Weekly Blog

Hi Everyone,

Happy Father's Day to all the 2/3Y dads! I hope you all had a good weekend! It's hard to believe that this week is our last full week of school for this year!  The last day of school for students is Wednesday, June 28th.  Student's had a great time at Orwell Corner last week and are excited to head to Kings Castle this week.

Kings Castle Field trip - Our field trip to Kings Castle is Monday, June 19th.  If the field trip has to be postponed due to weather, parents will be sent an email by 7:30am.  Rain date is Tuesday, June 20th.  Please ensure your child is dressed appropriately.  I suggest dressing in layers regardless of the weather. It is easier to remove a jacket or sweater if they are too warm than it is to warm up if they do not have a jacket or sweater to put on. Please put sunscreen on your child before school. We will be leaving school around 9:00am and returning shortly after 2:00pm.

There is a canteen there where students can purchase a small treat.  Please only send enough money for them to buy 1 treat.  $5.00 should be more than enough money for a treat.  Student’s will be responsible for keeping track of their own money.

Students should bring the following:

• Snack

• Lunch (we will not be able to get hot lunch orders or milk from school)

• Water bottle

• Sunscreen

• Bug spray

Books - If you have any library books or classroom books at home, please send them to school ASAP.  We are trying to get everything organized for next year.

Water Bottles - With warmer weather here please make sure your child has a water bottle with them everyday.  

Fun Day - Friday, June 23rd is our Fun Day.  We will be outside all morning.  Please put sunscreen on your child before sending them to school. We will also be having hot dogs for lunch.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

June 19th - Field Trip to Kings Castle (rain date June 20th) - Students will need a packed lunch for this day

June 23rd - Fun Day

June 28th - Last day of school

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope you all had a good weekend!  

Orwell Corner - Our field trip to Orwell Corner is Tuesday, June 13th.  We will be going rain or shine so please make sure your child is dressed appropriately.  I suggest dressing in layers regardless of the weather. It is easier to remove a jacket or sweater if they are too warm than it is to warm up if they do not have a jacket or sweater to put on.  Students will need to be on time for school as we will be leaving soon after the morning announcements.

Students should bring the following to Orwell Corner:

• Snack

• Picnic Lunch (we will not be able to get hot lunch orders or milk from school)

• Water bottle

• Sunscreen

Water Bottles - With warmer weather here please make sure your child has a water bottle with them everyday.  

Personal Safety Unit - We finished up the grade 2 section of the Personal Safety Unit.  On Thursday the grade 3s started their section.  We will finish up the grade 3 section this week.

Math homework supplies - At the beginning of the year I sent home a ziploc bag of things for students to use with their math homework.  The bag had a deck of cards, counters, and 2 dice in it.  If you have not already sent this back to school, please send it in as soon as possible.

Students have been loving our Mystery reading unit.  Last week we started writing a class mystery and students each started to write their own mysteries.  They are loving writing a mystery together as a class, and are very engaged in writing their own.

In grade 3 math we are continuing to review previously learned outcomes.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

June 13th - Field Trip to Orwell Corner

June 19th - Field Trip to Kings Castle (rain date June 20th) - Students will need a packed lunch for this day

June 23rd - Fun Day

June 28th - Last day of school

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope you all had a good weekend!  

Personal Safety Unit - On Friday we started the grade 2 section of the Personal Safety health unit. We will finish up the grade 2 section early this week, then the grade 3s will do their section during math time later in the week.

Math homework supplies - At the beginning of the year I sent home a ziploc bag of things for students to use with their math homework.  The bag had a deck of cards, counters, and 2 dice in it.  If you have not already sent this back to school, please send it in as soon as possible.

Students have been loving our Mystery reading unit.  Now that we have learned some things about mystery's we are going to try to write our own.  

In grade 3 math we are continuing to review previously learned outcomes and are doing some assessments.

Orwell Corner - Our field trip to Orwell Corner is next Tuesday, June 13th.  I will send more information home later in the week.  Students will need a packed lunch for this day, as well as for our field trip to Kings Castle.  We will not be at school to get hot lunch orders or milk for either field trip.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

June 13th - Field Trip to Orwell Corner

June 19th - Field Trip to Kings Castle (rain date June 20th)

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope you all enjoyed the beautiful weekend!  

We arrived at school today to find a surprise, our caterpillars have made the transition into their next stage and are now in their chrysalis! In about a week we should have butterflies.

Personal Safety Unit - We will be starting  the Personal Safety Unit of our health curriculum in the next couple of days.  I am sending home an information sheet today for you to read over so that you know what we will be discussing in class.  Our whole class will participate in the grade 2 section of the program (this will be a reivew for grade 3s as they did this last year).  I will be doing the grade 3 section of the program during our math time, so that the grade 2s will not be participating in the grade 3 part.  Grade 3 students will get both the letter for the grade 2 section and the grade 3 section.  Grade 2s will only get the grade 2 letter since they won't be participating in the grade 3 section.

Last week we started our Mystery reading unit.  Student's have started reading their mysteries and are using book club time to discuss what they have been reading, thinking about clues and suspects.  Student's have been very engaged in this unit!

In grade 3 math we are continuing to review previously learned outcomes and are doing some assessments.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

June 13th - Field Trip to Orwell Corner

June 19th - Field Trip to Kings Castle (rain date June 20th)

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend!  This week is a short week with no school on Monday due to Victoria day.  Student's did a great job on the concert last week! 

