Great Job So Far

 Dear Students,

Thank you to you and your families for bringing in all of the food items you have donated so far. Mr. D knows first hand how well we are doing: the box of donated items was very heavy! Remember that these non-perishable items are going to the Ottawa Food Bank, and will help families in need. The drive goes until March 5th, so keep up the great work!

Here are some more multiple digit games you can use to practise your multiple digit addition skills. You'll enjoy them:

GRADE 2

https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/vertical/

https://www.math-play.com/two-digit-addition-game%20-with-regrouping/two-digit-addition-game-with-regrouping.html

GRADE 3

https://www.splashlearn.com/math-skills/third-grade/addition/3-digit-2-digits

https://www.splashlearn.com/math-skills/third-grade/addition/3-digit-3-digit

 

Next week we start work on multiple-digit subtraction!

Have a great night!

Regards,

Mr. D

PS. Don't forget about our W.W. Quiz tomorrow:)

A Very Fun Tuesday!

 Hey Students,

I hope that you enjoyed the day as much as Mr. D! I was impressed with how much you learned from the experiments we did on Matter during our Scientist in the School session.

You also seemed to enjoy our 4th block physical activity sliding down the hills. Seeing a bunny hop across the yard was an unexpected surprise. I snapped a photo of our wildlife adventure. Take a look below:

Here is the weekly quiz (for fun) as promised. It is based on our Scientist in the School class: 

1. How many states of matter are there?

A. 5      B.   2      C. 3

2. Which state of matter was ketchup?

A. a solid   B. a liquid   C. a gas

3. What happens when you put brown sugar in water and stir it?

A. it dissolves    B. it says the same C. it floats

4. What happens when you put sand in water?

A. It dissolves   B. It sinks to the bottom C. It floats

5. How did you know gas was created when we mixed the baking soda in water and vinegar?

A. The baking soda dissolved.  B. The baking soda sank.    C. The baking soda created bubbles.

Have a great evening!

Regards,

Mr. D:)

A Snowy Monday!

 Good Afternoon Students, 

I hope you enjoyed our "Snowy White Monday!" 

SCIENTIST IN THE SCHOOL

Tomorrow we have a lot to look forward to; a real Scientist will be teaching our class on-line through the Scientist in the School program! It will be a lot of fun and is very "hands-on."

SNOWPANTS

We are hoping parents and students can help us. A student is missing his snow pants, and it looks like there was an accidental switch. They are "Liquid" brand. The size is 7-8. The snow pants we have been left with are Sunice Size 8. Here is a photo of the label:

Please take a look, as the student needs them and is very eager to get them back. Have a great evening!;

Mr. D

Give this a try!

 Good Evening Grade 2s and 3s, 

We have been learning to add multiple-digit numbers. Give these games a try!

GRADE 2:

https://www.math-play.com/two-digit-addition-game/adding-two-digits-concentration_html5.html

GRADE 3:

https://www.iknowit.com/lessons/c-adding-3-digit-numbers.html

Regards,

Mr. D:)

PS. We do some Art tomorrow!

Happy Wednesday!

 Good Afternoon Grade 3s and 2s,

Here are some updates:

ASH WEDNESDAY AND LENT

I was impressed with your great responses about the Season of Lent after we did our virtual Ash Wednesday Liturgy. I know that some of you have chosen a commitment for Lent and others are still thinking about them. 

WORDS OF THE WEEK

For our Words of the Week given Family Day and yesterday's snow day, we will start our new words next week. You will be getting your quiz books back. Remember to do your corrections and to ask your parents to initial them.

FSL NIGHT: (Grade 3)

Grade 3 parents are invited to a Virtual French Pathways Question and Answer night on February 23rd at 6:30PM. More information including a link to the meeting will be sent to parents later this week.

FUN QUIZ

We haven't done this for a while. How well do you know Ash Wedensday?!

Multiple Choice:

1. What is the colour of the Season of Lent? 

A. Green     B. purple  C. Pink

2. Where did Jesus go to be alone to get ready to begin teaching the people?

A.  the desert       B. the jungle     C. the beach

3. How many days is the season of Lent?

A. 10     B.  30     C. 40

4. Lent is a time to prepart for which celebration? 

A. Christmas     B.   Easter     C. Thanksgiving

5. What is usually placed on our foreheads on the first day of Lent? 

A. water     B. ashes     C. oil

Try the fun quiz, and we will discuss the answers tomorrow!

Mr. D:)

Remember you can add your E-Cards:)

Happy Valentine's Day and Family Day, students! I hope you are are having a grrrrreat holiday weekend so far. 

https://padlet.com/john_dacosta/zgs8h7k4aup7d4dw

Remember that you are welcome to post your e-cards to our Valentine's Day Padlet. I have enjoyed the Valentine's Day cards that students have posted so far. You can make a card or use one of the store-bought cards you were planning to give out. Take a photo, download it and then post it! Look for this symbol on your padlet message to upload it:

I will be checking the Padlet all weekend to approve them given it's a special time:)   Mr. D

Snowshoes and Valentines!

Good Evening Grade 2s and 3s,

Remember that tomorrow is going to be an awesome day! 

SNOWSHOEING:

Between 1:15 and 2, we will get a chance to go Snowshoeing. We'll come in after lunch recess to warm up for 15 minutes (I have some good Valentine's Day jokes for you, and then "A-Snowshoein' We Will Go!" Remember to dress extra warm for the event.

VIRTUAL VALENTINE'S DAY CARDS:

You are welcome to send the whole class a Valentine's Day card. Since we are not allowed to give out cards at school this year because of health and safety, why not send the whole class an E-Valentine's Day card? I have set up a Padlet for just this reason. When you enter your padlet message, upload a photo of a card you want to send to the class. (I have included a sample.) You can do it tonight, tomorrow or Saturday. I will check my account over the weekend to approve your card/post. My one rule is that it is for the whole class, not individual students. Click below and you will see. 

https://padlet.com/john_dacosta/zgs8h7k4aup7d4dw

I'll see you all tomorrow!

Mr. D:)

It's almost Friday!

 Dear Students,

I hope that you are enjoying our first week back at St. Leonard's in 2021. The week has been going by very quickly. Don't forget that we will do our W.W. Quiz tomorrow. Thank you to those students who wore sweaters for National Sweater Day:)

Regards,

Mr. D

PS. Thank you to our parents who were able to send kleenex boxes to school. We received over ten boxes, and this is much appreciated by Mr. D and all of our students!

National Sweater Day

Dear Grade 2s and 3s,

I hope that you enjoyed our exploration of how forces can be used to change the shape of objects. You came up with some great observations! It was also great to be able to play "Math Baseball" for the first time in a while. Below is the information for Sweater Day. Mr. D will see you all tomorrow:)

Cozy Sweater Day tomorrow!

Tomorrow is #NationalSweaterDay! Wear a cozy sweater & we will turn down the heat at school to help raise awareness about climate change & #energyconservation!

···

Welcome back Grade 2s and 3s

It was great to see all of you in person for the first time in a long time! I have posted our Words of the Week for this week. We will do our Quiz on Friday as usual. A reminder that tomorrow is Groundhog Day. Mr. D will be telling some good Groundhog Jokes! Thursday is "Sweater Day." I will send more details closer to Thursday. Have a great evening!

Mr. D:)