GRADE 3
NEWS
Mrs. Ryan’s Class
St. Veronica School
Room 211
September 2013
WELCOME BACK!!
I would like to extend a warm welcome to my
students and parents in grade 3 this year at St.
Veronica. I look forward to getting to know all of
you and hope to meet parents at our Open House
and barbeque. This is going to be an exciting and
memorable year for us all.
Your child’s new grade level brings an
increased sense of responsibility, leadership, and
expectations. Since more will be expected of
students individually, they will be held
accountable for their work habits, work
completion, ability to meet deadlines, and
observance of school and classroom rules. As we
work together to continue to instill in each child a
sense of confidence, self-esteem, and
responsibility, it is our hope that each child will
strive for her/his highest potential.
If you should have any questions or concerns,
please do not hesitate to contact me. As your
child’s teacher, I look forward to working
together with you to assist your child in all
aspects of their education.
Mrs. Ryan
CLASSROOM NEWS
SMART Board - our classroom has an
interactive whiteboard and students will enjoy the
benefits of this engaging teaching device
Teachers
• Mrs. Strachan – Music
• Mr. LeClair – Physical Education and Health
- Social Studies
Monthly Newsletters
Every month a newsletter will keep you
informed on the subject areas, events, tests,
projects etc.
Important Information
Indoor Shoes - Please bring a pair of running
shoes to keep at school as your indoor shoes, so
you can fully participate in the Physical Education
program, and keep our classroom as clean as
possible.
Lunches: Make sure you have a nutritious
morning and afternoon snack, as well as lunch.
You are encouraged to bring a “litterless” lunch
to be good stewards of the environment. Also,
due to food allergies within the St. Veronica
community, please do not bring any food or candy
treats to share with others at anytime. Please
ensure your food is nut free.
Box of Tissue: Please bring in a box of tissue that
will be used in the classroom for all to share.
AGENDA & HOMEWORK
One of the best ways to maintain communication
is through the use of our student agendas. We will
be using these agendas daily to record homework
and events. Please discuss the agendas nightly with
your child and sign it to insure daily homework
completion. Any forms for school/classroom
activities that are sent home will be placed in the
front pocket of your child’s agenda. I will be
checking agendas every day so the agenda is a great
way to communicate with me as well. There is no
cost for agendas this year.
Students will be expected to complete any
unfinished work at home. However, it is to be
understood that the duration of this work completion
is dependent upon the working pace and style of
each child.
Mrs. Ryan’s Classroom Newsletter
Nightly Reading is Key!
How does one become a better student? It’s easy!
Nightly reading is a wonderful lifelong habit and has
been shown by many different educational studies to
be a major factor in a student’s academic success.
Reading provides opportunities for vocabulary growth
and continued learning. Ideally, reading should be
enjoyable and hassle free but even if your child’s not
a willing participant, it is important to set aside at
least 20 minutes a night for reading time.
Additionally, I encourage parents/guardians to read
aloud to their children. This is a wonderful chance to
spend some quality time together and it also provides
a positive, reading role model. The time you invest
now will pay off ten-fold in your child’s future.
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Scholastic Books
Scholastic Book orders will be sent home
monthly. If you wish to order books during
any given month, simply return the order
form with a cheque made payable to
“Scholastic Canada” (NO CASH PLEASE).
Please ensure that the book order and the
cheque are both placed in an envelope or zip
lock bag and returned to the school.
EQAO
This year your child will write their first
provincial wide assessment. The dates for the
EQAO test are yet to be determined but the test
is generally administered late in May or early
June.
EQAO testing focuses on language skills such
as: comprehension (recalling events, identifying
the main ideas or message, drawing conclusions
from the story and making connections between
the story and themselves or other stories they
have read); grammar (the use of punctuation
marks and sentence structure and sentence
mechanics); writing genres (e.g. letters,
journals, narratives, procedures,
advertisements, poetry, etc.); mathematical
skills covering all five strands in the
mathematics curriculum.
Upcoming Events
Professional Development Day
•
Friday, September 13, 2013
Open House & 10th Year Anniversary
•
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Opening school year mass
•
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Picture Day
•
Wednesday, September 26, 2013
School Forms
A package of forms has come home with
your child today. Please take the time to
go through each form and fill out all the
information required. Your signature is
necessary on each form. Thank you for
your time.
Please return by:
Thursday, September 12th