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

January 26-30, 2026

     

We hope everyone has been keeping warm over this exceptionally cold few days! Next Monday, Feb. 2nd will be Groundhog Day and we all wait in anticipation for the result. Will the groundhog see his shadow or not? If he does not see his shadow it will mean we're getting an early Spring! If he does see his shadow - we will have 6 more weeks of Winter!

Math: We will be finishing up our measurement unit on Monday or Tuesday. We have been calculating the area of a two-dimensional shape, finding the perimeter and measuring with our rulers. Our S.W.Y.K. will be on Mon. or Tues. Our next math unit will be patterning! In patterning, we will be learning about shape patterns with changing attributes and number patterns (both growing and shrinking). 

In language we continue to work on our reading comprehension. We have been learning different strategies to aid us when responding to questions based on a text. 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. Students will bring home a current reading comprehension assignment to share with you on Thurs. Please click the link in red to see how this work has been assessed. Scoring and Exemplars

We are continuing to work on our non-fiction report about animals. We are writing in complete paragraphs which include an opening sentence, three supporting details, and a closing sentence.

New WWW: probably, usually, friendly, especially, really

***Family Literacy Day is Tuesday, January 27th. Please take a few minutes to read with your child/children. Sharing your favourite childhood story, reading by taking turns (you read a paragraph - your child reads the next), reading a recipe and making a meal together; all these activities show your child that reading is a valuable part of your day and encourage your child to be a life-long reader! If you have time, take a picture and send it to school, of you sharing this important and essential skill - READING!

In Science, we will be learning about friction!

***Junglesport - parents have been sent an email from the school that requires you to give permission for your child to participate in Junglesport. Please ensure you sign the form this week so your child is able to join in this very fun and well loved experience!***

Looking Ahead:

Tuesday, Jan. 27th: Family Literacy Day (send Mrs. Smith or your child's teacher a picture of your family reading together!)

Friday, Jan. 30th: PD Day (no school for students)

Monday, Feb. 2nd: Groundhog Day

Feb. 2-6: Junglesport will be set up in the gym at St. Isabel all week.

Thursday, Feb. 13: Report Cards are available on the Parent Portal

Tuesday, Feb. 17th - Lunar New Year (Year of the Horse)

January 19-23, 2026

                        

Monday, Jan. 19 is United in Black Day (raising awareness of the struggles Black and racialized people have faced and continue to face). Please wear a black t-shirt to stand against anti-black racism!

Math: We will continue to work on our measurement unit. We will be calculating the perimeter and area of a two-dimensional shape and finishing up this portion of measurement. Our next math unit will be patterning! 

Language: We ran out of time to begin our non-fiction learning last week. We will begin it this week and then will write non-fiction paragraphs (about an animal) by determining important ideas that we have read or found, via a google search. Next we will put those ideas into our own words (this is very hard) according to topic. We will also be working on our reading comprehension skills. Here is a visual of what we are looking for when students answer questions posed to them after reading a given text!

WWW: about, new, knew, no, know

Science: We are continuing to work on forces. We will be learning about gravity this week! 

Wednesday, January 21st is Bell Let's Talk Day - the focus this year is on Youth Mental Health. Please see this link for more information: Bell Let's Talk Day

Wishing everyone a wonderful week ahead!

Important dates:

Monday, Jan. 19 - United in Black Day (raising awareness of the struggles Black and racialized people have faced and continue to face). Please wear a black t-shirt to stand against anti-black racism! 

Wednesday, Jan. 21 - Bell Let's Talk Day - focus on youth mental health

Friday, Jan. 23 - St. Isabel Family Winter Ball at 6pm

Friday, Jan. 30 - PD Day (no school for students) 

January 12-16, 2026

         

Language: This week we will review the differences between fiction and non-fiction writing. We will be looking for the features that help us know a text is non-fiction (table of contents, photographs, glossary, index, captions, etc.). In the next few weeks we will then be researching, determining important ideas and writing non-fiction report style explanatory paragraphs on an interesting animal. We will also continue to work on showing our understanding of a given text (self read) by answering questions about the text using full sentences and examples (from the text) to support our answer.

Our new WWW for the week are: terrible, everything, trouble, everybody, hidden

Math: We have completed our 3D shapes unit and we have started our measurement unit. We will be learning about millimetres, centimetres, metres, and kilometres and when to use each unit. We will be measuring lines and measuring from zero on the ruler. Towards the end of the unit, we will be determining the area and perimeter of various polygons.

