Welcome back to Term 3!!!

Welcome back to school for Term 3!  Gee those holidays went fast.  I hope you all had fun playing in the snow.

This week we will be learning...
Maths
All classes will continue working on addition and subtraction strategies for the next couple of weeks.  These strategies may include

• joining sets
• counting on (in ones and tens)
• using place value
• using compatible numbers
• splitting large numbers into smaller chunks

Reading
This week we begin our last four weeks of the AVAILLL reading programme. We will read/watch the movie Nim's Island and complete activities based on the subtitles.

Writing
This week we will begin a new writing unit on procedural writing.  A procedure follows this format:
Title:
Goal:  What is to be done?
Materials: What do we need?
Steps: How do we do it?
Evaluation: Was the goal achieved?

Inquiry
This term we are beginning a new Science inquiry on Fizzing and Foaming.  This week we will identify things that fizz, foam and ooze.  We will learn what these words mean.  Our big question is: What happens when two substances are mixed?

Reminders

• Encourage your child to read lexile books.
• Please make sure your child has warm, named clothing for cold playtimes.
• Our library day is Wednesday.  Please make sure your child has their library folder.
• Soccer on Friday - Children will need their uniforms.
• This term our art unit is painting.  We would appreciate any egg cartons you don't need to pour our paint into.