If you have not yet sent in the permission forms for our end of year field trips please do so as soon as possible.  I will send out more information about the field trips closer to their dates.  

Last week I surprised students with caterpillars!  We will be working on the the Life Cycle of a Butterfly.  Student's are excited to watch our caterpillars transform into butterflies.

This week we are starting our Mystery reading unit. Students will be participating in book clubs where they read and discuss their mystery, keeping track of clues and thinking about the suspects.  Next week we will take what we have been learning from reading mysteries and start writing our own mysteries. 

In grade 3 math we are continuing to work on measurement and perimeter.  We are also reviewing previously learned units.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

May 22nd - No School

June 13th - Field Trip to Orwell Corner

June 19th - Field Trip to Kings Castle (rain date June 20th)

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

Happy Mother's day to all the 2/3Y moms!  I hope you all enjoyed your weekend!  This week and next week are both short weeks with a PD day this Friday, and no school next Monday, May 22nd due to Victoria day.

Spring concert - Our concert is this Thursday, May 18th at 11:45am.  Student's have been working hard practicing and are excited to preform for you!  

In writing we are continuing to work on poetry.

In grade 3 math we are continuing to work on measurement and perimeter.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

May 18th - 2/3Y concert at 11:45am

May 19th - No School

May 22nd - No School

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone had a good weekend!  It was so nice to finally have the sun out!

Drama Festival field trip - On Friday, May 12th we will be going to the Carrefour Centre to watch our book buddies, and neighbour class preform at the Drama Festival.  We will be leaving the school around 9:00am and return to school by noon.

Spring concert - Our class will be having a concert on May 18th at 11:45am.  Students have been practicing during music class and are getting excited to preform for parents. 

In writing last week we started working on Poetry. We will continue to write some poems this week.

In grade 3 math we are working on measurement and perimeter.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

May 12th - Field Trip to watch some of the Drama Festival

May 18th - 2/3Y concert at 11:45am

May 19th - No School

May 22nd - No School

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone had a good weekend!  This week is another short week with no school on Friday.

Yearbooks - The last day to order yearbooks is May 1st.

Spring concert - Our class will be having a concert on May 18th at 11:45am.  Students have been practicing during music class and are getting excited to preform for parents.

Thumbody Program - We had the first session of our Thumbody program on Thursday, and our last session will be this Thursday, May 4th.  

In writing last week we finished up our persuasive writing unit.  Students shared their writing with a partner.  This week we will be working on Poetry.

In reading workshop we are continuing our character study unit.  

In grade 3 math we are starting our measurement and perimeter unit.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

May 5th - No School

May 18th - 2/3Y concert at 11:45am.

May 19th - No School

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful weekend!

Coupon books - Coupon book order forms are due back April 25 - 26.

Yearbooks - The last day to order yearbooks is May 1st.

Spring concert - Our class will be having a concert on May 18th at 11:45am.  Students have been practicing during music class and are getting excited to preform for parents.

Thumbody Program - Our class will be participating in the Thumbody Program on April 27th and May 4th.  

In writing we are starting to wrap up our persuasive writing unit.

In reading workshop we are continuing our character study unit.  

In grade 3 math we are continuing to work on fractions, multiplication and division.  Our next math unit will be perimeter. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

May 5th - No School

May 18th - 2/3Y concert at 11:45am.

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone had a good weekend! This week is another short week with no school on Friday.

Spring concert - Our class will be having a concert on May 18th at 11:45am.  Students have been practicing during music class and are getting excited to preform for parents.

In writing we are continuing to work on our persuasive writing unit.

In reading workshop we are continuing our character study unit.  Student's have each chosen a realistic fiction book to read for this unit.

In grade 3 math we are continuing to work on fractions.  

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

April 21st - No School

May 18th - 2/3Y concert at 11:45am.

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone had a good holiday weekend! This week we will have Junior Achievement in twice to do some work with students relating to various jobs.  We also have the Easter Seals Ambassador tour coming to our school on Wednesday.

Spring pictures - Spring pictures for all students are happening this Thursday, April 13th.

Spring concert - Our class will be having a concert on May 18th at 11:45am.  Students have been practicing during music class and are getting excited to preform for parents.

In writing last week students picked their seed idea that they would like to focus on.  We will be working with these ideas this week to write a persuasive speech. 

In reading workshop we are going to begin a character study.

In grade 3 math last week we introduced fractions.  We will continue working on fractions as well as multiplication and division.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

April 13th -  Spring Pictures

April 21st - No School

May 18th - 2/3Y concert at 11:45am.

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone had a good weekend! Friday was a fun filled day with the Pie in the Face assembly in the afternoon and our movie night that evening.  Students loved both activities!  This week and next week are both short weeks with no school on Friday, April 7th or Monday, April 10th due to Easter.

Wear blue Monday, April 3rd in support of World Autism day!

In writing we are continuing our Persuasive writing unit. 

In grade 3 math we are continuing to work on multiplication and division. We will be introducing fractions later in the week. 

Easter Seals Fundraiser: Our last Easter Seals Fundraiser will be held on Thursday, April 6th. It will be a pajama day, and students will have the opportunity to enjoy a movie and popcorn. Students are asked to please bring in $2 donation for Easter Seals. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

April 3rd - Wear Blue for world Autism day

April 6th - Pajama day and movie

April 7th and 10th - No School

April 21st - No School

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone had a good weekend! It was so nice to meet with you last week to discuss your child's progress! Tomorrow (Monday) is wear purple for World Epilepsy Day.

