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The Water Cycle

We have been learning about the water cycle in science.  Your child brought home a pamphlet that they made about each step in the water cycle (evaporation, condensation and precipitation).  Please review this with your child until they can explain it to you without looking at the pamphlet.  The students will be writing an explanation of the water cycle in class later this week.  Thank you! 

The Week That Was...

We are coming to the end of a busy week.  The students wrote their final narrative piece.  I'll send them home after I mark them.  In reading, the students are learning to retell non-fiction texts by identifying 3 things they learned, 2 interesting facts and 1 question they have.  In math, the grade 2's are starting a unit on multiplication and division.  The students will learn how to explain multiplication as the combining of equal groups, e.g., show that 3 groups of 2 is equal to 2 + 2 + 2 and to 3 X 2.  The grade 3's are nearing the end of their algebra unit, determining the missing number in one and two digit equations, e.g., 24 - 5 = 15 + ?, and investigating the properties of 0 and 1 in multiplication.  In science, we are continuing to learn about liquids and solids.  We will be making our floaters early next week so please send in the materials as soon as possible.  In social studies next week, the grade 3's will be comparing a fishing community (Port Stanley) to Chatham-Kent.  The grade 2's will be learning more about life in Zimbabwe.
The poem this week was called Chatterbox, The Rain, which is fitting for April!  

Frog's Lullaby

This week's poem was a fun one!  Your child will enjoy reading it to you.  Once they become fluent at it, challenge each other to read it quickly!

Snowed in at ICRPS

We have been working on writing narratives in class about being snowed in at school and the students have typed up their first piece using the website www.scrawlar.com.  They did a great job and are excited to share their work with you.  Please go to this website and log in with your child.  Our class code is coates23 and your child knows his/her password.  Have your child read their story to you.  Together, edit (fix spelling and punctuation) their story.  Please remember to save (the button is in the top right corner) after you edit the piece.  

Welcome Back!

I hope everyone had a relaxing, enjoyable March Break.  
There is a lot happening in our classroom this week.  In writing, the students are starting a new narrative in which they chose the topic.  They have written their plans and introductions, and so far they look great!  In math, the grade 2's are learning how to subtract 2-digit numbers with regrouping.  The grade 3's are finishing their geometry unit, in which they learned about congruent shapes, symmetry, angles, translations, reflections and turns.  In social studies, the grade 2's are starting a unit in which we will compare a warm climate (Zimbabwe) to a cold climate (Nunavut).  The grade 3's will be studying Ontario with a focus on land uses.  In science, we are starting a unit on matter.  We will be investigating the properties of liquids and solids.

Poem of the Week - March 3

Here is our poem for this week.  Along with reading it daily, we will be discussing how the poem is rich in action and imagery and the students will be drawing pictures to show some of these images.