February 23-26, 2026

  Learning Intentions:

• I can add doubles up to 12 and find their sum.
• I can use strategies like doubles to help me add quickly.
• I can practice my addition by using songs and games.
• I can add numbers quickly and recognize patterns.

In Math this week, the students were building their number sense, focusing on doubles. Students practiced this skill through songs, stories, independent work, and games. Students worked on seeing patterns in numbers with doubles (they are always even numbers) and doubles plus one.

Learning Intentions:

• I can tell you why we recognize Black History Month.
• I can learn about remarkable Black Canadians.
• I can talk about how to be kind and fair to everyone.
• I can learn about how Black Canadians contribute to our country.

In Literacy this week, our focus was on Black History Month and Pink Shirt Day. We learned about remarkable Black Canadians such as activist Viola Desmond, singer K’Naan, former Calgary Flame Jarome Iginla, and Alberta Rancher John Ware. Students learned from stories, videos and poems about Black history and culture.

On Wednesday, the Grade 3/4 classes hosted the Pink Shirt Day Assembly. This celebration of learning featured traditional First Nations drumming and songs in the Blackfoot language. Our presenters also shared their poetry and perspectives on the importance of being kind. In the classroom, we made kindness crowns, bookmarks, and mindfulness colouring pages to recognize Pink Shirt Day.

Supporting Students at Home:
Math – Practice doubles addition with dice or cards. Games like cribbage are good for practicing quick addition.

Literacy – Practice simple sentences, making sure to use proper capital letters and punctuation. Also, practice rhyming short sentences (you write one, then they write one).

Spelling - Below are the spelling words for this week. Please ensure your child is practicing the correct test. 

Kiwis

1. car

2. card

3. dark

4. hard

5. park

6. party

7. smart

8. star

9. start

10. part

11. spark

12. yard

Review

1. city

2. crash

3. goal

4. gym

Challenge

1. partner

2. sparkle

Cherries

1. cap

2. cape

3. cute

4. fin

5. fine

6. ride

7. rob

8. robe

9. slid

10. slide

11. tap

12. tape

Review

1. cut

2. rid

3. shop

4. wish

Challenge

1. scrap

2. scrape

Oranges

1. bike

2. drive

3. home

4. joke

5. kite

6. like

7. poke

8. stove

9. time

10. white

Review

1. flake

2. late

3. plate

4. shape

Challenge

1. invite

2. write

Apples

1. fit

2. him

3. is

4. it

5. pin

6. sip

Review

1. an

2. cat

3. nap

4. pan

Challenge

1. rich

2. spin