Happy Friday everyone! I can't believe next week is already June!
This week we worked a lot on our water fundraiser this week in preparation for our 'kick off' today at the sharing assembly. We put together a short presentation to introduce our cause to the school. Ms. Thomas also helped us prepare a song to conclude our presentation. Students sang a moving rendition of "Today I'm Gonna Try and Change the World" by Johnny Reid. We also spent time creating posters to hang up in the school. On Monday we are going to continue advertising, and hopefully our donations continue to grow! We appreciate all the support we can get, so feel free to share the following information on any social media sites or with friends and family: Students in grade three at Cranston School have been inspired through their work in Social Studies this year. After learning about water scarcity they would like to raise money to help build a well in a country that does not access to safe water. They have set an ambitious goal of $3000 which would provide clean water for at least 100 people. Donations will go to Charity:Water. To raise money they are planning the following fundraisers: Bottle Drive – a container will be in the school parking lot from June 4-8 and you may drop off bottles during school hours. Yard Sale/Bake Sale/Art Sale/Lemonade Stand – students will be selling used toys and books, fresh baked goods, lemonade, popcorn, and student-made art from 11:15 – 12:15 on Friday, June 8, on the compound. Water Walk – students will be carrying jugs of water around the field on Friday, June 8, in the morning, and will be looking for pledges from friends and family. If you would like to support our students, donations can be made in five ways. 1. Cash donations to the donation jar in the office. 2. Donate online at https://my.charitywater.org/cranston-kids/operation-cranston-clean-water. Please feel free to share this link on social media! 3. Shop at our fundraiser on June 8. 4. Sponsor a grade 3 in the water walk. 5. Bring your bottles to the school from June 4-8. We finished up our mini unit on perimeter this week with a fun art project. Students have done a great job of demonstrating their understanding of this concept. Next week we move on to fractions! In Literacy we continue to work on our literature circles. These have been a great way for students to not only practice reading, but also practice comprehension strategies and have discussions about what they are reading. We are going to be spending the last month of the school year focusing specifically on narrative writing (or story writing). This week we spent time looking at character and developing interesting characters. Our Science unit on building is coming to an end and we are going to use all of things we have learned to build bridges! Please see the email sent home on Friday about bringing in materials for building. It has been awesome to see how many students have been able to make connections to this unit and find real world examples of what we have been learning about. Our caterpillar friends are now all snug in their chrysalids and have entered their pupa stage. We are eagerly awaiting their adult stage! I hope everyone has a great weekend, it looks like it is going to be another hot one! Ms.Brett Comments are closed.
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