In writing we are continuing our Persuasive writing unit. 

In grade 3 math we are continuing to work on multiplication and division.

In Science we have been working on Magnetism.  We didn't get to do our static electricity experiments last week so we will do them this week. 

Movie night - Last week our class, along with the other grade 2 classes,  wrote persuasive letters to Ms. MacLean to ask her for permission to have a movie night in our classrooms.  Pending approval from Ms. MacLean we are planning to have a movie night in our class on Friday, March 31st from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Students are very excited at the possibility of being in the school at night to watch a movie.  Parents would be required to drop children off and pick them up from the school.  Snacks and a drink will be provided. I will let you know in the next couple of days if their letters were able to persuade Ms. MacLean!  In the meantime, please ‘Save the Date’ and stay tuned! 

Easter Seals fundraiser - For an Easter Seals fundraiser we are giving students a chance to Pie a WR staff member in the face. Students are able to purchase ballots for $1.00 each. They can purchase as many as they like! They simply put their own name and what staff member they want to pie in the face on the ballot! On March 31, students and staff will assemble in the gym at the end of the day.  There will be a limited amount of ballots pulled out of the ballot box. The name of the student and staff member on the ballot drawn will come up front. The staff member will sit in a chair, and the student will give them a pie in the face!

Colonel Gray's musical - Our field trip to see Colonel Gray's musical is on Wednesday, March 29th.  We will be leaving the school at 8:45 and will be back at school before lunch.  If you have not yet paid for our field trip to watch Colonel Gray's musical, you can pay through the Hot Lunch program, or etransfer westroyaltyelem@gmail.com.  When sending an etransfer please include your child's first and last name as well as their grade. We will be back to school for lunch.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

March 27th - Wear Purple - World Epilepsy Day

March 29th - Field trip to Confederation Centre to watch Colonel Gray's musical

March 31st - Potential movie night in our classroom 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone had a good weekend! I'm looking forward to meeting with this week to discuss your child's progress!  If you didn't get a chance to sign up for an interview time, you can email me and we can work something out.  Parents needing an interpreter will be contacted with their interview time.

In writing last week we started our Persuasive writing unit.  We discussed and practiced thinking of a problem and imagining a solution and thinking of a person, place, or thing that is noteworthy and telling about it or them. This week we will talk more about our audience.  We will practice addressing the audience directly, and imagining their response.

In grade 3 math, we started division on Thursday.  This week we will continue learning about division.  We will also continue to practice multiplication.

In Science we have been working on Magnetism.  Students have been enjoying our experiments testing out what things are magnetic, and which metals are magnetic. This week we will introduce static electricity. 

Agriculture Adventure Days field trip - On Tuesday, March 21st we have our field trip to the Eastlink Center for the Agriculture Adventure days.  We will be leaving the school by 11:00am and returning near the end of the school day.  Students will need a packed lunch for this day as we will be eating before ordered lunches arrive at school.  My plan is to have students eat their lunch, or at least some of it before we go on the field trip, then have a snack or finish their lunches when we arrive back at school.

Colonel Gray's musical - If you have not yet paid for our field trip to watch Colonel Gray's musical, you can pay through the Hot Lunch program, or etransfer westroyaltyelem@gmail.com.  When sending an etransfer please include your child's first and last name as well as their grade. We will be back to school for lunch.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

March 21st -  Agriculture Adventure Days field trip to the Eastlink Centre 

March 21st - Learning reports go home

March 23rd (evening) and March 24th (day) - Parent-teacher interviews

March 24th - No School due to parent-teacher interviews.

March 29th - Field trip to Confederation Centre to watch Colonel Gray's musical

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone had a good weekend! Students settled back into our school routines with ease last week.

In writing this week we are beginning our new unit on Persuasive writing. We will learn that persuasive writers look at their world and imagine how it could be better to grow ideas for possible writing projects.  We will see problems that need ot be addressed and imagine solutions and then write speeches.

In grade 3 math, we are continuing to work on multiplication, and are going to start working on division.

Parent-teacher interviews - Parent-teacher interviews are coming up on March 23rd and March 24th.  If you have not already done so, please sign up for a time to meet with me to discuss your child's progress.  The website to book your time is: https://wrelementary.schoolappointments.com/admin/ If you require an interpreter you do not need to sign up for an interview time, we will let you know when your interview is booked.

Agriculture Adventure Days field trip - If you did not return the permission form and $3 for our field trip on March 21st, please return it right away. Students will need a packed lunch for this day as we will be eating lunch early, before the lunch orders arrive at school.

Colonel Gray's musical - On Friday, a notice was sent home about our field trip to the Confederation Centre to watch Colonel Gray's musical.  The notice said that grades 3-6 are going, but as with everything else, the grade 2 students in our class are also going.  The field trip is on March 29th and cost is $12 per student.  You can pay through the Hot Lunch program, or etransfer westroyaltyelem@gmail.com.  When sending an etransfer please include your child's first and last name as well as their grade.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

March 17th - Dress in green

March 21st -  Agriculture Adventure Days field trip to the Eastlink Centre 

March 21st - Learning reports go home

March 23rd (evening) and March 24th (day) - Parent-teacher interviews

March 24th - No School due to parent-teacher interviews.

