Happy World Kindness Day!

swollock / / General Studies, Grade 3, Jewish Studies

Today in Grade 3 we celebrated world kindness day! Yesterday, we prepared by anonymously writing down two kind things about everyone else in the class. Today, each student received an envelope full of the kindest and most beautiful compliments.

Here is the presentation that inspired us to get out there and throw kindness like confetti! Check out the pics below from our discussions and collaborations, and let us know in the comments if you’ve used the resources in the slideshow (10th slide) to spark some meaningful discussions at home!

              

Busy Day Today!

swollock / / Jewish Studies

Today was quite the busy day in kitah gimmel!

3B had a zoom call with a class of Israeli children learning English after their school day. This will be a monthly occurrence and we are looking forward to December’s topic of Chanukah! One of their questions was “how do you stay warm in winter?” so we taught them a little bit about snow suits.

Then, we had a visit from the Dairy Education Program, from the Dairy Farmers of Ontario.

3A was able to get outside and go on a nature walk this afternoon. Don’t worry 3B, you’ll have a turn too! We looked at the different types of trees on campus and collected a variety of leaves, helicopters, branches, and pine cones. With those, we are creating some intricate new artwork for our classroom.

Chag Sukkot Sameach! Happy Sukkot!

swollock / / Jewish Studies

The past few weeks we have been learning about the Jewish holidays in the month of Tishrei, chagei Tishrei. Grade 3 had a blast learning about the concept of “ushpizin” – inviting guests to our Sukkah. Next week we will interview each other and each student will design a special chair to welcome a guest into their own Sukkah! We have also been creating some lovely wind chime decorations for the school Sukkah, see photos below!

    

Stay tuned for more exciting news next week!

Grade 3 Athletics

apolowin / / 3A, 3B

Athletics in Grade 3:

It has been a busy couple of weeks in Grade 3 athletics:

Wednesday, September 25th:

Jake Gesperetti (Ottawa Black Bears) and Sam Firth (Albany FireWolves) joined our Grade 3 class for a little Lacrosse 101. The two Ottawa natives are professional lacrosse players in the NLL. They taught the students about the history of Canada’s national game before beginning a little tutorial on the basics of the sport. Students participated in passing, cradling and shooting drills. They concluded the drills with a penalty shootout and some autographed pictures. We all had a blast and are looking forward to seeing the Black Bears vs FireWolves during the NLL season.

Friday, September 27th: Terry Fox Run

Students learned the incredible story of one of Canada’s greatest heroes through the Scholastic Voici Terry story. We also listened to Je Cours Comme Terry song by Gregg Lerock. We discussed the incredible bravery and determination shown by Terry during his Marathon of Hope. Students were amazed to see all of the parks, schools, streets and athletic facilities named after Terry. 

Grade 3 participated in the school-wide assembly before doing a 30 minute run in honour of Cancer research and the Terry Fox foundation.

Tuesday, October 1st: Jamboree

Turnbull hosts this annual soccer tournament for students in Grade 3. Several private schools participate in this wonderful event celebrating the beautiful game. OJCS had a team in the Recreational level and the Competitive track. Everyone had a great time and quite a few Lionel Messi jerseys were seen in the OJCS hallways. Each team played 3 different games with opponents from Kanata Montessori, Turnbull and Elmwood. This was the first opportunity for students to wear the blue OJCS Rams Jersey. We hope to have more opportunities to participate in local sporting events. 

 

 

 

September and October Bingo Homework!

choney23 / / General Studies, Grade 3, Homework

Hi everyone! I hope you’re having a lovely start to autumn!

SeptemberOctoberBingoHomework

Above is the link to our Bingo Homework with the hyperlinks! Please let me know if you have any questions, feedback or issues accessing anything!

 

On Monday September 23rd (AKA tomorrow), your child will come home with:

1.) A physical copy of the Bingo Card.

2.) A duo-tang with all of the necessary resources (blank pages, graphic organizers, rubric, etc.)

3.) A journal designated just for homework.

 

Thank you so much for your support through this Grade 3 homework journey!!

Miss Honey

thank you

Summer Reading Challenge!!

choney23 / / 3A, Language Arts

Hi everyone!!

As summer break is just around the corner, Miss Brigette has organized her wonderful Summer Reading Challenge. Your children have already come home with a hard copy in their homework duo-tangs.  If it was lost in the shuffle – please let me know and I am more than happy to send home another one! It is also linked below. Please message/call/email with any questions that bubble up now or throughout the summer. Not only is this a super fun way to encourage reading (with prizes!) but it can also open your child up to different genres, authors … and maybe limit the comics!! 😀

K-3 OJCS Summer Reading Challenge 2024

Thank you for all your support at home!!

Caitlin