Exploring our class identity!!!!!!

This week we have been busy trying to explore and create our very own class identity.We realised that Grade 3 was known by us NNRSJ. We went on  then to create a portrait of Grade 3. It was a lot of fun. We solved puzzles. measured, divided, sketched, expanded, mixed colours to get the right shade, we added minute details and finally compiled the portrait. Whew!!!!!! We could not have done all this without Shawn Sir's help. Thank you so much Shawn sir!

                     

Measuring 
      and 
    dividing 

Figuring 
        out our 
               portrait
                         puzzles.

         Getting set to                      paint!!!!!!!!

 Adding the finishing touches and admiring the complete work.

The identity of grade 3 - NNRSJ

         Watch us put it together -

     

In Math , we have been learning about graphing.There are all kinds of charts and graphs, some are easy to understand while others can be pretty tricky. There are many different types because each one has a fairly specific use. We have learnt about bar graphs and pictographs. 

We made a graph on  favourite subjects - first we went around and collected the data.....did the tally .....and then graphed the data on a bar graph.

    

                                       

    We have also been learning how to analyse the data in a graph - 

In Language, we learnt how to write autobiographical poems.

This week we experienced a cultural enlightenment. We went to our friends houses and learnt about their culture, lifestyle, beliefs, practices and food!!!! We learnt how our cultures and beliefs impact us and contribute to the way we behave and think in different ways.

                           

                            
 
                                       
                               

Thank you to the lovely parents who welcomed us into their homes and took time to come and share with us.It was a lovely learning experience.

We continued to explore about our identities. We went around the school taking a poll about - "How often does our finger print change?" Through this we learnt that the basic print of our finger print never changes. It just gets bigger and wider as we grow older.

In language we read a biography on Van Gogh and the Name jar. We also learnt how to write and email. We wrote e mails to teachers and friends inviting them to participate in one of our class engagements. Stay tuned to hear more about that next week.

                                                                We read the story 'The Name Jar ' by Yangsook Choi.

The new kid in school needs a new name! Or does she?

Being the new kid in school is hard enough, but what about when nobody can pronounce your name? Having just moved from Korea, Unhei is anxious that American kids will like her. So instead of introducing herself on the first day of school, she tells the class that she will choose a name by the following week.

Her new classmates are fascinated by this no-name girl and decide to help out by filling a glass jar with names for her to pick from. But while Unhei practices being a Suzy, Laura, or Amanda, one of her classmates comes to her neighborhood and discovers her real name and its special meaning. On the day of her name choosing, the name jar has mysteriously disappeared. Encouraged by her new friends, Unhei chooses her own Korean name and helps everyone pronounce it — "Yoon-Hey." 

Throughout The Name Jar, questions about difference and identity underlie Unhei’s consideration of taking an American name rather than using her given Korean name at school. Is it good to be different or bad to be different? How do we respond to difference? Is a name just another word, or it is something more? How closely is one’s identity connected to one’s name? What are the implications of changing one’s name?
Post reading the book we researched and found out how our names will look in our native language.

Week 16!

We began the week with the mystery bag. 

We wrote clues for our friends and they had to guess what we had kept in our Mystery bags.

Happy Birthday Raanan!!!!!!!!!!!!

We studied about the artist Vincent Van Gogh and tried to understand how he had created his identity through his art work. We looked at a mix of paintings of various artists and we tried to find out which ones were painted by Van Gogh. We then concluded that he had created his identity through the colours he used, through his style of painting and the type of paintings he made.

Last week we also worked on  trying to figure out what our identity is.

We expressed ourselves as a - colour, a number, an idea, a shape, a character, a thing, a dream and a letter.  Thank you Ms.Cecilia for this lovely idea. It made us think more deeper about ourselves.

We learnt that our finger prints are the one thing that no one else can share. That is one of our unique self identities. Thank you Shawn sir for this lovely activity.

We also explored about how our culture contributes to our identities.

We may belong to different cultures and have different identities but we are still the same!

We learnt how to write an Acrostic poem.

In Math, we have been learning about division and understanding equal sharing and equal grouping. We also learnt about the inverse relationship between multiplication and division.

Back to school!

After a two week break we were back energised and ready for another exciting and busy time in school. We began our new UOI - How we express ourselves. Through this unit, we will learn about our selves and our identity. We will explore how we can build our image and personality through our behaviour and the  way we express ourselves. We will also see what are the different ways we can express ourselves.

In the first week back, our music teacher Ms. Amanda showed us a few videos of singer Hera and Adele performing. We learnt that Hera painted a tattoo on her face before every show. Her tattoo was an inspiration from the native New Zealand Maori tribe and the design of the tattoo has glimpses of the Icelandic art, the place where she was born. We discussed and saw how Hera had used the tattoo to build her image in public and thereby creating an identity for herself.  We then compared Hera with Adele who didn't have any such thing. Adele had created her identity using her voice modulation techniques. We reflected on our learning and designed a tattoo for ourselves. The one that we would like to show our identity with.

“When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.”
― Ansel Adams

We explored the art work of Van Gogh with Shawn sir.

If you want to read and you want to draw, that helps you to express yourself.  --- Quentin Blake 

In music class we learnt how to listen to a track and add our own chords to it.

We deciphered the central idea. We used the dictionary to look up the meanings of the words.

We expressed our understanding of the Math concepts we have learnt so far in Grade 3 through our words and illustrations. We have also began the concept of multiplication. 

Happy Diwali!

What a busy week the last week before the Diwali break has been. It whizzed by with a blink of the eye.  

This week we wrapped up our projects. Painstakingly working at adding in the last final details. 

Finally completed! Phew! We are extremely proud of the work we have done.

                        We invited our friends and teachers in Edubridge to share our learning with them.

While working on these projects so diligently we realised we have been........

Siya - I have been a 'Reflective learner' as I thought back on what I had researched, planned my project and made a model on Ancient Greek civilization.

Raanan - I have been a 'Balanced learner' as I used my work time wisely and completed my project in the time Ms. gave us.

Jason - I have been a 'Risk taker' as I tried to make the shaduf on my own even though it was very difficult for me. I used different materials to complete my project.

Nishka - I have been a 'Communicator' as I shared my ideas and all that I have learned about Indus Valley with all my classmates and  friends from other grades.

Nirja - I have been an 'Inquirer' as I have been asking a lot of questions to understand the things that we have been researching about.

In Math, we explored the concept of capacity. We learnt that 1000 ml = 1 litre.

Does anyone want to know how many litres make a gallon? Ask our young curious learners.

We had  a surprise visit by Mick sir to teach us about sequences. It was so much fun and now we know that a sequence is a list of numbers that follow a pattern. Thank you Mick sir for taking time out and visiting our class. We completely enjoyed it. You make us want more and more of Math.

We began our Diwali break with sweet memories of spending time making diyas and rangolis with our loving Grandparents. Thank you to all the granny's and grandpas for making our Diwali celebration so special.

                                                                     We love you so much!!!!!

                  Thank you Ms. Nirmala and Ms. Siya for telling us why Diwali is celebrated.

Making lanterns with our Dadiji's and Dadaji's

       Rangoli time!