May 25 to 29, 2026

Grade 3 EQAO this week:

The Grades 3 will write their EQAO assessments this week, on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, in the mornings, for a total of four days. They will complete two sections each morning. We have been working hard to ensure that each child is ready for the provincial test. You can support your child by ensuring they have working headphones at school, a good breakfast, two nutritious snacks each day (one for the a.m., one for p.m.), and a good night's sleep (including early bedtime) during their testing period. Please note that we will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. and will be finished by 11:45 a.m. from Tuesday through Friday this week, so it is important that your child arrives at school by 9:00 a.m. each day this week. Thank you in advance for your help.

Our Learning

Math

In both Grade 2 and 3, we will continue to explore how to display data in a variety of graphs and interpret displays of data, as well as continue to practise counting money. Our next study will be about fractions. 

Grade 2 MathUP Parent Summary Letter Interpreting Data Displays

Grade 3 MathUP Parent Summary Letter Bar Graphs With Scale

Grade 3 MathUP Parent Summary Letter Making Conclusions About Data

Language:

This week, we will learn about two vowel teams that make the long a sound, -ai and -ay. Vowel teams are two or more letters that work together to make one vowel sound. 

The vowel team -ai says long a and it usually comes in the middle of a word, like in the words bait, mail, strain, paint, and braid. It can sometimes come at the beginning of a word as in the words aim and aid.

The vowel team -ay says the long a sound and it usually comes at the end of a word or syllable, as in the words say, sway, play, Monday, someday, and payment.

This week's new heart words: father, water, today, very

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, *father, *water, *today, *very.

In Writing, we will continue to work on procedural writing (writing instructions). 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. We will sort animals into 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 about the parts of a plant and their functions.

Drama: We will begin our unit on drama through a variety of games that focus on using gestures and movements, facial expressions, and tone of voice to communicate. 

Looking Ahead:
May 26-29 (a.m. each day): EQAO for grade 3 students 
Friday, June 5th: PD Day (no school for students)