March 2-6, 2026

                                       

It is hard to believe we are ready to begin the month of March! As time seems to quickly pass us by, it is important that we always take a moment to pause and to truly appreciate everything and everyone around us. We share a beautiful world together, and we are all truly lucky to know one another and to be able to create wonderful memories with each other. All the good that we do together, for each other, and for others in need, is a true reflection of our dedication and belief in our Gospel Values. We are all part of God's community. 

Language: This week we will continue learning about fiction stories and how they are designed.We will be learning about the elements of a narrative story (character, setting, conflict, plot, resolution) in order to write our own narrative using the Shape Go Map for reference!

WWW: governor, general, your, you're, winner

Math:  We have begun our new unit on multiplication. Grade three students are required to know their facts to the 10x10 level. Our focus will be on understanding multiplication through the use of equal groups, skip counting, arrays, and repeated addition.

Science: We are continuing to learn about forces of nature. This week we will be learning about floods and tornados.

***The Gr. 3 classes are in the process of booking a fun field trip for June to Upper Canada Village! If you have not already paid your child's student activity fee please do so we can ensure this trip is available to all. We are hopeful that we will be able to have many parent volunteers join us. In order to comply with our school board's requirements please go to this web-page to ensure you have the proper documentation needed to be able to join us.***

https://www.ocsb.ca/contact/volunteers/

The St. Isabel School office is notified once your paperwork has gone through and you have been added to the OCSB volunteer list. It is important that this is all done well in advance of our trip! Thank you for considering volunteering for our fun adventure.***

Looking ahead:
Sunday, March 8th: Daylight Savings time begins
Spring Break: March 16 - 20 (no school)

February 23-27, 2026

                   

Math: We are finishing our unit on patterning this week. Our next unit will be multiplication. Students in grade 3 are required to know their multiplication facts to the 10 x10 level. Please review these facts with your child nightly!

Language: We are finally finishing up our non-fiction paragraphs about an animal and will finish presenting them to our peers this week. Next we will begin working on writing narratives (fictional stories) that have a beginning (includes characters, setting and problem), a middle (with at least 4 main events) and an ending (where a solution is found!). We also continue working on our reading comprehension strategies. Students are expected to respond to questions in full sentences and use evidence from the text.

WWW: sometimes, didn't, something, doesn't, unhappiness

Science: We are continuing to learn about forces of nature. This week we will be learning about volcanoes and lightning.

The Arts: This term, while still completing some visual art now and again, we will be focusing on drama and music!

Upcoming events:
Wednesday, Feb. 25: Pink Shirt Day

Friday, Feb. 27: The Saidat Show

February 16-20, 2026

                                  

We've made it to the 3rd week of February! Please remember to send your child to school dressed appropriately for our ever changing winter weather - many students have been coming to school without enough extra clothes (especially socks) to change into when they get wet!

This week is kindness week:

This weeks learning goals:

Math - We will continue to learn about patterns - this week our focus will be on word problems where we will need to determine or extend the pattern (growing, shrinking and repeating)! 

Language - we continue to focus on answering questions about a given piece of writing using information from the text to support our thinking! Inferring skills will be reviewed and we will finish off our non-fiction paragraph writing. We will also orally be presenting our animal reports.

WWW - There are not any new Word Wall words this week.

Family Life - We will be starting unit 4. 

Important Dates:

Monday Feb. 16: Family Day (no school)
Tuesday, Feb. 17: Shrove Tuesday -Bring a Fork (to eat pancakes)

Wednesday, Feb. 18: Ash Wednesday Liturgy at 2:30

Friday Feb. 20: Winter Carnival Day -Dress Warm!

Wednesday Feb. 25: Pink Shirt Day

February 9-13, 2026

                                                                   

                    

We will be celebrating Valentine's Day on Friday, February 13th. We will be doing Valentine's card exchanges. We are asking that students do not bring in any food to share (candies, chocolates, etc.) due to allergies.

School Supplies: Please check in with your child and ask if they need any of their school supplies replaced (headphones, pencil sharpener, pencil crayons, crayons, pencils, glue sticks, eraser) as a few students have mentioned their headphones are broken or they have run out of certain school supplies.

Math: We will continue to learn about patterns - this week our focus will be on number patterns (growing, shrinking, repeating).

Language: We will begin presenting our animal research projects. This week we will also be learning about conjunctions. Conjunctions (and, or, but) are used to join words or groups of words.

Science: We will be learning about forces of nature for the next few weeks. This week we will be learning about earthquakes and tsunamis.

WWW: one, won, by, buy, bye

Family Life: Unit 4 will begin on Feb. 17th (next week). Please refer to the note that was sent home in January.

Looking Ahead:
Thursday, Feb 11th First Term Report Cards (available via parent portal)
Friday, Feb. 13th: St. isabel Cake Raffle & Bake Sale
Friday Feb. 13th: Valentines Day (wear pink, white or red)
February 16-20: Kindness Week - Sprinkle Kindness like Confetti
Monday, Feb. 16th: Family Day (no school)
Friday, Feb. 20th: Winter Carnival
Wednesday, Feb. 25th: Pink Shirt Day: 

February 2-6, 2026

                                         

We will be celebrating Valentine's Day on Friday, February 13th. We will be doing a Valentine's card exchange. We are asking that students do not bring in any food to share (candies, chocolates, etc.) due to allergies. If your child cannot remember the names of their classmates, they can simply just write their own name in the 'From' section!

***Student Activity Fees***  Please remember to pay your child's student activity fees via School Cash On Line promptly. Many students have not yet paid and we have many special crafts, activities and a trip to Upper Canada Village to attend and pay for. If your family is having difficulty paying, please call the school office and let them know. Thank you to those families who have already paid!

In math, we have begun our new unit on patterning. This week our focus is on number patterns (both growing and shrinking). 

In language we continue to work on our non-fiction animal reports. Students are writing three paragraphs with each paragraph focusing on a particular aspect of their animal. They must determine the important facts that work together to write paragraphs that will help their peers learn about the animal they have chosen. We are writing in complete paragraphs which include an opening sentence, three supporting details, and a closing sentence. Once finished they will present their project to their peers.

Last Thursday you should have received a package filled with work your child has done. Inside the package you should have found a reading comprehension assignment titled "Snowshoe Adventure". Comprehension is being able to reflect and understand the deeper meanings in a story and being able to answer questions about that content without the "answer" always being directly written in the text. It is the ability to infer, and to respond to a question using support from the text to prove/support your answer. Please refer to the assignment that was sent home and look at the marking rubric ( Scoring and Exemplars) to see how your child is progressing. 

New WWW: than, then, what, except, myself

In Science, we will learn about elasticity this week.

The Grade 3s will be attending Junglesport this week during Block 4 on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday!

Looking Ahead:

Thurs. Feb. 5th: National Sweater Day

Wednesday, Feb. 11th: Report Cards are available on the Parent Portal
Friday, Feb. 13th: Valentine's Day (wear Pink, Red & White)

Friday, Feb. 13th: St. isabel Cake Raffle & Bake Sale

February 16-20: Kindness Week - Sprinkle Kindness like Confetti
Monday, Feb. 16th: Family Day (no school)

Wed. Feb. 25th: Pink Shirt Day