March 29th - Field trip to Confederation Centre to watch Colonel Gray's musical

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone had a good break!  I can't wait to hear what students were up to over the break.

This week we will be settling back into our routines and doing some review before starting new units of study.

Parent-teacher interviews - Parent-teacher interviews are coming up on March 23rd and March 24th.  I plan to open up a couple of spots right after school earlier in the week too.  I'll let you know when the website is open for you to schedule your time.  

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

March 17th - Dress in green

March 21st - Learning reports go home

March 23rd (evening) and March 24th (day) - Parent-teacher interviews

March 24th - No School due to parent-teacher interviews.

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone had a good weekend.  It's hard to believe that this is our last week of school before our winter break!

Since we did not have school on Friday, we will be having pink shirt day tomorrow, February 13th.

Sledding - Students will be sledding during their gym class on Monday, February 13th.  A notice about sledding was sent home last week.  The blue form stating if your child will wear a helmet must be returned to school first thing Monday morning, or they will not be able to participate in sledding.  Also, if you signed that you want your child to wear a helmet for sledding, please send a helmet to school with them on Monday, we do not have any helmets at school.  If students are bringing a sled to school, the sled will need to be dropped off and picked up as they are not allowed on the bus.

Valentine's Day - On Tuesday, February 14th we will be exchanging Valentine's if students would like to bring them in.  

Winter Wellness Day - Friday, February 17th is Winter Wellness day.  We will be having a pancake breakfast, and participating in an outdoor UFit class.  There may be some other outdoor acitivites so please make sure your child is dressed appropriately.  Extra mittens/gloves and socks would be great to have in their bags.

In reading, we are continuing to discuss text features, main ideas and supporting details, and telling things that we have learned from the books we read.

In writing we are working on publishing our non-fiction writing.  Last week students used Chromeboooks to find a picture to add to their writing, and they typed up an About the Author page.  This week we will add glossary and cover to our books.  Students have worked so hard on their books, and have requested that we keep them in class for a while to read during quiet reading times.

In grade 3 math we continue to work on multiplication.  Last week we learned how to draw arrays, and equal groups.  We also practiced writing repeated addition and multiplication sentences for arrays and equal groups.  We will continue to work on multiplication this week.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

February 13th - Pink Shirt Day, sledding for our class

February 14th - Red & White day - Students can exchange Valentine's if they choose.  A class list was put in homework binders.

February 17th - Winter Wellness Day and Last day of school before Canada Games/Winter Break

March 6th - First day back to school after break.

Have a great week, and I hope everyone enjoys the two week break!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone stayed warm over the weekend, it was a cold one!  Thank you for your donations for the Community Fridge.

Please ensure your child is dressed for the weather. Unless it is raining, or the temperature is too cold, we go outside twice a day for recess.

In reading, we are continuing to discuss text features, main ideas and supporting details, and telling things that we have learned from the books we read.

In writing we are getting ready to finish up our non-fiction books.  Last week we worked on our introductions.  This week we will discuss conclusions, and will hopefully be ready to start publishing our books by the end of the week. 

In grade 3 math last week we started skip counting by 3s and 4s.  This week we will add in skip counting by 25s.  We also started playing some multiplication games and learned how to do repeated addition.

Library books - due back Friday, February 10th.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

February 10th - Pink shirt day 

February 14th - Red & White day - Students can exchange Valentine's if they choose.  A class list was put in homework binders.

February 17th - Winter Wellness Day and Last day of school before Canada Games/Winter Break

March 6th - First day back to school after break.

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone had a good weekend.  The grade 3s will be needing some egg cartons for math soon.   If you have any empty egg cartons that you send in it would be greatly appreciated!

Please ensure your child is dressed for the weather. Unless it is raining, or the temperature is too cold, we go outside twice a day for recess.

In reading, students are gaining a good understanding of different text features (headings, table of contents, captions, diagrams, labels, maps, photographs, bold type, glossaries) and how they help us as a reader.  We are continuing to work on the main idea (both grades), and supporting details (grade3).

In writing students are continuing to work on their non-fiction books. This week, we will continue to focus on teaching our audience by adding comparisons, description (size, shape, color, 5 senses), give examples, use big and bold pop out words, and adding text features ( captions, pictures, diagrams/labels, glossary, etc.) 

In grade 3 math we are continuing to work on 3 digit addition and subtraction, as well as rounding and estimating.  We are also continuing to work on some story problems.

Kindness week - This year, each grade has been given a month in which to focus on kindness.  Grade 2's month was January, and Grade 3's month is February.  The grade 2 classes each chose a week to have kindness week.  Since we are a split class, we decided to make our kindness week from January 30-February 3. During this week students are encouraged to bring in 1-2 non-perishable food items to donate to the Charlottetown Community Fridge. 

Library books - due back Thursday, February 2nd.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

February 10th - Pink shirt day 

February 14th - Red & White day - Students can exchange Valentine's if they choose.  A class list was put in homework binders last week.

February 17th - Winter Wellness Day and Last day of school before Canada Games/Winter Break

March 6th - First day back to school after break.

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone had a good weekend.  It was nice to finally have some snow to get out to play in rather than being stuck inside because of rain!   

Please ensure your child is dressed for the weather.  There were a number of students last week without snowpants, hats, and mittens.  Unless it is raining, or the temperature is too cold, we go outside twice a day for recess.

