Blog Oct 26-29

We had a very busy, short week.

We continued practicing counting by 5’s and 10’s and printing numbers to 100. Students also got some experience with their first word problem this week. It was a basic problem where there was only one answer. Students were encouraged to draw a picture and write a sentence to answer the word problem. This was practice to help us understand how to complete an open-ended problem in the future.

Our word family for this past week was ”ig”. Students continued with writing simple sentences and were given a picture prompt to help them write as many as they could about the picture. It was a Fall. I have emailed the Dolch sight words to you, so that you can support your child in learning these words.

We painted pumpkins by mixing red and yellow to create orange, and later in the week, we turned them into Jack-o-lanterns for our beautiful bulletin board. 

Students were quite excited about Halloween and enjoyed seeing a huge pumpkin that one of the grade three teacher’s dad bought in. It was over 150 pounds. Wow!

We were very lucky. Also, thanks to Mrs. Hoye, we had the chance to see all the costumes at our school. She did a video of all of us. We had some great costumes!

It was great to touch base with you all on Thursday night or Friday morning. Thanks for all your support in helping your child learn and grow. 

Happy Halloween! Stay safe and enjoy the special treats!

October 19th-23rd

Science: Students were excited to do our taste test this past week and to determine if the taste was sweet, sour, salty, bitter or umami.

Math: We practiced counting by 5’s and 10’s, as well as comparing numbers that are greater.

LA: Writing simple sentences on topics of "my weekend, family, I feel sad when". Also, all grade one students were given a picture prompt to write some sentences independently. This will be shared at our meetings later in the week.

Word family: “it”

Character: Books and discussion on "Respect" and "Responsibility"

We got to use laptops this week, but it took students a lot of time to log into the computers. Please allow your child to log into programs and homework as much as possible at home to aid in speed and accuracy.

 

Upcoming Events:

Monday: Picture Retake Day and Formal Uniforms.

Wednesday: Library Book Exchange and Acorn Art (mountain scene) will come home

Thursday: Early Dismissal at 12:00 and Parent-Teacher Meetings

Friday: No School/Teacher PD

 

October 13th-16th

Students were able to enjoy the first snowfall of the school year. Please make sure that you dress your child for the weather, as we go outside for Physical Education for 30 minutes each day. Please label your child’s gear.

 

In Social Studies, students started to learn about our community by discussing groups that they belong to and the benefits of those groups. We created a rainbow poster that included ourselves, family, school and community groups.

 

In Math, we continue with creating and extending AAB, ABB and AABB patterns. We are comparing numbers and deciding which is the greater number. We are also using these skills when comparing our class by the number of boys/girls, how we come to school, and the colour of eyes and hair. We practiced subitizing skills with turkey art.

 

Next week, we will be doing a taste test for a Science experiment. Items to be tasted are jelly beans, chocolate, strong tea, lemons, dill pickles, popcorn, pretzels, and raisins. All food items are nut and gelatin free. Please let me know if your child has allergies related to any of these items.

This week's Word Family: ad 

Upcoming reminders:

Monday: Wear your Formal Uniform

Wednesday: Return your library books

Friday: Return your homework

         Spelling test

 

EVERYDAY: Read on Raz-Kids or library books

 

October 5th-8th

We have been busy learning about Thanksgiving and Gratitude this past week. Students created a turkey by tracing their hand and then chose five things that they are thankful for. Students then practiced writing patterned sentences around being grateful.

Also, in Math, students created turkey pattern art. They had to give their turkey several feathers using fall colours and some of the patterns that we have been working on in class so far. (Please see pictures of one art and writing sample below.)

I hope that you get to spend some great quality time with your family this weekend and have the opportunity to count the many blessings that we all have. I am so thankful for all my students and supportive parents. Have a great long weekend! Happy Thanksgiving!

September 28th - October 2nd

In Language Arts, we have focused on the "an" word family. We have also continued with writing simple sentences on topics such as my weekend, my favourite animal, my favourite toy, and what I want to be when I grow up. We are focusing on sounding out the words we need to write and saying the word slowly in order to identify the sounds within the word. We use sentence frames to create our sentences and emphasize that words do not have to be spelled correctly. 

In Math, we have worked on making ABC patterns and number sense activities for numbers up to 7.

We have started the sense of sight in Science. We were able to touch and feel some braille books that I borrowed from the public library. This week, we are going to practice making letters for our names with braille. 

Reminders: 

Monday, 5th: Wear your formal uniform

Wednesday, 7th: Library book exchange

Thursday, 8th: Homework is due

Friday, 9th: No school 

Monday, 12th: No School