Connaught School's Grade 3/4 Classroom Blog

I Have a Dream… Terry Fox is a Canadian Hero. He had a dream to run across Canada in what he called The Marathon of Hope with goals of creating cancer awareness and raising money for cancer research. Connaught School is proud to participate in the 2019 annual Terry Fox run on Friday, October 4th at 10:30 a.m. We encourage students to donate a “Twoonie for Terry” or whatever is possible. Donations can be made at school or online at http://www.terryfox.ca/ConnaughtCommunity. Students also have an opportunity to start their own fundraising page by using the link above and click “set up my student page” and follow the steps online. All families are welcome for our Terry Fox run day. You can run/walk with us or cheer us on. The more the merrier! Last year Connaught School raised $3054.65 and we would like to exceed that amount this year! Challenges Ø If we raise $1000, the class who raises the most money will have a scooter race against Ms. Bezugley Ø If we raise $2000, we will

Welcome back to school! We are so excited to be your grade 3/4 teachers this year. Here are some concepts we have been engaged in our first 2 weeks together: We have spent lots of time getting to know each other as learners and peers. Lots of circle time, class meetings, and shared experiences have helped us practice engaging in respectful and meaningful discussions. We will continue building our speaking and listening skills throughout the year in every curricular area. In Literacy we have been exploring ideas of Identity and Home. We asked “What does HOME mean to you, and how does it make you feel?” Students have responded to this question in writing and through art. We have shared books together about this topic, including some class favourites “Home” by Carson Ellis, “Ish” by Peter Reynolds, and “Goodbye brings Hello” by Diane White.  In Math, we are getting to know each other through graphs and data analysis. We are learning about how to represent data about our