Weekly News - 7th Feb

Week of Feb. 7-8

We only have two days of school this week, but we will be working hard throughout those two days. The students all enjoyed watching the rugby on Thursday. Hopefully they inspired the third graders to compete in IASAS events when they are in high-school.

Today we have Matt Holm visiting. He is the author/illustrator or Baby Mouse and Squish.

Have a great short week!

This week begins on a day 7

Reminder: Play Day on Friday afternoon.

***This Friday afternoon, grade 3 will participate in Global School Play Day. Students can bring a toy or game (no electronic items) to school that they would be willing to share with others: a board game, blankets for building a fort, toys to share that don't have batteries, anything they want, etc. The purpose of the day is raising awareness about the necessity of unstructured play. Please click on the Global School Play Day website to learn more about it!***

“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.”

-Plato

Reading Students will continue to focus on characters in fiction stories and how we get to know different characters. We will start reading “Because of Winn Dixie,” a wonderful tale of a girl and her dog.

Writing The focus this week will be on the students finishing their persuasive essays and celebrating their writing. Then the students will be convincing the school and their families to: get them a pet, bring shade to the playground, buy them a new phone, a class pet, etc…

Math We will continue our multiplication and area unit. This week’s focus will be on multiplication and area. We will begin using square units to measure area, solve real-world problems dealing with area, and continue to reinforce our addition/subtraction/multiplication/division facts. Please continue to help your child practice these at home!

Social Studies This week we will be investigating timelines and how they help us to understand the events that have happened in the past. Students will be plotting important events from their chosen Ancient Civilisation on a timeline.