Dear families,
I must take this time to express how proud I am of all the excellent reading that is taking place for our April Reading Challenge. The students came in today very excited to share the amount of chapter books they have read over the weekend and are always anticipating their presentations. Well done boys and girls! I hope you all continue reading to build up your reading fluency and comprehension. Keep up the great work!
In Language Arts, we are starting our non-fiction unit. Students will be using the 3-2-1 strategy (3 facts, 2 questions, 1 opinion) and a RAN chart (Reading Analyzing Non-fiction) after reading various texts to practice questioning and summarizing. Both grades should be working on Spelling List 24 activity pages that are due this Thursday.
In Mathematics, we are diving into Chapter 9. For the grade 2 students, this chapter introduces the operations of multiplication and division through concrete experiences. The focus of this chapter is on the conceptual understanding of multiplication as repeated addition of groups/sets. These groupings are modelled using arrays or jumps on a number line. Division is developed through situations where students determine “fair shares” and through repeated subtraction of same-sized objects. For the grade 3 students, the focus will be on using skip counting and repeated addition to develop an understanding of the multiplication facts up to 7x7.
In Science, the grade 2 students will be presenting their watercraft projects this week and continuing their experiments on solids, liquids and gas.
In Social Studies, the grade 3 students have their Pioneer diorama projects due on Wednesday and will also be presenting them this week. I look forward to seeing all of their hard work in project form.
Holy Name will be celebrating its 100th Anniversary on May 25, 2013 . Each class has been asked to create a display of important events, fashion, art and people for a specific decade. Our class has been assigned the 1930’s. Therefore, our visual arts lessons will be focused on designing our 1930’s display board.
Have a fantastic week everyone!
Sincerely,
Ms. Bertone
Important Reminders:
-The whole month of April is dedicated to our Amazing Reading Challenge: keep those pages turning.
-As you read, think about the 5 story elements
-Please sign agendas every evening to ensure all homework is complete
-School Mass on Thursday April, 18
