Mairi Anderson's classroom website
Hello families of Division 9! We are into the swing of Spring after our second week of Term 3. In Math, we have begun practicing time concepts, to better understand the relationships between units of time (seconds, minutes, hours, etc.). Although telling time is not expected at the Grade 3 level, we practiced reading a […]
Hello all, Here we are, already at spring break! Term 2 flew by for us in Division 9! We will be continuing our learning on landforms after spring break before beginning an exciting unit on biodiversity. We have grown as mathematicians in learning about multiplication and division, and honed our skills as researchers with reading […]
Bonjour tout le monde! Please see the March newsletter for a few updates and important dates: Brantford Division 9 Newsletter – March In Math this week, we made a new calendar for the month of March using multiplication or division to represent the numbers. We played a game of “Battle” using cards – two players […]
Bonjour! This short school week was a sunny one! With only a few days together and a need to catch up on past projects, we did not start many new ones this week, but took some time to review our work and to connect with classmates through games. Next week, Brantford will have the Scholastic […]
Bonjour tout le monde, I hope you have had a good week and are looking forward to the Family Day long weekend! We read several books and had discussions on the many different ways a family can be. We read My Family, Your Family, Families Can, and Une famille c’est une famille. Students had beautiful […]
Happy sunny Friday! This week Division 9 practiced many skills! In Math we learned about the multiplication table. We noticed that two rows of five is the same product as five rows of two! We explored the relationships between numbers and how the products represent the number of squares used. Students learned a game using […]
Bonjour tout le monde, This week in Math we worked on multiplication word problems using pictures to support our understanding. We added drawings to pictures to make “groups of” and to explain the story of math. In Science, we learned and practiced landform vocabulary. We played a “I have.. Who has..?” game with cards showing […]
Bonjour les familles, This week was another full week of learning in Division 9! We used letter tiles again to practice our dictée words, this time mixing up the letters to make “mystery words” for a partner to unscramble. In Math, we made art! We painted colourful cityscapes, then stamped in skyscraper windows in rows […]
Hello families! I am so impressed with the enthusiasm and responsibility shown by Division 9 students this week. They continue to remember their masks, complete their tasks, and are learning and growing in their social responsibilities. This week in Math we did some final review for addition and subtraction with a short quiz on Monday […]
Happy New Year and welcome back to school! This first week back after an extended break was a full one! Division 9 students demonstrated a lot of responsibility with their academic work and mask wearing. Three cheers for Division 9! In Math, we worked on revision of addition strategies for two- and three-digit numbers. We […]