3C Update

Wednesday April 1, 2020

Hello 3C Families,

I've sent a detailed guide as to how we'll be moving forward with your child's learning, please read your email if you haven't done so already.  I've included some of this information again here, as well as some timelines;

We will begin to use Google Classroom beginning on Monday April 6,
2020. We will focus on Math and Language learning. Lessons will be
provided to allow 1 hour of curriculum based learning per day.

 Please let me know if you do not

 1) know your child's @edu email address?

or if

2) there any other resources or supports that you need during this time?

Communication

Blogger/ Classroom Blogs - Our classroom blogs will be used to share basic
information with parents and students about new lessons and assignments
that are posted through Google Classroom.

Parent Communication 

- All group emails to parents will come through School Messenger. If you do not
think your email is up to date in School Messenger, please call Leslie Cropper
at Simons Valley School (403-777-6660)

-Individual emails to, or from parents will come through Outlook using my
broreilly@cbe.ab.ca

-If you would like to speak to me directly over the phone please send me an
email with your preferred phone number and I will call you back ASAP.

Student Communication

-Group emails or individual emails to students will be done through my Gmail
at broreilly@educbe.ca

-I will also work to set up Google “Meet” video chats with either the whole
classrooms, smaller groups or individual students to discuss.  Google Meet
is a part of the Google Suite/ Classroom.

Student Lessons and School Work 

-All lessons, assignments, assessments will be sent to students via
Google Classrooms.  Your child and you will be sent a link via email to
access the Homeroom 3C in your child’s Gmail account...The Classroom
will be set up for Friday and we will start using it for assignments starting
this Monday.

Available Times  

I will be checking my email throughout the day and responding asap.   

About Google Classroom

Google Classroom is a free online platform that allows students, teachers
and parents access to classroom lessons, assignments, assessment,
resources and more.  Students in grade 3 have been working with google
drive (docs, slides) this year and will continue to use these tools. Google
classroom takes all of these applications and puts them into one place. 
Students and parents in 3C will have access to my Google classroom on
Friday and all lessons will be distributed through this platform starting Monday.
The video below is a brief overview of Google Classroom for parents.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Iowi-gmbys

Parents Guide to Google Classroom in 2020 #GoogleClassroom #GoogleClassroomGuide #GoogleClassroomTutorial Feel free to use this presentation: https://docs.google.com/file/d/1g-0F_... SPANISH Slides presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/... Help support my channel and become a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh98... Here is a one-stop shop for all of my ... www.youtube.com

Other Resources

Please continue to have your child do Daily home-reading and use Prodigy...You can check previous blogs for more resources. Lessons will be posted to Google classroom starting Monday April 6th.

We appreciate that this is a lot of information, along with all of the other
resources/ emails you have received from the CBE and in previous blogs. 
Please know that we are here to support both you and your children as we
transition.  

Sincerely,

Brennan O'Reilly

broreilly@cbe.ab.ca

Updates and work ideas for the break

March 19, 2020

Dear 3C Families,

I hope you all have a restful and healthy Spring Break. 

I miss teaching the children so much, but health is number 1. 

All learning materials and non critical items like shoes etc will be
held at the school until after break.

Watch for an email on school website for a plan after March break.

Please read the Covid-19 virus information on the CBE website
at www.cbe.ab.ca

Keep posted on this public health crisis and when and if
classes will resume.

Crime Not to Read has been cancelled until further notice.

I have sent some work home early for Spring 

break. Jump Math 3.1 - your child may work on 

finishing pages they have not completed, as well as 

units we did not need to cover for our curriculum. We also

sent a Spring Break bingo challenge and a home 

reading sheet for home reading. Students who have a Raz Kids
account may use it at home as well as Tumble books
and book flicks.  www.tumblebooklibrary.com

Username: calgarypl

Password: sd19

 Kiddle is a good search engine for 

reading information about Rocks and Minerals. We have
currently been studying about Tunisia and India. Your child
may use Kiddle to learn more as there are videos as well.

Students may also complete any work in their 

Google Drive such as documents or slide shows. They may
create more slideshows such as one on a rock or mineral,
India or Tunisia. Share at broreilly@educbe.ca

Math: prodigy, sumdog, abcya, and jump math book, and
scratch.

