October 15, 2009

Word of the day: nefarious

Reminders:
1. Spelling test tomorrow.
2. Photo retakes tomorrow.
3. Grade 3 math sheet is due tomorrow.

Information and pledge sheets for UNICEF fund raising were sent home today. Please note that you are under no obligation to participate in the UNICEF fund raising effort, but that any efforts to support UNICEF are greatly appreciated.

We've been working on subtraction questions using "borrowing" in Grade 3 math. Examples of these questions are 347 - 189 and 206 - 568. The students are practising showing all the steps to complete and check the questions.

Problem solving questions for today for Grade 3 math are:
1. Harriet the Hag bought new bristles for her broom. She also bought a new headlight for her broom. The bristles cost $3.15 and the headlight cost $10.00. What would Harriet's change be from $20.00?

2. Harriet invited 2 goblins and 1 ogre for supper. The ogre ate 5 bowls of bat soup and the goblins each ate 3 bowls. How many bowls of soup did Harriet serve her guests?

3. Harriet's striped socks were a little mismatched. The left one ahd 13 stripes and the right one had 15 stripes. How many stripes were there altogether?

4. Harriet cackled a dozen times Saturday night and 2 times more than that on Sunday night. How many cackles did she cackle altogether?

5. Harriet's broom can travel at 35 km per hour. Her sister's broom can travel at 42 km per hour. How much faster does her sister's broom travel?



****Students should show a number sentence and a word sentence for each problem. If they're stuck, students should reread the problem several times. If they're still stuck, they should try drawing a picture to go with the problem. They should always ask themselves if their answers make sense when they finish a problem.