In reading, students are gaining a good understanding of different text features (headings, table of contents, captions, diagrams, labels, maps, photographs, bold type, glossaries) and how they help us as a reader.  We are continuing to work on the main idea (both grades), and supporting details (grade3).

In writing students worked hard last week writing chapters for their non-fiction books. This week, we will be focusing on teaching their audience by adding comparisons, description (size, shape, color, 5 senses), give examples, use big and bold pop out words, and adding text features ( captions, pictures, diagrams/labels, glossary, etc.) 

In grade 3 math we are continuing to work on 3 digit addition and subtraction, as well as rounding and estimating.  We have worked on some story problems, and will continue to work on those. 

Library books - due back tomorrow, Tuesday, January 24th.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

January 26th - Family Literacy Day

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone stayed safe over the weekend. 

This week in reading we are continuing to discuss text features and how they help us as readers.  We are also working on picking out the main idea and supporting details.  Grade 2's are focused on picking out the main idea of a piece of writing, or section of their book.  Grade 3's are doing the same, but they are also working on finding some supporting details.

In writing last week we picked our topics that we are an expert on and started writing all of the things that we know about our topic.  We also created a table of contents for our books.  This week we will begin writing the chapters for our books.

In grade 3 math we are continuing to work on 3 digit addition and subtraction, as well as rounding and estimating.  This week we will practice some subtraction using a number line. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

January 26th - Family Literacy Day

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope you all had a good weekend!  It was great to see everyone last week.  Students settled right back into our school routines.

Last week we started working on our non-fiction reading and writing unit.  We read a number of non-fiction books and discussed different text features and how they can help us as readers.  We also discussed topics that we are experts in to get ready to start our non-fiction writing this week.

In grade 3 math our focus for this month is 3 digit addition and subtraction.  We will also continue working on some rounding and estimating.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

January 26th - Family Literacy Day

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

Happy New Year!  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday.  

We will be getting back into our routines this week.  Library books are due back tomorrow, Wednesday, January 4th.

Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather. We go outside twice everyday unless raining or below -20. Students should have snowpants, hats, mittens, and extra socks and mittens incase the first pair get wet. 

We will be starting our non-fiction reading and writing unit this week.  We will start with reading and talking about non-fiction books and discuss things that we are experts on.  Then, next week, we will get into some non-fiction writing.

In grade 3 math our focus for this month is 3 digit addition and subtraction.  We will also continue working on some rounding and estimating.

Homework - New homework will be assinged tomorrow.  As a reminder, students should be reading for 10-15 minutes each night, complete 4 word work activities in their word work scribbler by the following Wednesday, and either play the math game in their binder, or spend some time on IXL a couple of times per week.  Math games do not need to be returned, students can keep these either in their binder or at home to play.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope you all had a good weekend! Students did a great job at their concert last week!  It's hard to believe that this week is our last full week before our break.  I will not post an update next week since it is a very short 2 day week.  I hope you all have a wonderful holiday and have some time to relax!

In writing last week we worked on some procedural writing. This week we will be doing some more procedural writing, as well as some holiday writing.

In grade 3 math last week we worked on 2 digit addition and subtraction with and without regrouping, and some rounding to the nearest ten.  This week we are going to continue with some rounding and estimating and will start 3 digit addition.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

December 16th - Holiday sweaters

December 19th - Holiday hats

December 20th - Pajama Day!  Last day of school for 2022

January 3rd - Back to school

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope you all had a good weekend! We have an exciting week this week with our concert on Wednesday.  We had a dress rehearsal on Friday and students did a great job!  On Friday we are having a school wide pizza party with each student getting one piece of pizza. 

Holiday Concert - Our Holiday concert is this Wednesday, December 7th, from 11:00am-11:30am.  When you are looking at the stage, our class will be standing on the left side.

In reading we are still working on making connections to our reading, as well as discussing the characters, problems and solutions for fiction books. Our guided reading groups are focusing on the beyond the text questions and inferencing. 

In writing, last week we finished up our good copies, and will be sharing our stories with the class on Monday.  We will be working on some procedural writing this week.

In grade 3 math, we will continue to work on 2 digit addition and subtraction with and without regrouping.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

December 7th - Holiday Concert 11:00am-11:30am

December 8th - Picture retakes

December 9th - School wide pizza party (1 piece per student)

December 9th - Staff Look Alike Day/Dess Like a Staff Person 

December 16th - Holiday sweaters

December 19th - Holiday hats

December 20th - Pajama Day!  Last day of school for 2022

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope you all had a good weekend!  It was so nice to meet with most of you last week to discuss your child's progress!  Our chicks were picked up on Friday.  We were so lucky to have the opportunity to participate in the From Egg to Chick program. Students were so engaged in all of the activities, and loved having the chicks with us last week.

Holiday Concert - We will be having our Holiday concert on Wednesday, December 7th, from 11:00am-11:30am.  

In reading we are still working on making connections to our reading, as well as discussing the characters, problems and solutions for fiction books. Our guided reading groups are focusing on the beyond the text questions and inferencing. 

In writing, we are wrapping up our Crafting True Stories unit.  Students are finishing up their good copies of their writing, and we will be moving on to some Procedural writing.

