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Today the class got to play the board games that they created to review what we have learned this year in grade three!

Most of the groups presented their commercials today for their inventions! The Security Tag helps catch criminals. The Security Bot watches your home and your pets while you’re away. The […]

Kathy visited us today from the Hamilton Public Library to talk about all of the fun summer reading programs that they are offering this year.

We went outside today to watch the planes from the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum fly over the school to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

On Monday, June 17th, students are invited to a transition activity day at their assigned school for next year (i.e. students going to RL Hyslop next year will be visiting RL […]

Thank you to everyone who brought in recycled materials. Our inventions are coming to life!

Reviewing concepts in math centers today.  

If any families have clean, recycled materials that they would be willing to donate to the classroom it would be greatly appreciated! The class will be using them to make a […]

Together we watched some video clips of different inventions that children and adolescents created. Now students are going to create their own inventions and market them to the class. I can’t […]

A reminder that the Collegiate Closing Celebration is this Thursday from 5-730pm.

All set for our first day of EQAO.

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Forms are coming home today for those interested in pre-ordering Harvey’s for the Collegiate Closing Celebration on Thursday, May 30. Forms and money are due by May 17th.

There will be no more words of the week for the rest of the year.

Forms are coming home today about our upcoming health unit on growth and development. Please return these forms to the school by Friday, May 30th. If you have any questions, […]

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Flyers are coming home today about Open Houses at RL Hyslop and Green Acres.

A reminder that the forms and $7 for our trip to the Royal Botanical Gardens are due tomorrow. Please also let me know if you are interested in volunteering on […]

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday January February March April May June July August September October November December calendar Note * The days of the week and the months […]

Since our school will be closing in June, I thought it would be fun to have the grade 3 students write about their favourite memory at Collegiate Avenue School and […]

Trip forms are coming home today for a trip to the Royal Botanical Gardens on Thursday, May 9. The trip is normally $22, however, we have received funding from an […]

Students have the chance to put their detective skills to work this week! We have several unsolved mysteries that need to be cracked! Students will use clues from the text […]

We will also be learning about fractions in math. Below is a little refresher video!

By the end of grade 3, students are expected to know their multiplication facts up to 7×7. Today students were introduced to equal groups, the first of four multiplication strategies […]

Since our school will be closing in June, our class is going to be putting together a book about our favourite memories at Collegiate. Students are asked to brainstorm at […]

Next week our class is going to begin multiplication. By the end of grade three, students are expected to know up to 7×7. Practicing multiplication facts at home will help […]

Jump Rope for Heart forms went home today! There are lots of prizes to be won. Jump Rope activities will take place on Friday, May 10.

Tomorrow is Pink Shirt Day. Wear pink to show that you don’t support bullying! https://youtu.be/gjmf3I1_ZhU

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We will be starting to explore 3D shapes this week.

We had two Hamilton police officers visit us today to go over the lockdown procedure. There was also time for students to ask questions about what it was like to […]

I hope everyone had a restful March break and is ready for a busy spring! This week students are asked to think about any questions or concerns that they may […]

Hot chocolate and a movie is the perfect way to end the Friday afternoon before March break. Enjoy your time off and see you all on March 18th!

We have been working on space and perspective in visual art. Below are some examples of what we have done!

Due to icy and snowy weather we have had to cancel our trip to Dundas Valley twice. Unfortunately, we will not be rescheduling this trip again. Hopefully we will have […]

As we get into more complicated math, it is important that students know how to to add doubles and “make 10” with little hesitation. Knowing these facts will help them […]

Last week we began to look at 2D shapes and different types of angles in math. This week we will continue to work with angles and explore symmetry.  

A few notes: This Wednesday is our trip to Dundas Valley. Please dress according to the weather! Also, since we will be at the trip, there will be no pizza […]