The students will be starting non-fiction writing this week.  We will begin by looking at different text features found in non-fiction books followed by writing non-fiction (research) writing pieces.  You can included non-fiction reading into your snuggle up time at home to help introduce the features of non-fiction.  In Math, we are working on Money.  We are identifying the different coins and how to count money in different ways, such as showing 25 cents in three different ways.  We will then slowly start making change.  You can help at home by counting by fives and tens. As for Science, the grade one students are looking at the use of electricity as an energy source. They are looking at how much we use electricity and how we can minimize the use. The grade two students continue to work on the unit: Air and Water.

I hope everyone enjoyed the Easter holiday.  The students started a new recount today about their weekend.  They only had time to start their brainstorming web.  Ask your child, what they have to remember what to put into their recounts.  As for Math, we started our new unit today, which is money.  Today, we discussed how to identify all of the coins, the names and the denominations.  We listened to a song about coins to help us with the symbols on the coins.  Do you know the different symbols?

The grade one students are working on their energy unit in Science.  Today they finished their energy chains.  The grade two students are learning about air with Mrs. Wilson.

The students have been working diligently on their recounts in Language.  Ask your child what a level 3 recount needs.  The students will work on recounts until the end of April.  We are also wrapping up with Symmetry in Math.  They have been making symmetrical art pieces, such as butterflies and mosaic tiles. This will be the last week for the unit.  Our next unit in Math will be money.  Get going on this unit by reviewing the different types of coins and how much they are worth.  The grade one students are looking at the different forms of energy in Science.  We will then discuss the importance of conserving energy and how to help the environment.

The students have been working hard on their recounts.  Each week they are completing a  rough draft involving their weekend.  They are organizing their recounts to ensure each writing piece includes the 5Ws and having an opening and closing sentence.  Ask your child the type of sentence he/she should end their recounts with.  As for math, the students are learning about symmetry.  Ask your child about the line of symmetry.  We have just started the unit, so they are exploring different objects that are symmetrical.

The grade one students started their new science unit: Energy.  We have started to discuss the different sources of energy and what energy is.  We are still in the very early stages of this unit as the students are trying to figure out what an energy source is.