Science: We are continuing to learn about forces. This week we  learn about static electricity.

***Classroom Request - Please bring in tissue/Kleenex for the classroom (our supplies are running low!)*** Some students also need new headphones as theirs have broken.

Looking ahead:

Monday, Jan. 19 - United in Black Day (raising awareness of the struggles Black and racialized people have faced and continue to face). Please wear a black t-shirt to stand against anti-black racism! 

Friday, Jan. 23 - St. Isabel Family Winter Ball at 6pm

Saturday, Jan. 24 - Bell Let's Talk Day - focus on youth mental health

January 5-9, 2026

                                 

Wishing you and your loved ones a very happy, healthy and blessed 2026! 

Sunday, January 4th is the Epiphany of our Lord. We remember the three Wise Men following the star to baby Jesus, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. What gifts will we give to Jesus this year? Will we choose to embrace his light and share it with the world?

Important Dates:
Monday, January 5th - return to school  

Our learning this week:

Language: We are hoping to begin work on the comparison of fiction vs non-fiction, writing features as well as some goal setting. We don't have any new word wall words this week.

Math: We are continuing our study of 3-D solids unit this week. We are learning to sort, construct, and identify cubes, prisms, pyramids, cylinders, and cones by comparing their faces, edges, vertices, and angles.

Science: We are continuing to work on our unit on Forces. We are learning more about magnetic force this week. 

Family Life: We have a new Family Life Program called Blessed and Beloved. Please look for a family note coming home this week about our new unit. With each new unit we will send home an update and post the Faith on the Fridge link (see below) on our blog for you to print out at home!

Faith on the Fridge

We are excited to be back and are looking forward to sharing the learning and discoveries of 2026! 

Dec 15-19. 2025

  

                                     

We love those J-I-N-G-L-E Bells! As we enter the third week of Advent, we light the third candle. As many of you may notice, the third Advent candle is PINK and it represents the JOY that fills our hearts as the birth of Jesus is coming. Now is the time to fill our hearts with love for family and friends and to think of others as we await the birth of Christ. We should be joyful for what we have, rather than longing for things we do not, and remember, "tis the season for giving, not receiving".

This week is Spirit Week at St. Isabel. Students are welcome to dress up each day.

                    

In Language we will continue learning about how to share a good retell about a story we have read. Our new WWWs are: anyone, our, are, write, right.

Math: In our study of 3-D solids we are examining their attributes (faces, edges, vertices), and are creating and working with nets. 3D shapes are made up of 2D shapes. When we use a bunch of 2D shapes to make a 3D shape, it's called a net.

Extra thinking:

1. What 2D shapes are used to make a cube? How many of them do you need?

2. What 2D shapes are used to make this pyramid? How many of each shape do you need?

In Art, we will be working on a few more crafts for Christmas gift giving. 

This Week:

December 16: Christmas Play at 6:30 pm ( information has been shared with families via the Office. Tickets are still available!)

Friday Dec. 19: Last day of school before the holidays. Merry Christmas!

Looking Ahead:

Everyone returns to school on Monday, January 5, 2026

Homework:

Merry Christmas students - you have no homework over the holiday break. Please take some extra time to curl up and read a few good books with your family. Make sure to share what you like about the story you read and why you like it!

            

Wishing you and your family

a blessed Christmas 

and all the best in 2026!

December 8-12, 2025

                           

This week, we light the second purple candle on the Advent Wreath, symbolizing peace.

In Language we are working on retells and descriptive writing paragraphs. This week we will focus on reading comprehension and being able to identify the characters and setting in the text. Our new Word Wall Words: won't, can't, don't, couldn't, wouldn't

We have started presenting our Family Life slides to the class; students have appreciated learning about one another's traditions and the meaning of their last names.

In Mathematics, we continue to work on our unit on 2D shapes. We have learned about angles (right angles, acute angles, and obtuse angles), parallel lines, perpendicular lines, and other attributes of shapes. Our Show What You know will be on Thursday. Next week we will begin determining how 2D shapes are a part of 3D shapes!

In Art, we will be working on a few crafts for Christmas gift giving. 

Christmas Cheer For CHEO - the grade 6s are collecting gifts for the children at CHEO. Please click this link if you would like to help support this initiative - Christmas Cheer For CHEO

This Week:
December 9: Advent Liturgy at 1:00 pm

Looking Ahead:

December 16: Christmas Play at 6:00 pm (more information will be shared with families about this great event by the office)

Homework:

Word Wall Words: won't, can't, don't, couldn't, wouldn't