This week we made a few changes in our classroom! I was itching for a bit of a change and re-arranged the classroom a little. We also decided to start our mornings a little differently. Each morning students have a literacy and numeracy activity to complete. This week we did word scrambles and number bonds! They can choose between the mild, medium or spicy difficulty levels. Students enjoyed using the moveable alphabet to unscramble the words, and various math materials to help them solve the number bonds.
In literacy, we learned about the "ing" sound and talked a little bit about the rules for how to add ing to a word. During Daily L.A. students worked together to build as many ing words as they could.
We also learned about nouns and students created a list of nouns in the classroom! This video talks about common and proper nouns which we discussed a bit but haven't focused on yet.
We have really been enjoying using the program Spellie. Students wanted me to share this on the blog again. There is a new word challenge every day if you'd like to try it on the weekend. Please don't do it in the mornings during the week as we will be using it at school!
This week we read the book Junie B. Jones is a Beauty Shop Guy. We all love reading Junie B. Jones books together - it's probably my favourite part of the day! She is so hilarious. I do change up some of the words when we're reading as well just because she likes to use the words "dumb" and "stupid" a lot - we just go with silly!
In math, we worked on the "t-shirt problem" to challenge students' thinking a little bit! We ended up working in grade 1 and grade 2 groups to solve the problem together.
In science, we have been learning about hot and cold temperatures. This week we did an experiment with different containers of water. Students observed the water and made predictions about the temperature, and then used a thermometer to read the actual temperature of the water. We had two room temperature containers that I coloured red and blue to try to trick students! We had one container with hot water, one with cold water, and one with snow.
Helping Hearts
During lunch hour, students can earn "helping hearts" for showing kindness. Once students reach 20 hearts, they earn a class prize. This week students were really excited to earn their 20th heart! We decided that as a prize, students will watch The Lorax during lunch on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week. They also would like to have a pj day so we will do this on Wednesday, February 15th! Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns!
Next Week
Although next week is a short school week, we have a lot going on! On Monday, we are going to be working on our Secret Valentine's Day cards. Rather than making a Valentine for each student, everyone will make a thoughtful Valentine for one of their classmates. On Tuesday, we look forward to celebrating Valentine's Day together! Please remember that treats should not be brought to share with the class. As an alternative, you could send a special treat in your child's lunch kit for them to enjoy. We are also excited to be welcoming Mrs. Carreño back to the classroom on the 14th! She will be with us Tuesday-Friday until the end of April finishing up her final practicum before becoming a teacher! On Wednesday, we will be celebrating the 100th day of school and the Family Dance in the evening. Please remember that Thursday and Friday is Teacher's Convention and there will be no school for students. Enjoy the 5 day weekend!
Volunteering
I could use a hand with a couple of odd jobs around the classroom if anyone is interested in volunteering the week of the 21st. Please send me an email if you're available to help out! Also, please let me know if you are interested in volunteering as a reading volunteer in the classroom on a more regular basis and I can send some information your way!
Scholastic
Scholastic has not been sending class sets of monthly flyers but they always have monthly flyers you can access online - Here is the link for February's Flyer! Our class code is: RC142429
Upcoming Dates
Tuesday, February 14th - Valentine's Day at LBS
Wednesday, February 15th - Family Dance
Wednesday, February 15th - 100th Day of School
February 16th-17th - