Dear Grade Threes and Parents,
First of all, a big thank you to all students for your help in completing the poppies for the gym wall for the Remembrance Day assembly on Wednesday morning. Your hard work will help remind our students to be grateful for the peace and freedom we enjoy as Canadians.
A reminder to parents that the assembly begins at 10:30 am on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 in the gym. You are welcome to attend.
We are supporting the Veteran's Food Drive this year. Our goal is for students to bring "A Can in Each Hand." We are hoping that each student will bring at least 2 cans of food to donate. A big thank you in advance for your support.
Literacy MAP - All students will have spelling tests on Wednesday morning. Please help your child prepare by quizzing them at home and to practice words using the grapheme markings.
No School - In honor of Remembrance Day, there is no school this Thursday for students. In addition, students also have Friday off as well.
Please return to school on Monday, November 15, 2010.
Have a great night.
Ms. Toy
Monday, November 8, 2010
Friday, November 5, 2010
Seeing Red!
Dear Grade 3's and Parents,
Thank you for your enthusiasm and hard work in making so many Poppies for the Remembrance Day Assembly.
They will look great on the gymnasium walls but even more so, they will help our school focus on the importance of the day.
We will have to do a final count of the how many we made, put on the finishing touches and stick them to the walls on Monday.
Again, thank you!
School Pictures - A forgotten item from yesterday's agenda was that individual student picture packages were sent home. I'm sure you've already found them in your child's bag but just in case you have not, please check their bags!
Homework - Please spend time reading this weekend!
See you all on Monday!
Ms. Toy
Thank you for your enthusiasm and hard work in making so many Poppies for the Remembrance Day Assembly.
They will look great on the gymnasium walls but even more so, they will help our school focus on the importance of the day.
We will have to do a final count of the how many we made, put on the finishing touches and stick them to the walls on Monday.
Again, thank you!
School Pictures - A forgotten item from yesterday's agenda was that individual student picture packages were sent home. I'm sure you've already found them in your child's bag but just in case you have not, please check their bags!
Homework - Please spend time reading this weekend!
See you all on Monday!
Ms. Toy
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Painting Tomorrow
Dear Grade 3's and Parents,
Thank you for being mindful of how to be compassionate today. It was great to hear how many of you were able to see Compassion in action today. We used Wordle to record how we were treated well today.
Share with your parents, how someone was compassionate to you today or how you were compassionate to someone else.
Painting Tomorrow - Each student needs to bring a clean, unwanted, oversized shirt tomorrow to wear as a painting smock. If you have an extra shirt you are willing to donate, please bring it in case someone forgets. We will be creating poppies for the Remembrance Day ceremony next week.
Home Reading - Please spend time reading tonight.
Literacy MAP - Spelling tests are scheduled tomorrow for every group. Please study!
Remembrance Day Assembly - Wednesday, November 10, 2010 @ 10:30 am in the school gym. Parents are welcome to attend.
Veteran's Food Drive - We will be collecting non-perishable food items for the Veteran's Food Drive this year. Our goal is to have each student bring at least 2 cans of food to donate - "A Can for Each Hand."
Next Wednesday, we will have tables set up outside the gym doors for students to drop off their donations before the assembly.
Have a great night. See you tomorrow.
Ms. Toy
Thank you for being mindful of how to be compassionate today. It was great to hear how many of you were able to see Compassion in action today. We used Wordle to record how we were treated well today.
Share with your parents, how someone was compassionate to you today or how you were compassionate to someone else.
Painting Tomorrow - Each student needs to bring a clean, unwanted, oversized shirt tomorrow to wear as a painting smock. If you have an extra shirt you are willing to donate, please bring it in case someone forgets. We will be creating poppies for the Remembrance Day ceremony next week.
Home Reading - Please spend time reading tonight.
Literacy MAP - Spelling tests are scheduled tomorrow for every group. Please study!
Remembrance Day Assembly - Wednesday, November 10, 2010 @ 10:30 am in the school gym. Parents are welcome to attend.
Veteran's Food Drive - We will be collecting non-perishable food items for the Veteran's Food Drive this year. Our goal is to have each student bring at least 2 cans of food to donate - "A Can for Each Hand."
Next Wednesday, we will have tables set up outside the gym doors for students to drop off their donations before the assembly.
Have a great night. See you tomorrow.
Ms. Toy
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Virtue of the Month: Compassion
Dear Grade Threes and Parents,
Character Circle - Mrs. Unruh met with the grade three community to discuss the challenges we been having in showing Compassion to one another. As a large group, we shared how we many of us have felt disappointed in how we are being treated in the classroom and on the playground. Please share with your parents, ideas that were discussed and how you can show greater compassion to your peers.
Literacy MAP - Today a new round of leveled learning started. Please remember to complete the homework assigned by your teacher. All groups have spelling homework tonight and tests scheduled for Friday. If you are in my group, please review the 10 words given to you today and have a parent begin testing you at home to see if you can spell them (you do not need to use the grapheme markings). We will work at writing sentences with your words tomorrow morning.
