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Team Wilson would like to extend a warm welcome to our newest player, Vanessa Evans, who joined our team this morning!  We promise to make Vanessa feel welcome and valued on our team!

Coach Wilson

SECRET QUESTION:  What number is Vanessa?

Hello Parents and Players!

Here's what is going on this week...

Wednesday - Field Trip to Thiessen's Apple Orchard.  Chaperoning parents, please sign in at the office and meet in our classroom by 9:00 am.

•  Remember to send your child dressed very warmly as most of the day will be spent outdoors.  Boots, hats, gloves, warm coats, the works!  Better to be warm than cold!
• For more information and related curriculum focus, click out this link:  Thiessen's Apple Orchard

Friday - P.A. Day, No School, so our usual WOW test and THRoW homework will be due on Thursday.

MATH: 

This week, we began a new Math unit on Number patterns and relating addition and subtraction to multiplication and division.  Check out the curriculum link to the right for more details about grade specific expectations.

SCIENCE:

Also, I hope to wrap up our Science units on Stability and Structures for the grade threes and Simple Machines for the grade twos by the end of this week with a Science Unit test early next week.


DANCE:

Students have been put into small dance groups and are preparing to perform a 10-Step dance routine in unison.  We continue to be exposed to and dabble in a variety of dance styles including line dancing, hip hop, jazz and more!  It's important to have an appreciation of all styles of dance!  Ask your child about his/her dance routine!

That's all for now,
Thank you to an amazing group of parents who continue to read and participate in our weekly blog draw! Thank you for taking time to read up on all of the exciting things we are doing here at school!

Coach Wilson

SECRET QUESTION:  What genre of music originates from Jamaica?

Dear Parents,
             Here is a short video of the school mass that Team Wilson and Team Ferrato put on last Friday.  Students did an excellent job in all areas of the mass!
                    Click on ... October School Mass and enjoy!
Thank you to Mr. Giannetti for taking the photos during mass and creating this beautiful video!

Math tests will be coming home tomorrow, as I still have a few students who were absent and need to complete the test.  Overall, for their first math test on a very large unit, students did fairly well.  However, many students are in need of daily number sense review of basic addition and subtraction skills.

What can YOU do to support your child?

• encourage daily mental math in everyday activities  Ex.  When shopping, ask your child to estimate the cost of two items $18.99 and $4.99 Think:  18.99 is close to 19, and 4.99 is close to 5, so 19 + 5 is about 24.
• Mute the TV during commercials and practice doubles addition, counting by 2s, 5s, 10s, and for those who are ready 3s, 4s, and grouping for double digit addition (22 + 31, think 20 + 30 is 50 and 2 + 1 is 3, so 22+31=53)
• Ask your child to round to the nearest 10 (gr. 2), 100 (gr. 3)

Please go over your child's test with him/her and sign and return it to school tomorrow.

Language Quiz:  Students will be given a quiz on Friday on writing lists as well as a little review on sentences.

FIELD TRIP:  Our class will be joining Mrs. DeCarolis' class on a field trip to Thiessen's Orchard on Wednesday, October 26th, 2016.  Parents are welcome to come and assist in supervision.  There will be room on the bus for parents.  Focus will be life cycles of plants, procedural writing, and a good time!  Permission forms are coming home tonight.  Please return signed with $8.00.

Coach Wilson

I'm off to go marking a few more tests that were completed today!

SECRET QUESTION:  What is one feature of non-fiction texts?

                

Happy Tuesday Parents!

This week, you will notice that we WILL NOT be doing  THRoW this week for homework.  Instead, with it being a short week and all, we will working in our Math duo tangs for homework this week.  Please go through your child's blue Math duo tang and correct the questions that were circled. 

Math Test:  

This week, please review the blue Math duo tangs for Friday's Math test on Unit 1.  

Gr. 2s should be able to ...

• identify words that mean addition and words that mean subtraction
• write the numbers in words up to 20
• compare numbers using >, < and =
• round numbers to the nearest 10
• write numbers in standard form Ex. forty-two = 42
• write numbers in expanded form Ex. 42 = 40 + 2
• write related facts Ex. 3, 5, 8 = 3+5=8, 5+3=8, 8-5=3, 8-3=5
• find the missing numbers  Ex. 18 - ___ = 6
• add one and two digit numbers with and without regrouping
• subtract one and two digit numbers with and without borrowing
• solve word problems involving addition and subtraction

Gr. 3s should be able to...

• identify words that mean addition and words that mean subtraction
• write the numbers in words up to 100
• compare numbers using >, < and =
• round numbers to the nearest 10 and 100
• write numbers in standard form Ex. forty-two = 42
• write numbers in expanded form Ex. 42 = 40 + 2
• write related facts Ex. 3, 5, 8 = 3+5=8, 5+3=8, 8-5=3, 8-3=5
• find the missing numbers  Ex. 18 - ___ = 6
• add one, two and three digit numbers with and without regrouping
• subtract one, two and three digit numbers with and without borrowing
• solve word problems involving addition and subtraction

Mass this week:  The Grade 2/3W in collaboration with 3F will be puttin on our first school Mass this Friday in our gym at 10:00.  All are welcome to attend.

That's all for now...

Coach Wilson


SECRET QUESTION:  What is the missing number?  12 - __ = 6

Picture Day

Reminder, PICTURE DAY Tuesday!

Coach Wilson

SECRET QUESTION:  What is the difference between 45 and 40?

Happy Thanksgiving!
        Tonight your child will be proudly coming home with a turkey - but not the eatin' kind!  This is a grateful turkey!  Students brainstormed a web of all of the things they are grateful for and selected their top 5 to add to their turkeys!  Hope you enjoy reading them!  I sure did!

FAVOUR - please return them - yes, they are adorable you probably don't want to return them - but I would like you to return these adorable turkeys on Tuesday so they can be used in our upcoming Mass next Friday in the gym.  I will send them back home after the mass! Thank you!

Also, just after having hosted a CLASSROOM mass, the grade 2/3s are now going to be leading our very first SCHOOL MASS!  Yes, 2/3W and 3F will be hosting our Welcome back / Thanksgiving mass next Friday, October 14th at 10:00 am in our school gym.  All are welcome to attend!  Since we are sharing the mass with another class, not all students will have an active role to play.  Those students who volunteered and were selected to read, can practise their parts over the long weekend if they wish.  I am sending home the readings tonight.

I'll post again over the weekend to give you a heads up about next week!

Enjoy your weekend, homework free!

Coach Wilson   

SECRET QUESTION:  What activity / sport uses the term 'turkey'? 

Dear Parents, 

Language Duo Tangs (yellow) are coming home tonight for final review for our language test tomorrow.  Please have your child make corrections on the pages marked with a stickie tab.  

Happy reviewing!

Coach Wilson

SECRET QUESTION:  What is the name of the SOW this week?