May 11 to 15, 2026

I hope all the mothers enjoyed a fantastic Mother's Day! Thank you for all you do. I hope you will enjoy the Mother's Day gifts that your child made with love. 

Our Learning 

Math:

This week, we will begin our unit about data. In both grades, we will explore how to sort, describe, collect, organize, and analyze data.

Grade 2 parent letter about collecting and organizing data

Grade 3 parent letter about sorting, classifying, and describing data

Grade 3 parent letter about collecting and organizing data

We have also been practising our coding skills. In Grade 2, we learn about coding that involves sequential and concurrent events. Code that involves sequential events is a set of instructions that are executed (or performed) in the order that they are presented, for example, dialing a phone number, then hitting send. Code that involves concurrent events is a set of two or more instructions that happen at the same time. In addition to learning about sequential events and concurrent events, the Grade 3s also create and perform code to describe a set of repeating movements on a path.

Grade 2 parent letter about creating and executing code

Grade 3 parent letter about creating and executing code

Throughout the month of May, we will also continue to develop our financial literacy skills (counting and representing money amounts) while studying our other units in Math. The money curriculum in Grade 2 focuses on counting and representing coin amounts up to and including 200 cents, and dollar amounts up to $200 using combinations of bills. The money curriculum in Grade 3 focuses on estimating and calculating the change from whole dollar amounts and amounts of less than one dollar. 

Language:

This week, in our phonics lessons, we will explore the -ir sounds, as in the words sir, stir, girl, and bird, and the -ur sound, as in the words fur, blur, urn, urge, turn, hurt.

This week's new heart word:  mother, brother

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, pretty, nothing, other, another, *mother, *brother.

In writing, we will continue to learn about 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).

In reading comprehension over the couple of weeks, we will explore the parts or elements of fictional narrative stories (make-believe stories). We will work on retelling fictional narrative stories using the Shape Go! Map as an organizer. 

Science:

In Grade 2, we will begin our last unit in Science, Growth and Changes in Animals. In Grade 3, we have begun our study of the Growth and Changes in Plants.

LOOKING AHEAD                                                 

Friday, May 15- New Grade 3 EQAO At-Home Practice Booklet

Friday, May 15- Library books due
Monday, May 18 - Victoria Day: No school