The past week we were establishing routines and expectations.  A Friendly reminder:
1.  Agenda should be signed by an adult each night, and returned to school in the morning.
Home work-No Spelling words this week. 

2.  Gym is Thursday and Fridays.  Students must have non-marking running shoes.  Girls are to wear pants or sweat pants....please no dresses on these days.

3.  Library book exchange is Wednesdays.  Students are to take out 4 books (2 books are used in the classroom for silent reading).

This month is usually hectic and some forms have not returned so please get them in ASAP. 
Dates to Remember!
September 22-Professional Development Day (No School)
October 4th-half day of school for Parent/Teacher interviews-early dismissal at 12:30.
October 6th is Photo Day!
October 20th is Pro-D day-No school!

THEMES
SOCIAL STUDIES- mapping
MATH- patterns, mental math, basic facts (please practice skip counting by 2's, 5's, from any number up to 100 with your child).
LANGUAGE ARTS
Students will begin The Write Traits program.  The first unit is on pre-writing strategies for this week. 

This week:
Monday, September 18-No Spelling unit
Tuesday, September 19-Fine Arts with Mrs. Coxon
Wednesday, September 20-Library Exchange
Thursday, September 21st- Fine Arts with Mrs. Coxon
Friday, September 22-Professional Day (No School)
Let's have a great week!

I am always available to discuss your child's progress.  Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns.  There are 3 ways to contact me...you can use the Agenda, email (adhaliwal@sd73.bc.ca), or call the school.

     As our school year begins, many of you may have questions regarding what will happen day-to-day in our classroom. I have outlined the basic information below, in an attempt to make everything a little clearer for you.

Please remember that I have an “open door” policy. You are always welcome in the classroom, whether you are scheduled in as a helper or if you have a few minutes away from work. However, to enable the class and me to get to know each other and establish Grade 2/3 routines I would appreciate it if you could please refrain from visiting until mid October. By then, the routines will be in place and the children will be less easily distracted. Of course, before and after class you are more than welcome to come in and check things out!

Always feel free to call or visit me in the mornings (between 7:30 and 8:20) or after class (with appointment) if you have any questions about what is happening in our class. Children can sometimes misunderstand information or expectations and a quick call may clear these up.

Pencil Box
All Grade 2/3 students will need a pencil box to keep all of their pencils, felts, erasers, etc. together inside their desks. 

School Supplies
I strongly encourage parents to buy school supplies through the school. The school district buys supplies in bulk and is able to obtain a better price for supplies. Also, these supplies are available throughout the year (I replace lost/broken items as needed).

Snacks and Lunch
Please send a spoon to accompany those snacks/lunches requiring one. Students do NOT have access to a microwave nor a refrigerator at the school. Please note that our school is peanut sensitive.  Students will be able to eat when they are "hungry" so please ensure your child has healthy snacks that will not make a mess.

Recess and Lunch
At Arthur Stevenson elementary, students are expected to go outside for recess and lunch, regardless of weather conditions (except for the coldest days in winter). Please ensure that your child has appropriate outdoor footwear and outerwear for the day’s forecasted weather.

Indoor Shoes
Daily Physical Activity is an important part of the Grade 2/3 program. Each student must have a pair of non-marking running shoes, which they are able to fasten independently (these will be your student’s indoor shoes). These shoes will stay at school throughout the year.

Skirts and Dresses
When your daughter is getting dressed in the morning please consider the types of activities that we do daily in Grade 2/3. As you know, we will be going outside to play in the playground during recess and lunch.   On P.E. days (Thursday & Friday) please make sure your child is dressed appropriately.  Please consider putting a pair of shorts or tights under dresses and skirts to help your daughter feel more comfortable in these situations. Thank you.

Birthdays
In class we have a low-key birthday “treatment”. We sing “Happy Birthday” and help make the birthday child feel special. If parents wish to send a treat for the class, please check with me first because we do have allergies.

***I ask that birthday invitations NOT be distributed at school during school hours. Those children who are left out feel badly and don’t understand number limits, etc. If you give the invitations to me in the morning, I can discreetly hand them out sometime during the day.

Special Helper
In our class we have a daily helper to do small classroom tasks and to be leader in line, etc. All children will get equal turns at this.

