Week 15

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MESSAGE FROM MS. STAROSTECKI

To avoid losing books over the holidays please return your R.E.D. folder home reading books and library books before the students leave for Christmas break. We will start up our home reading program after the break. Thanks!

REMINDERS

BOKS KIDS REGISTRATION Register your child by December 20th. Spots are being filled up fast so register ASAP.

 CHRISTMAS CONCERT on Tuesday, December 19th. 1C will perform at 1:10pm and 6:30pm.

WINTER SEASONAL WALK on December 21. Parent volunteers are welcome to join! 

PJ & STUFFIE DAY on December 22.

LAST DAY OF CLASSES on December 22.

CHRISTMAS BREAK December 23rd to January 7th

MILK PROGRAM You can order milk tickets on your PowerSchool account. 

MATH

This week, 1C's math goal this week was to learn how to compose and decompose a number (i.e. number bonds).

LANGUAGE ARTS

WRITING 1C has been focusing on many stories about the Gingerbread Man. We have read the classic tale along with Gingerbread Baby and Gingerbread Friends.

The students got very creative and created their own plan to catch the gingerbread man. I loved reading about their awesome ideas. Their writing focus was centered around making a good copy. Their finished work had to showcase their best printing skills, contained proper spacing between words, and proper punctuation after each sentence. Way to go 1C!


RAINBOW WORDS Next week, we will be working on Yellow Words : see, she, so, some. 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. 

DAILY 5 The Grade 1's are working towards their goal of 15 minutes during Read to Someone. Keep up the great work Grade 1. While they reading the students are practicing the Chunky Monkey, Stretchy Snake, Eagle Eye, Lips the Fish strategy. 
                   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.

SOCIAL STUDIES

1C has started their journey to learn about Christmas Around the World. We have discussed our family traditions and learned about Christmas tradition in Canada. So far, they have visited the countries of Canada, Mexico and Brazil, South Africa, Germany, Sweden, Holland, and France. They learned how to say Merry Christmas in many different languages:
Mexico (Spanish) - Feliz Navidad
Brazil (Portuguese)  - Feliz Natal
South Africa (Afrikaans) - Geseende Kersfees
Germany (German) - Froliche Weinhachten
Sweden (Swedish) - God Jul
Holland (Dutch) - Prettige Kerstfeest
France (French) - Joyeux Noel
Next week they will hop on the Polar Express and head to Italy, Australia, China and our final stop the North Pole!
Our German Christmas Trees!

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK

Congratulations to our Student of the Week

 St. Lucia Day


 Owl Moon Paintings

 Meet Our Classroom Elf Cupcake
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Day 3

Day 4

Day 5




1 More Week Before Christmas Holidays!
 

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