Science: http://gradethree.mrpolsky.com/science.html 

Other learning Websites: National Parks

https://totallythebomb.com/heres-33-national-park-

Tours-you-can-take-virtually-from-the-comfort-of-your-

home?fbclid=IwAR08kbdltqBFr7_l0pVqhStD9qHqO

Ju1bIM2HXuT8K2E4qTtvucx_gpNSYk

Music and Phys Ed. Links:

https://lathampe.blogspot.com/

https://simonsvalleymusic.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Kruger our librarian says: Many authors and 

publishers have granted access to their work for a 

limited time to help keep students reading.

Here are a couple of authors that have already granted permission:

Peter Reynolds

                             Chris Grabenstein

                             Mo Willems

                             Dan Gutman

                             Oliver Jeffers

                             Karma Wilson

                             BJ Novak

                             Todd Parr

                             RJ Palaccio

                             Peter Brown

Thank you,

Brennan

March 13th 3B/C update

March 13

Dear Families,

Teacher’s PET Rocks and Minerals was a success. 

The children had a lot of fun and learned so much 

about Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic rocks. 

Thank you to all of our parent volunteers that worked 

so hard that day! We appreciate you all!

Due to the cold weather, our winter sports events 

will be held on Tuesday March 17 at 1:15-2:30pm- 

outside.

Schools have received information from Calgary 

Board of Education Communications in regards to

 gatherings from now until Spring Break.

Please note:

• Events including the school and regular staff population of the school MAY continue. 
• This includes events such as after school clubs, practices etc. Schools with scheduled field trips
•  may still continue at this time.
• Events that expand to include populations from 
• other schools and/or parents or other community members should be postponed and further information will be provided after March break 
• if they will be rescheduled or cancelled. This includes events such as Parent Teachers

Interviews, school athletic competitions, drama/musical performances etc.

We have chosen to postpone the following:

• March 19th and 20th - Parent Teacher 

Conferences

Book fair is cancelled - Thank you to all parents who have offered to volunteer for the book fair. We will create a new 

signup sheet when we reschedule Scholastic Book Fair.

We will reschedule our Parent Teacher Conferences 

at a later date.  Dismissal for Thursday March 19th 

will continue to be  EARLY DISMISSAL at 1:30 for 

Grades 1-6 as well as SKILL. Kindergarten there 

will be NO SCHOOL. No school Friday March 20.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause 

and appreciate your support as we all share in 

these unique times.

We have sent some work home early for Spring 

break. Jump Math 3.1 - your child may work on 

finishing pages they have not completed, as well as 

units we did not need to cover for our curriculum. We also

sent a Spring Break bingo challenge and a home 

reading sheet for home reading. Students who have a Raz Kids accounts may use it at home as well as Tumble books and book flicks. Kiddle is a good search engine for 

reading information about Rocks and Minerals. 

Students may also complete any work in their 

Google Drive such as documents or slide shows.

  www.tumblebooklibrary.com

Username: calgarypl

Password: sd19

Math: prodigy, abcya, and jump math, and scratch.

Dates:

March 17- Winter Sports Day at 1:30pm

March 19- Last day of classes before Spring Break, 

early dismissal at 1:30pm

March 19- Parent Teacher Interviews Cancelled

March 20- Parent Teacher Interviews Cancelled/no school

March 30- Classes Resume

Please read the Covid-19 virus information on the CBE website at www.cbe.ab.ca

Keep posted on this public health crisis.

Thank you,

Brennan

March

March 6

Math- In Math this week we finished our multiplication unit !  Division starts next
week when we start 3.2 Jump Math.

 English- Our novel study this month is No Ordinary Day by Deborah Ellis. It is a story from India. That brings up the importance of education and literacy. 

We are also enjoying some Folktales from India.

Social- We are learning about India’s communities as well as global citizenship
and organizations such as: Rights of a Child, how the Red Cross began,
Free the children, Unicef, Doctors without borders, and 

World Wildlife Fund. 

Science- We have been exploring our new topic of Rocks and Minerals.
We are investigating where they are found around the world. We are excited
for our Rocks and minerals in school program by Teacher’s PET on March 10.
We also have a parent volunteer that is going to offer a session about
Rocks and Minerals in April.

Dates:

March 7- Spring forward one hour!

March 9- Scholastic orders due

March 10- Teacher’s PET Rocks and minerals

March 12 - Parent Council Night

March 13- Dress Like Your Teacher Day

March 19- Last day of classes before Spring Break, 

early dismissal at 1:30pm

March 19- Parent Teacher Interviews 2:30-4:30, and 5:30-8pm

March 20- Parent Teacher Interviews 9-12:30pm No classes

March 30- Classes Resume