Show and Tell
There is a posted “Show and Tell” schedule. Students are encouraged to bring one “mystery” item to share. Classmates will attempt to guess what the hidden item is by asking questions. Show and Tell items are encouraged to be “made” things, “science” things, “found” things or things related to the theme being studied at the time (TOYS ARE NOT ALLOWED).

Toys
Toys are not welcome at school because they can be lost, broken and/or stolen (this includes Pokemon cards).

Special Events
During the year, many special days and events will occur. Information will come home as each event is planned. Some field trips will also be planned.

Permission Slips and Time-Sensitive Mail
Occasionally, parents will receive permission slips and other important information that requires immediate attention. Please return these forms as soon as possible. Thank you.

School Times

8:20 am                First bell—doors open

8:30 am                Class Starts (students must be in class and ready to work)

9:55-10:10 am  Recess (students will eat snacks before/after recess)

11:50  Lunch (students play first and eat second)

12:30-Eating Bell (students inside to eat)class begins for the afternoon

12:45 p.m.- Warning bell rings

12:50 p.m. Afternoon instructions begins

2:30 p.m.- Dismissal (student pick up in the hallway or at the office if your late).

Special dates to Remember
September 22-Professional Development Day (No school)
September 29- First Recognition AssemblyEarly Closure for Parent/Teacher Interviews
October 4-Early closure for Parent/teacher interviews

This Week:
September 11- Monday-Agenda and new spelling words
September 12-Tuesday-Fine Arts
September 13-Wednesday
September 14-Thursday- Gym Day
September15-Friday-Gym day and Spelling Quiz

As always you can contact me through email: adhaliwal@sd73.bc.ca or phone the school to make an appointment.
Let's have a great week!

     This is the last week for the blog posting....the next two weeks will feature a number of different items including field trips and assemblies.  The first field trip will take place on the Monday, June 19th (Wildlife Park).  The second field trip will take place at the end of the week Swimming at TCC. 
    There will be an assembly for Recognition of students on Friday, June 23rd at 8:45 am.   The primary Fun Day will take place on June 27th so if your child would like to have a hot dog for lunch please get the forms back by June 23rd.  There will be a concession available on this day for the primary students . 
The year-end assembly will take place at 10:30 am on June 29th.  Students will be dismissed at 12:00 noon. 

     This week and next students will be working on building their skills in math and in Language Arts we will continue with comprehension of stories that they read.  There will be no spelling unit for this week and next week.
     A large thank you to parents who brought in food items for our June 14th luncheon...it was a delight to see all the different foods and hear about the family trees!
 
Reminder: Please return all library books.
 
Highlights for this week:
Monday, June 19-Field trip to the Wildlife Park
Tuesday, June 20-Fine Arts with Ms. Wilson
Wednesday, June 21-Fine Arts with Ms. Wilson
Thursday, June 22- P.E. day
Friday, June 23- Recognition Assembly & Swimming field trip in the afternoon.

Let's have a great week!
If you have any questions or concerns please email me or phone the school to arrange an appointment. 

A big thank you to parents who came out to the McQueen Lake field trip!  We can't do the field trips without you....speaking of field trips...our next field trip is to the Wildlife park and we need your help once again...at this point we only have 3 volunteers and I need at least 8 to have a successful field trip...so if you can spare some time on June 19th that would be great!
This week will have students bring in a dish from their culture on Wednesday, June 14th...this is a great way to know cultures and family trees.  This is an informal presentation and if each student is able to bring one dish (small) from their culture that would be great!  This would be our hot lunch on this day!!  There will be no spelling unit this week.  Please continue reading with your son/daughter and fill out the reading log sheet.  In science we are completing our oil spill experiment.  In Language Arts we will continue with comprehension exercises.   

Please get the permission slips in for the Wildlife park and swimming...the sooner the better!!
Reminders on what field trips are coming:
June 19th-Wild life park
June 23rd -Swimming at the TCC

Reminder that all library books are due on June 15th so please make sure your child has their books returned!

