Week 34

- May 19, 2018

MESSAGE FROM MS.STAROSTECKI

With the warmer weather, I strongly urge parents to send their kids to school with a hat and a water bottle. Also, with those nasty mosquitos buzzing around you can send some bug spray with your child. We want our kiddos to be sun safe and bug bite free!

REMINDERS

NO SCHOOL (VICTORIA DAY) on May 21st.

SWIMMING LESSONS from May 22 to May 25th. In need of parent volunteers, especially for the change rooms. Please let me know if you are able to join us. 1C swims from 10:25-10:55am. We leave for the pool at around 10:05am.

SWIMMING LESSONS from May 28 to June 1st. In need of parent volunteers, especially for the change rooms. 1C swims at 10:25-10:55am on Monday and Friday; 11:25am-12:00pm on Tuesday; and 8:45-9:45am on Thursday.

BUILDING PRESENTER on May 25th from 12:45 to 1:45pm.

NEWSIES the MUSICAL on May 29th. Permission forms can be found on Powerschool.

JOHN WALTER MUSEUM FIELD TRIP on May 30th.

LANGUAGE ARTS

LISTENING GAMES I read the book, Swimmy by Leo Lionni to 1C this week. Our phonological awareness activities were focused around the book this week. Deep in the sea there lives a happy school of little fish. Their watery world is full of wonders, but there is also danger, and the little fish are afraid to come out of hiding . . . until Swimmy comes along. Swimmy shows his friends how—with ingenuity and teamwork—they can overcome any danger. With its graceful text and stunning artwork, this Caldecott Honor Book deserves a place on every classroom’s shelf.

WORDS THEIR WAY Throughout the week, the students reviewed the reviewed the -at, -it, -ot word families with words such as cat, mat, rot, not, kit, fit.

WRITING The students worked on planning the problem and solution for their fairy tale. Next week, 1C will begin writing their fairy tale draft.

DAILY 5 The Grade 1's are working towards staying focused for 15 minutes during each of their centers during Daily 5. During Daily 5, they complete all of their centers including Read to Self, Read to Someone, Listening to Reading and Word Work. Keep up the hard work Grade 1!
While they reading the students are practicing the Tryin' Lion, Skippy Frog, Flip the Dolphin, Chunky Monkey, Stretchy Snake, Eagle Eye, Lips the Fish strategy.

Tryin' Lion Try it again! Re-read the sentence. Try a word that looks and sounds right.
Skippy Frog who skips the word. Reads to the end of the sentence. Hops back and re- reads the sentence.

Flip the Dolphin tries the short vowel. If it doesn't sound right, flip the sound to the long vowel and try it again.

Chunky Monkey looks for hunks and chunks they know inside a word.

Stretchy Snake reminds the students to "S-T-R-E-T-C-H" it out and to say each sound slowly then say it fast.

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.

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.

LIBRARY Please bring back your child's library book each Monday so they may exchange it for a new one.

MATH

1C continues to practice to count by 2s to 20. You can practice skip counting by twos with your child at home for extra practice. Here is a video that we watch in class as part of a movement break and a review of counting by 2s: https://youtu.be/OCxvNtrcDIs

The students learned to solve subtraction equations using a number line and number chart to 10. 1C understands and can solve equations where we subtract the same number or zero. For example, 10-10=0 or 7-0=7.

SCIENCE

The students began the Needs of Plants and Animals unit by planting a flower garden at the front entrance of the school. 1C is so proud of how their garden turned out. They have received many compliments from both staff and students. Way to go 1C Kittens!