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.