Hello everyone,
I hope you all enjoyed your weekend. Last week, the students continued to learn and review graphing in math. The students are starting to survey their friends and analyze the data from their results. The students are beginning to understand that some people may get different results. Ask your child why this may be the case (asked different people). We are also using the number line to help with counting forwards and backwards. We are learning the strategy where we start at a particular number and count from there rather than always starting at the number one. This strategy will assist in adding numbers. We have been adding and subtracting by one and two, so they understand that numbers are in relation to one another rather than isolated digits.
The students also created artwork last week. We have been learning about different lines and the primary colours. They used different lines for the background of their art pieces and used the primary colours as the foreground. Ask your child which lines they chose to use in their artwork.
One component in our language program is letter and sound recognition (phonemic awareness). The students have been given letter tiles to review letters and sounds. The students are learning that all words must have both vowels and consonants. We have also been brainstorming different words for word families, such as "ing", "at", "ell" etc. We will continue to learn and use this strategy to help the students stretch out their words. Every week starting today, the students will be given 5 letters to make words. The bonus word is using all of the letters. Let's see how many words they can come up with.
Monday, October 24, 2016
Monday, October 17, 2016
Happy Monday everyone!
Even though last week was a short week, it was very busy. We had Blue Jay Day for a spirit day and we had the opportunity to dress up for Scrabble Day because we reached our Terry Fox goal of $10,000. That is truly amazing!
The students continued with some of their routines, such as printing and the morning meeting. We also learned a new poem about vowel pairs. Ask your child the rule for when there are two vowels together. The students are learning the concept of vowels and consonants. This is a great writing strategy for the beginning of grade one. They are learning to stretch out words they are unfamiliar with and to ensure a vowel is included in each word.
In math, the students have been surveying their classmates on different questions. The class had a few "I wonder" questions about the data in our graphs. For example, one "I wonder" question was "What would the data look like if we asked another grade one class?" The students were so excited that we also asked our learning buddies' class. Ask your child for the results. They were enthusiastic to analyze and compare the data. We will continue to learn about graphs for the month of October.
We also had art class last week in which the students had the opportunity to experiment with the primary colours. They figured out that putting more of one colour can change the shade of the secondary colour. Ask your child what the primary colours are and why we describe them as the primary colours.
Even though last week was a short week, it was very busy. We had Blue Jay Day for a spirit day and we had the opportunity to dress up for Scrabble Day because we reached our Terry Fox goal of $10,000. That is truly amazing!
The students continued with some of their routines, such as printing and the morning meeting. We also learned a new poem about vowel pairs. Ask your child the rule for when there are two vowels together. The students are learning the concept of vowels and consonants. This is a great writing strategy for the beginning of grade one. They are learning to stretch out words they are unfamiliar with and to ensure a vowel is included in each word.
In math, the students have been surveying their classmates on different questions. The class had a few "I wonder" questions about the data in our graphs. For example, one "I wonder" question was "What would the data look like if we asked another grade one class?" The students were so excited that we also asked our learning buddies' class. Ask your child for the results. They were enthusiastic to analyze and compare the data. We will continue to learn about graphs for the month of October.
We also had art class last week in which the students had the opportunity to experiment with the primary colours. They figured out that putting more of one colour can change the shade of the secondary colour. Ask your child what the primary colours are and why we describe them as the primary colours.
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Octobere 11th
I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving weekend and is ready for a new school week. The students continue to practice and review concepts in the morning meeting. This week we will be adding a morning message to the meeting. The morning message helps students learn new reading and writing strategies. I will discuss this in further next week.
The students have also started their unit on Data Management. The students have been collecting data by recording tally marks. Ask your child how to use tally marks and the song they have learned to help them remember the rule.
We have also introduced our unit in Science on Daily and Seasonal Changes. We have been discussing how we have four seasons and how the day turns into night. The students have also been asking "I wonder" questions around this topic that we will research and find the answers.
The students have also started their unit on Data Management. The students have been collecting data by recording tally marks. Ask your child how to use tally marks and the song they have learned to help them remember the rule.
We have also introduced our unit in Science on Daily and Seasonal Changes. We have been discussing how we have four seasons and how the day turns into night. The students have also been asking "I wonder" questions around this topic that we will research and find the answers.
Monday, October 3, 2016
October 3rd
Happy Monday everyone,
The students have been working diligently on both their printing and poetry programs. These programs help them with different spelling strategies, such as sounding out words phonetically and learning about rules such as vowel pairs and word endings. Please take a look at your child's printing pages. You will find that they are beginning to use more colour and detail in their pictures because they are building stamina as they work. Encourage your child at home to be proud of the work that they do at school and at home.
