Welcome back! I hope you have had a relaxing break with lots of time with family and friends. It has been great to get back into routine and to catch up with one another. We still await the return of a few friends and hope they get back to school soon!
This month we are focusing on a few new things:
Religion: This month, we are learning the Apostle's Creed. There will be a test on Jan 31 for both grades. Grade two's will continue to work with Sister for First Communion Prep.
Reading: We are working on strategies from Reading Power (connection, visualize) using picture books. We are focusing on the work of Mo Wilhems. We will also be starting reading groups,where different groups will be reading material more at their level. A reading challenge will also be sent home next week and we will work on it until the end of term (March).
Writing: At this point, students should remember to write in full sentences and to answer questions in complete sentences. Grade 3 are expected to write short paragraphs (5 sentences). We are also starting cursive writing (YAY!), introducing proper letter formation and size. This is a great excercise for fine motor skills. The purpose is not to be able to do it perfectly, but to do the exercises as best as we can. In the past, we usually have a handful of students who are able to use cursive in their daily work by third term and we call them our "Happy Handwriters".
Math: We are starting with subtraction facts in both grade 2 and 3. We are focusing on word problems and regrouping (adding with grade 2 and subtraction with grade 3). It is important that they are able to log in to their Mathletics accounts at home if possible at least once a week for extra practice. These accounts are aimed at their own level and practices the skills they need more practice in. If you do not have their log in, I will send a notice home with log in information.
Socials & Science units are to be determined shortly.
Next Friday, Jan 13 is our class mass. Readings and parts will be given out on Monday for our readers to practice.
No school on Jan 23- Pro D (Workshop for for teachers)
