January 12 to 16, 2026

Our Learning 

We will continue to work on developing our reading comprehension skills by looking at the similarities and differences between fiction and non-fiction texts and identifying the important features of non-fiction texts (e.g., provides information about a topic; often includes a table of contents, photographs, captions, diagrams, labels, maps, cut-outs/closeups, glossary, index, bold font, headings, etc.). 

This week in our phonics lessons, we will learn about plurals. The -s ending is used to make nouns plural. Plural means more than one: one cat, three cats. The -s ending can also change the tense of verbs: I run, he runs. 

We will learn about the -ES ending used in plurals. If a noun ends with CH, SH, S, X, or Z, we add -ES instead of just -S, like in the words bunches, dishes, glasses, boxes, and foxes. 

This week's new heart words: two, does

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.

Please note: Our next spelling check-in will be on Monday, Jan. 19th.

Math:

In Grade 2, we are reviewing what we have learned about adding and subtracting numbers to 20, as well as how to solve word problems.

In Grade 3, we continue to practise strategies for adding and subtracting 2-digit and 3-digit numbers, including using the standard algorithms with and without regrouping.

Link to Grade 3 Adding Larger Numbers Parent Summary letter here

Link to Grade 3 Subtracting Larger Numbers Parent Summary letter here

In both grades, we have also been practising using problem-solving steps and strategies to help us understand and solve addition and subtraction word problems.

Early next week, both the Grade 2s and 3s will have an assessment task to end our units about addition and subtraction. We will then begin our geometry units. The focus of our unit in Grade 2 will be on 2-D shapes (polygons). We will explore how to describe 2-D shapes using their geometric properties (e.g., sides, corners/vertices, angles). In Grade 3, the focus will be on 3-D solids. We will explore how we can describe 3-D solids, including their properties (e.g., faces, edges, vertices, angles). We will also examine the meaning of the term congruent (congruence).

Important Dates:

Jan. 12 - Grade 2 Homework due

Jan. 16 - Library books due

Jan. 19 - United in Black Day: Wear black

Jan. 30 - P.D. Day: no school