-Library - Friday is our Library Day. Please return library books by Friday.
-Math - Practice fast facts - addition and subtraction to 20.
Thursday January 14, 2016
Congratulations to the Grade 3 class who did a terrific jobleading the Mass today. Everyone did their part very well: reading,singing, bringing up the gifts, taking part in the play about John theBaptist and the Baptism of Jesus and holding doors.
Thank you to all the parents who were able to attend the Mass and thankyou to everyone who helped children practice their parts. Well done!
Family Literacy Day Activities
Keep a look out for a letter to come home about
Family Literacy Day activities. We are promoting the joy of reading and literacy through some special upcoming activities.
Monday January 11, 2016
Homework and Upcoming dates
-Read 20 minutes each night and have parent sign Read-On pages.
-Thursday January 14 at 9:30 - Mass in school gym - our class will be leading the Mass. You are invited to join us. We would love to see you!
-Spelling Test on Friday - chin, check, checkers, beach, reach, teacher, shape, solid, prism, pyramid
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Library - Friday is our Library Day. Please return library books by Friday.
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Math - Practice fast facts - addition and subtraction to 20.
Tuesday January 05, 2016
Homework and Upcoming dates
-Read 20 minutes each night and have parent sign Read-On pages.
-Spelling Test on Friday - age, cage, page, stage, large, ridge, bridge, edge, ledge, college
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Library - Friday is our Library Day. Please return library books by Friday.
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Math - Practice fast facts - addition and subtraction to 20.
Tuesday December 15, 2015
Homework and Upcoming dates
-Read 20 minutes each night and have parent sign Read-On pages.
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Print spelling words three times each. -
due Wednesday December 16.
-Wednesday, tomorrow, is the last day for the
St. Vincent de Paul food drive. Bring a food item and wear your Christmas colours. Thank you for allthe support for our food drive. The sled in the front hall is filled tooverflowing!!
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Spelling Test on Friday - Christmas, gift, present, ornament, decoration, nativity, tinsel, shepherd
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Library - Friday is our Library Day.
Please return library books by Friday.
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Math - Practice fast facts - addition and subtraction to 20.
Wednesday December 9, 2015
Homework and Upcoming dates
-Read 20 minutes each night and have parent sign Read-On pages.
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Christmas Concert tonight! 6:00 start time.
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Spelling Test on Friday - tree, star, stable, manger baby, Jesus, Mary, Joseph
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Library - Friday is our Library Day.
Please return library books by Friday.
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Math - Practice fast facts - addition and subtraction to 20.
Please support our
St. Vincent de Paul Food Drive with canned and non-perishable food items. Food drive goes until Wednesday December 16.
Friday December 11 - Bring a food item and wear your pajamas!
Wednesday December 16 - Bring a food item and wear Christmas colours and sparkle!
Tuesday December 1, 2015
Homework and Upcoming dates
-Read 20 minutes each night and have parent sign Read-On pages.
-Sweet Baby Jesus poem - memorize one verse each night this week -4 verses
-Spelling Test on Friday - gas, game, gate, gave, garden, garbage, garage, giggle
-Library - Friday is our Library Day. Please return library books by Friday.
-Math - Practice fast facts - addition and subtraction to 20.
Tuesday November 17, 2015
Homework and Upcoming dates
-Read 20 minutes each night and have parent sign Read-On pages.
-Wednesday - Progress Reports go home - Please make sure you have signedup for an interview on Thursday night or Friday morning. See schoolnewsletters for information
-Spelling Test on Thursday - back, neck, trick, clock, speak, oak, croak
-Math - Practice fast facts - addition and subtraction to 20.
Monday November 9, 2015
Homework and Upcoming dates
-Read 20 minutes each night and have parent sign Read-On pages.
-Wednesday - Remembrance Day - school service is at 9:30. All are welcome. Students are asked to wear red and bring money for poppy donation.
-Spelling Test on Friday - safe, season, sent sister, cell centre celebrate, science
-Math - Practice fast facts - addition and subtraction to 20.
-Library - Friday is our Library Day. Please return library books by Friday.
Monday October 26, 2015
Homework and Upcoming dates
-Read 20 minutes each night and have parent sign Read-On pages.
-Thu. October 29 we will be visiting Oak Terrace from 9:30 to 11:00. Pleasebring costumes in a bag to school. We will change here, visit OakTerrace and change back to our regular clothes when we get back toschool.
