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Bonjour tout le monde,
This week is a short one. Students do not have school on Friday. All teachers have a professional development day. We also have a lot going on at school this week. Wednesday at 10 am is the New Year liturgy, all is welcomed to join. Tuesday we have Lisa Bowes coming in to speak with students about her children's books she has been writing. She use to be a sports broadcaster and now has turned her focus to writing. Please check agenda's for note that went home yesterday in regards to pink shirt day. I will also be sending home this weeks your child's sounds quiz to review and sign and send back.

We are now exploring numbers 1-100 in Math. Students are learning to count from 1-100 and also be counting by 5 and 10. Once we have a good grasp on these two concepts we will introduce counting by 2's. Students are also required to recognize numbers out of order up to 100. Please practice at home, there is a 100 frame in their yellow reading duo-tang.
Here is a link to a website to practice filling in 100 frames:
http://www.mathlearningcenter.org/web-apps/number-frames/


We are going to wrap up the 5 senses in Science with taste which will be coming in the next couple of weeks. We will be looking at the 4 seasons next.

In English, students will be learning about different sound blends and words families. Each week they will learn a new blend and word family. We are also going to start working on our English writing skills. Please continue to review sight words with your child. we have already started evaluations for second terms report card.

In French, we continue to learn about clothing and are taking a closer look at masculine and feminine words. Please review weekly sight words seeing that they will have an evaluation in the next week on those covered so far. Students will also be required to read a small text in French and answer questions, practicing their French reading at home will help.

In Social Studies, students are learning about their rights and responsibilities. We will take a look at schools from around the world, compare them to our own and think of ways to be more responsible in our community and at school.

We are coming close to the 100day of school. I am wondering if any parents would like to volunteer to guide a center/activity on that day. Last year parents came in and made 100 day monsters with 100 objects. If you are interested please let me know. I will also count the days and get back to you to let you know what day it will be exactly.

I am also looking for some great gluers....I have games made that need to be glued to card stock, if you are interested in helping out please let me know and I will send it home with your child.

Have a great week everyone.
Laurie Anne