Week Two

Hello, the first two weeks have flown by!  

We have been busy building our 3D community, getting to know each other, as well as, beginning our journey through the exciting and challenging Grade 3 Ontario Curriculum.

Some highlights of our first two weeks include:  saving wormy from the high seas, puzzle challenges, playing various math games (e.g., race to 100, "Tens", who am I, etc.) and of course our on-going O.R.E.O. challenge.  

We have also been establishing our reading and math routines.  

You are encouraged to ask your child about these events and all the various parts of our day.  

Remember you can also follow us on Twitter for up to date visuals, to go with our challenges. 

Safety Stuff

If you have not already done so, please send both indoor and outdoor shoes for your child.  Indoor shoes are essential in order to keep our classroom and school clean.  

I realize that most of you are aware of our NO NUTS policy within Peel, but it is important to keep this in mind when packing your child’s lunches as we have students with allergies in our class this year.  Nuts can sneak in to snacks such as granola bars, sometimes without us realizing it.  Checking ingredients at home would be appreciated.  Sharing of food is not encouraged.  Healthy snacks are also encouraged and there is now a new government guideline which supports healthy snacks in schools and shows how it helps our children to be more successful.  Please ensure your student has a healthy snack everyday for their morning snack.  Some examples of healthy snacks include, fruits, vegetables, yoghurt, or crackers and cheese.

Another note about food, although we love to celebrate birthdays at school, it is important to remember that bringing food in for these celebrations could be dangerous and/or exclude some of the students in our class.  If you would like to send something in instead of food feel free to send in a small token for the students such as a pencil, eraser or highlighter. 

Other Stuff      

Although the school provides most materials needed for classroom use, certain things are “eaten up” more quickly and need to be replenished more often.  It would be greatly appreciated if you could kindly provide a box of tissue for the class.  Other supplies that are helpful for students to have include extra pencils, a pencil sharpener, and a glue stick.  To help with cleanliness and to help stop the spread of germs in our portable please send unscented hand sanitizer to keep in your child's desk.  Also, please send a water bottle with your child and they can then refill it as necessary throughout the day.   

From time to time, I might also ask for other recycled materials from home which can be used for art, science, or other classroom activities.  

Have a great week!

Ms. Sparling