Ms. Herget's Curious 3rds

  The Lemonade War 🍋 This week in Grade 3, we began reading our new novel study, The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies! Students were excited to dive into this engaging story about siblings Evan and Jessie as they navigate friendship, competition, emotions, and problem-solving. As we begin getting to know the main characters and the challenges they are starting to face, students explored the characters’ feelings and discussed how emotions can affect the choices people make. We talked about situations where characters may feel frustrated, proud, jealous, excited, or worried, and students shared connections to times they have experienced similar emotions in their own lives. As we continue reading, students will further explore themes such as problem-solving, healthy relationships, roles and responsibilities, and financial literacy. We are looking forward to discussing how the characters work through disagreements, make decisions, and learn important lessons about spending and savi...

What Did Students Do This Week? This week in Social Studies, students explored municipal and provincial governments in Alberta. They learned about the roles of representatives in both levels of government and discussed how they work to help communities and citizens. Students compared and contrasted services provided by municipal governments, such as snow removal, parks, and libraries, with services provided by the provincial government, including education and healthcare. They also explored Alberta’s official provincial symbols and learned about leaders in municipal and provincial governments. Through discussions, activities, and sorting tasks, students strengthened their understanding of how different levels of government support people in their daily lives. Social Studies Learning Outcomes I can describe similarities between the role of representatives in municipal and provincial governments.  I can differentiate between services provided by a municipal government and services pr...

  Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area We were so excited to go to Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area.  Thank you to our parent volunteers for attending the field trip with us.  It wouldn’t be possible without you.   The students investigated the Web of Life, it was an activity-based program designed to introduce students to the ecology of the aspen forest.  The Web of Life program focused on the Aspen Parkland community, the inhabitants and their interactions. Students learned that a community is a place where an assemblage of plants and animals live and have their needs met by the common physical habitat. The Aspen Parkland is home to many species of plants and animals which interact with each other and their surroundings in different ways. An interrelationship occurs when two living things affect one another. These can be direct such as predator/prey relationships or indirect like the relationship between Albertans and the equatorial rain forest....

  Grade 3 Math Blog: Exploring Multiplication & Division with Arrays! ➕➗ This week in Grade 3, students focused on multiplication and division with a special focus on arrays! Arrays help students visually organize numbers into rows and columns, making it easier to understand how multiplication and division work together. One of our favourite activities this week was an Around the School Array Hunt! Students searched the classroom and school for real-life arrays and recorded the multiplication or division facts they discovered. From floor tiles to windows and classroom objects, students found many examples of equal rows and columns all around them. After finding each array, students determined the total number of objects and wrote matching multiplication and division equations. Through hands-on activities, students explored how multiplication can represent equal groups, arrays, and area models. They also investigated different strategies for solving multiplication and division p...

  Grade 3 Science & Art Blog: Dinosaur Creations! 🦕🎨 This week, Grade 3 students combined their science learning with art to explore the fascinating world of dinosaurs! Students researched a dinosaur of their choice and brought their learning to life through a beautiful watercolour landscape and dinosaur silhouette art project. First, students created a watercolour background, experimenting with colour and blending techniques to represent prehistoric environments. Then, they carefully painted the silhouette of their chosen dinosaur, thinking about shape, size, and placement within their landscape. This cross-curricular project helped students connect their understanding of Alberta’s prehistoric past with important art concepts while expressing their creativity. Science Learning Outcomes This learning connects to understanding Alberta’s prehistoric environment and fossils, including: Millions of years ago, Earth’s surface in Alberta included lush tropical forests and an inland...