Hi everyone,
Sorry for the delay on this weeks post.
We are still working on everything mentioned in last weeks post. We continue to work on our books "J'aime mais je n'aime pas" Some of the students are doing a great job and putting forth a lot of effort into their work. Today we were detectives and went through the dictionary to find all the hard and soft "g's". They students really enjoy doing this and love seeing if their friends found the same ones as them. I have been trying to get the students to speak more in French and to answer in complete sentences rather than just one short answer.This helps them practice speaking in French and being able to recognise correct sentence structures.
In math we are working on comparing objects, finding out their similarities, differences and the different ways to classify them. You can practice this at home if you want, here are some of the words we are using to describe shapes. face plane (flat surface) courbe (curves) points, coin (corners) empiler (to pill or stack) rouler (to roll) glisser (to slide) sommet. We still need to work on counting backwards from 20 in French.
I have a social studies projects in the makes but it requires your help. Once I figure out all the details I will let you all know.
I hope the reading is going well I can see a change in those who are reading daily at home! Keep working on the French sounds as well. Once they have those mastered the reading will come that much easier.
We still have lacrosse this week. Library will be on Friday.I think that is about all. Not much this week. Have a great rest of the week.
Laurie Anne :)
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Je parle en francais!
Hi everyone,
I hope you are all having a great week end and are enjoying the great weather! I hope it keeps up this coming week!
In French we continue to learn about winter sports and clothing. The students are starting to learn about singulier(singular) and pluriels (plural). There are a couple of rules in French when it come to pluriel. For example if a word finishes with eau or ou you must use an "x" rather than an "s". Bateau- les bateaux, un hibou-les hiboux. Also they are begining to see more often in their reading books words that finish with "ent" in most cases "ent" does not speak. It shows the reader that there is more than one person or thing being talked about. They will also notice if there is "ils" or "elles" usually "ent" will follow. For example: Ils jouent dehors., Maman, papa, Sophie et moi courent.
We continue to work on making story predictions, answering the 5w's and talking about the beginning, middle and end of the stories. In class the students are also learning to pick out important details in the text. We have been practicing reading small texts and then doing what it tells use to do, whether it is to color the jacket green and his mitts purple or to put an x on the dog. I will be giving the students a quiz regarding this at the end of the week, which I will count for the report card on reading comprehension and reading/following instructions.
We will also be working hard this week on producing complete sentences with an upper case to start and a period to end the sentence. The students will be require to create a booklet on the things that they like (j'aime) and the things that they do not like (je n'aime pas). They will present their book to their classmates. I will also be evaluating who is able to produce a complete sentence, who is able to present their book orally in French to the class.
I will be including a sheet with the pronunciation of French words in English to help you all out at home with pronouncing words. All the letters of the alphabet are included along with combined sounds. I hope this will help you all out!
In health we are learning about being a good friend, how to react to both positive and negative situations and the emotions that we can experience in a run of a day. Students will learn that we are not all the same, but unique in our own ways and might react differently to different situations.
In social studies we have been learning about our environment and how we have a responsibility to protect it. Some of the students are very excited about this and are wanting to do their part....like going to a beach to clean up its shores. We talk a lot about marine life for some reason when it comes to protecting our environment and they are all concerned for the safety of whales.
In math we continue to play with shapes. They will have a quiz at the end of the week which requires them to pick out particular shapes mixed in with a bunch of others. They must be able to recognise un carre (square), un cercle (circle), un rectangle (rectangle), un losange (diamond) un triangle(triangle). I will also be sending home math sheets that have a 100 frame on it, it asks that you skip count by 2,5,10. You can have your child color the numbers when you count by counting by 2,5,10. please le me know if you would like math sheets with addition and subtractions sent home, seeing that we will be taking a break from practicing them to continue working on our shapes.
English we are working on colors and reading and producing small complete sentences. We are also focusing on making story predictions and answering the 5w's. If any of you would like extra work sent home for English please let me know. I have put together a duo tang with extra work, saong with activities to do with your child to build their phonemic awareness. There are several activities for each level, 5 levels in total.
