September 15th

September 19, 2025

September 15th - 19th

This week in Grade 3/4, we took advantage of the beautiful weather and sunshine. We took our learning outside as much as we could, spending some time learning about scientific sketches. We observed various natural objects in our rock garden and took time to sketch, label, and make notes about it. Throughout the year, we will return to check in to see how seasonal changes affect our natural objects.

Learning Intentions:

Grade 3

I can reflect on how conducting an investigation contributes to building knowledge.
I can develop new questions for further investigations.

Grade 4

I can draw conclusions, using reliable and valid evidence from investigations.

We continued to learn about the steps involved in the scientific method, from deciding on a question, to researching, hypothesizing, experimenting, observing and drawing conclusions. We applied our knowledge to an experiment when we made OOBLECK! We learned oobleck reacts differently based on the pressure applied to it. Next, we will apply our learning of the properties of oobleck to investigate the three states of matter. We look forward to many more experiments to come!

Learning Intentions:

Grade 3:

I can discuss the reasons treaties were negotiated and signed.
I can identify treaties on a map of Alberta

Grade 4:

I can reflect on personal rights and responsibilities.
I can discuss ways relationships were built between First Nations and Europeans.

As a part of a whole school commitment, we have developed a class agreement, or class treaty. We have learned about the importance of treaty and responsibilities of treaty signing. We learned the Blackfoot word for treaty, and each member of our class made a treaty medallion to signify our commitment to establishing and maintaining a positive, kind, and respectful learning environment. Additionally, we began developing our mapping skills as we investigated treaties within Canada and Alberta. Students had the opportunity to work in small groups and explore various maps of Canada and Alberta, including pre-confederation maps. They completed a KWL chart and made note of what they already knew, what they wondered, and what they had learned. Next week, we will come together as a class and discuss our takeaways from this activity.

Learning Intentions:

Grade 3

I can identify the place value of each digit in natural number
I can express natural numbers using words and numerals
I can express various compositions of a natural number using place value

Grade 4

I can identify the place value of each digit in a number
I can determine the value of each digit in a number
I can express numbers using words and numerals
I can express various compositions of a number using place value

We are working hard to continue learning about place value. Students had the opportunity to complete a choice-based task, where they picked a number in the hundred thousands (with decimals for Grade 4) and represented it in word form, expanded form, and as a base ten model. They also compared their chosen number to other numbers using <, >, and =. Students had the opportunity to reinforce their learning by playing Math games, such as Race to 100 and Place Value Go Fish. Next week, we will begin to discuss other ways to decompose numbers and begin addition with multidigit numbers.

Ways to continue the learning at home:

Grade 3:

Practice correctly saying numbers up to 999,999, making note of place value families.
Have your student show you ways to represent numbers:

Expanded form: 5,738 = 5000 + 700 + 30 + 8
Word form: five thousand, seven hundred, thirty-eight

Grade 4:

Practice correctly saying numbers up to 999,999.99, making note of place value families and decimal place value names (tenths and hundredths).
Have your student show you ways to represent numbers:

Expanded form: 5,738.12 = 5000 + 700 + 30 + 8 + 0.1 + 0.02
Word form: five thousand, seven hundred, thirty-eight and twelve hundredths

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