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DAILY NEWS
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Monday, April 30th, 2012.
Tomorrow is our field trip to the Science Centre. Students must be at school on time at 9:15 when the bell rings so we can take attendance and get organized for our depature time of 9:30. Students should pack 1 lunch (snack and lunch combined) and may choose to bring a disposable lunch. If they bring a lunch bag there is a chance they may have to carry depending on whether or not lockers are available.
The Grade 2 Multiplication/Division tests were sent home Thursday and were to be signed by a parent and returned on Monday. Please send them back Wednesday. The Grade 3 tests will be sent home Thursday. Please sign and return them on Friday.
Thank you!!
Mrs. Webb :)
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Weekly Homework Reminder
What is homework?
Homework is teacher assigned and monitored learning experiences that take place outside the classroom in a variety of settings. Homework is a planned part of the education process designed to enhance student learning, and is directly connected to The Ontario Curriculum Learning Expectations, Learning Skills, and Ministry of Education Reporting Guidelines. The Halton District School Board believes that, at this level, homework is an aid in developing life-long learning skills such as self-discipline, task commitment, time management, responsibility, independence, initiative, and problem solving. Homework is also one means of demonstrating and building the partnership between home and school that leads to more consistent success in all aspects of school life.
What are the types of homework?
•Completion - anything not completed in class
•Practice - review and reinforcement of learning presented in class
•Preparation – home preparation for the next day’s class work
•Extension/Creative – creative applications that integrate and/or expand upon classroom learning
Homework Time Guidelines
Grade Two - 10 to 20 minutes each night
Grade Three - 15 to 30 minutes each night
(Plus Read Aloud or Independent Reading)
Weekly Homework
 Planners are to be signed daily.
 Spelling:
The formal spelling program has been replaced by word study. These activities will take place in the classroom setting. While we will continue to focus on the patterns and rules involved in spelling, we will not have formal spelling lists sent home to memorize. Extension activities will be sent home occasionally for a home connection.
A Strategy to Try
Have your child write about something they have done. After they have completed their thoughts, select 2 or 3 words, and highlight the parts of a word that they are spelling incorrectly, raising a student's awareness of their unique spelling pattern errors. Please remember only to do a few words, so they don't get overwhelmed and only highlight the part of the word that is spelled incorrectly. This is a strategy proven to help with spelling.
 Radical Reader - A Home Reading Program:
Students must read for 5 - 10 minutes and do an oral retell of the story every evening. Parents are to initial that the 10 minutes and the retell have been completed. At the end of the month, students will do an activity (including a picture) that focuses on the reading strategy for that month and must bring their Radical Reader in to school for a homework check. Each month a new reading strategy is selected that corresponds to what is being practised in class.
 Problem of the Week (P.O.W.) - Grade 3's only:The POW will be sent home on Wednesday and is due the following Tuesday.
The Problem of the Week is a practice E.Q.A.O Math question which reinforces the concepts being taught in class. Students are expected to give detailed answers using pictures, numbers and/or words. They are also required to use the GRASS+ Problem Solving Method.
GRASS+ (Problem Solving Method)
**The POW will be marked out of 6 based on this method.**
G -given
What information does the problem give you?
I know that........
R - required
What does the question ask you to find?
I need to find.......
A - action plan
What strategy will you use to find the solution?
I will try by......
S - solution
Show your work.
S - statement
Write the answer in a sentence.
+ - plus
How do you know your answer is correct?
I know because......
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