Spelling this week

Here are the spelling words for this week:

Stingrays:
pet
met
set
get
jet
lot
pot
got
trot


Lizards:
cannot
chop
cotton
from
hopped
rocky
soft
softly
frost
flock

Hawks:
gallop
body
problem
doctor
across
Monday
front
forgot
block
lesson


Sharks:
poplar
wonder
October
another
coffee
cotton
bottle
toxic
bronze
method


Leopards:
October
concern
clockwise
convert
octagon
volume
abolish
consumer
impossible
riot

TIC TAC TOE TO DO: 
1) FANCY PRINTING
2) WORD PYRAMID
3) HORIZONTAL VS VERTICAL

SPELLING DUE THURSDAY!

Challenge Question - Sept 27

Write down 10 VERBS for Mrs. Barker.

What a blast!!

WE FOUND OUR GEOCACHING TREASURES!!!

GREAT JOB KIDS!

HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PARENT HELPERS FOR COMING ALONG WITH US!

YOUR HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

Challenge Question - Sept 25th

WHAT PART OF THE EAR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CATCHING THE SOUND TO SEND THROUGH THE REST OF THE EAR???

_______________________

Geocaching Trip Thursday

We are going "geocaching" on Thursday afternoon from 1:25 - 3:00 pm!

Wish us luck finding our treasure.

Kids need to have on GOOD WALKING SHOES!!!

These kids know their stuff!!

Here are some of my smart cookies showcasing their knowledge of increasing patterns.



Great job kiddos! :)

Geocaching Trip Thursday!

Geocaching Adventure Thursday

Dear Parents:

We are learning about mapping and mapping skills in our Social Studies unit right now. We are headed out on a “geocaching adventure” on Thursday afternoon to teach kids about using a compass and coordinates to find a hidden item. We will be walking to our destination points in west Lethbridge that are located in areas that are in fairly close proximity to the school.

We are going to be leaving the school at 1:25 pm and we will be returning prior to 3:00 pm.

If you are available and would like to join us on this “geocaching adventure” please let us know. We would love to have the extra help.

Please let me know if you can join us.



Challenge Question - Sept 24

Create and draw two of your own INCREASING (growing) patterns.

You need to draw 5 frames of your pattern.



Spelling Words for This Week

Here are the spelling words for this week:

Stingrays:
at
sat
cat
that
rat
it
bit
sit
flat

Lizards:
swim


dim

grim

little

wind

pick

illness

ticket

witch

which    

Hawks:
finger

written

wrist

quick

twinkle

unit

until

instead

invite

finish    

Sharks:
admit

submit

display

whistle

whiskers

whisper

impact

income

exist

shimmer    

 Leopards:
inflate

disagree

positive

important

unicorn

gingerbread

gymnastics

insurance

involved

image  
Spelling test on Thursday.  

TIC TAC TOE TO DO: a) Vowels b) Silly Sentences
c) Secret Agent Code  

Challenge Question - Sept 20th

TIME FOR YOU TO TRY TO READ MRS. BARKER'S MIND....

WHY DO YOU THINK POLAR BEARS ARE MRS. BARKER'S FAVORITE ANIMAL??

Magazine Fundraiser Info

MAGAZINE FUNDRAISER INFORMATION IS COMING HOME WITH YOUR CHILD TODAY!!!

Parent Volunteers for Terry Fox Walk

Parents that are coming tomorrow for the Terry Fox Walk...please meet us at the classroom first thing in the morning because we will be leaving right after O' Canada and announcements!

Look forward to having you join us!



Spelling test tomorrow.

Spelling homework due tomorrow.

Terry Fox Walk

Reminder that the Terry Fox walk is this Friday.

HUGE THANK YOU TO THE PARENTS WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO JOIN US!

:)

Challenge Question - Sept 19

Write a list of 10 nouns.

Hint: Remember that nouns are people, places and things.

BLOG PICTURE LETTER

BLOG PICTURE LETTER COMING HOME.

There is a letter coming home with your child regarding having their picture posted up on the class blog to showcase learning activities in the classroom.

Please read and return.

Terry Fox Walk

The TERRY FOX WALK is happening this Friday!

It is supposed to be a lovely day!

Come join us if you can!!

:)

Challenge Question - Sept 17

PATTERN TIME

Task:  Draw and color a pattern to match each one.

REMEMBER HOW MANY TIMES THE PATTERN NEEDS TO REPEAT!

Draw and color these patterns:

ABBCD pattern

ABCC pattern

ABCDDE pattern

Spelling This Week.

