Week 6

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Congratulations to our Student of the Week!


REMINDERS

HOME READING The books will be exchanged every Friday. You may also read books from home or the library, just make sure you log it! Our classroom goal is to read (or have a book read to us) at least 7 books per week.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDER due October 19th.

FIELD TRIP Fred Penner Show on October 19th. Please fill out the permisson form on Powerschool. The cost of the field trip is $10. I have room for one more volunteer.

NO SCHOOL on October 20th (PD Day)

SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR runs from October 23-25.

PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS are on October 25 & October 26. Please see this link to find out how you can book a meeting time http://bit.ly/2xBU98Q  

HALLOWEEN Please make sure that your child's costume is school appropriate (K to Grade 4). Absolutely no weapons and masks are not recommended. Halloween Costume Parade will take place first thing in the morning. 

SNACKS & BIRTHDAYS In an effort to provide students with the healthiest environment I can, I am encouraging you to provide healthy snacks for school snacks and celebrations (i.e. birthdays).
Some healthy snack foods:
  • Cereal with milk 
  • Low-fat cheese melted on a whole-grain tortilla 
  • Fresh cut-up fruit with yogurt for dipping 
  • Graham crackers and low-fat milk 
  • Yogurt or Yogurt Tubes
  • Vegetables and low-fat dip 
  • Fruit
  • Whole-grain crackers or toast with peanut-free butter or hummus
  • Fruit salad 
  • Low-fat string cheese 
  • 100% juice
  • Whole-grain muffins or bagels

MATH

This week the Grade 1s learned about counting to 10 and the meaning of the word quantity (or how many). They matched numerals to their quantities. They also practiced ordering their numbers to 10. Next week, they will be learning about writing numerals to 10.

LANGUAGE ARTS

RAINBOW WORDS We will continue to work on the Red Words:  but, can, for, have, I.  I encourage for you to practice Rainbow Words with your child to increase their exposure and improve their word recognition. I will be informally assessing each student at the end of each week to see if they are able to read and recognize their Rainbow Words.

WORDS THEIR WAY The students practiced sorting their beginning consonant sounds (Ll, Kk, Jj, Ww). They can sort most of the sounds independently and they tried sorting them with a friend.

PRINTING This week the students practiced and refined their goofy letters (o, f, u, e, s) I will be sending a printing practice sheet for those letters on Monday and will be due by Friday. The sheet provides parents with some instructions and tips on how to refine their child's printing. 

ALL ABOUT ME




LISTENING GAMES I read the book, Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper to 1C this week. Our phonological awareness activities were focused around the book this week. Celebrate the flavour of fall on every page of this beautifully photographed picture book. Follow along as National Geographic takes you from seed to sprout, pumpkin to pie. The story begins with the growth of the seed into a pumpkin plant. The pictures capture the various stages of the pumpkin's development from seed to pumpkin and the different stages inbetween. This book is part of National Geographic's "Picture the Seasons" series. It makes a nice addition to an autumn unit of study.

 



DAILY 5 The Grade 1's continue to work on their goal of 15 minutes during Read to Self. This week they made it all the way to 7 minutes and 55 seconds! Way to go 1C! While they Read to Self the students are practicing the Eagle Eye and Lips the Fish strategy. Eagle Eye serves as a reminder to look at the pictures for clues when reading a book. Lips the Fish looks at the beginning and ending sound of a word. Keep up the great reading 1C!

SOCIAL STUDIES

This week, 1C focused on family. I read the book " The Family Book" by Todd Parr. During the discussion the students talk about different kinds of families and created their own family tree. 

 The students came home with a Family Project that is due on October 23rd. Please read the instructions carefully. The students should be ready to share their projects with their classmates. 

SCIENCE

This week we continued on with our Creating Colour unit. The students reviewed their primary colours and secondary colours. They learned about the acronym ROYGBIV to help them remember the colours of the rainbow.



Highlights of the Week...





Have a fantastic weekend!


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