Thank you so much to all of the parents who came out for Meet the Teacher night last Tuesday. It was great to be able to meet those of you who I hadn't met yet, and thanks to all for coming out and showing support.
This week in literacy, students continued to work on their Daily 5, which included a piece of writing about a summer vacation memory. This coming week's daily 5 words (included in the "Plan de Devoirs") are all high-frequency grade 3 words, beginning with the letter A. We also did a vote on our next read aloud book, and the majority of the students wanted the second book in the series about "Mademoiselle Charlotte", so we have begun reading that together.
We started playing handball in Phys. Ed. this week, with basic rules to begin and then I had the students create new rules once we had played for a little while. These rules were based on elements of the game that they felt could be improved (i.e. Boys cannot only pass to boys!), to help ensure fair play.
On Thursday morning, we had our Terry Fox run which was a huge success! The students loved it (and so did I!) and they were all very proud of their efforts. Pledge forms and donations can still be brought in all of this week. Also, for those students who are on the cross-country team, permission forms for the big meet were sent home Friday. The meet will take place on the morning of October 16th.
On Friday, I handed out a blue homework folder to every student so hopefully those folders made it home! :) In it, you will find a "Plan de Devoirs" that outlines the homework for that week, as well as a booklet of math exercises, called "Rapido". Please try to have your child do 4 of these per week (4 columns), and please keep track of how long it takes them to do each one. As they become more familiar with the exercises, their times will decrease, and this will help improve their skill for future lessons as well as boost your child's confidence in math. This week, there is also a Module 1 review sheet that should be completed. Our first math test (Module 1) is coming up this Friday, October 4th, and we will also be reviewing in class. The homework plan will be for each Friday-Friday. The blue folder will go home with your child on the Friday and will be expected to return back to school the following Friday so I can give them the new "Plan de Devoirs" for the following week. Please let me know if you have any questions!
A permission form also went home on Friday for the "Swim to Survive" program at Dovercourt Pool. We will be going at the end of October and beginning of November for 3 swimming sessions. There is no cost to you and it will teach your child basic swimming skills in case they were ever to find themselves in a risky situation in the water.
Like always, feel free to email me if you have any further questions! (alyssa.macmilan@ocdsb.ca)
I hope you are enjoying this gorgeous weekend weather!
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