Try to have "litterless"

lunches as much as
possible.

Remember to check dates

for Sacrament meetings at
Divine Infant Parish.

September has come and gone! Congratulations to

the students and volunteers who participated in our
16th Annual Terry Fox Run! The students also enjoyed
applesauce on September 25th in celebration of the
legendary Johnny Appleseed.
September was a successful month with the children
having learned our school and classroom routines. They
have been able to make new friends and are beginning
to accept and meet the demands of the grade two and
three curriculum.
RELIGION
The Family Life and Religion programs have allowed
us to explore our uniqueness and the qualities
surrounding our names and friendship. The Gr. 2's will
shortly be painting their special T-shirts. The Gr. 3's
have all signed their class kites and expressed a yearly
goal on their own personal kite.
LANGUAGE ARTS
The children should now be able to track all their
reading in their respective reading folders. It is
expected that each student complete at least one level
each month and in turn submit their folder to school
every two weeks so that progress may be recorded.
The students are very good about reading
independently in class during silent reading time. We
have also been working on reading with expression and
intonation in our voices while reading aloud. Throughout
the year we will build comprehension by making
inferences and connections.
Both grades started the year writing a summer
recount and two different formats of lists according
to their respective grade expectations. The grade two
students are gradually moving towards procedural
writing and the grade threes are working on paragraph
writing. We are also putting an emphasis on proper
syntax and grammar within their sentences.
Their word wall words are recorded in their agenda
every Monday. It is a good idea to have them practice
the spelling of these words on a regular basis. Ruff
Draft, our writing mascot, has made it home with

a few of our friends and we are thoroughly enjoying

hearing about the adventures he has been taken on.
We have also enjoyed few creative stories our grade
three writers have published through the use of the
'Writer's Briefcase'.
MATHEMATICS
We are continually experiencing math through
inquiry based learning. The children work continually
on the concepts and strategies associated with
numeration. They are learning to represent their
thinking in an organized manner. Gr. 2 students are
busy completing activities based on number concepts.
Following numeration they will be working on patterns
and data management. The Gr. 3 students are
beginning to understand the place value of numbers
and being able to represent numbers using a base ten
model in different ways. It is important that all
students practise their number facts using various
strategies to help them. Remember to check the class
website for math information.
SCIENCE
In Science, grade 2 students are working on
expectations associated with work and forces. The
grade three students are working on concepts
associated with Forces. Both are beginning to enjoy
the experimental approach and hands on activities. It
is important to review what they have learned in
science when their notebook is sent home.

COMMUNICATION
Welcome to all our parent and community volunteers
who will be assisting in a variety of ways with the
students. Please dont ignore the fact that as parents
you are one of the most important educational
partners working with me to ensure your child is happy
and successful at school.
Please keep the communication lines open by using
the agenda or giving me a quick call if you have any
questions or concerns.
Yours in education,
Katherine Shaw