In grade 3 math last week we worked on some 2 digit addition and subtraction strategies.  This week we will be reviewing 2 digit addition and subtraction with regrouping.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

November 28th-29th - EAL Parent teacher interviews 

December 7th - Holiday Concert 11:00am-11:30am

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope you all had a good weekend!  We have another short week this week with no school on Friday due to parent teacher interviews. I am looking forward to meeting with each of you to discuss your child's progress!

From Egg to Chick - Our chicks began hatching today!  I'm hoping that we have a few that will hatch on Monday when we're all at school.  We will be continuing with our chick activities this week, and the chicks will be picked up on Friday.  Student's have been looking forward to hatch day, and are so excited to see the chicks and hold them!

Library books - Library books are due back by Thursday.

Holiday Concert - We will be having our Holiday concert on Wednesday, December 7th, from 11:00am-11:30am.  

In reading we are still working on making connections to our reading, as well as discussing the characters, problems and solutions for fiction books.

In writing, we are wrapping up our Crafting True Stories unit.  Student's have each chosen a piece of writing that they would like to publish and are working on revising it and making a good copy.

In math, grade 3 students are beginning to work on 2 digit addition and subtraction.  We are starting with no regrouping, them moving on to addition and subtraction with regrouping.  This is a review from grade 2, then we will be moving on to addition and subtraction with 3 digit numbers.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

November 22nd - Picture Retakes

November 24th-25th - Parent teacher interviews

November 28th-29th - EAL Parent teacher interviews (Dates and times will go home.  Please do not sign up on the interview site)

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope you all had a good weekend!

Students did an amazing job with our Remembrance Day assembly last week!  I was so proud of our whole class for how well they did!

If you did not send back the Remembrance Day Poster contest form, please send it back on Monday so that we can get the posters entered into the contest.

From Egg to Chick - Last week we were able to start candling our eggs.  Students were so excited to see some movement in a few eggs!  We think that 6 of our eggs may be yolkers (not fertilized).  We have a couple of more days that we can candle the eggs, then on Thursday we will be getting them ready for hatch day which should be November 21st.

Library books - Library books are due back by Wednesday.

Parent Teacher Interviews - If you have not already, please sign up for a parent teacher interview.  The website will be closing on November 17th at 4:00pm.  https://wrelementary.schoolappointments.com/admin/ If you are having an EAL interpreter, please do not sign up on the interview booking site.  I will be sending the date and time home to you when I know. 

Bookfair - Our school bookfair is now open for online shopping  https://virtualbookfairs.scholastic.ca/pages/5165188  Parents can order online until November 20th.  Students are able to visit the bookfair in person at school.  Our class will be going to view the bookfair on Monday, November 14th (they cannot purchase anything at this time).  Then, on Thursday, November 17th we will be going back to the bookfair to make purchases.  If you would like to send money with your child on Thursday so that they can purchase a book you can.  Student's will be responsible for their own money.  

Poinsettia Fundraiser - Orders and money are due by November 18th.

Holiday Concert - We will be having our Holiday concert on Wednesday, December 7th, from 11:00am-11:30am.  

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

November 22nd - Picture Retakes

November 24th-25th - Parent teacher interviews

November 28th-29th - EAL Parent teacher interviews (Dates and times will go home.  Please do not sign up on the interview site)

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope you were all able to enjoy the beautiful weekend! We have another short week this week with no school on Friday due to Remembrance Day.

From Egg to Chick - Students were so excited to receive our eggs last Monday.  This week we can candle the eggs to see what is happening inside the eggs.  We are also going to do an investigation with store bought eggs to explore the different parts of an egg.  We have been discussing each day, what parts of the chicks are growing.  I have included our Egg to Chick slideshow on this Google Site if you would like to look at it.

Parent Teacher Interviews Online Booking - The online booking site for our November 24 & 25th parent teacher conferences will open on Tuesday, November 8th. The online booking site can be found at https://wrelementary.schoolappointments.com/admin/ Appointments must be made by November 17 at 4:00 p.m. Please note that parents of our EAL students who require an interpreter will be scheduled in for an interview on either November 28 or 29. Please do not use the online booking site as we do not have interpreters on November 24 and 25. 

Poinsettia Fundraiser - Orders and money are due on November 18th.

Remembrance Day assembly - The grade 3 classes, plus our whole class, are preforming for our Remembrance day assembly.  We will be holding two assemblies on November 10th, one at 8:45am, and the other one at 9:30am.  Parents are welcome to join us for one of the assemblies.  Please have students wear a white or black top, preferably without a large logo or picture.

Holiday Concert - We will be having our Holiday concert on Wednesday, December 7th, from 11:00am-11:30am.  

Battery Blitz - Our school is participating in the Battery Blitz contest again this year.  Students can bring in old batteries to be recycled.  The last day to bring in batteries is November 10th.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

November 11th - No School - Remembrance day

November 22nd - Picture Retakes

November 24th-25th - Parent teacher interviews

November 28th-30th - EAL Parent teacher interviews (Dates and times will go home.  Please do not sign up on the interview site)

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope you all had a great weekend!  We have a short week this week with no school on Thursday or Friday due to the PEITF convention for teachers.

We have exciting things happening in 2/3Y this week.  On Monday we will be starting a From Egg to Chick program that is put on by Agriculture in the Classroom. Our eggs will be arriving on Monday, and are expected to hatch on November 21st.   A few classes in our school did this program in the spring and they really enjoyed it.  We will be learning about the life cycle of living things, as well as where our food comes from.  Curriculum connections for Math, Science, Health, and Technology will be integrated into our Egg to Chick activities.  I will be adding a slideshow to this Google Site so that you can follow along to see how our Egg to Chick program is going.   If you do not want your child's picture to be included in the online slideshow, please let me know as soon as possible.