This week;
Monday, June 12-P.E. day & No Spelling unit
Tuesday, June 13-Fine Arts with Ms. Wilson
Wednesday, June 14-Fine Arts with Ms. Wilson & students bring in a dish for hot lunch for our day.
Thursday, June 15-P.E. Day
Friday, June 16-Computer day & Due: all field trip permission forms

Let's have a great week!!

If you have any questions or concerns please email me or phone the school. 

This week we will not have new spelling unit however this week will feature more comprehension work.  In Math, we will continue fine tuning our multiplication and division skills.  This Friday we are going to McQueen Lake for a day trip...all parent volunteers please come into the classroom Friday morning to get your information on what students you have.  Thank you to parents who came out for the Celebration of learning in our classroom.
In the library we are having a Book fair...Monday is preview of the books and Wednesday will be the opportunity to buy the books from the Book fair.

All Library books will have to be returned by June 15.

Permission Slips for the Wild life park (Volunteers needed!) and Swimming can be handed in as soon as possible. 

Highlights for this week.
Monday, June 5- No Spelling unit & P.E. day and Book Fair preview
Tuesday, June 6-Fine Arts with Ms. Wilson
Wednesday, June 7-Book Fair (purchasing books) & Fine Arts with Ms. Wilson
Thursday, June 8-P.E. Day
Friday, June 9- McQueen Lake field trip day

Let's have a great week!

If you have any concerns or questions please contact me by email or phone the school to make an appointment.

This week we will have a new spelling unit and we will continue with our skills in comprehension of our readings.  We are also having our presentation of learning on Friday starting at 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm...so if you are able to drop in that would be great.  This week in Science we will be doing an experiment in cleaning up an debris from water and trying to restoring it back to the original state.  There will be two more permission slips coming home for Swimming and the Wildlife park....please get these in as soon as possible.  We are going to the Big Little Science Center on Wednesday morning with the Grade 3/4 class.  

Library exchange this week will be our last one and so it is important to return all over due books or pay outstanding bills.    

Field trip Dates to  remember 
May 31-Big Little Science Center
June 9-McQueen Lake (Parent Volunteers needed-at least 8) 
June 19-Wildlife park (Parent Volunteers needed-at least 8)
June 23-Swimming

Highlights for the week!
Monday, May 29-P.E. Day & New Spelling unit
Tuesday, May 30-Fine Arts with Ms. Wilson
Wednesday, May 31-Fine Arts with Ms. Wilson & Field trip to BLSC and Library Exchange
Thursday, June 1-P.E. day
Friday, June 2-Computers and Presentation of Learning at 1 p.m.

Let's have a great week!
If you have any questions or concerns please email me or phone the school and we can arrange an appointment.

I hope you have enjoy the wonderful sunshine this Victoria day weekend with your family!  This week we will not have a new spelling unit as we are continuing with our guided reading and there are a few students who have not handed in unit 22.  In Math, we will continue with Probability unit. 
Field trip permission forms are slowly coming in...first field trip will take place on May 31st at the Big Little Science Center and not all students have handed in this form.....please hand in this week (Due on May 24th).
The second field trip is to McQueen Lake on June 9th...this field trip I do need parent volunteers (at this time I have 3....I need at least 8).

Events or field trips coming
Two more field trips will be the Swimming and the Wildlife Park.  Permission slips will come out soon.

This week;
Monday, May 22-No School (Victoria Day)
Tuesday, May 23-Fine Arts with Ms. Wilson
Wednesday, May 24-Fine Arts with Ms. Wilson & Library Day
Thursday, May 25-P.E. Day
Friday, May 26-Computer Day

Let's have a great week!
If you have any questions or concerns please email or phone me at the school

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     This week will be a short week for the students but it will be busy with all kinds of work!  There will not be spelling this week and our focus will be on grammar and having independent reading tests.  In Science we will look into how difficult it is to clean up spills in waterways.  In Social Studies we do still have a few presentations to see and then we are moving onto each students cultural background.  Family trees and investigate the different foods each culture has...I am hoping we can have a hot lunch with the different flavours around the world (Date  TBA). 

Library day is on Wednesday and still we have students not returning all of their books....please ensure all of the library books are returned.  Thank you.

Permission Slips for the Big Little Science Center is due on May 24 but if you can return it sooner that would be great!
I will post the future field trips and the cost of each so you will know what is coming soon!

