September 15-19, 2025

                        

Welcome to our third week of September! It was so wonderful to see many of our families at Meet the Educator Night this past Wednesday. Here is a link to the slide deck that was shared with parents: Meet the Teacher Night You can also access this slide deck on the right hand side of this blog at any time. Students have been shown how to login to the student portal and access their Hapara Workspace.

By following us on Twitter, you will see pictures of what we are doing in class. Each class has their own twitter account, please follow your child's teacher's account to see what we are doing each day! *N.B. Mrs. Brennen's class twitter is private for the parents of her students only (parents must request to follow her class account).

We had our first WWW Show What You Know (S.W.Y.K.) on Friday. Please sign and return your child's sheet on Monday (they are in the mailbag in their backpacks). We will have a  SWYK every Friday and will send it home to be signed & returned each week. The list for the entire year's Word Wall Words can be found as a link on the right hand side of the blog.

Scholastic book orders were sent home on Friday. Orders must be made online by Wednesday, September 17th.

In order to login from home, students must use their email account (firstname.lastname@stu.ocsb.ca). A copy of your child's log-in information was sent home last week in your child's mailbag. 

***Please access the Student Technology Agreement Form via the Parent Portal.*** Technology Form Instructions

In Math, we are continuing to work on data management. We are learning about bar graphs and pictographs.

In Language, we are continuing to work on paragraph writing, with particular attention to developing interesting opening and closing statements and detailed sentences in between. We will be adding descriptive (juicy) words to our writing.

New Gr. 3 WWW - people, they, could, favourite, until

In Gr. 3 Science, we are digging deeper into the layers of the soil.

In family life, we are learning about how everyone is unique in their own way.

**Reminder to please send in indoor shoes to be kept at school - as the weather changes, it is easier to keep students safe from slips and falls if they have shoes designated for indoor use only! Also, please send an email to your child's teacher or call the school to let us know of any changes to your child's usual routine (picking up early for an appointment, picking up in person rather than taking the bus, etc.). This will help ensure smoother transitions and allow us to keep your child safe.

Homework:
Students should be reading 30 minutes every night. Practising our weekly WWW (word wall words) nightly is highly encouraged to be ready for our SWYK (Show What You Know) each Friday! Also, please remember to review math facts to 20 every night.

Looking ahead:

Last Day to Order Papa Jack Popcorn: Thurs. Sept. 18

Thursday, September 25: Photo Day

Tuesday, September 30: Orange Shirt Day (Nation Day for Truth & Reconciliation) is an opportunity for First Nations, local governments, schools and communities to come together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope for generations of children to come.

Friday, October 3 - Terry Fox Run at St. Isabel

October 10: PD Day (no school for students)

October 13: Thanksgiving Day (no school for everyone)