News for Week of March 3 to 7, 2025
March Spirit Week at St. Gabriel School:
OCSB STEAM WEEK:
This week is STEAM Week in the OCSB. We will celebrate Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math through some hands-on and virtual events.
Our Learning
Math:
In Grade 3, we continue to learn how to estimate and calculate the perimeter of various polygons using standard units of measure (e.g., centimetres, metres). We will also learn how to find the area of a variety of two-dimensional shapes using non-standard units of measure.
In Grade 2, we have begun our unit on adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers. In this unit, we will explore strategies for adding and subtracting numbers less than 100 (e.g., using a number line, hundred chart, manipulatives such as counters or ten-frames, drawing objects, and using mental strategies). This week, we will share different ways of adding 2-digit numbers such as counting on by tens using a hundred-chart.
Your child will also practise solving word problems that involve 2-digit addition and subtraction. We will review how to communicate and show our thinking (How did we determine our answer?; What strategy did we use? How can we explain our strategy?). We will review the steps to solving a problem, including writing the final answer in a complete sentence when solving a word problem. Please have your child practise adding and subtracting at home, with an important focus on encouraging your child to explain his/her thinking.
Link to Grade 2 Adding Two-Digit Numbers MathUP parent summary letter #1 here
Here are some other strategies your child may use to add:
Language:
During our phonics lessons, we have been learning about open and closed syllables. A closed syllable has only one vowel and the vowel is followed by one or more consonants. The vowel sound is short. Examples of closed syllables include hop, kick, fast.
Open syllables have only one vowel and the vowel is the last letter in the syllable. In an open syllable, the vowel is long. Examples of open syllables include hi, go, she.
This week, we will focus on compound words during our phonics lessons. A compound word is a longer word made up of two smaller words. We can combine two closed syllables to make longer words made up of two smaller words (compound words).
Examples of compound words with two closed syllables are:
sunset (sun + set)
stepdad (step + dad)
hotdog (hot + dog)
backpack (back + pack)
cannot (can + not)
himself (him + self)
This week's new heart words: friend, because
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, use, two, does, many, any, been, into, *friend, *because.
Reminders - Importance of Reading Comprehension:
We will continue to work on developing reading comprehension skills. In class, we have been working on strategies such as making predictions while reading, identifying the important ideas and supporting details in a text, making inferences by using stated and implied ideas as evidence, making connections to our own ideas and experiences, visualizing, asking questions, and using text features to find information in a text.
In both Grade 2 and Grade 3, the Ontario Language curriculum, and your child's evaluation and report mark, includes his/her ability to demonstrate, both orally and through written responses, comprehension of a text. Reading comprehension includes being able to reflect on and understand the deeper meanings in a text and answering comprehension questions about that content, even when the "answer" is not written explicitly in the text. This ability to infer meaning is extremely important.
In Grade 2, your child begins to learn how to provide written responses to comprehension questions about texts read. An emphasis is placed on learning how to find the answer in the text where appropriate, and then to use words from the question to begin their answer, followed by writing their answer in a complete sentence.
In Grade 3, the students are expected to clearly explain their thinking using evidence and details from the text to support the answer, as well as his/her own ideas and experiences. This can be a challenging skill for many students, but an important skill which they will continue to use for years to come, into high school and post-secondary education.
Looking ahead:
March 3-7: St. Gabriel Spirit Week and OCSB STEAM Week
Tuesday, March 4th - Shrove Tuesday pancake breakfast
Wednesday, March 5th - Ash Wednesday liturgy (1:00 p.m.)
Sunday, March 9th: Daylight Savings time begins
Spring Break: March 10 - 14
Monday, March 17: Return to school
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