Hello there,
I hope everyone had a great weekend and thoroughly enjoyed the extra day to be together. We had a very busy week of activities last week, including practising for the African Heritage Concert. Our class will be dancing with other Primary students as Junior students tap out African drum patterns they have learned. A handout was sent home last week with details of the concert on Feb. 27th. If you did not see the handout, please check the school website for more information.
Just a reminder that there will not be any homework nor will there be a spelling quiz this week.
Language:
This week, students will continue working on their mystery narrative. This is a major piece of writing and we look forward to sharing our completed drafts when everyone has completed their story. We will also continue writing and reading poetry.
We will also review common and proper nouns and adjectives, which we've been working on.
Math: We will continue working on multiplication. The Grade 3s will be looking at the 4 times tables while the Grade 2s will work on word problems using concrete materials to find the answer by grouping objects together. We will also begin perimeter. Grade 2s will be introduced to the concept of perimeter and will engage in some activities measuring the distance around objects using non-standard units (e.g. how many sneakers does it take to go around a tile in the hallway?). Grade 3s will be measuring perimeter using standard units (how many centimeters will it take to measure the perimeter of an atlas?).
Science/Social Studies: We have started a unit on the impact of road salt on the environment. This is a school-wide project. Our class will be looking at two different aspects: Grade 2s will be learning about the impact that salt has on animals and in our local community. Grade 3s will be looking at how the Sifto Salt mine in Goderich, Ontario impacts the town's economy as well as environmental impact. They will also be learning about the impact that road salt has on plants and soil.
That's all for now,
Have a swell short week!
Erin Hawkins
P.S. Here are two Schoolhouse Rock tunes from my childhood. They used to show these on the commercial break during Saturday morning cartoons. Believe it or not, I remembered what nouns and adjectives were because these songs were so catchy that they stuck in my brain like an ear worm. We've been listening to them in class. Who said grammar has to be boring?
