I hope everyone received their gift to commemorate the special day.

I cannot stress enough how important it is for all students to practise their multiplication and division facts. Over time your child will become more accurate and efficient with his/her facts which will set him/her up nicely for success in grade 4. Our class has spent lots of time playing  different math games that did just that.

In Science, we are finishing up our unit on soil. Ask your child what humus is?

A FEW THINGS TO REMEMBER......

• Please have your child bring water bottles already filled with water to start their day off properly.
• Tuesday is Pizza Day for those who ordered it.
• Friday is Popcorn Day. Stay tuned to your child's agenda or the St. Rita website for more details.
• Report cards go home on Monday June 26th.
• Last day of school for the children is Wednesday June 28th

Hello Everyone,
The students used what they learned in their PERSUASIVE WRITING unit to convince me to change the seating plan one last time.

Thanks to Mrs. G for setting up a presentation put on by the Public Health Nurse to remind our students of the many functions of our brain and the importance of protecting such an important organ in our bodies. Ask your child to explain to you what 2 v 1 means.

Also in Health, we have been discussing the importance of dental care. We conducted a small experiment to see what would happen to the egg's shell when it came in contact with 3 different  materials. We'll see on Monday what happened! Ask your child what the outer layer of their teeth is called.

Our focus is Music and Dance in the Arts. The students had a chance to play two very familiar songs  using a percussion instrument called a boomwacker.

A FEW THINGS TO REMEMBER......
Old math duotangs, homework books, spelling books, Young Authors stories and various other odds and ends will be coming home on Monday. These, as well as the other books that will be sent home at a later date, serve as excellent review material over the summer months for those "I don't know what to do on a rainy day" moments.

Yearbooks will also be distributed on Monday for those who ordered it in advance.

The St. Rita Annual School BBQ is this coming Tuesday from 5:30-8:00pm.

I'm back!
I am returning to St. Rita with a clean bill of health on Wednesday June 7th. I have met with Mr. McCarter to ensure that the transition between teachers is seamless so our students continue to progress through the curriculum. A big congratulations goes out to Mr. McCarter for a job well done.

Stay tuned for more information about what's been happening in our class.

A reminder that this Friday is a PD Day.

Hello Everyone,

Lots of information to share!

 In Math, we have concluded our unit on area and perimeter. Evaluation for this unit will be based on in class activities and tasks that were done. We are moving onto different strategies to multiply and divide. Please always encourage your child to practise his/her skip counting by various numbers as this assists with the accuracy and efficiency of multiplication and division.

In Language, we continue to work toward writing our good copies of our stories for Young Authors during Catholic Education Week.

In Science, the students have been observing and recording the changes happening to their bean seed.

  The grade 3s had the opportunity to participate in a block of Makerspace. The students were given the opportunity to problem solve by programming, by constructing, by coding and by developing electrical circuits to reach the desired goal. Ask your child to tell you about the bee-bot.

LATE BREAKING NEWS
I told the class on Friday that I will be away from class for awhile in order to have an operation. This surgery presented itself very quickly and is unavoidable. I will be away for at least 6 weeks. I can assure you that I answered all the questions that the students had and I will be leaving them in very capable hands with very detailed instructions to be followed so our class follows the intended progression of the grade 3 curriculum.

SWIM TO SURVIVE
A note is going on on Monday to remind the students that our class is going to Swim to Survive this Wednesday April 12th, 19th and 26th. Please do not send things for your child to shower with or money to buy a treat with as there is no time for either. The purpose of this outing is solely to know how to survive if your falls into open water.

Hello Everyone,
A busy week last week. Take a peek.
In Math, the focus was calculating perimeter and area in a variety of ways.

In Language, the class continues to work on adventure story writing. We have also had time for mini lessons such as learning how to finding a word in a dictionary.

In Science, we took a closer look at what really is inside a seed. The class was amazed with their findings. Ask your child what each label's function is.

A FEW THINGS TO REMEMBER.......
Monday:         All library books due back to school please.
Tuesday:         Subway Day for those who ordered it.
Wednesday:    Chrome-Games-Stuffy Block as a result of pushing over 100 marbles!
Thursday:       Virtue Assembly at 10:15am  in the gym.
Mon.-Friday:   Family Life Created Sexual unit taught in class.

Dear Parents/Guardians,

There are 2 families in our school community that have suffered the devastating loss of their homes in the fire that occurred in our neighbourhood on March 12.

During this Lenten season, we ask for your prayers for these families during this very difficult time. In addition, if your family is able to make a cash donation, it would be very much appreciated. You can send in cash or a cheque (payable to St. Rita School) which will be given directly to the families. We will be collecting money until next Friday, March 31.

Thank you for your continued generosity and support,

The Charities Committee

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In Math, we have begun to review what we already know about measurement in order to understand perimeter and area which is coming up. The past week's focus was to practise feeling comfortable with the units most common units of linear measurement- mm, cm, m and km. Ask your child what we measured with the orange measuring tool!

 The students became comfortable with using math vocabulary words such as length, width, height and distance.

In Language, we continue to work on adventure stories that have a given problem or obstacle. Soon, the children will be asked to come up with all the parts of an adventure story on their own in preparation for Young Author's.

In Science, we are learning about different parts of a plant. Below, is our experiment to see what the purpose of straw like tubes in the stem are used for.

Hello Everyone,
 I hope that everyone had a wonderful March Break. Prior to the holidays, the school enjoyed many daily activities to celebrate the Semaine de la Francophonie. Our class managed to keep our Math blocks consistent. Take a look at fractions of a whole AND fractions of a set.

A FEW THINGS TO REMEMBER.........

• Math assessments coming home in your child's homework books to be seen and signed.
• Pizza Day on Tuesday for those who ordered the special lunch.
• Permission forms and information about the Swim to Survive Program will go home Tuesday to be signed and returned ASAP.
• Family Life letter will also be sent on Tuesday for you to read, sign and return to school ASAP.