This week at school we have our New years liturgy. We will be singing a song and Annika will be doing a reading from our class. This will take place on January 22. Bricks for kids have started and young Rembrandt will start on Monday.
I think that's all for now. Enjoy the day and see you soon.
LA
Oh ps; We have started Je parle en francais and I am happy to say I am impressed with some of the students speaking French all the time and how eager they are to do so. I hope this continues!! Bravo mes amis! Je t'aime.
I hope you are all having a great week end and are enjoying the great weather! I hope it keeps up this coming week!
In French we continue to learn about winter sports and clothing. The students are starting to learn about singulier(singular) and pluriels (plural). There are a couple of rules in French when it come to pluriel. For example if a word finishes with eau or ou you must use an "x" rather than an "s". Bateau- les bateaux, un hibou-les hiboux. Also they are begining to see more often in their reading books words that finish with "ent" in most cases "ent" does not speak. It shows the reader that there is more than one person or thing being talked about. They will also notice if there is "ils" or "elles" usually "ent" will follow. For example: Ils jouent dehors., Maman, papa, Sophie et moi courent.
We continue to work on making story predictions, answering the 5w's and talking about the beginning, middle and end of the stories. In class the students are also learning to pick out important details in the text. We have been practicing reading small texts and then doing what it tells use to do, whether it is to color the jacket green and his mitts purple or to put an x on the dog. I will be giving the students a quiz regarding this at the end of the week, which I will count for the report card on reading comprehension and reading/following instructions.
We will also be working hard this week on producing complete sentences with an upper case to start and a period to end the sentence. The students will be require to create a booklet on the things that they like (j'aime) and the things that they do not like (je n'aime pas). They will present their book to their classmates. I will also be evaluating who is able to produce a complete sentence, who is able to present their book orally in French to the class.
I will be including a sheet with the pronunciation of French words in English to help you all out at home with pronouncing words. All the letters of the alphabet are included along with combined sounds. I hope this will help you all out!
In health we are learning about being a good friend, how to react to both positive and negative situations and the emotions that we can experience in a run of a day. Students will learn that we are not all the same, but unique in our own ways and might react differently to different situations.
In social studies we have been learning about our environment and how we have a responsibility to protect it. Some of the students are very excited about this and are wanting to do their part....like going to a beach to clean up its shores. We talk a lot about marine life for some reason when it comes to protecting our environment and they are all concerned for the safety of whales.
In math we continue to play with shapes. They will have a quiz at the end of the week which requires them to pick out particular shapes mixed in with a bunch of others. They must be able to recognise un carre (square), un cercle (circle), un rectangle (rectangle), un losange (diamond) un triangle(triangle). I will also be sending home math sheets that have a 100 frame on it, it asks that you skip count by 2,5,10. You can have your child color the numbers when you count by counting by 2,5,10. please le me know if you would like math sheets with addition and subtractions sent home, seeing that we will be taking a break from practicing them to continue working on our shapes.
English we are working on colors and reading and producing small complete sentences. We are also focusing on making story predictions and answering the 5w's. If any of you would like extra work sent home for English please let me know. I have put together a duo tang with extra work, saong with activities to do with your child to build their phonemic awareness. There are several activities for each level, 5 levels in total.
This week at school we have our New years liturgy. We will be singing a song and Annika will be doing a reading from our class. This will take place on January 22. Bricks for kids have started and young Rembrandt will start on Monday.
I think that's all for now. Enjoy the day and see you soon.
LA
Oh ps; We have started Je parle en francais and I am happy to say I am impressed with some of the students speaking French all the time and how eager they are to do so. I hope this continues!! Bravo mes amis! Je t'aime.
Friday, January 10, 2014
Great first week back!
Happy Friday !
What a great week back! I must the week went by fast! The students were great and ready to learn. I hope next week is the same for all of us!
This coming week we will continue to work on learning about clothing, winter activities and sports. We have started to have weekly morning messages where the students are required to read it every morning. Through out the week I might change a few words, mix up an entire sentence or take out the punctuation. Students love doing this and they find when I mix up the sentence to be so silly. Little do they know they are starting to learn and recognize proper sentence structures.
