Dear parents and guardians,
Another busy week of learning!
On Monday we wrote in our journals. We continue to focus on spelling sight words correctly, adding details to our sentences, using punctuation, capitals and lowercase letter correctly, and using juicy descriptive words. The students are also expected to edit their work for the above things before showing a teacher.
We continued to discuss the book "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie" and even created our own stories! The students were challenged to be creative with their stories and use animals, items and events that were not used in the original story. Ask your child what their story was about!
We have continued to work on our sight words. It is so exciting to see the students learning so many words and moving onto the second hundred list of words!
Please continue to ask comprehension questions when doing home reading with your child to ensure their understanding of the story. Have the children tell you in their own words what happened in the story, how the characters might feel, and if they have ever had an experience similar to that of the character. These questions help the children to look deeper into the story and actually understand what is happening, instead of just reading the words.
In Science, we continued to discuss plants. We talked about their needs, their parts, and their life cycle. The students seem to have a solid understanding of these concepts. It was perfect timing for the tree seedling to go home! Have fun planting!
In math, we have continued to discuss shapes. We have learned about squares, rectangles, triangles, circles and hexagons. We also hunted for these shapes around the classroom and recorded what we found. Ask your child about the different shapes around the classroom and what they were able to find.
Reminders:
- Music Monday is on May 7th. We have some special visitors coming to our school that will teach us some traditional Indigenous songs. They are even bringing their big Powwow drum! We expect the assembly to be starting around 1pm. Parents are welcome to join! It is sure to be an amazing experience.
- Please continue to return Letters to Home books each week. We had many more returned this week than last week and the students were happy to not have to write on loose leaf paper. Thank you for you cooperation with this!
Enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend, and maybe even our first thunderstorm of the year!
-Ms. Moore
Another busy week of learning!
On Monday we wrote in our journals. We continue to focus on spelling sight words correctly, adding details to our sentences, using punctuation, capitals and lowercase letter correctly, and using juicy descriptive words. The students are also expected to edit their work for the above things before showing a teacher.
We continued to discuss the book "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie" and even created our own stories! The students were challenged to be creative with their stories and use animals, items and events that were not used in the original story. Ask your child what their story was about!
We have continued to work on our sight words. It is so exciting to see the students learning so many words and moving onto the second hundred list of words!
Please continue to ask comprehension questions when doing home reading with your child to ensure their understanding of the story. Have the children tell you in their own words what happened in the story, how the characters might feel, and if they have ever had an experience similar to that of the character. These questions help the children to look deeper into the story and actually understand what is happening, instead of just reading the words.
In Science, we continued to discuss plants. We talked about their needs, their parts, and their life cycle. The students seem to have a solid understanding of these concepts. It was perfect timing for the tree seedling to go home! Have fun planting!
In math, we have continued to discuss shapes. We have learned about squares, rectangles, triangles, circles and hexagons. We also hunted for these shapes around the classroom and recorded what we found. Ask your child about the different shapes around the classroom and what they were able to find.
Reminders:
- Music Monday is on May 7th. We have some special visitors coming to our school that will teach us some traditional Indigenous songs. They are even bringing their big Powwow drum! We expect the assembly to be starting around 1pm. Parents are welcome to join! It is sure to be an amazing experience.
- Please continue to return Letters to Home books each week. We had many more returned this week than last week and the students were happy to not have to write on loose leaf paper. Thank you for you cooperation with this!
Enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend, and maybe even our first thunderstorm of the year!
-Ms. Moore
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