We did it!

After 35 weeks of preparation and hard work, I am so proud to announce that my students have finished their EQAO booklets! They did a fantastic job and no doubt will be thrilled with their results when their scores are returned in the Fall.

The boys and girls were relaxed and confident throughout the entire three-day assessment (not quite as relaxed as our favorite bear "Poppy", but they were indeed calm, cool and collected!).  

From 2018, Claire reminded herself to use her whisper-phone!  

Students have always been encouraged to use their whisper-phones to proofread their work throughout the year, so as you can see, they didn't mess around when it came to EQAO! 

We had lots of treats to keep us motivated during EQAO writing and thank you to parents and families for those extra large lunches you sent. The students enjoyed having bonus snacks throughout our the assessment. 

Now it's time for us to get back into our regular routine.  We still have plenty of curriculum to cover and lots of fun ahead.  

Here's what we can look forward to in the weeks to come: 

• we need to finish unit 9 in Math (area and perimeter) 
• we'll also complete unit 10 (patterns and numbers in geometry) -we've touched on this unit throughout the year, but we'll jump in with both feet this month
• we'll need to have tests/quizzes for both of those units 
• we'll create a brochure for a pretend school carnival
• we'll enjoy reading a funny script I wrote about a fictional kids news program  
• we'll learn how to write in cursive 
• we'll have some fun learning how to draw all kinds of new things! 
• we're going to do some investigative work in Social Studies while we learn more about the life of on Ontario pioneer  

I know there are plenty more items to add to this list, but these are the big goals we have for the remainder of the year. 

Before we get to that huge list, we'll take it easy for a few days. Students will begin working on their end of Grade Three booklet. It's so hard to believe that time of year has come.  It's a wonderful way to relax and reflect on our time together.