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Welcome to Division 8's Home Page
Mr. Kalaora' s Grade 2/3 class
mkalaora@nvsd44.bc.ca
In science, we are starting our first unit of inquiry on MATERIALS & STRUCTURES. We had Mad Science come into our classroom and challenge students to experiment and find different ways to build structures using a variety of materials.
Here are some photos of our Mad Science workshop on STRUCTURES:
Homework :
Grade three homework is limited. Students are asked to work on Speedos, Spelling and Reading throughout the week. Adults are encouraged to spend quality time and have fun with their children. Your child's learning can always benefit from your support on any areas at home.
Math - Jan/09
To Parents and Adults at Home …
Your child’s class is starting a mathematics unit on multiplication and division. Multiplication and division are basic computational skills that children will use often, and skills that children must master to succeed in higher levels of mathematics. Your child will develop strategies for multiplying and dividing whole numbers. They will use multiplication charts, counters, grid paper, and calculators.
In this unit, your child will:
• Relate multiplication sentences to repeated addition.
• Use arrays to multiply and divide.
• Discover patterns for multiplying and dividing by 2, by 5,
and by 10.
• Learn the rules for multiplying by 1 and by 0.
• Create multiplication and division fact families.
• Relate division sentences to repeated subtraction.
Talk with your child about the importance of learning her or his multiplication and division facts. Find opportunities to practise these facts with your child to build confidence and to establish a solid foundation.
Here are some suggestions for activities you can do with your child.
When walking down the street or riding on a bus, have your child multiply the digits of 2-digit house numbers. For example, for a house numbered 36, your child would multiply 3 × 6 to get 18. (Multiplication beyond 7 × 7 is not required.)
Find items that are arranged in equal rows. Have your child give a multiplication sentence and a division sentence for each arrangement. For example, egg cartons are arranged in 2 equal rows of 6 eggs. Two possible sentences are: 2 × 6 = 12 and
12 ÷ 2 = 6.
Socials - Term 2
We are discovering about responsibilities of local governments, as well as and making connections in learning about technology, economy & the environment.
Science - Term 2
We are learning about materials and structures.
For their final project in this unit of inquiry, students can work by themselves, or with a partner, to build a stable and strong model structure of their own design (could be a bridge, house, or a tall structure such as a skyscraper). They could make it out of cardboard, popsicle sticks, tooth picks, straws, string and any other material that would be appropriate (not ready made materials such as LEGO blocks). They should bring their supplies to the classroom so they could work on it here. They need to have a plan or a drawing of their model and all the supplies they need in the classroom. Glue guns and some materials such as straws, tooth picks, string and paper rolls are already in class, but these are extra/emergency supplies and would not be enough for everyone.
Thank you for supporting your child’s learning.
Mr. Kalaora
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