I will also be start next week Je parle en francais reward chart. I find that a lot of our students are able to speak French but chose to speak in English instead. By implementing the chart I hope to motivate them to speak in French and make it a habit to do so. Once students have the chart filled they will be able to pick from the prize box.
In French class we are really starting to work on double sounds and playing with words. We are learning how to decode and cut words apart by sounding them out.
Math class is pretty fun lately seeing that we are playing with blocks and working with different shapes. This coming week we will work on classifying objects by similar traits and look around our surroundings at the shapes we can find in everyday life.
In health today we reviewed how to properly wash our hands and had a chat about H1N1. In health in the coming weeks we will talk about how we are all unique and how to be a good friend.
I will be sending home in their reading package on Monday some memory games with winter activities as well as clothing. These can stay at home. I am also going to send home double French sounds like oi, ou and on. If you have time please feel free to practice these with your child, it will help them with their reading skills.
The virtue of the month is Gentleness and boy oh boy we have some gentle souls in our room. Yoga will start next week as well as Bricks for kidz. Sandwhich day is on Friday. We got second the last time and the kids were so pumped about it. We also won the good deed cup for the Turkey donation to the Food Bank. Every now and then I see a couple of them giving it a rub or a touch.It keeps them motivated.
Thats about it for this week. Enjoy the week end. If any of you are looking to get out of the city I know that they are having a kick off for the olympics in Banff tomorrow from 2-4. Sounds like a great time with lots of activities for you and the kids. Chat soon and see you next week.
Laurie Anne :)
What a great week back! I must the week went by fast! The students were great and ready to learn. I hope next week is the same for all of us!
This coming week we will continue to work on learning about clothing, winter activities and sports. We have started to have weekly morning messages where the students are required to read it every morning. Through out the week I might change a few words, mix up an entire sentence or take out the punctuation. Students love doing this and they find when I mix up the sentence to be so silly. Little do they know they are starting to learn and recognize proper sentence structures.
I will also be start next week Je parle en francais reward chart. I find that a lot of our students are able to speak French but chose to speak in English instead. By implementing the chart I hope to motivate them to speak in French and make it a habit to do so. Once students have the chart filled they will be able to pick from the prize box.
In French class we are really starting to work on double sounds and playing with words. We are learning how to decode and cut words apart by sounding them out.
Math class is pretty fun lately seeing that we are playing with blocks and working with different shapes. This coming week we will work on classifying objects by similar traits and look around our surroundings at the shapes we can find in everyday life.
In health today we reviewed how to properly wash our hands and had a chat about H1N1. In health in the coming weeks we will talk about how we are all unique and how to be a good friend.
I will be sending home in their reading package on Monday some memory games with winter activities as well as clothing. These can stay at home. I am also going to send home double French sounds like oi, ou and on. If you have time please feel free to practice these with your child, it will help them with their reading skills.
The virtue of the month is Gentleness and boy oh boy we have some gentle souls in our room. Yoga will start next week as well as Bricks for kidz. Sandwhich day is on Friday. We got second the last time and the kids were so pumped about it. We also won the good deed cup for the Turkey donation to the Food Bank. Every now and then I see a couple of them giving it a rub or a touch.It keeps them motivated.
Thats about it for this week. Enjoy the week end. If any of you are looking to get out of the city I know that they are having a kick off for the olympics in Banff tomorrow from 2-4. Sounds like a great time with lots of activities for you and the kids. Chat soon and see you next week.
Laurie Anne :)
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Happy New Year!
Hi everyone,
I hope you all had a great break and are well rested. My break went way to quick and the snow never stopped slamming the maritime's! I am glad to be back and ready to start 2014 refreshed and motivated. I have many resolutions and I am hoping to keep them....for at least a couple of months!
This month in grade one we will be learning about the different winter activities one can do, as well as the clothing we might need to keep warm. We will also be learning about verbs, pronouns and the important ingredients to make a story complete-beginning, middle, end. I tend to teach the students this by showing them a hamburger. The top bun is the beginning of the story, the ingredients or juicy parts is the middle of the story and the bottom bun is the ending holding it all together.
