Week 22 ( Feb 10 -12)

 In Literacy this week, we continued to practice writing complete sentences through authentic writing tasks. We wrote about what we learned on our Field Trip to Studio Bell, thank you cards to our parent volunteers, and sentences about Kindness.  In word work this week we learned about 3 other vowel teams that work together to make the sounds/aw/, aw, au and augh.  





In math this week, we continued with our math groups.  The grade 3's are learning about multiplication and how skip counting connects to multiplication.  The grade 2's continued their work on addition, looking at mental math strategies such as decomposing, using making 10 and finding friendly numbers when adding.  On Thursday, we did Valentine's Math with a partner, rolling and adding 2-digit numbers.



In Science this week, the grade 2's experimented with soundproofing.  They tested various materials to see which ones worked the best to block out sound, and built their own sound-cancelling headphones.  The grade 3's used their skills and knowledge about forces to design and create a marble track, where the marble went around the opponents and scored on the net.





Important Reminders & Upcoming Events:

1. Please, NO Toys at school! 

2. Library Exchange on Thursdays

3. Remember to bring Food Bank donations for Kindness Month and the 100th day of school.

4. Swimming Lessons March 3-7th - please let me know if you can volunteer!

5. Grade 2's please bring in recycled materials to build instruments.

6. Please sign up for Healthy Hunger: https://healthyhunger.ca/

Feb 20 - Swiss Chalet

Mar 13 - Little Ceasars

April 24 - Subway

May 22- A & W

June 19 - Mucho Burrito

Thanks,

Megan Stringer



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