Dear Parents and Students,
The
first week of Grade 3 has passed very quickly. Thank you for
your assistance in ensuring that we function well as a team. I appreciate your cooperation.
We spent this week getting to know
each other, the schedule, and classroom procedures and rules. The third graders are a lovely group and I am
very excited about the year ahead!
We
already started with Math, Science, Reading
- In Math, we have completed
our first five lessons about Place
and Value.
- In English we started with
the first unit, The Sentence,
and we did the first lesson.
- In
- In Science we finished the
first lesson of the first chapter, Parts
of Plants.
- In Social Studies we started
with Map Skills and learned about a compass rose, direction, a grid, map
legend and the map scale.
What lies ahead in Week 2:
Math: We will continue
with Chapter 1 and finish and review it by the end of next week. We will try to also have a brief look at
Chapter 2.
English: We will continue with Unit 1 and learn about different
sentences, end marks and parts of the sentence.
Oral Presentation: Students will get their first oral presentation
assignment for Grade 3! Students will have 2 weeks to prepare for it. The first oral presentation is scheduled for
Thursday, September 20th.
Science: It seems like the Grade 3’s are really hard
workers. By the end of next week we will
be finished with Chapter 1.
Social Studies: We will continue
with map skills, but we will also start with Chapter 1, Learning About Communities, and we will learn what a community is
and how communities are different.
From
next week we will work at a faster pace. Now that students are settled back
into the school routine after the long summer vacation, we are ready to start
learning and growing more quickly!
Below
is a list of all the specialty subjects the Grade 3’s will attend, with the day
and the specific teachers’ names.
Subject
|
Day
the attend
|
Teacher/s
|
Chinese
|
Monday
Thursday
|
Mrs. Huang
Mrs. Tsai
|
ESL (English Second Language)
|
Monday
Thursday
|
Mr. Marais
|
P.E.
|
Tuesday
Thursday
|
Mr. Burt
|
Music
|
Monday
|
Ms. Faye
|
Drama
|
Wednesday
|
Ms. Faye
|
Computers
|
Friday
|
Mr. Burt
|
Library
|
Friday
|
Mrs. Welz
|
As you know, the students
have a homework book which needs to be signed daily. Please sign this book only when the homework
is complete. Your signature will
indicate that they have done the assignment as required. Should it be necessary for you to communicate
with me, you are also more than welcome to write a note in the homework book.
As part of our routine, we
have a healthy snack break that takes place at 10.20 am daily. Please help to
promote good eating habits by providing your child with healthy snacks such as
fresh fruit, vegetables, crackers and granola bars. Please do prepare a snack every day.
When money is sent to school, please could you
place the money in an envelope marked with your child’s name, the amount, and
what the money is for.
Please make sure about the adjusted school
times. School starts at 8.20am and
lessons finish at 3.10pm. Please make
sure students are at school and ready for class by 8.20am.
Clubs will start on September 10th. Students, that is something exciting to look
forward to!
I look forward to meeting as
many of you as possible at our Parent – Teacher introduction evening, which
will be held on September 13th, 2012 at 6.30pm.
Parents and Students, please
visit our blog every week. This way you
will be updated with important dates and events. The homework will also be posted on our blog
daily.
Please do not hesitate to
contact me if there are any queries at crous.his@gmail.com.
Thank you once again for
your assistance.
Ray Chang is
leaving our HIS family. We are very sad
to say good bye to such a lovely student and friend. We wish him all the best for his future. Take care, Ray, and come visit us often.
Have a pleasant weekend, everyone!
Kind Regards,
Ms.
Crous
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