Mr. Guse

Grade 3 teacher

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We had a jam-packed day of fun! Students went on a hunt, played some themed math games, read and played in the gym with glow sticks!

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We made some spooky owls!

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We added water to a sloped landscape of soil to see the effects of erosion.

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Andy Goldsworthy’s artwork inspired us to take our art outdoors and use materials found in nature!

[Mr. Guse @MrGusesClass]

After we read the Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, we made growing patterns with a table of values.

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Students had fun rounding and ordering numbers.

[Mr. Guse @MrGusesClass]

Students bravely read aloud the fluency passage they practiced from their home reading. They loved getting behind the podium to read to their classmates!

[Mr. Guse @MrGusesClass]

We did an experiment to see how we could filter dirty water and make it cleaner! Soil is important! Check out the video on Google Classroom to do it at home.

[Mr. Guse @MrGusesClass]

We read books and did some activities to recognize Orange Shirt Day.

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We roamed the room to find information about soil horizons.

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Students did a great job of raising money for cancer research, learning about Terry Fox, and participating in our school-wide run/walk.

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Students were working on representing 2- and 3-digit numbers using open number lines.

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We read the book Abdul’s Story. We were curious about some of the words in the book. We talked about their meaning and wrote them in sentences.

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We explored outside today for our science unit on soil.

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We been building our capacity to problem solve and think about math in different ways.

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Students did a great job of noticing and naming what good authors do when writing.

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We talked about a growth mindset and working as a team today. Students did an excellent job of problem solving and working with others!

[Mr. Guse @MrGusesClass]

We talked about our ‘volcano mouths’ today and searched around the room looking for facts about Mr. Guse!

[Mr. Guse @MrGusesClass]

We got through the heat and had a great first day! Students enjoyed I Spy around the classroom, an M&M icebreaker, and other fun activities!

[Mr. Guse @MrGusesClass]

We did some qualitative research (What’s your favourite bean bag colour?) and some quantitative research (How many bean bags can you toss in a hoola hoop?) and graphed our results!