Hi Everyone,
This week in grade one we have a lot going on it seems. Just wanted you all to know that tomorrow is the last day for Scholastic orders if you have not already handed them in. I will be placing the orders hopefully Friday after school.
The ice cream reading challenge is still on going. We have had some very successful students who have already gotten their bowl, spoon and first scoop of ice cream! Bravo! Remember parents any reading that they do at home with you can count, don't forget to sign when they read for at least 10 mins. Students have been letting me know when they are ready to be tested for their words and sentences. Its great to see how excited they are about this challenge, I am hoping that they are enjoying reading to you as well.
This week I have sent home two permission slips. The one that is blue is for your child to be able to participate in a skye conversation with Fabian Cousteau. He will be partaking in an under water study of ocean life. He will be under water for a period of 31 days, this was previously attempted by his grand-father who was success in living on the ocean floor for 30 days. It is called Mission 31. Here is the link if you wish to seek out more information. http://mission-31.com/ . Please be sure to sign this permission form otherwise your child will not be able to partake in the skype session with the rest of the school.
You may have also seen a permission form for Butterfield acres that was sent home yesterday. Please also make sure to sign this and send it in by the end of the week. We will be heading there for June 18th, for the whole day. Thank you to all who have volunteered. I have had some parents ask if they can come join us. I will check and see if it would be alright for others to come. I believe if it is allowed you would be required to pay your own entrance fee seeing that we have only allotted for 4 parents in our budget. I believe it is a cost of $5. I can always get back to you if you email me with an interest to go.
Not sure if you heard from your child yet or not but we are raising butterflies in class. We got the larvae last week....this week they are caterpillars which are growing extremely fast. The students are amazed, but so am I. I cant get over how fast they have changed. We will be observing all the stages and once they become butterflies we will release them. They are called painted lady's if you wish to seek out more information to share with your child.
I mentioned before that we would be doing an author study on Barbara Reid with a focus on her illustrations however I never got around to finishing the activities. I will re introduce and be doing an art project with modeling clay. If you all could send in an empty CD case that you do not wish to get back I would really appreciate it. If you do not have a CD case I have used in the past 4x6 white easels at dollarama that has word great, you may also send one of those in. If I could have them in by June 6th it would be really appreciated!
In math we are deep into addition and subtraction. Addition has come easily to most however subtraction is causing a few bumps in the road. If you have time can you please explain to your child the concept, play some math games or go over addition and subtractions 1-20.
Friday is spririt day this months theme is Cultural. If you child wishes to participate please send them to school dressed. Also there is still time for your child to show off their talent. Tomorrow will be the last day for them to audition. Please have a note in their agenda to allow them to participate.
I think that is all for this week. Thanks again for everything.
LA
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Hello sunshine!
Hi everyone! I hope you all had a restful long week end and were able to get out and about with your family. I had a great trip to Seattle. The ocean air was calling me and how great it was to soak it all in !
This month is going by so fast as it always does and before you know it June is here and gone. In class we are really going to focus on our FRENCH reading and writing as well as our addition and subtraction up to 20. Students have been working on writing french stories in class. They are excited to share them with the class once they are done. They are developing good spelling strategies by sounding it out, looking on the word wall, looking in a dictionary or asking a friend or me for help.
In math we are learning about all the different ways to add and solve problems. Students have been using manipulatives to show different addition problems as well as to help count on or solve problems. They are learning that there can be key words to help them know that they must add. For example en tout (in total), le total ( the total) or ajoute (add). They will also be learning how to solve story problems. You can help your child at home by practicing additions up to 20. You can use flash cards, grab a deck of cards and play a game of math war. You split the deck in half and each of you flip the cards over at the same time, the first to solve the addition problem gets to keep it. The most wins. Another game you can play to practice additions is to use domino's, have your child to solve the problems on each domino piece. The students also need to continue to work on counting by 2 and 5 in french. Also if you could have them write it out it would be a big help for them to practice there number formation too. There are several students who continue to have number reversals. (2,3,4,5,7,9).
I have sent home the Kids in the know sheet today. I am hoping to start that this week. We will be talking about personal safety strategies. Students will learn how to protect themselves and how to make the right choices. We usually have great chats and students have many "What if questions" If your child comes home after a class and wants to chat about the topic, please take the time to talk with them.
In the next couple of weeks I will be looking for parent volunteers to come and talk with students about their career choice. In health we will be learning that everyone has different interest that leads them into different jobs. If you are interested in coming into class and chatting to them please let me know.
I hope that you are all working hard towards helping your child achieve their ice cream sunday! I know it can be challenging especially this time of year. Some easy ways to have your child read would be when you make supper, on the way to soccer, swimming, gymnastics have them read to you in the car, before bed. You do not have to be next to them to have them read for 10 mins. Have them read to you a loud and do not forget about the French! It is easy to do because you all feel that you can help more in English, let me assure you they are all doing fairly well with English reading! They need that extra French practice and the more they read the better they will get, the better they get the more confidence they get, the more they participate in class, the more they speak French to everyone!
Thats all for now!
This month is going by so fast as it always does and before you know it June is here and gone. In class we are really going to focus on our FRENCH reading and writing as well as our addition and subtraction up to 20. Students have been working on writing french stories in class. They are excited to share them with the class once they are done. They are developing good spelling strategies by sounding it out, looking on the word wall, looking in a dictionary or asking a friend or me for help.
