We have had another busy week in P3 and P3/2. Here is what we have been up to:

Number: In number this week we have been learning about the empty number line. We have been using this strategy to help us solve addition and subtraction problems.

“I have liked learning about the empty number line but sometimes it can be hard to use with big numbers.”

“I like using the empty number line and it makes my adding and taking away feel easy for me”

Literacy: In literacy this week we have been learning how to write an information report.  We know that an information report needs to have lots of facts and only some opinions. We have also been adding adjectives to make our writing more interesting. We chose to research and write about tigers this week because we were learning about the tropical climate zone.

Science/Topic: We did a cactus experiment to help us learn about the desert climate zone. We made cactus shapes out of a sponge and we left them in some water. When we checked them a few days later we found that the cactus sponges had soaked up all the water and were holding on to it just like a real cactus would do in the desert.

Remembrance day: We made poppies using lots of different kinds of red paper to help us learn about remembrance day. We had a 2-minute silence to help us think about and remember all the people who died in the world wars.