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For the last two weeks, students have been working on identifying and describing the relationship between Canadian coins and bills up to $10 (e.g. there are eight quarters in a […]

Our class has teamed up with another grade 3 class at Billy Green School to become pen pals! For the past few weeks, our class has been working on writing friendly […]

Our trip to the library was a success! Most students either brought their library cards with them or received a new one and were able to sign out two library […]

On Wednesday, October 31st our classroom will be hosting our costume party to celebrate Halloween!  I have sent home a brown paper bag that your child can decorate at home […]

Forms were sent home last week about parent-teacher interviews. I will be available to meet Thursday, November 1st after school or Friday, November 2nd in the morning. Please return this […]

Our class, along with Mrs. Blain’s grade four class, will be performing the song “Together” at our school assembly on November 16. Students were sent home with the lyrics today […]

This Wednesday is purple day. Wear purple to show your support for child abuse prevention month!

Just because we can’t  do something YET, doesn’t need mean we will never be able to do it. We took that inspiration and created goals for term one!  

This Friday is spirit day at Collegiate! Wear black and yellow to show your school spirit!

A reminder that trip forms to the Bulldogs game must be brought in no later than Monday, October 15. If you are interested in volunteering for this trip, please let […]

Last week students brought home trip forms to see the Hamilton Bulldogs on Wednesday, November 14th. Today students will also be bringing home forms to go to the Saltfleet Public […]

I hope everyone had a great long weekend!  

A reminder that tomorrow (October 5th) is picture day. Bring your smiles! 😁

Each day after first nutrition break our class participates in a calming exercise. Today we did a breathing exercise that involved a water bottle and sparkles. Sometimes our brains can […]

We have moved on from place value and are focusing on skip counting in math (e.g. counting by 2s, 3,s 4,s 5s, 10s, 25s, and so on from various starting […]

A review of the sound that is made when two vowels are beside each other in a word.

In Social Studies, we have begun reviewing the features of a map. Today we talked about the Cardinal Directions.

Each day the class has been participating in a number talk. During this time, students share their mental math strategies for solving a question. Below are examples of a couple […]

On Monday we will be having a test on place value. It will include: Representing numbers in standard form, written form, base ten block form and expanded form Ordering a […]

Forms went home today for students who are interested in participating on the swim team. The first practice will be on Tuesday, October 9th. Please return your forms to me […]

Next week our class will be starting Star Student! Each Friday we will pull a name to determine who the Star Student will be for the following week. Each day […]

Picture day will be on Friday, October 5th.

This September 28, we wear orange! This year, HWDSB will be observing Orange Shirt Day: A Day to Remember Children Taken to Residential Schools on Friday, September 28. Orange Shirt Day […]

Today in health we talked about real violence and fictional violence. We see a lot of violence in our everyday lives, especially in video games, movies and television. Although we […]

Today we discussed greater than (>), less than (<), and equal to (=).

In addition to making predictions, students have been working on retelling stories that they have read. During a retell, students are required to tell the main or important events of […]

As we continue on with our place value unit, students are learning how to represent numbers in different ways using base 10 blocks. Below are some examples that we did […]

Today we reviewed what it means to be active listeners.

Remember to use our acronym COPS when writing!  

This week the class was introduced to the Mind Up Curriculum, a series of lesons and activities to help students focus their attention, improve their self regulation skills, build resilience […]

This week we are launching our home reading program.  We encourage students to read for 15-20 minutes each school night. No tracking is necessary. We just want our students to […]

In health we have been exploring how to keep ourselves safe in situations outside of the classroom. So far we have discussed walking home from school, crossing the street and […]

Please note that Friday September 21st is a P.A. day so our spelling quiz will be on Thursday this week.

We are so fortunate at Collegaite to have a full class set of iPads! We will be using these iPads regularly for reading, writing, math and science, social studies and […]

Right now in reading the class is practicing making predictions. Making predictions is a strategy in which readers use information from a text (including titles, headings, pictures, and diagrams) and their […]

Last week our class started to explore place value. By the end of grade 3, students are expected to be able to do the following: – represent, compare, and order whole […]

By the end of Grade 2 students are expected to know their basic addition and subtraction facts to 18 (using mental math strategies such as doubles, fact families, friendly numbers, […]

Today we reviewed long and short vowel sounds. The video below is a great reminder for students.  

Last week we began reviewing base ten blocks. Today the students were challenged to find the value of different structures that they had built using base ten blocks.  

This week we are starting to study words that your child should be able to read and write by the end of grade three. Each week you will find a […]

The whole school attended a kick-off assembly this afternoon for our chocolate bar fundraiser. Students will have the opportunity to sell a variety pack from World’s Finest Chocolates. Each box […]

Students will be able to order pizza every Wednesday beginning this week! One slice of cheese pizza is $2. Students are asked to bring their money to class in the […]