YAY!   We successfully completed this year's EQAO assessment!  Everyone DID a tremendous job these past 6 days!  I am very proud of all of our grade 3s!  Today, thanks to Mrs. Prsa and Mrs. Reynolds, our grade 3 and 6 classes were treated to a hot, delicious pasta lunch with bread rolls and salad!  Tummies were full and faces were happy!




NEW!  We have changed our desk arrangements into groups of 4 (1 group of 5).  Students brainstormed a team name to represent each member of their team and designed a name tag to be displayed proudly in the centre of each group.  This final month, each team will try to earn points in a number of ways...

• collaborating with each other using positive, motivating team talk
• keep group work area neat and tidy
• arriving to school on time
• having all necessary tools and materials ready and at school
• participating actively in all subject areas
• encouraging others and showing kindness and compassion

At the end of each week, the team with the most points will earn a special privilege / treat.   Good luck to all teams!  Ask your child about his group name and team members tonight!

Coach Wilson

Congratulations to Daniela Majano Rivera and Zienna McIntyre for winning students of the month on Kindness and Compassion!

SECRET QUESTION:  How 21 students be equally divided into groups of 3?

Final Days of EQAO!

Today, students in grade 3 will be writing Language C booklet and tomorrow, our final Language D booklet.  Remember to arrive to school during early entry to get everyone set up and ready!

Coach Wilson



SECRET QUESTION:  Approximately how long is a lady bug using your body benchmarks?

Reminder....

Gr. 2 - Field Trip to "Princess Aplenty" put on by the Riverfront Theatre Company at 10:00 am - 12:30 pm.  Please arrive to school on time at early entry so that the grade 2 students can be buddied up with the grade 4 class.

Gr. 2 - Open book Science test tomorrow in afternoon.

Gr. 2/3-Recorders every Friday...please make sure your child has his/her recorder packed in backpack Thursday night.  It's much more interesting than playing a stick in class!

Coach Wilson

SECRET QUESTION:  How many trapezoids would it take to cover the area of a regular hexagon?

Hello Parents and Players!

Yes, parents, it IS true, your gr. 2 child IS telling you truth....the end-of-the-unit Science test on Air and Water WILL BE OPEN BOOK.  This unit mirrored much of what we learned in Solids and Liquids, so I am eager to wrap up this unit to move on my favourite unit and our final unit Animals and Habitats!  So, yes, review the green Science duo tang, but the information (if needed) in the Science duo tang will be available during the test.

Gr. 3 - Since we are in the middle of EQAO, our end of the unit Math test will be later next week AFTER EQAO.   We are technically done our unit, but one assessment at a time is more than enough...

Drama - we are in the midst of rehearsing our mini-skits in Homophone Hubbub.  Ask your child about his/her role and which homophones they are having fun with...you will laugh!

Thank you for getting EVERYONE to school on time today!  Yay!  All went very well and students are putting in a good solid effort!  Tomorrow is our first section of two in Math... Bring it on!

Coach Wilson


SECRET QUESTION:  What special treat did we enjoy today that Mrs. Wilson brought in?

EXCELLENT start to EQAO, grade threes!  
Students felt great about the first booklet!


Remember, try to get your child to school during early entry (8:45 - 9:00am ) so we can start the test promptly at 9:00.  Announcements are temporarily in the afternoon to allow for an immediate start in the morning.

Students enjoyed some healthy snacks during testing as a special twizzler treat afterwards!   Well done, everyone, same time and place tomorrow!

Gr. 2 Math test - Review Math for this week's upcoming Math test on linear measurement, perimeter and area.  See math duo tang for practice and review.

Gr. 2 Science test - Students will be having a unit test on Air and Water this Friday.  See your child's green duo tang for information to review.

All for now,

Coach Wilson

SECRET QUESTION:  How many vertices on a hexagon?

