Week #7

I hope everyone had a great long weekend filled with quality family time and rest. I sure did!

Reminders:
*Please sign/initial your child's agenda daily.
*Students are asked to read nightly for at least 20 minutes (either with a parent or independently)

Looking Ahead to This Week:

• Tue. Oct. 15: IEP (Individualized Education Plans) go home for Parent review, SEA (Special Equipment Amount) Coach from the Board comes to work with all Gr. 3 students with digital tools (i.e. Google Read&Write, etc), Week #7 Hwk sent home - due Mon. Oct 21
• Wed. Oct. 16: Learning Commons (book exchange)

***Next Monday, Oct. 21 will be our second Swim to Survive session. The instructors are asking the students to come with an extra pair of clothes (t-shirt and shorts) to wear overtop of their swimsuit. The students will be simulating an unexpected fall into the water.

Week #6

Reminders:
*Please sign/initial your child's agenda daily.
*Students are asked to read nightly for at least 20 minutes (either with a parent or independently)

Looking Ahead to This Week:
*Mon. Oct. 7:   Picture Day!
                         Swim to Survive (1st session)
                         Week #6 Hwk sent home - due Tue. Oct. 15

*Thu. Oct. 10:   Thanksgiving Mass (10:30am)
*Fri. Oct. 11:  PD Day! -No School for Students
*Mon. Oct. 14: Thanksgiving

Week #5

We had a wonderful walk/run last Friday at our Terry Fox School Run! Thank you all so much for your donations to the Terry Fox Foundation!

Reminders:
*Please sign/initial your child's agenda daily.
*Students are asked to read nightly for at least 20 minutes (either with a parent or independently)
*All students from K-6 are asked to pay a Student fee of $30. This fee will help cover the costs of our school agendas, activities, athletic programs, class trips, and specific curriculum enhancement. Please pay through school cashonline, found on our website if you have not done so already.

***Our first Swim to Survive session is next Monday, October 7. Thank you for sending in the signed permission form.***

Looking Ahead to This Week:
*Mon. Sept. 30:  Orange Shirt Day
                            Gospel Value/Grandfather Teaching Assembly
                            Week #5 Hwk sent home - due Mon. Oct. 7

*Wed. Oct. 2: Library Visit

***Monday, October 7 is Picture Day 

Week #4

This week, the students will be bringing home their Homework Folder. Each Monday a new homework sheet will be handed out. Please ensure this homework is completed in the notebook enclosed in the Folder. The completed homework/Homework Folder will be due the following Monday (it can be returned earlier). We will correct the assignment together as a class. The assignments will consist of math and language practice. I've also included a Homework page (under Class blog title) where each week's assignment can be found.

Reminders:
*Please sign/initial your child's agenda daily.
*Please return the Swim to Survive permission form by Fri. Sept. 27
*Students are asked to read nightly for at least 20 minutes (either with a parent or independently)
*Student fees of $30 help cover the costs of our school agendas, activities, athletic programs, class trips, and specific curriculum enhancement. Please pay through school cashonline, found on our website if you have not done so already.
*Please help our school raise money for cancer research by donating to the Terry Fox Foundation through our fundraising page: http://www.terryfox.ca/StMartindePorresESOttawa

Looking Ahead to This Week:
*Thu. Sept 26 Opening Liturgy (11:00am)
*Fri. Sept. 27 Terry Fox Run (2:30pm)
***Week #4 Homework due Mon. Sept. 30 ***

Week #3

It was so great to see so many parents last Wednesday at our Program Night/Meet the Teacher evening. If you were unable to make it I've included a link to the presentation to the right under "Important Links".

The students are bringing home information about the Life Saving Society's Swim to Survive Program. This is a unique opportunity reserved for only Grade 3 students in our School Board. Please read the information and return the permission form by Fri. September 27. We're looking forward to a great time!

This week, the students are working on completing the first homework assignment together as a class so that next week when they bring their Homework Folder home they'll be familiar with the homework expectations.

Reminders:
*Please sign/initial your child's agenda daily.
*Students are asked to read nightly for at least 20 minutes (either with a parent or independently)
*Thank you for reviewing and returning the Student Information Verification form.
*All students from Kindergarten to Gr. 6 are asked to pay an activity fee of $30. This student activity fee is used to defer the costs of many upcoming Grade 3 team activities.
*Please consider donating money to the Terry Fox Foundation. You can donate cash or thorough our School Cash Online account:  http://www.terryfox.ca/StMartindePorresESOttawa 
Our School Terry Fox Run will take place on Friday, September 27. Thank you for joining us in the fight against cancer!

Looking Ahead to This Week:
*Mon. Sept. 16 Brown Bag Autobiography due

Week #2

We had a great first week of school!

Thank you very much for sending in many items such as tissue boxes, large ziplock bags, dry erase markers, pencils, extra snacks, etc. with your child. Your contributions to our classroom will be well used and are so very appreciated!
During the first week, the students were busy familiarizing themselves with our classroom environment, expectations, and routines. Over the next few weeks, the students and I will continue to build our classroom community by learning more about each other through various team-building and all about me activities. I have also been enjoying getting to know my new students. Thank you for completing and sending back to school the green Introducing Your Child form (I gave out on the first day of school) your insights and feedback are valuable and very helpful even throughout the year.

Reminders:
*Please sign/initial your child's agenda daily.
*Students are asked to read nightly for at least 20 minutes (either with a parent or independently)

Looking Ahead to This Week:
*Wed. Sept. 11: Terry Fox Assembly (10:45am), Program Night/Meet the Teacher (6:00pm - 7:00pm)
**Brown Bag Autobiography Hwk due on or before Mon. Sept 16**

I look forward to seeing parents on Wednesday evening for Program Night!

Welcome!

Welcome to our Grade 3 (2019-2020) Class Blog!

 A Prayer for the First Day of School

A school year begins!

New people to meet,

exciting new things to learn,

new discoveries about the goodness of

your world and your people, God.

But I am a little afraid.

Maybe others are too, too, even my teachers.

God of New Beginnings,

I know you are with me.

I hear you say my name.

“Go forth with my Wisdom and Spirit to learn and grow.”  

Amen.