Week 30
Reminders
May 3 -Wellness Day
- Early Dismissal
May 10 -Bike Safety
May 17 -Scholastic Book Order due
May 22 -Victoria Day (No School)
May 24 -Class Photos
- Please make sure your child is reading their home reading book, record and send back to school each Monday. Any additional books that your child reads may be recorded in their R.E.D. folder reading log.
- 1C has library time on Thursdays. Please bring your library books in by Thursday so that your child can take out a new library book.
Congratulations to our Student of the Week!
May 3 -Wellness Day
- Early Dismissal
May 10 -Bike Safety
May 17 -Scholastic Book Order due
May 22 -Victoria Day (No School)
May 24 -Class Photos
- Early Dismissal
May 10 -Bike Safety
May 17 -Scholastic Book Order due
May 22 -Victoria Day (No School)
May 24 -Class Photos
- Please make sure your child is reading their home reading book, record and send back to school each Monday. Any additional books that your child reads may be recorded in their R.E.D. folder reading log.
- 1C has library time on Thursdays. Please bring your library books in by Thursday so that your child can take out a new library book.
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| Congratulations to our Student of the Week! |
Language Arts
I read the book, The Lorax by Dr. Seuss, to 1C this week. Our phonological awareness activities revolved around this book. The Lorax is an ecological warning that still rings true today amidst the dangers of clear-cutting, pollution, and disregard for the earth's environment. In the Lorax, we find what we've come to expect from the illustrious doctor: brilliantly whimsical rhymes, delightfully original creatures, and weirdly undulating illustrations. But here there is also something more-a powerful message that Seuss implores both adults and children to read.1C continues to work on Phoneme Addition (i.e. "Lane. Add /p/ to the beginning of lane. What's the word?"), Phoneme Substitution (i.e. "Rope. Change /r/ to /s/. What's the new word?" and Phoneme Deletion (i.e. "Say trouble. Say trouble without the /t/.") You can try any these activities at home with your child.
Throughout the week, the students explored the "at, ot, it" word families. They sorted words such as cat, sat, mat, rot, not, pot, kit, sit, bit . The students did a guided drawing of a bat.
During Writer's Workshop, the students continued with the unit, Fairy Tale and Realistic Fiction Writing. This week, the studentsare working on editing their rough copies and starting on their good copies. They will be typing up their good copies on their chromebooks.
I read the book, The Lorax by Dr. Seuss, to 1C this week. Our phonological awareness activities revolved around this book. The Lorax is an ecological warning that still rings true today amidst the dangers of clear-cutting, pollution, and disregard for the earth's environment. In the Lorax, we find what we've come to expect from the illustrious doctor: brilliantly whimsical rhymes, delightfully original creatures, and weirdly undulating illustrations. But here there is also something more-a powerful message that Seuss implores both adults and children to read.1C continues to work on Phoneme Addition (i.e. "Lane. Add /p/ to the beginning of lane. What's the word?"), Phoneme Substitution (i.e. "Rope. Change /r/ to /s/. What's the new word?" and Phoneme Deletion (i.e. "Say trouble. Say trouble without the /t/.") You can try any these activities at home with your child.
During Writer's Workshop, the students continued with the unit, Fairy Tale and Realistic Fiction Writing. This week, the studentsare working on editing their rough copies and starting on their good copies. They will be typing up their good copies on their chromebooks.
Math
The students learned about subtraction within 5 and are currently working on subtraction equations within 10 using different strategies to find the difference. They are using three main strategies for these equations including: using their fingers, drawing pictures, and/or using small objects. Some students have tried using their number lines, way to go Grade 1's!
Science
The students continue to build things based on problems presented in common fairy tales. This week, the students were asked to build a carriage for Cinderella this week. Each student created their very own carriage using a balloon, straws, cups and tape. They illustrated their finished work in their workbooks. Some of the students were quite creative in their design process.
Social Studies
This week the students were introduced to a Question (or Pourquoi) Story about an animal and their attribute (i.e. How the Dolphin Got Its Fin).
Social Studies
Highlights of the Week
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| Puppy Love! |
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| Jurassic Bark |
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| Mindful Yoga |
Have an amazing weekend!
