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September 10-  Hello everyone! I hope you have all been settling into the school routine now that we are almost a week in.  We are moving and grooving in Grade 3! The students are doing an exceptional job with learning the expectations of the classroom, figuring out where things go, and rising to the demands of listening and focusing throughout the day. I am one lucky teacher!  

This is just a quick note to let you know a few things:

-We will have our first fieldtrip on September 19th.  This is a half day fieldtrip where we travel to several farms in the area to learn about agriculture.   There will be a permission form coming home today with all of the details.

-Cross country has begun and grade 3 is the first year students can join.  There are many excited students in the class who have signed up.  Cross country involves almost daily runs at first recess, taking part in the district race (held at SKC) and possibly going on to provincials in Mill River.  For more information about cross country, please contact Mr. Bell or Mrs. Campbell.

-Homework will begin next week.  In grade 3 homework consists of 15 minutes of reading each evening. I do not require students to fill out a reading log or have parents sign anything.  A big focus for reading in grade 3 is learning to choose a "just right book", so I don't monitor or choose the books students choose for home reading. I give advice and suggestions while they choose books, but I prefer to mimic the experience of going to the library and choosing a book for enjoyment.  Sometimes the books they choose will be better shared with a parent or read by a parent, and that's okay too. If your child has a book from home or local library they prefer to read, that is also okay.  If you are finding the selection unsuitable, please let me know!  Fundations homework will not begin for another couple of weeks, because we are starting with a review in class. When we are ready to begin Unit 1, I will send an email to let you know to expect the home practice.

Take care and please feel free to reach out at anytime- Tiffany

September 3- Congratulations! You made it to our Grade 3 website!  As explained in the Welcome to Grade 3 email, this is the place where I will be posting news and information about what's happening in grade 3.  I do not post school wide news and reminders here, as it is just too difficult for me to keep on top of it.  For school news, make sure to visit the SKC website or Facebook page.

To get the ball rolling, we will be engaging in some activities to get the students back in to the routines at school.  We will review some concepts from Grade 2 during our math lessons and then begin with the  3N1 and 3N2 outcomes in math.  To become familiar with these outcomes and see how you can help your child at home, please check out the math tab on this website.

I am going to combine the reading and writing to get us started in the first 2-3 weeks.  We are going to explore the well loved authors Robert Munsch and Kevin Henkes during our reading time and use these stories to springboard into writing about our own personal experiences.  This unit will also give us a chance to practice the expectations during reading and writing time and refamiliarize the students with writing conventions (letter formation, spelling, punctuation, complete sentences).

Our afternoons are mostly comprised of  Fundations, Humanities, Gym/Music, Read Aloud of class novel and flex time.

Please check out the home tab on this website to learn more about homework expectations in grade 3.  When homework gets started  I will send out more information.

Reminders- Please make sure your child has a water bottle and headphones (dollar store brand works great).  We have 1 microwave in the class for heating lunches.  Please note I do not have condiments or bowls/plates for the students and the kitchen also does not supply these.

That's it for now, but if you have any questions about what's happening in grade 3, please get in touch!-Tiffany