Poinsettia Fundraiser - On Friday students took home an information letter and order form for our Poinsettia fundraiser.  We are raising money for new playground equipment.  Orders and money are due on November 18th.

Remembrance Day assembly - The grade 3 classes, plus our whole class, are preforming for our Remembrance day assembly.  We will be holding two assemblies on November 10th, one at 8:45am, and the other one at 9:30am.  Parents are welcome to join us for one of the assemblies.  Please have students wear a white or black top, preferably without a large logo or picture.

Holiday Concert - We will be having our Holiday concert on Wednesday, December 7th, from 11:00am-11:30am.  I know that our concert is more than a month away, but I wanted to give you the date early so you have time to make arrangements to come.

Battery Blitz - Our school is participating in the Battery Blitz contest again this year.  Students can bring in old batteries to be recycled.  The last day to bring in batteries is November 14th.

In writing last week we chose a piece of writing to publish.  We will be working on using our storyteller's voice, and telling our story bit by bit, rather than telling a summary.  It's so great to see some students really getting into using their storyteller's voice.

In reading we have been working on making connections to stories.  We are continuing to work on the characteristics of fiction and non-fiction books.

In grade 3 math, we are continuing our work on representing numbers to 1000, as well as skip counting by 2, 5, 10, and 100.

Homework - As a reminder, new homework assignments go home on Wednesdays, and are due the following Wednesday.  Students are expected to read every night.  Students should be completing 4 word work activities, and spend time playing the math game, or go on IXL 3-4 times through the week that homework is assigned.  I will not be having students take home homework books on Halloween, but will send one home Wednesday for the long weekend.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

October 31st - Wear black and orange day

November 3rd and 4th - No School - PEITF Convention

November 11th - No School - Remembrance day

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope you all enjoyed the beautiful weekend!

In writing this week we are continuing to work on our Crafting True Stories unit.  This week we will continue talking about using our storyteller voice, and telling our story bit by bit so that the reader can almost see, hear, and feel everything.  We have also started to learn about editing as we go so that we make sure others can read our writing.  We are also working on building our writing stamina, it is great to see students working hard to keep their pencils going.

In reading, we will continue discussing non-fiction and fiction books, and how to know which we are reading.  We are also going to start making connections to the stories that we are reading.  In Guided Reading we have been making sure our reading makes sense, sounds right and looks right.

In math, grade 3s have been continuing to work on representing numbers to 1000, and skip counting by 2s, 5s, 10s, and 100s forwards and backwards.  Grade 2s have been working on representing numbers to 100.

Battery Blitz - Our school is participating in the Battery Blitz contest again this year.  Students can bring in old batteries to be recycled.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

October 26th - Picture Day for 2/3Y

October 31st - Wear black and orange day

November 3rd and 4th - No School - PEITF Convention

November 11th - No School - Remembrance day

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope you all had a great weekend!

In writing this week we are continuing to work on our Crafting True Stories unit.  Last week discussed strategies to use when we are having trouble thinking of a writing idea, and using our storyteller voice when writing.  This week we will continue talking about using our storyteller voice, and telling our story bit by bit so that the reader can almost see, hear, and feel everything. 

In reading, we continuing to read in our guided reading groups, and are continuing to discuss fiction and non-fiction books, and how to tell which type of book they are reading.

In math, grade 3s have been continuing to work on representing numbers to 1000, and skip counting by 2s, 5s, 10s, and 100s forwards and backwards.  Grade 2s have been working on representing numbers to 100.

Battery Blitz - Our school is participating in the Battery Blitz contest again this year.  Students can bring in old batteries to be recycled.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

October 21st - No School - Professional Development Day

October 26th - Picture Day for 2/3Y

November 3rd and 4th - No School

November 11th - No School - Remembrance day

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope everyone was able to enjoy the long weekend.

In writing this week we are working on our Crafting True Stories unit.  We will be working on some strategies to find ideas, and writing as much as we can about those ideas.

Last week in reading, we started our guided reading groups.  We were also talking about fiction and non-fiction books.  We will continue with both of these things this week.

In math, grade 3s have been working on numbers up to 1000, and grade 2s have been working on numbers up to 100. Both groups will be continuing these topics this week.

Cross Country Zone Meet - Wednesday is the cross country zone meet.  Please return permission forms on Tuesday if you have not already.

Battery Blitz - Our school is participating in the Battery Blitz contest again this year.  Students can bring in old batteries to be recycled.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

October 14th - Pajama Day (school wide)

October 21st - No School - Professional Development Day

October 25th-26th - Picture Day

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I hope that everyone is doing well after the hurricane.  There has been a lot of damage around the island, and I hope that you do not have any significant damage to your homes.  I am also hoping that your power has been restored.  It's been quite a long week with everyone trying to clean up, and wait for power, but I'm looking forward to getting back to school tomorrow and seeing everyone.

Orange shirt day - Monday, October 3rd is now our orange shirt day.  Students are encouraged to wear orange, and we will be doing some activities related to Truth & Reconciliation.

Terry Fox run/walk - Our Terry Fox run/walk has been rescheduled to Tuesday, October 4th.  Students are encouraged to bring in a toonie donation if they are able.

