Posts: Week at a Glance September 24-28, 2018

9/24/2018 7:51 AM by shaneen.coes

Week at a Glance     September
24-28, 2018   Grade ¾

 

Dear Parent/Guardian,

 

Welcome to the first week of fall! I hope
everyone had a wonderful weekend J

 

Please
remember to check your child’s Homework/Communication Bag each day for
important notices. Marked worksheets are sent home as an update about what we
are currently working on. Please remove from the bag and keep these at home
for your own information.

 

Inside
your child’s Communication Bag are two levelled books based on their current
reading level. Please practice reading these with your child each day and sign your child’s
Reading Log each night. Books should be returned to school each day and will be
replaced during the week with new ones. Other homework suggestions are listed
below.

 

If
you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at shaneen.coes@nbed.nb.ca.

 

Sincerely,

 

Mrs. Coes

 

Important
Dates:

 

Sept. 25th- Estey Art Program begins 3:00-4:30pm. DEC Sustainability Meeting
6:30pm at McAdam Avenue.

 

Sept. 26th- Cross Country at Henry Park

 

Sept. 27-Terry Fox Walk.
Asking students to make a $2 donation. Hot lunch forms due back.

 

Sept. 28th- Orange Shirt day to honor survivors of Indian Residential
schools

 

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                                    Areas of Focus for September
24-28, 2018 

 

Writing- This week, students will complete whole-class activities
using the resources in their Writer’s Toolkit.  Students are also wrapping up work on their
All About Me book. If you would like to see your child’s Writer’s Toolkit,
please drop me a line and I will send it home in the Communication Bag. (shaneen.coes@nbed.nb.ca)

 

Reading- Students will
meet with me in small groups during Guided Reading, as we read and complete
activities using levelled books that match each students’ reading level.
Students receive new books at their reading level on Monday and Wednesday this
week. Please practice these at home.

 

Word
Work- Each
student will choose from a variety of activities related to their differentiated
word list for the week. We continue to review their “No Excuse” words from last
year. This child-centered approach replaces traditional spelling tests.

 

 
 

Numeracy-  Our whole-class lessons this week will focus on a
review of skip counting by 5s and 4s. Students will meet with me in small
groups during Guided math as we continue to work on the preassessment for our
first math unit. Grade 3 students will be focusing on: Saying the number
sequence forward and backward by 4s to 25 and by 5s to 500. Grade 4s continue
to work on identifying patterns in multiplication charts and solving an
equation that contains a symbol. Everyone will also have lots of chances to
play math games with classmates; our focus during games this week will be using
our subtracting skills and skip counting.

 

Science- This week we will continue to explore ideas and concepts
related to Plant Growth and Changes. Students will learn about seed dispersal
and “the zone of darkness” through videos, experiments and class activities.

 

Homework

 

The homework assigned is an extension
of class instruction and is meant for extra practice. Completed activities can
be kept at home. However, if there is an activity you would like to share with
me, please do so! :)

 

Reading- Students should read aloud (even to themselves!) for 15
minutes each night. Books at their reading level are in their Communication
Bag. They should complete the reading log each night; please remember to sign
it and place in the Communication Bag. Talk to your child about what they read
and any Connections they

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