News for Week of April 29 - May 3, 2024

Language:

Since April is poetry month, we are listening to and reading poems, and showing our comprehension by answering questions and visualizing. We have also been learning about the parts or elements of fictional narrative stories (make-believe stories). We will begin to plan our own fictional narrative story (a make-believe story).     

Our next UFLI phonics lesson will be about the long u vowel sound as in the word use. The long vowel sound is the same as the vowel's name, u. 

The vowel u says its own name, u, when there is a silent E at the end of a word, like in the words cube, mute, and cute and also words such as flute, rule, tube, duke, and tune. 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.

Spelling Check-In Friday, May 3rd:

On Friday, May 3rd, we will have another heart word spelling check-in. Your child is expected to know how to spell the heart words learned in class so far. In addition, the assessment will include words that follow the long vowel patterns we've been learning. At home, please continue to help your child by practising reading and writing the heart words. Remember, the heart words are high-frequency words so it is essential that your child learns to read and write them 'by heart".

Math: 

This week, the Grade 2s will have an assessment of their learning about multiplication and division. The next unit will be about data, with the first few lessons focusing on sorting according to two attributes. 

The Grade 3s will continue to learn about multiplication and division. 

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. 

Link to Grade 3 Parent Letter Multiplying By Special Numbers here 

Link to Grade 3 Parent Letter Multiplication Tables and Patterns here

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. 

Important Dates:

Thurs., May 2 - Library books due

April 29, May 1, May 6, May 10 - Jewelry Sale for Ryan's Well

May 6 - 10 - Education Week

Wed., May 8 - Catholic Education Week Mass in gym 11:00 (Mrs.

Maidment's class responsible for the readings)

Fri., May 10 - St. Gabriel Open House 8:15 a.m.