day 2. Mon. Nov. 21- Scientist in the class (9-11:30), Health
day 3. Tues. Nov. 22- Reading Buddies, Physed
day 4. Wed. Nov. 23- Computers, Music
day 5. Thurs. Nov. 24- Physed
- We need two more volunteers for the Scientist in the classroom on Monday, Nov. 21st. Please sign up on signupgenius or contact Samantha. Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers! Please arrive around 8:30 A.M to help set up and become familiar with your assigned centre. The scientist will have all the instructions and materials ready for you.
- Thank you to everyone for making parent teacher meetings enjoyable. I absolutely loved meeting with all of you, sharing stories and talking about your child's progress. Let's take a minute to remember that it is only November and the transition from Kindergarten to Grade One is a huge one. The class has certainly shown improvement this week. The children and I have been working diligently to build a comfortable classroom environment in which everyone is respected and included. We have been fulfilling our responsibilities and learning to solve our problems with kids words. Ms. McGee (music teacher), along with Ms. Taylor (computers teacher) were both impressed by the sudden change in behaviour. We are becoming better listeners. What great news!
- Please ensure that your child has indoor and outdoor shoes, especially now that the weather is a little messy.
- I will be away on Wednesday and Mrs. Champagne (a regular supply teacher at LKS) will be teaching the class. Mrs. Champagne has a lot of experience under her belt and she is simply incredible!
Math
We have finished Patterning and will be moving onto Measurement and number bonds next week. I will be having one on one conferences with students and all the patterning work will be sent home. The children learned to extend, name and create their own patterns. They have been challenging themselves by adding more colours or shapes to their patterns and finding the core (the part that repeats).
Patterning with fruit loops and stickers
We continue to practise skip counting by 10s, 5s and 2s. The students cut out three worms and an apple to help them with this skill. The apples were sent home on Friday in everyone's mailbag. Please use this tool as a fun way to practise skip counting at home.
Science
We continue to learn about Energy. We read a book called, Energy Makes Things Happen and learned about different types of energy such as: heat, light and sound. We are very excited to welcome the scientist in our class on Monday!
Language
The students rotated through four different literacy centres which included making words with magnetic letters, using dry erase boards and playing sight word games in small groups. It is amazing to observe the students as they create words, share their ideas and take turns playing various games.
We will begin learning about procedural writing (how-to writing). Students will use transitional words such as first, next, then, last to write about their steps. Here is an example:
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