November 25 - 29, 2024

Our Learning

Math:

This week, we will complete our study of estimating and comparing numbers. Both grades will have an end of unit assessment task later this week. 

This week in Grade Two, we will continue to order and compare numbers to 200 using place-value (e.g., base ten blocks), hundreds charts, and number lines. We will then practise estimating a given number of items (up to 200) using known referents (a referent is a known quantity you use to help you estimate another quantity). 

Link to Grade 2 Parent Letter Explaining Lessons About Comparing and Ordering Numbers to 200 

Link to Grade 2 Parent Letter Explaining Lessons About Estimating Quantities

In Grade 3, our focus will be to use a variety of strategies (e.g., base ten block representations, number lines, hundreds charts) to order and compare 3-digit numbers, and we will practise using the greater than and less than symbols. We will then review what we learned about rounding numbers to the nearest ten and the nearest hundred before our assessment task later this week.

Link to Grade 3 Parent Letter Explaining Lessons About Ordering and Comparing 3-Digit Numbers 

Language:

In Writing, we will continue to practise different types of descriptive writing, using adjectives and interesting vocabulary to paint a picture when describing something or someone. In Reading, we will work on visualizing to help us comprehend what we read.

Our next UFLI phonics lesson is about the digraph ng, as in the words king, long, ring, rung, rang, sing, sang, song, sung, hang, thing, wing, bring, swing.

New heart words: or, for

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.

Visual Arts:

We will continue our exploration of the element of colour in art works, with a focus on warm and cool colours and the feelings which can portrayed by the use of certain colours when creating works of art. We will also learn about different types of lines and how they can be used when creating art.

Health:

We will continue our discussions about healthy eating and the students will "create" a balanced meal. 

Important dates:

Tues., Nov. 26 - Library books due 

Sun., Dec. 1st: First Sunday of Advent

Monday, December 2 - PD Day (no school for students)