-Friday October 30 is Halloween Day at Monsignor Lee Catholic School - bring your costume back to school!
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Spelling Test on Friday - boo, trick, treat, candy, witch, costume, pumpkin, Halloween
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Math - Practice counting patterns - 5's, 10's and 2's (even and odd numbers) to 1000.
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Library -
Friday is our Library Day. Please return library books by Friday.
Tuesday October 13, 2015
I hope everyone had a blessed and happy Thanksgiving!
Homework and Upcoming dates
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Read 20 minutes each night and have parent sign Read-On pages.
-Monday to Friday this week - Magazine Fundraiser
-Spelling Test on Friday - far, farm, start, smart, part, party, park, yard
-Math - Practice counting patterns - 5's, 10's and 2's (even and odd numbers) to 1000.
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Library - Friday is our Library Day. Please return library books by Friday.
Wednesday October 7, 2015
Homework and Upcoming dates
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Read 20 minutes each night and have parent sign Read-On pages.
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Monday to Friday this week - St. Vincent de Paul Food Drive
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Thur.- Blue Jay Day!! Wear blue!!
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Spelling Test on Friday - draw, straw, dawn, lawn, crawl, haul, because, water
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Math - Practice counting patterns - 5's, 10's and 2's (even and odd numbers) to 1000.
Monday September 21, 2015
Homework and Upcoming dates
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Read 20 minutes each night and have parent sign Read-On pages.
-Wed. September 30 - Terry Fox Run at 2 p.m.
-Thur. October 1- Picture Day! Please send back forms
-Thur. October 1- Milk, Pizza and Hot dog orders due
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Spelling Test on Friday - ring, string, spring, finger, wink, blink, think
-Math - Practice counting patterns - 5's, 10's and 2's (even and odd numbers) to 100.
Monday September 21, 2015
Homework and Upcoming dates
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Read 20 minutes each night and have parent sign Read-On pages.
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Spelling Test on
Friday - about, above, again, alone, belong, beside, between
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Math - Practice counting patterns - 5's, 10's and 2's (even and odd numbers) to 100.
-Please return school update forms sent home Friday September 11, 2015
-See you Tuesday September 22, 2015, 5:00-6:30 at the School BBQ!
Have a great week!!
Monday September 14, 2015
Homework and Upcoming dates
-Read 20 minutes each night and have parent sign Read-On pages.
-Spelling Test on Friday - find, kind, mind, behind, wild, child, children
-Math - Practice counting patterns - 5's, 10's and 2's (even and odd numbers) to 100.
-Please return school update forms sent home Friday September 11, 2015
Have a great week!!
Wednesday September 9, 2015
Mrs. Mayo’s Grade 3 Class
September News
Dear Parents and Families:
Welcometo a very exciting school year. I am looking forward to getting toknow all the students and meeting the families in my class. I hope youfind the following information helpful. If you have any questions orconcerns, please call me at school. The school phone number is (705)326-3601. Here are a few details to help your child off to a greatstart this year.
Supplies for School
Nutritional Breaks- We have two breaks that are twenty minutes long for eating. Foodssuch as sandwiches, fresh fruit and vegetables and cheese and crackers,yogurt, etc. are recommended. Please check the school newsletter fordates to begin pizza and hot dogs.
Indoor shoes -Students need a pair of running shoes that can remain at school. Theseshoes will be worn in the classroom and in the gym during Phys. Ed. Itis does help if the shoes are easily fastened.
Agendas- Students will receive agendas which I will check and sign daily. Please check and sign agendas daily. I do try to send correspondencehome in the agenda pocket but you may also want to check backpacks forletters. Important school information and dates are shared on theschool website and through school email. Please check these sourcesregularly. The cost of the agenda is $5. Please send money to schoolthe first week of school.
Reading-We will begin our classroom literacy program. The students will betaking books home for reading at night or reading books at home. Pleasesee attached letter (see below) for details of our year-long Read-OnProgram. Some books will be self-selected based on your child'sinterests and may not be just the right reading level for your child. Please help your child with the difficult words and/or read aloud partsof the book. Reading at home is very beneficial for your child.
I am so pleased to be teaching your child! If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact me at school.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Marg Mayo
Grade 3 Teacher
READ ON
Dear Family,
READ ON is the name of our reading initiative in the primary division. This reading
initiative invites you to read daily with your child focussing on the enjoyment of reading
together. As you read, explain any new words or ideas and talk about how the story
connects to your child’s personal experiences.