Here are the spelling lists for this week:

Stingrays:
in
pin
win
thin
on
pond
fun
run
spin

Lizards:
end
left
help
send
belt
fence
sell
shell
next
yet


Hawks:
better
enjoy
tenth
women
pencil
whenever
whatever
myself
gravel
shovel


Sharks:
else
basket
angel
elephant
happen
hundred
twelve
twenty
everywhere
travel

Leopards:
welcome
sweater
leather
feather
weather
example
inventor
debt
prevent
event

Tic Tac Toe slots to do this week: word search, word pyramid and vowels vs consonants!

SPELLING HOMEWORK IS DUE THURSDAY!

Parent Helpers for Terry Fox Walk

PARENT HELPERS NEEDED...

Next Friday (Sept. 21) we are doing our annual Terry Fox walk around NICHOLAS SHERAN PARK.

I would love to have parents come assist with this activity.

We will be leaving the school first thing in the morning after announcements and O Canada.  We will be walking all the way to Nicholas Sheran Park, around the lake and then back to MMH.

I will be sending home a letter to ask for parent volunteers tomorrow.

THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO BE A PART OF WHAT WE DO AT MMH!!

Challenge Question - Sept 12

Mrs. Barker took her students on a field trip to the beach.

They found 5 turtles, 6 birds, 15 sea shells, 2 crabs, 4 rocks and 6 crabs.

HOW MANY ANIMALS DID MRS. BARKER'S CLASS FIND?

TO DO: Picture, Number sentence, Written Sentence

SPELLING HOMEWORK IS DUE BACK TOMORROW!!!!!



Challenge Question - Sept 10th

Mrs. Barker has 213 books on her bookshelf. 

She buys 45 new books to put on her bookshelf.

How many books does Mrs. Barker have on her bookshelf altogether now?

To Do: Number Sentence, Written Sentence

Parent Note

To the parents of Mrs. Barker’s grade three class,

Our friend Kieran, who uses his iPod touch as his words, would like to have all of his classmates photos imported into it so that he can address them directly when speaking to them. If you are not okay with this, please let Mrs. Barker know by Wednesday, September 12th. We will be using digital images of the school pictures taken last week, and will label them with first names only.

Thank you!

Spelling Words This Week.

Here are the spelling words for this week.

Please see the sticker inside your child's yellow folder for the list they are working on.

Stingrays:
an
can
man
ran
fan
ten
hen
pen
*land



Lizards:
camp


bath

back

clap

glad

ask

damp

crab

flat

mast    

Hawks:
half

cabin

jacket

thank

above

stamp

flash

grant

baskets

gallop    

Sharks:
afternoon

began

tackle

manners

camel

cramp

blast

master

mammal

calves    

Leopards:
wrap

appear

cheetah

detach

transport

transit

accept

manual

January

ambulance  


The kids have only learned three spelling activities off the TIC TAC TOE BOARD. Spelling activities for TIC TAC TOE to do this week: RAINBOW, HIDDEN WORDS AND ALPHABETICAL ORDER.   Spelling homework due THURSDAY.  Test THURSDAY.  

Challenge Question - Sept 5

Mrs. Barker needs your help solving a mystery math question to find the "secret" number.




Mrs. Barker found a secret note with a math code on it.

Here is the code:

13 + 3 + 5 + 4 - 2 - 7 - 5 + 10 + 10 = _________

Agenda Fee

Please remember to send in $10.00 for the "agenda fee".

Thank you.

Meet the Teacher

Thursday night is meet the teacher night.

Things will get started in the gym with an introduction of staff from 5:30 - 5:45

5:45 - 7:00 Meet teachers in classroom.

This is complete "come and go" event!

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.

Challenge Question - September 4th

Hey there crazy kiddos. Here is your challenge question for today.

Have fun.

List 10 words that rhyme with "make".

To get your secret reward tomorrow for your hard work at home you must bring your answers to Mrs. Barker on a piece of paper with your name.

SCHOOL PICTURES

VERY IMPORTANT...

SCHOOL PICTURES ARE TAKING PLACE ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5!!!

YES...YOU READ CORRECTLY! 

SCHOOL PICTURES ARE HAPPENING THIS YEAR ON THE SECOND DAY OF SCHOOL.

ON WEDNESDAY PLEASE COME DRESSED LOOKING LOVELY FOR YOUR PICTURE!!

Welcome to GRADE 3!!

Another summer has quickly passed and we are BACK TO SCHOOL!!! WHOO HOO!!!!

I hope you all had a wonderful summer filled with smiles, laughter and lots of exciting adventures. I am very excited for the start of the school year and CANNOT wait to meet my new batch of kiddos.

We are going to have an absolutely wonderful year in grade three...look forward to fun times, laughs, smiles and great learning experiences that will challenge your mind and your creativity on a daily basis.

I love students who always give their best effort at everything they do!!! A little hard work always goes a long way.

Mrs. Barker  :)