News for Week of April 22 - 26, 2024
Earth Day Monday, April 22nd:
We will honour Earth Day by discussing how we can care for God's creation. On Monday, students are invited to wear Earth colours (blue, green, brown) and/or Earth slogans.
Curriculum Update:
Language:
In Grade 2 and 3, we have been learning about the parts or elements of fictional narrative stories (make-believe stories). The students will continue to learn how to use a Shape Go! Map graphic organizer (see link and image below) to retell stories including the beginning (characters, setting, problem), middle (3-6 main events), and end (solution or resolution of the problem). We will soon use this knowledge to learn how to write our own fictional narrative story (a make-believe story).
Our next UFLI phonics lesson will consist of a review of the long vowel sounds we have learned so far (long a, long i, long o) as well as the long e vowel sound as in the word eve. The long vowel sound is the same as the vowel's name, e.
The vowel e says its own name, e, when there is a silent E at the end of a word, like in the words theme, eve, and Pete. The E at the end of the word does not make a sound so we say it is "silent" ("silent E" or "bossy E").
This week's new heart words are: one, once
Please have your child practise the heart words we have learned so far in class: the, I, a, said, to, do, of, see, he, be, me, from, you, what, have, look, book, are, was, your, want, go, no, so, goes, says, they, their, were, talk, walk, could, should, would, or, for, who, by, my, *one, *once.
Math:
The Grade 2s and 3s will continue to learn about multiplication and division. Please note that in Grade 2, the expectation is only to learn to represent multiplication as repeated equal groups. The focus of division in Grade 2 is to represent division of up to 12 items as the equal sharing of a quantity.
In Grade 3, the curriculum focus is to represent multiplication of numbers up to 10 x 10 and division up to 100 ÷ 10, using a variety of tools and drawings, including arrays and number lines. In addition, Grade 3 students need to recall and demonstrate multiplication facts of 2, 5, and 10, and related division facts.
HELP PLEASE - Grade 3 Multiplication: To support your child in this learning, practising the times tables of 2, 5, and 10 (e.g., 2 x ___; 5 x ___; 10 x ___) on a regular basis will help your child's confidence. If your child already has his/her times tables of 2, 5, and 10 memorized, encouraging them to practise times tables for all other numbers to 10 will surely do wonders to prepare for Grade 4.
As stated in the Grade 3 Math curriculum, "Having automatic recall of multiplication and division facts is important when carrying out mental or written calculations and frees up working memory when solving complex problems and tasks."
Grade 3 EQAO At-Home Preparation Booklets:
The students are doing an excellent job of preparing for the upcoming EQAO assessment (end of May). I have heard many positive comments from parents about the at-home review booklets. The material that is being sent home is also helpful in showing parents the type of curriculum-based learning our students are doing at school. Thank you so much to all of you for assisting and encouraging your child to complete their weekly EQAO Practice booklets.
Important Dates to Remember:
Mon., April 22: Earth Day - Wear blue, green, brown
Tues., April 23: Wear red or orange
Wed., April 24: Wear lines or stripes
Thurs., April 25: Wear yellow or white
Thurs., April 25: Library books due
Fri., April 26: Wear school colours (purple/gray)
Fri., April 26: Homework due
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