Highlights for the week:

Monday, May 15-No school (Professional Development Day)
Tuesday, May 16-Fine Arts with Ms. Wilson & S.S presentations
Wednesday, May 17-Fine Arts with Ms. Wilson & Library Day 
Thursday, May 18-P.E. day
Friday, May 19-Computers

Let's have a great week!
If you have any questions or concerns please email me or phone the school and we can make an appointment.

     This week we will have a new spelling unit and we are continuing with our different readings to answer questions about the story.  In math we well into our Probability unit.  In science our letters are almost completed as we are trying convince our families to make positive changes to save our environment around us.  As well as our Social Studies presentations have begun and will continue this week...hopefully we can have parents coming in one evening to show what we have learned.  

Library exchange is Wednesdays and we still have students who owe money on lost or damaged books.  Please pay for the materials so your child can take out books.  If you happen to find the books your payment will be refunded.  

Reminder
We do have field trips coming up for May/June so please return the permission slips as soon as possible...the first permission slip will be for Big Little Science Center and the cost is $4.00 (this will be due by May 24th).

Highlights for this week;
Monday, May 8-P.E. day & New Spelling unit 22
Tuesday, May 9-Fine Arts with Ms. Wilson
Wednesday, May 10-Fine Arts with Ms. Wilson & Library exchange
Thursday, May 11-P.E. Day
Friday, May 12-Computers & Spelling quiz

Let's have a terrific week!!
If you have any questions or concerns please email or phone the school to make an appointment.

We are heading into the month of May already!!  This week we will have spelling unit 21 and we are continuing with our readings to work on the comprehension of materials.  In math we will complete our fraction unit and move onto Probability unit.  In science we are continuing with our investigation on how we can make changes to our lifestyle to save our environment around us.  As well as our Social Studies presentations should be starting this week...hopefully we can have parents coming in one evening.  

Library exchange is Wednesdays and we still have students who owe money on lost or damaged books.  Please pay for the materials so your child can take out books.  If you happen to find the books your payment will be refunded.  

Reminder
We do have field trips coming up for May/June so please return the permission slips as soon as possible...the first permission slip will be for Big Little Science Center and the cost is $4.00 (this will be coming home on Monday).

Highlights for this week;
Monday, May 1-P.E. day & New Spelling unit 21
Tuesday, May 2-Fine Arts with Ms. Wilson
Wednesday, May 3-Fine Arts with Ms. Wilson & Library exchange
Thursday, May 4-P.E. Day
Friday, May 5-Computers & Spelling quiz

Let's have a terrific week!!
If you have any questions or concerns please email or phone the school to make an appointment.
 

Well I hope you had a wonderful Easter weekend and spent a lot of your time enjoying your family!  Last week, the third term overviews were suppose to go out on Thursday but I dropped the ball...so they will be going out on Tuesday.  Please look in your child's agenda book for the overview. 
This week is a short week but we will have a new spelling unit (19).  Please make sure your child is doing 2 pages of the work on Tuesday...then one page everyday after that.  
In Math, we will have a short fraction quiz on Wednesday and continue on with fraction unit.  In Science we are investigating the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" and learning how this is affecting us and what can we do at home to change some of our habits.  Social Studies projects are looking good and most students are completed and working on their presentations...the deadline for the project is April 28th.  Then we can begin setting up a schedule for the presentations.
There are two special events happening this week one is the "Jump Rope for the heart" assembly on Thursday...this is a fundraiser for the heart and stroke foundation and the whole school is participating!  In our class, we will have the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of how to golf on Friday...should be great!  In health and Career we are working on setting goals for the rest of the school year.
Library
Library books are due on Wednesday..please check and make sure your child has their library books in their backpacks.  Let's have no over due books!
Show and Tell
This month’s theme is SCIENCE. On their day, students are encouraged to bring one “mystery” science item to share. Classmates will attempt to guess what the hidden item is by asking questions. Students can bring an item (like a crystal or a wasp nest) or can bring a picture of something science related that they have research (only a few details please). TOYS ARE NOT ALLOWED. If your child is sick for his/her Show&Tell day, he/she will get to make up his/her missed day as soon as he/she returns to school. If your child forgets his/her Show&Tell day, he/she will be encouraged to share (Tell) about something as part of his turn.  Children who forget will not be given the opportunity to “make up” Show&Tell.
Highlights for the week
Monday, April 17- No School (Easter Monday)
Tuesday, April 18-New spelling unit & Fine Arts with Ms. Wilson
Wednesday, April 19-Library day & Fine Arts with Ms. Wilson
Thursday, April 20-Jump Rope for the heart Assembly
Friday, April 21-Golf lessons & Computers

Let's have a great week!
If you have any questions or concerns please email me through this blog or phone the school and we can make an appointment.

