Friday, 13 October 2017

October 13, 2017

Dear Parents,

We had a short but busy week in Grade 1.  We have been reading Pete the Cat books all week to remind us that staying in the "green" zone most of the time is the best place to be.  It's not unusual for all of us to slip into the "blue" or "yellow" zone from time to time.  We are learning to use strategies to help us get back to feeling good, such as asking for help, taking a body break or using deep breathing techniques.  We focused on the "at" rhyme.  We brainstormed words and wrote silly sentences using these words.

In the area of literacy, we are now writing in our journals at least three times a week.  Students are being encouraged to use their knowledge of letters and sounds, along with an alphabet strip to sound out words and record their ideas.  We are learning to form letters correctly and print on the line.  We talk about how some letters are tall, some are small and some go into the basement.  We model how to leave finger spaces between the words and to end sentences with punctuation.  Students are being asked to write more than just one sentence.

New math centers are being introduced.  We are using dice and dominoes to help us write and solve addition equations.  Students are being introduced to the number line strategy to help solve addition and subtraction equations.  They are collecting data by using asking people around the school questions and recording their answers using tally marks.  They are also going on a number hunt to find and record numbers to 20.

In science we have been focusing on primary colours and how two can be mixed to make a secondary colour.  Students have been making colour wheels to demonstrate their understanding.

Today we had our first "Club Friday".  Ask your child to tell you which club he/she belongs to and what they did there today.

Have wonderful weekend!

Ms. Cvach and Mrs. Kenna


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