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November 15th, 2017

Dear parents and guardians,

This week we have continued practicing our sight words and our poems. The students are loving reciting the poems every day. We have also continued working through our literacy centers, where the students are practicing their alphabet, rhyming, and word manipulation skills. Over the last two days we have been learning about instructional writing. The students were asked to explain how to brush their teeth as a class, and were required to be very specific to avoid misunderstanding. This was their first copy completed yesterday:


Today, we read our instructions again and noticed that we used the word "put" five times! We then focused on "transitional words" to make our writing more interesting. Ask your child what transitional words they could insert into their writing.

Here is our revised copy that we created as a class:



Here is a full list of transitional words we came up with as a class:


The students then began writing their own instructions for brushing their teeth. They were required to include a title, a list of materials, and a list of steps.


In science, we have been learning about our eyes. Last week, we learned about the purpose of the iris and the pupil. This week, we discussed the functions of rods and cones, what it means to be blind, and what it means to be colourblind.

Here are some questions you can ask your child:

- What do rods help us see?
- What do cones help us see?
-What does it mean to be colourblind? 
- Can a person who is colourblind see any colours at all?
- What does it mean to be blind?
- What are some ways that people who are blind can get around?
- What is braille?



As a class, we have been learning how to count backwards and forwards, as well as how to skip count. Please practice counting in the following ways at home:

- By 1's to 100
- By 2's to 20
- By 5's and 10's to 100

We are beginning to represent addition word problems in different ways. Here is an example.




Today we read a book called "Size of the Problem". We discussed small, medium, and large problems and then decided how we could deal with them appropriately. Have your child describe a small, medium, and large problem and an appropriate solution to that problem.


Message from the Office:

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Last week, The Fundraising Association sent home our latest fundraiser. Until November 23rd we will be selling beautiful poinsettias, Christmas wreaths and arrangements. Last year this fundraiser was a great success!  For each item sold the school receives $7-9.  These funds will be used for such things as the playground, technology for the school, books, school presentations and other school items for the classrooms.

Please see the attached colour order forms.  Plant order 2017.pdf 

Thank you for you continued support. Any question can be sent to councils.kennethdtaylor@gmail.com

Kenneth D Taylor Fundraising Association









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