Friday, September 19th

The students continue to work on printing their letters each day.  You can help your child practice the letters at home and make words using the letters that we have learned thus far.  We have looked at the letters Cc, Oo, Ss, Tt, Vv,Ww, Aa, Dd, Gg, and Uu.  You can also review when we use upper and lowercase letters and what sounds they make and how to properly form the letters.  We also learned a new poem this week about colours.  Please make sure your child reviews their poems at home.  We will be working on colours words next week as well.  As for Math, the students have started Data Management (Graphing).  We have made many graphs together as a class.  Ask your child what some of those graphs were about (number of letters in our first name, favourite colour, and favourite animal).  We also introduced our new Science unit: Daily and Seasonal cycles.  We discussed what the four seasons are and what clues tell us it is that season.  Ask your child for some of those clues.    

IXL:

Your child should have received their username and password for IXL.  I have already assigned A.1 for homework.  Your child may be eager to work ahead or go on other sections.  I don’t mind if they do this.  I only assign particular sections to practice the concepts that we are learning at school to reinforce learning.   

Ms. Lee:

We will have a student teacher starting on Monday.  She will be here everyday from 8:45 - 11:30 until the end of January.  The students are very excited!

Friday, September 12th

Happy Friday everyone,

This week the students have been reviewing some letters and numbers.  We are currently working on printing our letters both in uppercase and lowercase.  We have also been practicing our numbers by counting to 100 by ones, fives, and tens.  In addition, the students have been practicing how to spell the number words.  These concepts have also been reinforced in our morning message.  Each day, the students will be looking at a message that needs to be edited.  This week, we have been looking at using uppercase and lowercase letters, number words, the date, and the vowel pair "ee".  As stated in previous posts, the month of September is a time for review and to ensure the rules and routines are in place.  This week, we introduced a new routine in the morning called Bell Work. Ask your child what they are to do during this time.  Your children will be coming home with their poetry book today with two new poems to read and enjoy.  Don't forget to bring back the duotang on Monday.  I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

Wheels in Motion

Hello everyone,

Congratulations, we are into our second week of school.  I'm sure there have been many different emotions for both the students and the parents.  Just keep in mind that it is a difficult transition into grade one as the children are getting used to going to school all day.  Yes, I have had many students reach for their backpacks at lunch :) However, they are quickly making new friends and learning the routines of the class.  Learning the rules and routines of grade one is probably the single most important concept for students to learn.  Well established rules and routines make the entire school year run smoothly.  Therefore, we will be working on these rules and routines for the month of September.  Additionally, we will be using the month of September to review concepts the students learned in Kindergarten and taking the time to assess where the students are in academic areas, such as reading, writing, and math.  I will keep you posted on what is going on in the classroom, so please make sure to check the blog often.

Terry Fox Walk

Our Terry Fox Walk is fast approaching.  We are having a few fundraising events this week and next.  Lemonade will be sold on Wednesday, September 10th and Wednesday, September 17th at lunch and there will be a shoe sale on Friday, September 12th and Friday, September 19th at lunch. On the day of our walk: September 24th; lemonade and shoe sales will follow the event.  I hope to see you there.

*FYI: We will be walking rain or shine.  We will only change the date to the following day if there is thunder/lightning.

Welcome!

Hello everyone,

I hope you all had a wonderful summer and are ready for a new school year.  I have been busy planning a fun year, and I am looking forward to sharing it with all of you.  I will see you on the first day of school: Tuesday, September 2, 2014.  See you then!