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January 17th, 2018

Dear Parents and Guardians,

  Here are a few of the curricular concepts we will be working on this week. 😀

  Language Arts/Literacy:
  • Digraphs- we are working on the sounds that ch, sh and th make. Here are some songs to help you practice at home:
  • Writing- the gingerbread people we made have disappeared! We are currently working on creating "Missing" posters to help us locate them. We discussed creating a clear, attention grabbing introduction and a detailed description of our gingerbread person.
  • Literacy Centres- the students have been working on Raz-Kids on the iPads. They have also been playing rhyming games, sorting words based on digraphs, practicing their poetry and exploring new guided reading books with their teacher.



Math:
  • Number Lines- the students have been using number lines to help them solve addition equations. Please check your child's backpack tomorrow for the math sheet we have been working on.

  • One more/Less- we learned how to play a new math game! Your child should have brought it home yesterday. Ask them to show you how to play.
Science:
  • Sense of smell- we are discussing our favourite scents and are reviewing why our sense of smell is important.
Health:
  • Being Helpful- we listened to a book about being responsible/helpful. We then discussed ways we can be helpful to others/ the environment. The students then worked with a partner to create a poster about being helpful.
Home Practice Opportunities:
  • Sight Words- please continue to practice the Fry First 100 sight words at home. We are working towards reading at least 50 words from the list by the start of March.
  • Digraphs- please review the sounds that ch, sh and th make. Have your child find words that include the digraphs while they complete their home reading.
  • Math- Say a number to 20 and have your child state the number that is one more or less
Reminders:
  • Popcorn day tomorrow 
  • Please books a student led conference

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