Week 30 - April 16-20

Maker Faire - Tuesday 24 April  9am - 3pm
3D will attend in the morning from 9:30-10:10 and again with our Grade 1 Reading Buddies from 12:30-1:10.  Parents are welcome to join us!  Check out our checklist with all stations here.  

Grade 3/4 Spring Concert
Thursday 26 April 8:45-9:30

Number Sense:  If I were to ask you to solve this problem in your head: 499 + 345 how would you do it? My instinct would be to round 499 to 500, add 345, and then subtract 1. This is number sense. We do it all of the time--manipulate and play with numbers. For our 3rd graders, it is a skill that has to be developed through practice. Here is a great article that informs parents on ways they can strengthen their child's number sense.
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Note from Counselor’s Corner: Our school counselor, Ms. Hamlin, will be coming into classrooms these next few weeks to talk to students about child safety. 
The Objectives of the Child Protection Lessons:
• to develop children’s self-esteem, assertiveness and self protective skills.
• to teach children that they should always tell an adult about any situation which they find unsafe, upsetting, threatening or dangerous
• to give children the skills necessary to enable them to recognise and resist abuse/victimisation/bullying
• to teach the rules

1. Say No
2. Get Away and Tell an Adult
3. Never Keep Touch A Secret