1. The end of our year is quickly approaching and we wonder where all the time went! It has been a busy year and we still have many things left to accomplish. June 2016 newsletter Grade 3N/P Here is a quick overview of what to expect this month as we wrap up all our units, review and prepare for grade 4. June 1 – Early Dismissal June 3 – Soccer Camp June 6 – Father’s Day Art Project June 8 – Farewell assembly for retiring staff June 10 – Spelling Word Wall test – Free Hotdog lunch for grade 1 to 4 students June 16 – Transitions to Next Grade June 17 – Soccer Camp June 21 – National Aboriginal Day School activities planned June 24 – Field Trip – swimming, lunch at Broadmoor Lake Par and bowling June 28 – Last Day for Students – Madonna School Mass @ 9:30 – Movie Afternoon – Report Cards Home June 29 – Last Day for Teachers Birthdays – Happy birthday to Caitlin on June 5, Brady on June 15 th, Jared and Nicola on June 26 th and Maya on June 27 th. Unbirthday celebrations – Trisha on June 3 (July 24 th ), George on June 10 th (August 3 rd ) and Owen on June 17 th ( August 16 th). Top Banana wraps up – Please check the June calendar for your child’s “Top Banana” week.

2. LANGUAGE ARTS - Happy June, I am very pleased with the number of READINGO cards returned this week. Well done! I am looking forward to having the completed comprehension booklets returned soon. We are busy story writing and will soon begin some readers theatre. We will have our final spelling review test on June 10th. We will be spending time reviewing our 75 word wall words in the next two weeks. The Word Wall test will consist of 75 past spelling words that have been on our Word Wall for the entire year. To help your child study, I have attached a list of all of our Word Wall words and will send home their spelling test books on Friday, June 3rd. Please have your child go through their book to find words they found tricky and focus their practice on these words. This test will only cover the Word Wall words and not the challenge words. Thank you for your continued support with reading at home this year. I encourage you to continue reading each day over the summer. Razkids will continue to be available throughout the summer and I also recommend checking out the wonderful summer reading program at Strathcona Public Library. Happy reading Mrs. Prenoslo MATH – We will be completing our unit on Multiplication and Division. We will wrap up with a unit test around the middle of the month and then review. Over the summer please continue to access the online app Mathletics at http://www.mathletics.ca/ at home. SCIENCE – Our caterpillars have obviously been a major part of the last few weeks. Perhaps you will see future generations flying around your yard this summer. The students have really enjoyed learning about them and watching them grow. We will have a butterfly release party once the butterflies have emerged from their chrysalis. A unit test will follow. SOCIAL STUDIES - We will wrap up our unit entitled “Land and Resources” and move onto our last unit, “Citizens of the World” which focuses on Global Citizenship. This will complete our social studies program. RELIGION – Out last unit, The Holy Spirit is Alive, will deepen the students sense of belonging to the community of Christians around the world.

3. Physical Education – Flying disc, softball and soccer camp will keep us busy this month. We will also enjoy our field trip extra curricular activities of swimming and bowling on June 24 th. Art – The students will be working on a special Father’s Day project on June 6 th and will completing it so it can come home for Father’s Day. HEALTH –This month the focus will be on learning strategies. The students will explain and represents the steps of the goal-setting process and applies these components to short term personal goals. As the year draws to a close, we would like to thank all of you for your time and support throughout the year. Thank you to the volunteers who committed their time to making our field trips this year fun, exciting and safe. It has been a pleasure to work with you and your children. We wish your children continued success in the years ahead. We hope you all have an enjoyable summer filled with family and friends. Mrs. Nay and Mrs. Prenoslo