I will also be focusing on the comprehension of texts by learning how to make story predictions, retelling the story with details and by giving their own personal opinion on whether they liked the story or not. Some of our books are coming in that we ordered from the Gala money!YOUPIE! In those books that have arrived there are some beautiful non-fiction text. We will be reading some of those in class and talking about what we already know about the subject being read, what we would like to learn more about this subject and what we learn by reading the text.
In math we have put aside the addition for the time being. Please continue though to work on these at home. For the next couple of weeks we will be explore the world of geometry. Students will learn about the different characteristics of shapes and how to class shapes based on these. They will also look at 2d shapes and 3d shapes.
Social studies we will take a closer look at what we need to do to protect our environment and what we can do to help it last for years to come.
We are responsible for putting on the New Years liturgy this coming month which will be on the 22 of January. We are doing this with Mme Janice's class. More information will soon be sent home.
I also added new books to the reading package to give you more options at home. These can stay in the reading pack until Monday, where I will exchange them for new ones. We also go new books yesterday for our in class library. If you would like for your child to take their French reading bag home every night to practice, please let me know. I would be more than happy to send them home. Please just make sure to send them back everyday, seeing that we use them for silent reading.
Dont forget to practice those sight words when you get a chance!
I will start to do my reading evaluations this month. By the end of grade one your child should be reading at level 7-8. However I always like to have them reading at least two levels above where they should be. It is a known fact that over the summer students drop at least two reading levels if they are not reading. By having them ahead if they drop they are still exactly where they are meant to be reading wise.
I think thats all. Thanks again for the lovely gifts. Wishing you all a great week filled with positive energy!
Laurie Anne
I hope you all had a great break and are well rested. My break went way to quick and the snow never stopped slamming the maritime's! I am glad to be back and ready to start 2014 refreshed and motivated. I have many resolutions and I am hoping to keep them....for at least a couple of months!
This month in grade one we will be learning about the different winter activities one can do, as well as the clothing we might need to keep warm. We will also be learning about verbs, pronouns and the important ingredients to make a story complete-beginning, middle, end. I tend to teach the students this by showing them a hamburger. The top bun is the beginning of the story, the ingredients or juicy parts is the middle of the story and the bottom bun is the ending holding it all together.
I will also be focusing on the comprehension of texts by learning how to make story predictions, retelling the story with details and by giving their own personal opinion on whether they liked the story or not. Some of our books are coming in that we ordered from the Gala money!YOUPIE! In those books that have arrived there are some beautiful non-fiction text. We will be reading some of those in class and talking about what we already know about the subject being read, what we would like to learn more about this subject and what we learn by reading the text.
In math we have put aside the addition for the time being. Please continue though to work on these at home. For the next couple of weeks we will be explore the world of geometry. Students will learn about the different characteristics of shapes and how to class shapes based on these. They will also look at 2d shapes and 3d shapes.
Social studies we will take a closer look at what we need to do to protect our environment and what we can do to help it last for years to come.
We are responsible for putting on the New Years liturgy this coming month which will be on the 22 of January. We are doing this with Mme Janice's class. More information will soon be sent home.
I also added new books to the reading package to give you more options at home. These can stay in the reading pack until Monday, where I will exchange them for new ones. We also go new books yesterday for our in class library. If you would like for your child to take their French reading bag home every night to practice, please let me know. I would be more than happy to send them home. Please just make sure to send them back everyday, seeing that we use them for silent reading.
Dont forget to practice those sight words when you get a chance!
I will start to do my reading evaluations this month. By the end of grade one your child should be reading at level 7-8. However I always like to have them reading at least two levels above where they should be. It is a known fact that over the summer students drop at least two reading levels if they are not reading. By having them ahead if they drop they are still exactly where they are meant to be reading wise.
I think thats all. Thanks again for the lovely gifts. Wishing you all a great week filled with positive energy!
Laurie Anne
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