Battery Blitz - Our school is participating in the Battery Blitz contest again this year.  Students can bring in old batteries to be recycled.

Library books - Library books are due back on Thursday, October 6th.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

October 3rd - Orange Shirt Day

October 4th - Terry Fox Run/Walk

October 7th - This is now a regular school day

October 10th - No School - Thanksgiving

October 21st - No School - Professional Development Day

October 25th-26th - Picture Day

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

We had another great week in 2/3Y!  Everyone enjoyed our field trip on Friday.  We went to Skyeview farm to learn about and pick potatoes, and Jewel Dale farm to learn about dairy cows and where our milk comes from. Most students said that their favourite part was digging potatoes!  

We will be getting onto Chromebooks this week.  Students will have a chance to practice logging onto the Chromebooks, and will spend some time on IXL.  Grade 3 students will also practice getting onto Xtramath.

A new homework sheet will be put into homework binders on Wednesday.  We are still doing reading and math homework for this coming week.  Word work homework will start the following Wednesday, September 28th.  I am hoping to finish our 103 spelling words on Tuesday and will include this wordlist in each student's homework binder.  The highlighted words are the words that your child needs to practice.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Dates to remember:

September 28 - Terry Fox Walk/Run                                                                                                                                          

September 29 - Orange Shirt Day       

September 30 - No School - National Day for Truth & Reconciliation 

Have a great week!

Amanda

Hi Everyone,

We had a great first week in 2/3Y!  We did some getting to know you activities, had a fire drill practice and met our specialist teachers. I am looking forward to meeting you Tuesday evening for Meet the Staff night.  You will have a chance to see our classroom and hear about the upcoming school year. 

Cross Country is starting up for grades 3 and up. There was an information meeting Friday for those who were interested.  Some of our grade 3 students attended the meeting.

Thank you for sending back the forms last week.  If you have not sent back the permission form for our field trip, please return it by Tuesday, September 13th.

Friday, September 16th is our first field trip of the school year! We will be visiting 2 farms where we will learn about farming. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to email me alcoulson@edu.pe.ca

Have a great week!

Amanda

Meet the Staff Night

Meet the Staff Night will be held on Tuesday, September 13. We will do two sessions. The first one is from 6:00-6:20; the second one is from 6:30-6:50. Parents/Guardians will go direclty to their child's class for information on routines and curriculum. All the doors will be open. You are welcome to enter through any door. This is a great opportunity for our school community to come together-a time for teachers to meet parents, parents to meet staff, parents to learn about your child's program, and for parents to see your child's classroom.

School Start Time

We are asking parents to please ensure your child arrives to school by 8:15 a.m. each day. O’Canada and announcements will happen at 8:20 a.m. and first class starts at 8:25 a.m.  Every minute of class time is precious. When the bell rings, we're off and running. If a student is late, he/she will easily have missed the introduction to the lesson, interrupted the class, and then be in need of explanation of what he/she has missed. Please help us ensure that all class time is maximized by having your child at school on time every day.

Parent Drop-off

Just a reminder for parents to not drop off students prior to 8:05 a.m. as supervision starts at 8:05 a.m. The parent drop off zone is only for drop off, not parking. Please do not get out of your vehicle. If you need to get our vehilce or come into the school, please park in the parking lot. When dropping off in the drop-off zone, please pull up to the top of the circle as possible so that you don't block traffic.

Peanut/Tree Nut Restricted School

Several students, registered at our school, have a severe life-threatening allergy (anaphylaxis) to peanuts/tree nuts and peanut/tree nut products.  Exposure to even a minute amount of the food substance could cause anaphylaxis and without immediate emergency medical assistance, loss of consciousness and death. The school has established emergency plans for the students.  A small amount of peanut product such as peanut butter on the hands of a student or teacher who then touches a door knob, computer, water faucet, water fountain or other article and then is touched by a student severely allergic to peanuts could be enough to cause a severe reaction or the death of the student.

The school has an obligation to establish a safe environment for all students.  Therefore, our school is a PEANUT/TREE NUT AND PEANUT/TREE NUT CONTAINING PRODUCT FREE school.  Parents and teachers are asked to avoid including peanuts and peanut products in lunches or snacks to the school.

Our objectives are to establish and maintain, to the extent possible:

• a school, school environment, and buses which are free of peanuts and peanut products

• classrooms, attended by the students, which are free of the substance which could place the student at risk of anaphylaxis.

• Schools that are peanut and peanut product free will not allow the products that imitate peanut butter (This includes WOW and pea butter).

These are school practices which reduce the possibility of exposure to substances which cause anaphylaxis. Thank you for your assistance with this important matter.

Food Utensils

If you order food from the provincial school food program, please make sure you send utensils for your child. The Provincial School Food Program does not provide utensils.

Welcome to 2/3Y!

I am so happy to be your child's teacher this year!  I will be updating this blog at the beginning of each week to let you know what is happening in our class.  Please be sure to check back each week for updates! 

This week we will be spending time going over school routines and expectations, as well as getting to know each other better.

Forms were sent home today.  Please fill them out and send them back as soon as possible.

Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.  My email is alcoulson@edu.pe.ca, or you can call the school at 902-368-6790.  I usually check my email before school starts in the morning, but may not get a chance to check it again until after school.  If something comes up during the school day that is time sensitive, it may be best to call the school incase I do not get to my email.

Amanda