September 26th, 2024

Hello families,

On Monday we did our Terry Fox run! It was great to see our school come together for such an important cause. We also completed our Terry Fox shape poems.






 In literacy we continued with our daily printing practice in the morning and reviewed the letters N and O. We also used the Montessori moveable alphabet to create words with the letters we have covered so far. I am so impressed with student's inventive spelling as they try to sound words out in their writing! Ask your child what the Animated Literacy actions are for these letters.




 



We also celebrated the first week of Autumn by creating a "Fall Favorites" sketchbook page using the sketchnoting technique.




If you are looking for an extra literacy resource for at home please email me for a copy of the Making Words program. This program is a game-based activity that uses moveable letters to help support phonological development. 



Here are the UFLI resources again if you want to extend your practice at home.


https://ufli.education.ufl.edu/resources/parent/primary/ 

https://ufli.education.ufl.edu/foundations/toolbox/1-34/

In mathematics we wrapped up patterns by creating a sketchbook page. Students were challenged to create different patterns using a variety of attributes such as color, shape, and size. They also labeled their "pattern core/rule".





 Within fact fluency we learned about "doubles", played math games, and explored the Montessori math materials in more depth. 






 


In Science we began learning about the scientific method and how to conduct science experiments. This includes hypothesizing, observing and recording results. Our experiment was mixing colors and reviewing primary vs secondary colors. 



 

In Social Studies we honored Orange Shirt day through conversations, reading books and watching age appropriate videos about residential schools. We then brainstormed ideas to create empathy poems. Students also learned about the Four Sacred Medicines and smudging.  We smudged as a whole class, discussing how to set an intention when doing so. 








We finished the week with a garden sit spot!







Reads of the Week






Responsible Work Choices of the Week

 



Volunteer Opportunity
I am looking for a few volunteers to help start assembling our class sketchbook and field journal covers starting next week. If you are available and have volunteer clearance please send me an email!


Important Dates

  • Due September 20th - Blue Parent viewpoint forms 
  • Friday, September 27th - PD Day - No School for Students

  • Monday, September 30th - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - No School
  • Monday, October 7th - Picture Day
  • Thursday, October 10th - Fun Lunch
  • Thursday, October 24th - Fun Lunch

  • Thursday, October 24th (PM) & Friday, October 25th - Parent-Teacher Conferences (more info to come)



     Scholastic Book Orders 
    If you are interested in ordering you can use our class code which helps us earn money towards new classroom books! Please have your orders in by the end of every month. If they are late there is a chance that I will have to submit them the following month. Thank you for supporting our classroom library!

    Class Code: RC358893



    EPIC Reading
    Our class code is: ypq1713


    Khan Academy Kids
    Our class is now signed up on the the Khan Academy Kids App. This app has a variety of literacy and math activities to help support skill development. Here is our classroom login information if you would like to practice at home:

    Please note that when in a topic you may need to switch between "K", "grade 1" and "grade 2" to reflect your child's needs. Happy learning!