Your child will bring home one or two books in his/her READ ON folder. Please sign the
reading log nightly recording the book read. This may include one book or several
pages but please only sign once per day, this includes once on Saturday and once on
Sunday. Nightly reading between 5-20 minutes has been shown to improve overall
student success.
To celebrate your child’s READ ON success, the following is a list of incentives which
we are providing:
-25 signatures, your child will receive a personalized certificate
-50 signatures, your child will be photographed on a poster holding his/her favourite book
-100 signatures, your child will receive a personalized bookmark
-150 signatures, your child will get to pick a prize out of the READ ON Treasure Box
-200 signatures, your child will be invited to enjoy ice cream sundaes with Mrs. Jackson
Enjoy reading on and on together!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Dunn & Miss Spiteri, Mrs. Shepperd, Mrs. Jenkins & Ms. Morris, Mrs. Palaro, Mrs.
Nicholl, Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Clifford, Mrs. Montgomery, Mrs. Mayo and Mrs. D’Agnillo
Wednesday April 15, 2015
Poetry Recitation
Dear Parents / Guardians,
Over the next few weeks we will be preparing for our Poetry Recital.
What is our Poetry Recital?
Studentsmust choose a poem to memorize at home and then recite it in front oftheir class. Please no Nursery Rhymes or poems they already know.
A copy of my poem is to be handed in to my teacher on or before: Tue. Apr. 21
Our class recital date is: Thursday April 30, 2015
Each class will then choose some students to go on to recite their poem in front of parents in the gym. This will take place on Tuesday May 5 .
Allstudents are expected to recite in class and on stage in the gym. Thisactivity is a part of our final assessment of the Language - OralCommunication grade. A copy of the rubric that will be used to assessthe students is at the bottom of this note.
Expectations:
- Students may choose any poem by any author
- Students must recite the poem from memory
- No props of costumes are to be used
- Students are encouraged to choose a poem which they enjoy and understand
- Students are encouraged to recite the poem using a lot of expression and appropriate gesturing
- Students may choose a poem from class or home - any form of poetry is acceptable
- Please make sure that your child’s poem uses appropriate language, suitable for a school audience
Length Guidelines
Kindergarten - 1 - 4 lines longGrade One - 4 - 8 lines long
Grade Two - 8 - 12 lines longGrade Three 12 - 20 lines long
Grade Four - 20 - 25 lines long
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Level
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Memorization
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Volume
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Eye Contact
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Gestures
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Expression
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1
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Poem is not memorized.
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Cannot hear student reciting.
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Student does not look at the audience.
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Student makes no gestures while reciting poem.
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Student voice is monotone.
No expression while reciting poem.
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2
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A few parts of the poem are memorized.
Several minor errors / omissions.
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Can hear student but volume is not appropriate.
Voice not very clear.
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Student rarely looks at the audience.
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Student uses few gestures. Gestures do not necessarily match the poem.
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Student has limited expression in voice while reciting poem.
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3
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Most of the poem is memorized.
A few minor errors / omissions.
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Can hear student reciting clearly.
Volume level is appropriate.
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Student makes good eye contact with audience.
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Student gestures well while reciting.
Gestures are appropriate for poem.
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Student has good expression in voice while reciting.
Uses pauses effectively to achieve emphasis in poem.
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4
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Poem is completely memorized.
No errors/omissions.
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Student uses a good tone of voice.
Volume level is appropriate.
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Student keeps eye contact with audience.
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Student uses gesturing and stance to enhance poem. Gestures add depth and understanding to recital.
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Student has good fluency and expression throughout recital that adds depth and interest to their performance.
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Monday January 19, 2015
Homework and Upcoming dates
-Read 20 minutes each night and have parent sign Read-On pages.
-Tomorrow is Library day - please bring back library books.
-Spelling test on Friday - coach, couch, bench, punch, itch, match, watch, stretch. Bonus word - sandwich
-This Friday will be a pajama day for our class!
Friday January 16, 2015
Homework and Upcoming dates
-Excellent singing, reading and carrying gifts by the Grade 3students at Mass today. Thank you to parents who attended. Mr.Campbell complimented our great work.
-Read 20 minutes each night and have parent sign Read-On pages.
-Thank you for the boxes of Kleenex. They are greatly appreciated. We were desperate!
-Tomorrow is team jersey day for our class. Students may wear any team jersey/shirt. Ball caps are acceptable, too.