May 20 to 23, 2025 

Trip to Museum of Science and Technology - Monday, June 9

On Monday, June 9th, Mrs. Bean’s Grade Three class, Mrs. Maidment’s Grade 2 / 3 class, and Mrs. Young/Mrs. Rocco’s Grade 2 class will be visiting the Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa to provide the children with a unique opportunity that will complement concepts addressed in the Grade 2 and 3 Science curriculums. The students will have an opportunity to participate in the Zap, Boom Kaboom! STEM presentation and visit a few of the museum exhibits.

Please see the note and permission form that went home with your child last week for more details. We are still looking for a few adult volunteers to join us and help out. If we do not have enough volunteers, we will have to cancel our trip. I will contact volunteers to confirm once we have finalized details. Please return your child's permission form/volunteer form and the Parent/Guardian Permission and Medical Form before May 23rd. Students who do not return their forms signed will not be allowed to participate. Thank you for your help.

Our Learning 

Math:

We will continue our unit is about sorting, describing, collecting, organizing, and analyzing data. We will also learn about money while studying our other units in Math. 

Grade 2 MathUP Parent Summary Letter Creating Concrete Graphs and Bar Graphs

Grade 2 MathUP Parent Summary Letter Creating Pictographs

Grade 2 MathUP Parent Summary Letter Creating Line Plots

Grade 3 MathUP Parent Summary Letter Describing Data Using the Mean

Grade 3 MathUP Parent Summary Letter Pictographs With Scale

Grade 3 MathUP Parent Summary Letter Bar Graphs With Scale

Language:

This week in our phonics lessons, we will do a review of the ending patterns we have been learning about recently: -dge, -tch and -ch,  -ed, -ild, -ind, -old, -olt, -ost, -y, -le. 

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, woman, women, both, four, fourth, forty, *people.

This week, we will begin to work on procedural writing (writing instructions). We will practise with instructions for how to wash your hands and how to do a fire drill practice. Examples of procedural texts or instructions are recipes, so if you are cooking or baking at home, please take the time to show your child the recipe and talk about how it is laid out (e.g., title, goal or purpose, ingredients/materials, steps, diagrams/pictures, conclusion).

Science:

In Grade 2, we will continue our study of animals this week, with a focus on exploring what animals need to survive and the 6 types of animal groups (mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, birds, insects). In Grade 3, we will continue our study of plants. We will learn ways in which plants are important to humans, what plants need to survive, and the parts of a plant.

Grade 3 EQAO:

St. Gabriel students in Grades 3 and 6 will be writing the EQAO's (Education Quality and Accountability Office) provincial assessment of Reading, Writing, and Mathematics next week on May 26, 27, 28, 29. The Grade 3s will be writing the assessment each morning on those dates. We will be completing the standardized testing online using Chromebooks during class time in the morning on these dates. In preparation for EQAO next week, please ensure your child gets a good night sleep and a healthy breakfast each day. This will help your child have the energy and alertness to feel good about their efforts. Students will complete two sections each morning. Please note that we will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. and will be finished by 11:45 a.m. from Monday through Thursday next week. 

Looking Ahead:
May 26-30 (a.m. each day): EQAO for grade 3 students 
Friday, June 6th: PD Day (no school for students)