May is a very busy month in grade 3!
Swimming:
Our class will be participating in the "Swim to Survive" program at the YMCA for the next three Friday afternoons. We will be walking there and back along the trail, leaving the school around noon and returning around 3pm. Please ensure your child has a swimsuit and towel on these days.
Language:
We have been reading "The Witches" by Roald Dahl, which the students are thoroughly enjoying, and completing a novel study along with it. Students are continuing to work on developing good answers to comprehension questions, using strategies such as looking back to highlight key information in the text to support their answers. In writing, we are reviewing the different forms of writing such as narratives, letters, paragraphs, persuasive, and procedure, many of which will be asked of them on EQAO. We will also be starting a poetry unit.
Math:
We are finishing up a quick algebra unit whereby students had to find missing numbers in equations and balance equations. We will focus on Money, Probability, and problem solving over the next few weeks. Students should still be practicing and memorizing their times tables as we will continue to drill them in class.
Social Studies:
We have begun our unit on "Early Settlers". Students are learning about the Aboriginals and Pioneers as well as comparing life now to life in the early 1800's. We will be creating lapbooks in the form of a report in answer to student inquiries about different facets of life in that time period. We will be going on a field trip to the Simcoe County Museum on May 13th to further investigate the early settlers. The permission form will be sent home shortly.
EQAO:
The provincial grade three assessment will begin on May 27 at Admiral and continue until June 3rd. Students will be writing the test the first block of each day. The test focuses on language and math. Please ensure your child has a big, healthy breakfast and arrives at school on time on these days. Students will be allowed to chew gum during the test.
Congratulations to Hassan and Emma, our April recognition award winners for improved cooperation and attitude! Well done! Congratulations as well to Emma for completeing "Reading Across Canada", and to Leah for completing it a second time!! Super job!
I will be sending home a "bag" of your child's work later this week. Please look through it, and sign and return it. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me. Enjoy the warmer weather!!
Mrs. Hale
