The A to Z of 1C

A MESSAGE FROM MS. STAROSTECKI... The students are getting more and more practice using Chromebooks in the classroom. For Language Arts, they have been using a program called Teach Your Monster to Read . The link to access our classroom's login page is:  https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/u/513063  . You can also find it on the left hand side of the classroom blog under Links --- Language Arts. Your child's username is their first name .  Check out the other Language Arts and Math links that you can access at home. Students will begin using Mathletics next week. IMPORTANT DATES... NOVEMBER 30                 Elder Florence Assembly DECEMBER 4                    Grade 1-2 Christmas Concert DECEMBER 5                     Early Dismissal @ 2:21pm DECEMBER 7                     No School (PD Day) DECEMBER 14                   Scholastic Book Order due (date may change due to Canada Post delays) DECEMBER 22                   Winter Break  to JANUARY 6

IMPORTANT DATES... NOVEMBER 23                  Wellness Day (afternoon) DECEMBER 4                    Grade 1-2 Christmas Concert DECEMBER 5                     Early Dismissal @ 2:21pm DECEMBER 7                     No School (PD Day) DECEMBER 14                   Scholastic Book Order due DECEMBER 22                   Winter Break  to JANUARY 6 LANGUAGE ARTS READING  The Grade 1's continue to work on their goal of 15 minutes during Read to Self and Read to Someone.While Reading to Someone, the Grade 1s were able to read for 10 minutes! While they are reading the students are practicing the Eagle Eye, Lips the Fish and Stretchy Snake 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.  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. RAINBOW WORDS  1C worke

IMPORTANT DATES... NOVEMBER 6                    BOKS Program Begins NOVEMBER 7                   Early Dismissal @ 2:21pm NOVEMBER 8                    Christmas Card orders due NOVEMBER 9                    Remembrance Day Ceremony                                               Family Movie Night NOVEMBER 12                  No School (Mid-Term Break) NOVEMBER 15                 Teacher's Pet: Dream Catchers NOVEMBER 16                  Scholastic Book Order due NOVEMBER 23                  Wellness Day (afternoon) LANGUAGE ARTS LISTENING GAMES  I read the book, How I Became a Pirate by Miranda Long to 1C this week. Our phonological awareness activities were focused around the book this week. “Pirates have green teeth—when they have any teeth at all...” So proclaims Jeremy Jacob, a boy who joins Captain Braid Beard and his crew in this witty look at the finer points of pirate life by the Caldecott Honor–winning illustrator David Shannon