This Week in Grade 3

With Remembrance Day coming up next week we have been busy discussing the significance of the poppy and why we take a minute of silence on November 11th. We read a book about how poppies became the symbol for Remembrance Day and then created beautiful thumbprint poppies.

This week was also the Halloween Candy Exchange. Students were asked to bring in a handful (or more, if they wanted) of their halloween treats to donate in exchange for a healthy recess snack. The candy will be donated to The Samaritan's Purse to be used for Operation Christmas Child, a project that sends shoeboxes filled with toys, treats, toiletries and other essentials to children in other countries. This not only encouraged students to make healthy food choices, but also created an opportunity for global citizenship in our school. In Social Studies we have been learning about organizations around the world that help people in need, and we watched a video about where the candy will be going. Our grade 3 friends were very proud of their ability to participate in such a wonderful cause.

This was just some of the candy collected from the whole school!

Our grade 3 friends showing off their apples before recess!

With the ending of October came the end of our October Reading Challenge. The goal for the whole class was to read 7000 minutes during the month. Our grand total was 8785 minutes!

The winner of our book draw was Kappy - Congratulations Kappy! :)

For November we are working on a classroom reward. Our goal is 12000 minutes and if we reach that students who participate will have the opportunity to participate in an extra gym class! Students are encouraged to read 20 minutes every day, and return their reading calendars on Mondays.