Week of January 31

Curriculum Notes

In literacy, our word wall words for this week are:
     do
     get
     had
     could
     would

We will continue to work on procedural writing this week. Students will work on their last assignment "How to Get Ready for Bed." They will complete a graphic organizer and a good copy.

In math, we will be reviewing tens and ones up to 50 and working on addition strategies.

In science, we will be beginning our next unit "Materials, Objects and Structures."

In the homework folder you will find a project for students to complete for Day 100 (Friday, February 10). I will discuss the project with students on Tuesday. All the needed information can be found in the green homework folder.

A reminder that the next virtue assembly is Wednesday, February 1 at 12:45 pm.

Snowmen at Night

We learned about texture as we used different types of paper for our "Snowmen at Night" art.

Week of January 23

It looks like there is finally a week with no interruptions :)
A reminder that Monday, January 30 is a PD Day (no school).

If you have not yet returned your child "Discovering Me" page, please do so as soon as possible.

Literacy

Our word wall words for this week are:
     when
     or
     for
     be
     give

We continue to work on procedural writing and are practising all our word wall words this week.

Math

We continue to work on creating and understanding graphs. We will also work on adding (counting up) and subtracting (counting back) strategies.

Science

Your child will be bringing home some review questions based on our "Living Things" unit. Please review these questions with your child. I will be meeting with them one-on-one on Thursday and Friday to discuss these concepts.

Extra Socks!

We have had a wide range of temperatures this winter, including some mild wet days. It looks like Winter Carnival Day (Thursday) might be one of those days. Please send in some extra socks for your child to change into if his or her feet get wet. Extra socks or mitts can be kept in their baskets. Thank you!

Grade 6 Bake Sale

On Friday, January 20, 2017, the Grade 6 classes will be hosting a bake sale in support of their year end trip. We are asking that students bring in an empty container to hold their purchased goodies. Treats will be priced from $0.25 to $1.00. Change preferred. 

Thanks for your support!

Week of January 16

Curriculum Notes

Literacy
We will be reviewing the last 20 word wall words this week. They are:

all	fun
on	not
there	want
did	play
them	from
who	went
will	his
why	her
said	Some
out	good

We will also continue with procedural writing. Students are being encouraged to try to sound out words and not rely on the teacher to help spell every word.

Math
Over the next few weeks, we will be working on a new unit on graphing. Students will conduct surveys, record responses with tally marks, graph the result and write a conclusion based on the data.


Science
We will be concluding our units on "Living Things" and "Daily and Seasonal Changes" over the next couple of weeks. Later this month, we will begin a new unit on "Structures."

Other Important Notes

The three grade 1 classes will be participating in the Epiphany Mass on Tuesday, January 17 at 10:15 am in the gym. You are welcomed to join us.



The winter carnival is scheduled for Thursday, January 19 in the morning. Fingers crossed that the weather cooperates!

"Time Scoot" Game

The students enjoyed practicing time to the hour and half hour with our "Time Scoot" game.

Discovering Me

A letter about the "Discovering Me" student e-portfolios will be coming home tonight. There are 4 short questions to please discuss with your child and record his or her ideas. Please return this form to me by January 20 so I can input the information.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone enjoyed the Christmas break. It seemed to just fly by!

I'm excited to be back and to start 2017!



Curriculum Notes

In literacy, our word wall words are:
     went
     his
     her
     some
     good
We will continue to work on procedural writing. I will also be assessing students' reading this month. Please take some time to review the word wall words with your child, read his or her Snuggle Club book and have your child practice reading on
Kids A-Z.

In math, we will be reviewing time to the hour and half hour.  We will also begin a unit of data management. Students will collect information from their peers, record their findings on a graph and interpret graphs.

In religion, we will be talking about Epiphany. The grade 1 classes are also responsible for the Epiphany Mass on Tuesday, January 17. We will be preparing for that this week. Some students will be bringing home a reading passage to practice for the mass.

Special Events

The virtue assembly for Faith will be this Thursday, January 12 at 10:15 am.