In math we are learning about all the different ways to add and solve problems. Students have been using manipulatives to show different addition problems as well as to help count on or solve problems. They are learning that there can be key words to help them know that they must add. For example en tout (in total), le total ( the total) or ajoute (add). They will also be learning how to solve story problems. You can help your child at home by practicing additions up to 20. You can use flash cards, grab a deck of cards and play a game of math war. You split the deck in half and each of you flip the cards over at the same time, the first to solve the addition problem gets to keep it. The most wins. Another game you can play to practice additions is to use domino's, have your child to solve the problems on each domino piece. The students also need to continue to work on counting by 2 and 5 in french. Also if you could have them write it out it would be a big help for them to practice there number formation too. There are several students who continue to have number reversals. (2,3,4,5,7,9).
I have sent home the Kids in the know sheet today. I am hoping to start that this week. We will be talking about personal safety strategies. Students will learn how to protect themselves and how to make the right choices. We usually have great chats and students have many "What if questions" If your child comes home after a class and wants to chat about the topic, please take the time to talk with them.
In the next couple of weeks I will be looking for parent volunteers to come and talk with students about their career choice. In health we will be learning that everyone has different interest that leads them into different jobs. If you are interested in coming into class and chatting to them please let me know.
I hope that you are all working hard towards helping your child achieve their ice cream sunday! I know it can be challenging especially this time of year. Some easy ways to have your child read would be when you make supper, on the way to soccer, swimming, gymnastics have them read to you in the car, before bed. You do not have to be next to them to have them read for 10 mins. Have them read to you a loud and do not forget about the French! It is easy to do because you all feel that you can help more in English, let me assure you they are all doing fairly well with English reading! They need that extra French practice and the more they read the better they will get, the better they get the more confidence they get, the more they participate in class, the more they speak French to everyone!
Thats all for now!
Friday, May 2, 2014
Happy Friday
Hi everyone,
Happy Friday to you all, too bad it is raining and is not suppose to be nice all week end long! Regardless I hope that you will all get out and do something fun with the family, maybe visit the library near your house to get the kids ready for summer ready or maybe explore the Science center. Whatever it may be have fun!
Month is upon us already and with that we will be switching our focus from farm life towards plants and insects. We will also be learning some very important safety tips in Health class and in Social studies the students will learn about the country they live in and the provinces and territories that make up Canada. In math we have started to look at addition and subtraction again. The students will be required to know simple addition and subtractions up to 20. We have also been reviewing skip counting by 2,5,10. I think most students have forgotten how to do so. Please can you review this with them at home. My suggestion is to have them write out the numbers or you can draw out a number line with numbers up to 50 for now to practice. I noticed that some could skip count orally however when I put a number line there and asked them to do the same thing, a lot of them did not know what to do.
We will also be doing an author study on Barbara Reid. We will learn how she creates her illustrations with platiscine and the different technique's she uses to create her fun lifelike pictures. I would like to ask you all to send in an empty CD case that you will not need back, seeing that we will be using it to create a picture.
We are nearing the end of the year and my focus for the remaining time will be on reading and writing simple sentences. It would be beneficial for your child to read more at home in FRENCH. Studies have shown that over the summer students drop at least two reading levels. My goal is to have them all beyond the recommended reading level of 7-8 which is E. I can only do this with your help and hope that over the summer you continue to read with your child in French so that they maintain what they have learned and enter grade two exactly where they are meant to be. If any of you would like I can always meet you at your local library and show you what types of books are good for your child to read over the summer. Just let me know. We will also be taking part in an ice-cream reading challenge, once I figure out all the details I will send home the information. Look for it next week. This will require your time to sit down and read with your child and to sign a paper to show that they have read.
That's all the news I have for now. Take care and stay dry!
Laurie Anne
Happy Friday to you all, too bad it is raining and is not suppose to be nice all week end long! Regardless I hope that you will all get out and do something fun with the family, maybe visit the library near your house to get the kids ready for summer ready or maybe explore the Science center. Whatever it may be have fun!
Month is upon us already and with that we will be switching our focus from farm life towards plants and insects. We will also be learning some very important safety tips in Health class and in Social studies the students will learn about the country they live in and the provinces and territories that make up Canada. In math we have started to look at addition and subtraction again. The students will be required to know simple addition and subtractions up to 20. We have also been reviewing skip counting by 2,5,10. I think most students have forgotten how to do so. Please can you review this with them at home. My suggestion is to have them write out the numbers or you can draw out a number line with numbers up to 50 for now to practice. I noticed that some could skip count orally however when I put a number line there and asked them to do the same thing, a lot of them did not know what to do.
We will also be doing an author study on Barbara Reid. We will learn how she creates her illustrations with platiscine and the different technique's she uses to create her fun lifelike pictures. I would like to ask you all to send in an empty CD case that you will not need back, seeing that we will be using it to create a picture.
We are nearing the end of the year and my focus for the remaining time will be on reading and writing simple sentences. It would be beneficial for your child to read more at home in FRENCH. Studies have shown that over the summer students drop at least two reading levels. My goal is to have them all beyond the recommended reading level of 7-8 which is E. I can only do this with your help and hope that over the summer you continue to read with your child in French so that they maintain what they have learned and enter grade two exactly where they are meant to be. If any of you would like I can always meet you at your local library and show you what types of books are good for your child to read over the summer. Just let me know. We will also be taking part in an ice-cream reading challenge, once I figure out all the details I will send home the information. Look for it next week. This will require your time to sit down and read with your child and to sign a paper to show that they have read.
That's all the news I have for now. Take care and stay dry!
Laurie Anne
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