Happy March everyone!!!
St. John the Apostle! There are many fun and interesting days and activities
comingour way!
comingour way!
The second term is underway and the students have been hard at work. We are
working on new vocabulary words from different stories, listening comprehension
skills, writing, different parts of speech, phonological awareness, decoding strategies,
and punctuation.
working on new vocabulary words from different stories, listening comprehension
skills, writing, different parts of speech, phonological awareness, decoding strategies,
and punctuation.
parts of a story with specific focus on the 5 W’s (who, what where, when and why).
You can reinforce this skill at home by reading with your children and asking them any
one of these questions while reading. (Who is in this story? Why do you think they
decided to do that? What is happening now? What do you think will happen next?)
The students have continued to work really hard on their writing. We have been
working on sentence structure and how to write proper sentences. Sentences
need to start with a capital letter, have all lower case letters in the middle,
there needs to be finger spaces between the words and there should be punctuation
at the end.
We have been using our Writer's Eye to check and make sure our sentences are correct!
working on sentence structure and how to write proper sentences. Sentences
need to start with a capital letter, have all lower case letters in the middle,
there needs to be finger spaces between the words and there should be punctuation
at the end.
We have been using our Writer's Eye to check and make sure our sentences are correct!
We have started reading our written work out loud to see if we can hear the errors. It is a
strategy that is really helpful for some kids. As we write, we want to get our ideas out on
paper as quickly as we can so we don’t forget anything! This strategy provides a good
opportunity to check to make sure it is in a logical order, has the proper punctuation and
includes everything they had hoped! I am really proud of how each student has
strategy that is really helpful for some kids. As we write, we want to get our ideas out on
paper as quickly as we can so we don’t forget anything! This strategy provides a good
opportunity to check to make sure it is in a logical order, has the proper punctuation and
includes everything they had hoped! I am really proud of how each student has
made gains in their writing!
This term, we will expand our writing and we will be starting to look at descriptive writing.
Our goal for this style of writing is for the reader to be able to make a picture in their mind
of the text. The students will learn to use their five senses and descriptive adjectives to write
about people, places, things and events. This will be a fun and long writing unit!
Our goal for this style of writing is for the reader to be able to make a picture in their mind
of the text. The students will learn to use their five senses and descriptive adjectives to write
about people, places, things and events. This will be a fun and long writing unit!
You may have noticed your child talking about a program we have been exploring called
Google Read and Write. We have been learning about this amazing tool that will help us
with our reading and writing tasks. The Grade 3 students have been working on using the
"read" function on the program which will highlight and read a text out loud!
This is a fantastic way to eliminate frustration when text becomes too difficult.
The idea is that the students are familiar and comfortable with this program in
rade 3 so that they can be better self-advocates in their learning in the junior grades.
Google Read and Write. We have been learning about this amazing tool that will help us
with our reading and writing tasks. The Grade 3 students have been working on using the
"read" function on the program which will highlight and read a text out loud!
This is a fantastic way to eliminate frustration when text becomes too difficult.
The idea is that the students are familiar and comfortable with this program in
rade 3 so that they can be better self-advocates in their learning in the junior grades.
The students in Grade 1 and 2 have been exposed to the program in whole group activities.
The focus for these students is more on logging into the computer and locating the programs.
They will continue to use these programs in the coming years so that they feel
comfortable and confident in using them throughout their learning.
The focus for these students is more on logging into the computer and locating the programs.
They will continue to use these programs in the coming years so that they feel
comfortable and confident in using them throughout their learning.
This week, as a class, we will be creating a book entitled “Our Lenten Promises”.
Each student will write down something they would like to work toward during this sacred
time. Ask your child what their Lenten Promise is.
Each student will write down something they would like to work toward during this sacred
time. Ask your child what their Lenten Promise is.
Throughout the year, the students have been learning about different strategies that
will assist in their reading decoding and comprehension. Last term, we practiced
making predictions and visualization. This term, we will focus on inferring.
The basic idea of inferring is to figure outthe things that the author does not
outright say in a text.
will assist in their reading decoding and comprehension. Last term, we practiced
making predictions and visualization. This term, we will focus on inferring.
The basic idea of inferring is to figure outthe things that the author does not
outright say in a text.
Next week is the last week before March Break…..can you believe it???
We will continue our focus on Lent and how our actions and words can bring us closer to
Jesus during this solemn season. We will also talk a bit about St. Patrick’s Day. We may even
discuss how we can catch a leprechaun! Remember to check Twitter to see what fun
activities we are doing!
discuss how we can catch a leprechaun! Remember to check Twitter to see what fun
activities we are doing!
A few reminders:
Please dress students appropriately for the weather for the day. It can be a challenging time
of year as the weather fluctuates so much! The students should be dressed warmly and ready to be outside. With all of the ice melting and puddles around, sending in an extra pair of clothes, socks and mittens is a great idea!
Please inform STS if your child will not be requiring transportation. If your child is sick, staying at their home school or bring picked up early, please call STS so that they can inform the drivers. The phone number is 613-723-9677. Thank you for your cooperation.
Our Lenten Projects continue. We continue to collect cans for the Knights of Columbus
and coins for the OK Clean Water Project. Please feel free to send in contributions any time.
and coins for the OK Clean Water Project. Please feel free to send in contributions any time.
