication table at home on a regular basis.  Our mealworms are beginning to pupate. We are actively watching their daily changes. Ask your child what they noticed during our observation time today. What do they wonder will happen next and what surprised them them most so far? 

 Today we went on a beautiful pond around Wild Pond. During our walk, we counted 32 Red Wing Black Birds, 24 ducks and 4 geese. Spring is really in the air. The weather is looking better and better. Please send your child with sunscreen/hats and sunglasses. We will be spending lots of time learning outside. Wednesday, May 3 is Hats On For Mental Health Day. Feel free to send your child with a hat to wear all day long.  Our mealworms are growing. Yesterday we measured them with a ruler in cm and we are excited to see how big they will grow.