EQAO - Yes, EQAO begins this Tuesday!  Hopefully, you were able to see the kind of practice work we have been working on throughout the year over the weekend.  Students do not have to complete the work I send home Friday,  I just told them to show you to give you all an idea of what the test will look like.  Please return Tuesday.  We are super excited to show what we already know on this grade three assessment!  Students are MORE than prepared!  Please try to make every effort to make sure your child arrives to school on time (8:45 am) for the next 6 school days.  Testing will take place as follows...

9:00 - 10:30 - Tuesday, May 23- Language Book A
9:00 - 10:30 - Wednesday, May 24 - Language Book B
9:00 - 10:30 - Thursday, May 25 - Math Section 1
9:00 - 10:30 - Friday, May 26 - Math Section 2
(Weekend)
9:00 - 10:30 - Monday, May 29 - Language Book C
9:00 - 10:30 - Tuesday, May 30 - Language Book D

Testing will begin promptly at 9:00 am.  Some suggestions for a good start to each day...

• Get enough sleep by going to be on time
• East a healthy breakfast to get their brains fueled up!  I promised the students that I would be bringing in some yummy snacks from Costco each day!  Oddly, this seemed to pump them up!
• Give positive words of encouragement to your child each day!

Thank you for scheduling all appointments outside of the times for the next week and a half. We appreciate your cooperation!

The grade 2 students will be acting as leaders/helpers in the JK/SK rooms during these times.  Otherwise, after 10:30, it is business as usual.  The grade twos are very excited to be 'leaders'!

Swim to Survive is officially over! You all should have received your child's Swim to Survive Certificate last week stating whether they achieved the Swim to Survive Safety Standards or Did Not Yet Achieve the Swim to Survive Safety Standards.  If your child did not meet the standards, it is highly recommended that you enroll them in swimming lessons as a precautionary measure.  It could mean the difference of saving a life!

Grade 2s - This week will be busy...there will be a Math test on Thursday and a Science Test on Friday.  WOW test will also be on Friday as usual.  I will send home the information that needs to be reviewed for 2 days before each test.

That's about all for now!

Coach Wilson

SECRET QUESTION:  What is the approximate temperature of a hot summer day?

Parents and Players,

     Hopefully, students today will share with me how they SPOILED and LOVED and DOTED on their moms this past Mother's Day weekend!  I hope all of you moms took time to revel in your great success as parents!  You are ALL level 4 moms!







Tuesday - Reminder, final Swim to Survive tomorrow.  Come with plastic bag, towel and bathing suit.

Homework this week will be MATH everynight.  Be sure to check your child's agenda to see which pages need to be completed.  We are using this homework time to catch up in our final unit of math for the year!

Coach Wilson

SECRET QUESTION:  What unit of measure, cm or m, would you use to measure the length of your driveway?

Happy Monday!  I hope you all had a chance to get outdoors this weekend to enjoy some of the sun!

This week...

Tuesday- Swim to Survive for the Grade 3s.  This is our 2/3 visit.  Remember to bring a plastic bag again for your wet clothes.



Wednesday - MATH TEST Students should review their math duo tang tonight and tomorrow night and make sure they can ...

Gr. 2:

• identify movements such as slides, flips and turns
• Move on a grid using left, right, up and down
• locate and read coordinates on a grid using the across axis first, then the up axis
• complete figures to create symmetrical designs
• draw lines of symmetry through symmetrical objects
• follow directions using position words such as over, on top of, under, around, next to, beside

Gr. 3:

• Move on a grid specifying how many units up, down, left or right
• identify and describe movements such as flips (reflections), slides (transitions), and turns (rotations)
• Use correct tools/manipulatives (coffee filters, miras, squares on grids) to aid in identifying turns, flips and slides
• show rotations (turns) on a clock showing the movement with jumps
• label turn centres on turns or rotations
• label the reflection line or mirror line on flips or reflections

That's all for now...

Coach Wilson

SECRET QUESTION: How many lines of symmetry does a square have?