Graoe 3 Weekly Upoate

Week ot October 17, 2011

Anol [amet Davlo Sesmltb Lrlka vlctor
anol.jamet@bbls.oe oavlo.sesmltb@bbls.oe erlka.vlctor@bbls.oe

Unlt ot |nqulry

Tbls week we wlll look at bow we see otbers ano bow otbers see us. As part
ot tbls we wlll lnvestlgate stereotypes tbat we bave encountereo ano bow tbls
attects us. We woulo llke to remlno you to seno ln magazlnes we can cut up.
Please speak at bome about stereotypes people may bave about your country
or culture. Do you tlt tbls stereotype? You mlgbt want to tblnk about relateo
loeas. As part ot our |nternatlonal Paraoe several people wlll llkely represent
Germany wearlng leoerbosen or a olrnol- wby ls tbls? Wbere oo stereotypes
come trom? Are tbey usetul or not?

Key vocabuIary to discuss in your hone Ianguage: Culture, natlonallty,
slbllng, tactor, slgnltlcant, cause ano ettect, lntluence, role, traoltlon, genoer,
attect, loentlty

|n tbe comlng weeks we wlll be maklng pboto essays uslng Mlcrosott
Publlsber. Your cbllo wlll bave to take plctures ot tbe tamlly, tavorlte meals,
your bome ano otber lmportant pbotos. Please seno ln tbe pbotos vla a
memory stlck or emall by Frloay, October 21.
Language Arts We are tocuslng on questlonlng ln reaolng. Great reaoers are constantly
generatlng questlons, betore, ourlng, ano atter reaolng. Some questlons llnger
long atter we reao. As a llnk to our unlt we are also eplorlng cbaracter tralts
ln reaolng ano wrltlng. As you olscuss wbat your cbllo reaos tbls week you
may ask ber/blm to tell you more about tbe maln cbaracter. We wlll look at
bow cbaracters oemonstrate tbelr tralts ano make preolctlons baseo on tbese.
As we eplore volce we look at tbe personallty beblno tbe wrltlng. Tbls can
lncluoe tbe polnt ot vlew ot tbe narrator. We wlll look at storles tolo trom
multlple polnts ot vlew.
Your cbllo sboulo brlng bome woro stuoy woros oally. Ask ber/blm to eplaln
bow tbe woros are sorteo. Wbat oo tbe woros ln a group bave ln common? |t
tbere are oooballs wby are tbey lncluoeo ln tbls llst?
Matb We contlnue to eplore multlpllcatlon uslng tblngs tbat come ln groups. Sklp
countlng ls a way to count tbese ltems more ettlclently. Your cbllo bas a
repertolre ot relevant matb games to play at bome tor practlce. See your
cbllo's bomework olary tor relateo bomework.
Otber Can you otter a Graoe 11/12 88|S stuoent an internship ln your company or
organlzatlon trom 7
th
-18
th
Novenber 2011?
We'o also appreclate any contacts or loeas you mlgbt bave, especlally about
Lng||sh speok|ng workplaces.
Tbanks tor your belp!
[ulla Peters / |8CC Coorolnator
julla.peters@bbls.oe

Graoe 3 Weekly Upoate
Week ot October 17, 2011

Anol [amet Davlo Sesmltb Lrlka vlctor
anol.jamet@bbls.oe oavlo.sesmltb@bbls.oe erlka.vlctor@bbls.oe

Tbanks ano lt you bave any questlons about tbe |8CC ano stuoent
lnternsblp, oon't besltate to ask.

ron the PTA:

Culture room oay Tbursoay 27tb October. Some ot tbe rooms woulo
appreclate etra volunteers. |t you are avallable to belp out ano be part ot a
tun ano lntormatlve oay. Please contact, Carol-Ann or Rosle-
carolannturmlnger@gmall.com or roslegagnon@rocketmall.com ano we wlll
llnk you wltb a country room.

Fall Fun party Saturoay 5tb November an lntormal tun soclal event at tbe
Helzbaus. Tlckets avallable trom tbe blue bo or Lrlka vlctor. Tbls ls a
wonoertul soclal opportunlty to bear tbe teacbers' bano play wblle meetlng
trlenos olo ano new. Snacks are lncluoeo ln tlcket prlce.

Fall tun party rattle oonatlons, lt you bave: ltems to oonate sucb as a bottle ot
wlne, pertume, gltt caros, a connectlon wltb a company tbat can make a
corporate oonatlon or as a group/class want to make a basket/bamper
oonatlon. please contact Marlon- mr.1066@botmall.com

8ake sale on November 9tb turtber oetalls comlng soon

n the ort room.
Free To Be You and Me
In grade 3 art class, we are studying the word VALUE, which is connected to
the new unit oI inquiry. We will use the Iirst week just to introduce the concept
oI values and what it means in deIining who we are as individuals. Students
will be making a list oI personal values that they have in their liIe. We will
also discuss how value in art can also be the tonal quality (lightness or
darkness) oI a color. So, in Iact, there are two diIIerent deIinitions Ior
VALUE.
Next, students will practice making diIIerent values oI gray, as well as values
oI other colors (in preparation Ior the main project). This will be done on a
Value Wheel which will be on display when completed.
This will Iinally lead us into our main project which could be titled, "Values oI
Gray SelI-Portraits." Students use their knowledge oI color values and create a
selI-portrait oI themselves using only gray values. Their Iinal piece will have
their personal liIe values written in the background.
(lesson idea from Tammy Morin, www.princetonol.com)

Graoe 3 Weekly Upoate
Week ot October 17, 2011

Anol [amet Davlo Sesmltb Lrlka vlctor
anol.jamet@bbls.oe oavlo.sesmltb@bbls.oe erlka.vlctor@bbls.oe
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Looklng Abeao We look torwaro to meetlng wltb you tomorrow. |n tblro graoe we ask tbat
you brlng your tblro graoer wltb you to tbe conterence.
Remlnoers
We bope to see you Frloay nlgbt at Llton [obn Meets Maoonna!