Happy Monday everyone,

Not much has changed in our Language program.  We are still working on Recounts for our writing unit and working on Reading Responses.  When you are reading stories at home with your child, discuss the different story elements such as the setting, characters, problem and solution.  You can even ask them to give you a retell of the story.  The students have started their new unit in Math: Probability.  The students are already experts in the topic.  They are learning the vocabulary associated with Probability, such as certain, likely, unlikely, and impossible.  Give them examples of each and see if they can figure it out.  A couple of examples I used in class were: Ms. Kim will give you an extended recess and we will have Math tomorrow. One activity the students have been very excited about are their Picasso drawings. They are almost complete! The grade one students are tweaking their community by making road signs and greenery.  Once they have finished their final touches, we will begin mapping the community.

The students are learning about Pablo Picasso in art.  Today, they were introduced to some of his pieces and had the opportunity to create their own inspired pieces on a website.  They enjoyed it so much that I told them I would put the site on the blog.  Please click on the link to have your child create Picasso inspired pieces at home.    Click Here

Welcome back from March Break! I'm sure we are all excited to be back into our regular routine.  The students worked on recounts in writing by retelling their adventures during the March Break.  Ask your child what they decided to write about.  We discussed the importance in choosing one event to write about and then adding supporting details regarding that one event.  We will continue to work on these writing pieces for the next few days.  As for math, the students reviewed area by creating robots using grid paper.  They then had to count the area of different parts of their robots.  There will be a test on Linear Measurement on Friday.  The grade one students are responsible for Length and Area using non-standard measurements and the grade two students are responsible for Length, Area, and Perimeter using standard measurements.
The grade one students are still working on their structures for their community in Social Studies.  We have briefly started mapping by discussing the different cardinal directions (North, East, South, and West).  Ask your child how they can remember the directions.