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Friday September 6

Students have had an amazing week getting to know each other, the class routines and reviewing concepts taught last year. For example . . .

. . . in Math we have been playing two Math games to review place value. Have your child teach you either 'guess my number' or 'place value war'. By the end of grade three students in grade three should be able to understand, represent and say numbers up to the thousands place value (9 999). One of the key things that we worked on when we say numbers is to avoid using the word 'and'. Have your child explain why.

. . . in Art we have been reviewing colour. We already know colours but we reviewed which colours are considered primary and secondary colours. We then identified warm and cool colours. We should have our art pieces completed for parent teacher interviews.

. . . in writing we are getting back into the groove of remembering capitals at the beginning of sentences and periods at the end of sentences. Students completed a small writing sample to use as a baseline assessment and we started our weekly TWAS (This Week At School). in your child backpack you will have found a yellow writing journal. This will be where students write YOU a letter about different things. Sometimes it will be about their week at school, maybe a field study they went on, or maybe an important question. Please take time to read this letter and discuss it with your child. I will not be using this particular writing journal as assessment as I am encouraging students to enjoy writing and get their ideas down. Feel free to write back to your child, help them with corrections or encourage them to complete the writing over the weekend. Please remind your child to return their TWAS book on Monday so we can continue to write you letters at the end of the week.

At our welcome back assembly, Mr. Emery left the students with a question to think about . . what is important to you as a learner. Here are some of the responses from the students in room 7:
-        Math because I will get a stronger brain (MM)
-        Listening to the teacher so I can stay safe (SW)
-        Science because I get to learn new things to do in Science (AF)
-       Writing so I can get better at writing notes (DD)
-    Writing because when we get better at it we will be able to a job better (JV) 

Reminders
- white envelopes were sent home Tuesday. Please fill out the forms inside and return them to the school.
- you can book teacher conferences starting on Thursday - please find a time that works best for you and your family.

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