Dear Parent(s) / Guardians, Welcome to Grade 3 at cole Bonaventure!

We anticipate a busy year filled with many interesting and challenging activities for the children. Now that it has begun, we would like to provide you with information that will help answer many of your questions and give you pertinent details regarding our teaching philosophy, the objectives, the routines and a summary of the different subject areas of the grade three curriculum. Our Teaching Philosophy
We feel it is our responsibility to guide the children of today into the future. To achieve this, it is important to provide a positive learning environment where each and every student feels safe and welcome. We believe that all students can succeed. In helping them to reach their goals, we will use a variety of strategies to accommodate their different learning styles. The use of Technology and the Art will be integrated in all subject area. Our classrooms will encourage children to make CHOICES and will let them have a voice. The classroom will promote risk-taking and selfdiscovery.

FRANAIS:
All subjects apart from English Language Arts are taught in French. The students will be expected to communicate in French with their teachers and their peers during all French activities. The students will work on: developing correct sentence structures orally and in writing learning and using new vocabulary speaking with an accurate pronunciation reading

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS:

The English Language Arts (E.L.A.) curriculum enables each student to understand and appreciate the English language. Language proficiency generates confidence and competence in communicating in a variety of situations, as well as facilitating personal satisfaction of learning. Students become confident and competent users in all six components of the E.L.A. curriculum which are: *Reading, *Writing, *Speaking, *Listening, *Viewing and *Representing.

MATH:
Students of mathematics, regardless of age or experience, are challenged to do mathematics in settings that are new to them. The structure of mathematics which is divided into four strands presents a multifaceted view of mathematics and presents the discipline as concepts, skills and procedures are woven together. The strands are: 1. Number 2. Patterns and Relations 3. Statistics and Probability 4. Shape and Space The strands are taught throughout the year with the level of comprehension of each concept increasing as the concepts are taught. Problem-solving is also taught throughout the year and integrated into each strand.

SCIENCE:
The science program consists of the following units: Les matriaux et les structures - Materials and Structures Les forces - Forces that Attract and Repel Les plantes - Growth and Changes in Plants Le sol - Soil

SOCIAL STUDIES:
The Social Studies program consists of the following units: Unit 1: Ma place parmi les Canadiens Connecting with Canadians Unit 2: Explorons le monde Exploring the World Unit 3: Communauts du monde Communities of the World Unit 4: Explorons une socit ancienne Exploring an Ancient Society

HEALTH:
Our Health program consists of: GLO : Fitness Management (Personal Fitness Plan) GLO : Safety (Fire, School bus, Roads and Vehicles, floatation devices, Railway Crossings ) GLO : Personal and Social Management (to develop self-understandings, to build positive relationships, to make health enhancing decisions) GLO : Healthy Lifestyle Practices (Nutrition, Personal Hygiene, Teeth, Active Living, Substance Use and Abuse, Human Sexuality.)

HOMEWORK:
Your child could have approximately 15 to 20 minutes of homework per night. Homework includes Home Reading / Dicte / Spelling. Homework may also include unfinished class work and occasionally special projects/assignments.

COMMUNICATION
Please feel free to call or e-mail if you have any questions or concerns: cdesjardins@lssd.ca (Room #50) cpare@lssd.ca (Room #45) lwowchuck@lssd.ca (Room #40)

PARENT SUPPORT:
A students first and most important line of support comes from you. In terms of their school life, there are a number of basic things you can do to help your child: LISTEN: Its normal for them to want to share with you what has happened to them during their day. Your listening tells them that their school life is important. Keep the schools information on your child up to date. Advise us about the highs and the lows of your childs life when they happen. The better and more accurate the information we have, the better we can respond to your childs needs. Reading with your child can be a very satisfying and enjoyable experience for all of you. Just a few minutes each day, sharing a story or part of a book, can increase your childs interest in reading.

INFORM:

READ:

If you are interested in volunteering in the classroom, please let us know.

Your partners in learning,

Mme Christiane Par

Mme Christine Desjardins

Mme Lindsay Wowchuk