Social Studies - Today we read "The Lorax," by Dr. Seuss. Many of you were able to connect our discussions of needs, wants and quality of life to the theme of the story. Tell your parents about the Once-ler and the Lorax. Share how the Once-ler made it very difficult for others to meet their basic needs.
Library Book Exchange - Students signed out new books today. Please spend time reading and enjoying your books at home. If you have forgotten your books, please bring them back tomorrow and I will send you to get new ones.
See you tomorrow.
Ms. Toy
Character Circle - Mrs. Unruh met with the grade three community to discuss the challenges we been having in showing Compassion to one another. As a large group, we shared how we many of us have felt disappointed in how we are being treated in the classroom and on the playground. Please share with your parents, ideas that were discussed and how you can show greater compassion to your peers.
Literacy MAP - Today a new round of leveled learning started. Please remember to complete the homework assigned by your teacher. All groups have spelling homework tonight and tests scheduled for Friday. If you are in my group, please review the 10 words given to you today and have a parent begin testing you at home to see if you can spell them (you do not need to use the grapheme markings). We will work at writing sentences with your words tomorrow morning.
Social Studies - Today we read "The Lorax," by Dr. Seuss. Many of you were able to connect our discussions of needs, wants and quality of life to the theme of the story. Tell your parents about the Once-ler and the Lorax. Share how the Once-ler made it very difficult for others to meet their basic needs.
Library Book Exchange - Students signed out new books today. Please spend time reading and enjoying your books at home. If you have forgotten your books, please bring them back tomorrow and I will send you to get new ones.
See you tomorrow.
Ms. Toy
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Tuesday Agenda
Dear Grade 3's & Parents,
Today we spent time on the computers showing how we understand the idea of 'Quality of Life.' By creating a Notebook about ourselves, we will look at how we think our needs and wants are being met.
In Math today, we looked at patterns again in numbers. Many of you found this work challenging and we will try working on the problems again tomorrow.
Story Writing - You have been given time to write a story for the last few days. Tomorrow will be another opportunity for you to write, review and complete your work.
Today we spent time on the computers showing how we understand the idea of 'Quality of Life.' By creating a Notebook about ourselves, we will look at how we think our needs and wants are being met.
In Math today, we looked at patterns again in numbers. Many of you found this work challenging and we will try working on the problems again tomorrow.
Story Writing - You have been given time to write a story for the last few days. Tomorrow will be another opportunity for you to write, review and complete your work.
Picture Retakes - tomorrow morning, Wednesday November 3, 2010 is Retakes for School Photographs. Come prepared if you require Retakes or if you were absent.
Have a great night.
Ms. Toy
Monday, November 1, 2010
Remembrance Day Song - Build me a World
Dear Grade Threes,
Mrs. Mann has asked me to post the lyrics to the song you will be performing at the Remembrance Day Ceremony.
Please read them over and try to remember them. She will practice the song with you this week.
Thank you.
Ms. Toy
Mrs. Mann has asked me to post the lyrics to the song you will be performing at the Remembrance Day Ceremony.
Please read them over and try to remember them. She will practice the song with you this week.
Thank you.
Ms. Toy
Build me a world
Build me a world where there’s hope for children
To grow with no poverty, no hatred or war
Build me a world where there’s room to move in
With wide open scenery and clear skies above
I'll___ climb the mountains
and look out over the sea.
I'll___ build the bridges
connecting people to me.
Build me a world where there’s no more sickness.
We share all our promises the rich and the poor.
I’ll build this world if you stand beside me.
Give me hope___, Give me faith____. Give me love____.
I'll___ climb the mountains
and look out over the sea.
I'll___ build the bridges
connecting people to me.
Build me a world where there’s no more sickness.
We share all our promises the rich and the poor.
I’ll build this world if you stand beside me.
Give me hope___, Give me faith____. Give me love____.
Dig is Finished!
Dear Grade 3's & Parents,
Today students who did not participate in the 'dig' last Friday had their turn! Thank you so much to our parent volunteers - without you, we wouldn't have been able to have this special event.
Literacy MAP - A new round starts Wednesday this week. You will begin to have homework again.
Home Reading - Please finish up on your library books as they are due Wednesday.
Tomorrow, our day will be more settled. Everyone will be back in class for the day!
Have a wonderful night.
Ms. Toy
Today students who did not participate in the 'dig' last Friday had their turn! Thank you so much to our parent volunteers - without you, we wouldn't have been able to have this special event.
Literacy MAP - A new round starts Wednesday this week. You will begin to have homework again.
Home Reading - Please finish up on your library books as they are due Wednesday.
Tomorrow, our day will be more settled. Everyone will be back in class for the day!
Have a wonderful night.
Ms. Toy
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