Hi everyone! I hope you all had a great week end and got out to enjoy the great weather. I never realized that my last post did not show up, so sorry about that!
This weeks sound is "ille" the students are also reviewing "f". Their sentences of the week are "Il met/Elle met (He puts on/ She puts on) as well as "Est-ce-que je peux aller pour un boire de l'eau?" We will be starting a new theme this week to go with the month of February. The students will be learning about the importance of friendship (l'amitie), valentines day and the rooms of the house.
We will also be learning about groundhogs day, what it means when the groundhog sees his shadows. I will tie this in with an art activity where the students will learn about shadows and they will recreate their own shadows on paper.
In health we continue to talk about feelings, how they effect our bodies. Last week the students really enjoyed themselves with one of the activities I had planned. We listened to different types of music and the students had to say how they felt when they listened to the songs being played. They also colored what they thought the feeling would look like.
In math we are still working on measurement and practicing counting 1-100. We still continue to need work on counting by 2 and 5. Feel free to practice this at home.
We are starting our new science unit which is on magnetism. We are hoping to get teachers pet in to teach the students all they know on magnets.
In music we will be looking at the different types of instruments that people play. Later on in the month the students will be asked to make their own instruments to share with the class. I was also wondering if any of you parents might be oh so musical and play an instrument and willing to come into class and share your talent? If soo please let me know.
Report cards will be coming up quickly ! I would like to try and send home a note to each of you to let you know where your child stands at the moment as well as some notes on what you can work at on home to help them along.Please look for that in the agenda in the next weeks to come. That's about it for now. Hope you all have a great week! Chat soon!
Monday, January 28, 2013
Monday, January 7, 2013
Happy New Year!!!
Well its 2013, I cant get over how fast the holiday season went by! I had a great visit at home in PEI. I actually had a couple of days without snow which was great, until the storms hit day after day. It was great to see my dad and spend time with my friends. I hope that you all had a great time and were able to spend some good quality time with those you love!
I am not sure if you all heard seeing that the last week of school before the break went so quickly, but we ended up purchasing 11 turkeys !! Bravo mes amis and to you all for your help and support in such short notice. I dropped them off to the Calgary food bank. They were very happy and touched to hear who they came from.
We are starting a new month and with that a new theme. Can you guess? Winter! They will learn about winter sports and other activities you can do in winter. We will also start learning about the winter carnival in Quebec! We have started our literacy centres which will be everyday. This week the centres include finding the letter that begins each word, finding the missing sound either at the beginning, middle or end of the word, matching the correct syllables and a chance to use the smartboard. Your child has their own reading bag with properly levelled books in it. I do put some books that are more challenging in there because i feel that if its too easy its not fun. If you wish I am more than happy to send these bags home with your child for extra practice. I only ask of you that you send them back everyday with your child because we do use them during silent reading. Just let me know in the agenda if you would like them to come home.
This week I will be really focusing on syllables, feel free to go over the sight words with your child and have them divide the syllables. You may also want to have them practise putting them in alphabetical order, or group them by the number of syllables they have.
We have started a new math unit which is on measurement. Today we talked about why we use measurement and how there are others ways to measure things not only with a ruler. We used the season as an example and how long we are in school for. Please continue to work with your child at home with their addition and subtractions to keep them sharp. I also suggest that you count with them 1-100, by 2, 5 and 10. They are having some trouble counting by 2 and 5, so the extra practise would be very helpful.
Science we will finish up the unit on boats and why they float, once we are done of that we will be exploring the world of magnets! In social studies we will start to meet the individuals from the three different places we are studying. We will learn about their culture, traditions, food,song and dances of the area. That got me to thinking....I would love for the students to experience a little bit of different cultures. That being said I was wondering if anyone would like to help make some of the dishes that we will learn about in the next couple of weeks? (rapure-acadienne, perogies-Ukrainian,) If you would like to share a part of your culture with the class that is not listed I would love to have you in and talk about it and have them taste a tasty treat!
Ok I think that's it for now I have rambled on for far to long. Hope to hear from you all! Happy New Year I wish you all the best and look forward to working with you and your child!
Mme Laurie Anne
I am not sure if you all heard seeing that the last week of school before the break went so quickly, but we ended up purchasing 11 turkeys !! Bravo mes amis and to you all for your help and support in such short notice. I dropped them off to the Calgary food bank. They were very happy and touched to hear who they came from.
We are starting a new month and with that a new theme. Can you guess? Winter! They will learn about winter sports and other activities you can do in winter. We will also start learning about the winter carnival in Quebec! We have started our literacy centres which will be everyday. This week the centres include finding the letter that begins each word, finding the missing sound either at the beginning, middle or end of the word, matching the correct syllables and a chance to use the smartboard. Your child has their own reading bag with properly levelled books in it. I do put some books that are more challenging in there because i feel that if its too easy its not fun. If you wish I am more than happy to send these bags home with your child for extra practice. I only ask of you that you send them back everyday with your child because we do use them during silent reading. Just let me know in the agenda if you would like them to come home.
This week I will be really focusing on syllables, feel free to go over the sight words with your child and have them divide the syllables. You may also want to have them practise putting them in alphabetical order, or group them by the number of syllables they have.
We have started a new math unit which is on measurement. Today we talked about why we use measurement and how there are others ways to measure things not only with a ruler. We used the season as an example and how long we are in school for. Please continue to work with your child at home with their addition and subtractions to keep them sharp. I also suggest that you count with them 1-100, by 2, 5 and 10. They are having some trouble counting by 2 and 5, so the extra practise would be very helpful.
Science we will finish up the unit on boats and why they float, once we are done of that we will be exploring the world of magnets! In social studies we will start to meet the individuals from the three different places we are studying. We will learn about their culture, traditions, food,song and dances of the area. That got me to thinking....I would love for the students to experience a little bit of different cultures. That being said I was wondering if anyone would like to help make some of the dishes that we will learn about in the next couple of weeks? (rapure-acadienne, perogies-Ukrainian,) If you would like to share a part of your culture with the class that is not listed I would love to have you in and talk about it and have them taste a tasty treat!
Ok I think that's it for now I have rambled on for far to long. Hope to hear from you all! Happy New Year I wish you all the best and look forward to working with you and your child!
Mme Laurie Anne
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