Riddle of the week: What has to be broken before you can use it?

Reminders

Grade 3 swimming: Thursday April 27th  from 1:00pm-3:00pm (please email me at hlangille@vsb.bc.ca if you would like to volunteer)

Indoor Shoes: please send your child to school with a pair of shoes that they can change into for the classroom.  These shoes can be sneakers, slippers, or slip-ons.  

Work Charts

Grade 1: April 24-28_grade1workchart.docx (1)

Grade 2: April 24-28_Grade2workchart.docx (1)

Grade 3: April 24-28_grade3workchart.docx (1)

Math

Grade 1 and 2: grade 1 and 2 students have been busy practicing their subtraction facts using various Montessori materials.  We also started learning about measurement by tracking the growth of our plants using rulers in cm.  Students measured various objects in the classroom using animals such as lions, pandas, whales and hedgehogs! Ask them to explain!

Grade 3: grade 3 students have been working hard on squaring – taking their multiplication knowledge to the next level.

Ask your child to solve this problem and explain it to you:

 (8+2)² 

Language

The entire class of Division 5 seems to be inspired by poetry! It is so exciting to see so many poets!

Grade 3 students are still working on their Lemonade Crime literature circle and have been bringing their comprehension questions home to finish if they feel they cannot get the work done in class.

Culture

Learning Fair preparations: Students have been busy researching and taking notes on their plant topic for the learning fair.  This week we will be working on our final copies of our life cycles and our artwork for the poster board.

Dear Parents,

Please ensure that your child has indoor shoes or slippers for the classroom. Having our muddy outdoor shoes in the classroom make for a messy classroom.

Thank you!

Reminders

Please return the brown report card envelopes so that they can be used for the third term report card in June.

Grade 3 Swimming: April 20th is our first swimming day. Please ensure that your child has all the necessary gear to participate in the swim survival lessons, as well as appropriate clothing to walk in the weather.

Work Charts

Grade 1: April 18-21_grade1workchart.docx (1)

Grade 2: April 18-21_Grade2workchart.docx (1)

Grade 3: April 18-21_grade3workchart.docx (1)

Math

This week all three grades will begin our unit on measurement and estimation.

Squaring.

Squaring.

Language

We will continue our Poetry, word study and grammar work this week.

Passionately writing poems!

Verb grammar box.

A poem about the blooming cherry blossoms in Vancouver!

Culture

A grade 1 student learns about the evolutionary timeline of plants.

Using the flower materials.

The students have taken great pride and responsibility in their little growing plants.

Riddle: What goes up when rain comes down?

Reminders

Tuesday April 11th: Term 2 reports will be sent home

Friday April 14th: Good Friday, no school for students and teachers

Monday April 17th: Easter Monday, no school for students and teachers

Work Charts

Grade 1: April 10-13_grade1workchart.docx (1)

Grade 2: April 10-13_Grade2workchart.docx (1)

Grade 3: April 10-13_grade3workchart.docx (1)

Math

Grade 1 and 2: the grade 1 students are busy learning subtraction as well as basic measurement

Grade 3: the grade 3 students will be learning squaring binomials this week

Multiplication using the flat bead frame.

Language

Poetry

Culture

The grade 3 students finished their research projects on rocks and minerals. They collaborated to create a book!

Our plants are growing!

Monday April 3rd: Collaborative Inquiry Morning – TTOC in the classroom 9am-12:00pm

April Snack Schedule

Work Charts

Grade 1: April 3-7_grade1workchart.docx (1)

Grade 2: April 3-7_Grade2workchart.docx (1)

Grade 3: April 3-7_grade3workchart.docx (1)

Math

The Subtraction Strip Board.

Learning the flat bead frame.

Grade 2 students are reviewing their subtraction facts!

Language

We started our poetry study this past week! The students have written their first poem and will be writing their final copy this week. They will use this writing as the first poem in their Poetry Booklet. 

Grammar work!

Culture

The students at Tyee voted for a science theme for this year’s learning fair.  In Division 5, we will be studying the plant kingdom.  Each student will be studying and researching a topic within the plant kingdom and be creating a poster board to showcase their work for the learning fair.

We planted our seeds using these peat pots! Hopefully we start to see growth this week.

Students are working hard to try and finish their maps.

Learning about seeds and roots. Students have been exploring our plant materials to try and figure out what interests them for their learning fair project.

Reminders

Report Card Envelopes: Please return the brown report card envelopes from first term as we will use them again for the term 2 report cards going home in early April.  Thank you!

Work Charts

Grade 1: March27-31_grade1workchart

Grade 2: March27-31_Grade2workchart

Grade 3: March27-31_grade3workchart

Math

This term, all three grades will be focusing on subtraction, division, fractions and time, measurement and word problems.

Language

We will be starting our Poetry study this week! All students will be writing their own poems to create a book.

Culture

The students at Tyee voted for a science theme for this year’s learning fair.  In Division 5, we will be studying the plant kingdom.  Each student will be studying and researching a topic within the plant kingdom and be creating a poster board to showcase their work for the learning fair.

Due to missed birthdays and students being away there are two changes to note on the snack schedule for March.

1. March 10th is now Ben’s snack day
2. March 28th is now Claire’s snack day
3. March 29th is now Jordon’s snack day
4. March 31st is now Elliot’s snack day 

Student-led conference appointments

Tuesday, March 7th

Wednesday, March 8^th

Student-led Conferences

Tuesday March 7 and Wednesday March 8th

Your child should be coming home in the next few days with a conference confirmation time. I will also post the schedule here on the blog once I have all the forms.

Skating: Monday March 6th, 1-3pm at Trout Lake Rink

This is our last skating day.  Please make sure that you are dressed for the weather! A parent volunteer will drive the gear over to the rink and meet us there.  All students are expected to walk.

Reports

Please return the brown report card envelopes from first term as we will use them again for the term 2 report cards going home in early April.  Thank you!

Work Charts

Grade 1:March6-March10_grade1workchart

Grade 2: March6-10_Grade2workchart.docx (1)

Grade 3: March6-10_grade3workchart