Learning Intentions
I can talk about my culture
I can create an artifact that helps show my culture
I can describe my cultural artifact
I can explain what is special about my artifact
I can share my ideas with others

This week in Social Studies, students planned and built an artifact to represent their culture. This was an opportunity for students to delve into their family’s history or to better understand their Canadian identity. In our lessons, diversity was defined as “When many different kinds of people learn, live and share ideas together in one place.” And, students explored diversity in both our country and in our classroom. On Wednesday, they shared their learning by hosting their ‘Culture Artifact Museum’ to share their artifacts, and the stories behind them, with our Grade Three friends.

Learning Intentions
I can build my foundation reading and writing skills
I can build my phonological awareness of letters, sounds and how they are represented
I can collaborate with my group
I can use my understanding of short vowel sounds to write three letter words
I can use digraphs, blends and heart words in my writing
I can use various spellings to showcase different short and long vowel sounds
I can use UFLI lessons to strengthen my literacy skills
I can build my comprehension skills and retell information from a text

After our Spring Break, students started working in leveled Literacy Groups four days a week. These 30-minute sessions are anchored in UFLI (University of Florida Literacy Institute) lessons. This enables students to work in smaller groups on targeted literacy activities. All students underwent testing, combined with classroom observations, to determine which group would best help build their literacy skills. Ending the year with a strong focus on Literacy will help students strengthen their reading and writing abilities and prepare them for the next grade.

At Home Learning:
Literacy:
Ask your child to write 2–3 sentences about their day, remembering capitals, spaces, and punctuation. Ask them what the difference is between an adjective and an adverb. Ask them what 3 question words help us to identify adverbs (how, what and where).

Math:
Your child will bring home basic facts to practice on Monday. Please have them complete the work to build faster recall.

Photos of the Week