Welcome to Spring (for REAL this time!!)
Can you believe this weather!? Thee gorgeous days in a row....things are looking up!
Although the afternoons have been warm, the mornings can still be a bit chilly. Please make sure that your child is dressed appropriately for the morning temperatures. Layers are a great idea and allow the children to be comfortable all day long! Also, please consider writing your child's name in his/her clothing. There have been many misplaced items and articles of clothing sent to the lost and found.
I hope that everyone had a wonderful and blessed Easter weekend. In our class, we spoke a great deal about Holy Week. We read stories and learned about Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Each of these events play such an important part of of our story as Catholics. What an amazing sacrifice and what a joyful reason we have to celebrate! I hope that the students read you the books that they completed and brought home.
We have been busy learning new skills everyday here in the PLC!
We have been using our inferring skills to understand more about what we read. Our Inferring Learning Goal reminds us that we use information we already know and add some new information to "read between the lines" and understand the whole idea of the text. This will continue to be a goal!
We have also continued to practice our Procedural Writing. Just recently we wrote a text about how to sharpen a pencil. We are definitely getting the hang of it!
Throughout the year, we have been focusing on developing expressive language skills through nursery rhymes and fairy tales. Learning nursery rhymes and fairy tales have allowed the students with practise in memory, basic language concepts (opposites, prepositions, etc.), phonemic awareness, rhyming words, and the rhythm of language. Because nursery rhymes have a natural rhythm, research says that children catch on to the words quickly and begin to recite them freely. Ask your child about some of the poems and nursery rhymes we have learned!
Today, we practiced our Word Wall Words in 3 ways! We used markers and chart paper, we used play dough to spell them out and we practiced writing the words in sentences! Check out our words for the week!
Next week, we will celebrate Earth Day. In the days leading up to this, the students will be learning all about our planet and how we can care for it! Talk to your child about protecting our planet and the little things we can do to help out every day. Watch for more exciting activities!
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A few weeks ago, we read a book called Big Deals and Little Deals. It helps the students learn strategies to problem solve more independently. I mentioned the book in the last post. We have been using the language and the strategies in the classroom and the students are beginning to use the strategies more independently. I am very proud of them!
Please let me know if you would like any more information on this book or the strategies it teaches!
We have many exciting things coming up. Our Easter Mass will be held here at SJA on Wednesday at 1:15pm in the gym. All are welcome! We can look forward to Education Week, EQAO for the Grade 3 students, many different performances and presentations coming to the school (stay tuned for more information and dates!) AND....the Ottawa Senators playing amazing hockey in the playoffs!!!! Students (and staff...yeah!) are encouraged to wear jerseys on game days to show our support! GO SENS GO!!!!
Enjoy the week everyone! As always, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. I am happy to chat!
Can you believe this weather!? Thee gorgeous days in a row....things are looking up!
Although the afternoons have been warm, the mornings can still be a bit chilly. Please make sure that your child is dressed appropriately for the morning temperatures. Layers are a great idea and allow the children to be comfortable all day long! Also, please consider writing your child's name in his/her clothing. There have been many misplaced items and articles of clothing sent to the lost and found.
I hope that everyone had a wonderful and blessed Easter weekend. In our class, we spoke a great deal about Holy Week. We read stories and learned about Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Each of these events play such an important part of of our story as Catholics. What an amazing sacrifice and what a joyful reason we have to celebrate! I hope that the students read you the books that they completed and brought home.
We have been busy learning new skills everyday here in the PLC!
We have been using our inferring skills to understand more about what we read. Our Inferring Learning Goal reminds us that we use information we already know and add some new information to "read between the lines" and understand the whole idea of the text. This will continue to be a goal!
We have also continued to practice our Procedural Writing. Just recently we wrote a text about how to sharpen a pencil. We are definitely getting the hang of it!
Throughout the year, we have been focusing on developing expressive language skills through nursery rhymes and fairy tales. Learning nursery rhymes and fairy tales have allowed the students with practise in memory, basic language concepts (opposites, prepositions, etc.), phonemic awareness, rhyming words, and the rhythm of language. Because nursery rhymes have a natural rhythm, research says that children catch on to the words quickly and begin to recite them freely. Ask your child about some of the poems and nursery rhymes we have learned!
Today, we practiced our Word Wall Words in 3 ways! We used markers and chart paper, we used play dough to spell them out and we practiced writing the words in sentences! Check out our words for the week!
A few weeks ago, we read a book called Big Deals and Little Deals. It helps the students learn strategies to problem solve more independently. I mentioned the book in the last post. We have been using the language and the strategies in the classroom and the students are beginning to use the strategies more independently. I am very proud of them!
Please let me know if you would like any more information on this book or the strategies it teaches!
We have many exciting things coming up. Our Easter Mass will be held here at SJA on Wednesday at 1:15pm in the gym. All are welcome! We can look forward to Education Week, EQAO for the Grade 3 students, many different performances and presentations coming to the school (stay tuned for more information and dates!) AND....the Ottawa Senators playing amazing hockey in the playoffs!!!! Students (and staff...yeah!) are encouraged to wear jerseys on game days to show our support! GO SENS GO!!!!
Enjoy the week everyone! As always, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. I am happy to chat!