In our math program, the students continue to work on number words, even/odd numbers and skip counting. We have also been working on Data Management (graphing) as part of the morning routine. The students are learning to compare data by making conclusions on what they learned from the graph. In our class, we post the "Success Criteria", which helps the students understand what they have to know by the end of the unit. Ask your child to tell you the success criteria or some of the vocabulary words they have been learning in their math unit on numbers.
The Terry Fox walk was a success despite the rain. Many of the students connected their difficult walk with some of the conditions and feelings that Terry must have felt during his run. The students were curious and enthusiastic to learn about Terry Fox and his mission. We watched a movie and read books to learn more about the impact Terry Fox had on all of us.
The students have been working diligently on both their printing and poetry programs. These programs help them with different spelling strategies, such as sounding out words phonetically and learning about rules such as vowel pairs and word endings. Please take a look at your child's printing pages. You will find that they are beginning to use more colour and detail in their pictures because they are building stamina as they work. Encourage your child at home to be proud of the work that they do at school and at home.
In our math program, the students continue to work on number words, even/odd numbers and skip counting. We have also been working on Data Management (graphing) as part of the morning routine. The students are learning to compare data by making conclusions on what they learned from the graph. In our class, we post the "Success Criteria", which helps the students understand what they have to know by the end of the unit. Ask your child to tell you the success criteria or some of the vocabulary words they have been learning in their math unit on numbers.
The Terry Fox walk was a success despite the rain. Many of the students connected their difficult walk with some of the conditions and feelings that Terry must have felt during his run. The students were curious and enthusiastic to learn about Terry Fox and his mission. We watched a movie and read books to learn more about the impact Terry Fox had on all of us.
Monday, September 26, 2016
Monday, September 26th
Hello everyone!
The students continue to build stamina as they work and they are beginning to understand that producing work they are proud of takes time. We encourage the students not only to do their best, but to be proud of the their work. As the year progresses, we will discuss the importance of self reflection and improving their work.
You should have received a note last week regarding IXL and Raz Kids. If you have not yet logged on, please try this week so we can make sure all the usernames and passwords do indeed work. These two web resources will be the homework for grade one. Starting this week, I will be assigning weekly math practice that corresponds with our math program at school and daily reading. You can also practice snap words at home to help your child with his or her sight word recognition.
We continue to do our grade one program routine, such as our morning meeting, printing and poetry. Our daily morning meeting is where most of our learning occurs. This is where students are introduced to new strategies and concepts to apply to their reading, writing, and math skills. To give you an example, we graph the weather daily which helps students to create conclusions on the data that they read. We also compose and decompose numbers through a variety of smartboard slides. This week, we have been focusing on beginning each sentence with an uppercase letter. As the students continue to review their letter formation, this concept will also become clearer.
In math, the students have been looking at number words. We have used the vocabulary: digit, number word, and even and odd. Ask your child if she or he can explain these terms. We will continue to review these terms this week. The student have also been working on rules and responsibilities in social studies. They have been discussing the difference between rules and responsibilities found in the home, school and community and discussing how these may change over time.
We have also started asking I wonder questions. The notion behind an inquiry process is for students to ask questions and to have a voice in their learning. To begin, we have been reading a few books to pique an interest in the unknown and to ask questions that they may have already been reflecting on. This will help them get ready to use skills required for inquiry such as investigating, experimenting, and researching.
The students continue to build stamina as they work and they are beginning to understand that producing work they are proud of takes time. We encourage the students not only to do their best, but to be proud of the their work. As the year progresses, we will discuss the importance of self reflection and improving their work.
You should have received a note last week regarding IXL and Raz Kids. If you have not yet logged on, please try this week so we can make sure all the usernames and passwords do indeed work. These two web resources will be the homework for grade one. Starting this week, I will be assigning weekly math practice that corresponds with our math program at school and daily reading. You can also practice snap words at home to help your child with his or her sight word recognition.
We continue to do our grade one program routine, such as our morning meeting, printing and poetry. Our daily morning meeting is where most of our learning occurs. This is where students are introduced to new strategies and concepts to apply to their reading, writing, and math skills. To give you an example, we graph the weather daily which helps students to create conclusions on the data that they read. We also compose and decompose numbers through a variety of smartboard slides. This week, we have been focusing on beginning each sentence with an uppercase letter. As the students continue to review their letter formation, this concept will also become clearer.
In math, the students have been looking at number words. We have used the vocabulary: digit, number word, and even and odd. Ask your child if she or he can explain these terms. We will continue to review these terms this week. The student have also been working on rules and responsibilities in social studies. They have been discussing the difference between rules and responsibilities found in the home, school and community and discussing how these may change over time.
We have also started asking I wonder questions. The notion behind an inquiry process is for students to ask questions and to have a voice in their learning. To begin, we have been reading a few books to pique an interest in the unknown and to ask questions that they may have already been reflecting on. This will help them get ready to use skills required for inquiry such as investigating, experimenting, and researching.
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