February News

It is hard to believe that February is already here. 

Weather permitting -we will be spending extra time outside so please remember to send extra socks and mitts every day. 

CCAT practice  for Grade 3 February 4,5 and 6. CCAT test day February 18,20,21.

Family Day - Monday, February 17, 2025.  No school. 

We will have our  Valentine's Party on  Friday, February 14, 2025.  I will send  reminder to the friends who are helping with treats for our party. We have 24 children in the class. 

Our focus in language is letter writing, persuasive and paragraph writing.  We will focus on friendly letters and  persuasive writing. We will looking at various ads and posters. We will be discussing the purpose of persuasive writing and we will attempt persuasive writing tasks.

 In math,  we will work on data management, fractions, coding, 2D and 3D shapes, adding and subtracting.  Please practise basic math facts. 

In science, we are continuing  our study on simple machines and structures. It is a very hands on unit with lots of challenges ahead of  us. The marshmallow catapult challenge was  a lot of fun. Please check emails for updates on materials we will need for the challenges. Thank you for everything that you have sent in so far.  

Please see sheet below for some fun activities you can try at home.