I hope everyone had a great weekend with your family!  This week will be a short week for students so there will be no new spelling unit.     
     In Social Studies, students will continue with their projects...due date has been set for April 28th.  Presentations will follow and then we will have students present for the parents (TBA).    
     In Math, students will continue with fractions and multiplication...please practice the multiplication table with you child....up to the 6 times table.  In Language Arts students will continue with the comprehension unit...should be exciting week! 
     Show & Tell
     This month’s theme is SCIENCE. On their day, students are encouraged to bring one “mystery” science item to share. Classmates will attempt to guess what the hidden item is by asking questions. Students can bring an item (like a crystal or a wasp nest) or can bring a picture of something science related that they have research (only a few details please). TOYS ARE NOT ALLOWED. If your child is sick for his/her Show&Tell day, he/she will get to make up his/her missed day as soon as he/she returns to school. If your child forgets his/her Show&Tell day, he/she will be encouraged to share (Tell) about something as part of his turn.  Children who forget will not be given the opportunity to “make up” Show&Tell.

     Our schedule this week:
Monday, April 10- P.E. day & No spelling unit
Tuesday, April 11-Fine Arts with Ms. Wilson
Wednesday, April 12-Fine Arts with Ms. Wilson
Thursday, April 13-P.E. Day
Friday, April 14-No School (Good Friday)

Let's have a great week!
If you have any questions or concerns please contact me at the school or email me through this blog.

I hope you had a wonderful Spring Break. I was thankful for some spring-like weather!  
I am energized and ready for a busy third term in Grade 3.

In Class this Week...
Please get those reading logs in this week and a new one will be issued on Monday.  There will be new spelling unit 18 this week so remember to do one page a day and the spelling unit 18 is due on Friday as well as a quiz.  
In math, we will continue with our multiplying skills as well as introducing fraction unit.  We will be continuing with our First Nation culture unit...hopefully students are developing their poster boards.  

Library
Please remember to that Library books are due on Wednesday every week.

Report Card envelopes
Parents please make sure you sign the Report Card envelope and return them back to the school as soon as possible.  

Highlights for the week:
Monday, April 3-P.E. day & New spelling unit
Tuesday, April 4- Fine Arts with Ms. Wilson
Wednesday, April 5-Return library books & Fine Arts with Ms. Wilson
Thursday, April 6-P.E. day
Friday, April 7-Spelling Quiz & Day of Sucwentwecw

Let's have a great week!
If you have any concerns or questions please contact me by email or phone the school and we can make arrangements to make an appointment. 

This is the last week before Spring Break.  There will not be a new spelling unit this week however we will be working out of our Write Trait booklets.  In Math we are working on our measurement unit and our multiplying skills.  In Social Studies students should be developing their poster for their presentations and in Science we are finishing up our ecosystem unit.  This week will have a half day of school on Wednesday with parent/teacher interviews going on.  Please check your emails for the possible interviews.  On Friday we will have the Recognition Assembly at 8:45 am, I have contacted parents who's child is been recognized for "honesty."  
Library books are still not been handed in on the due dates please make sure your child's books are returned on Wednesday!  Let's not have any over-due books!!

Highlights for this week;
Monday, Mar. 13-P.E Day & NO Spelling unit
Tuesday, Mar. 14-Fine Arts with Ms. Wilson
Wednesday, Mar. 15-Library day & Half day of school early dismissal at 12:30-Parent/teacher interviews in the afternoon.
Thursday, Mar. 16-P.E. day
Friday, Mar.17-Recognition assembly at 8:45 am & Report Cards going home.
Let's have a great week!

If you have any questions or concerns please email me.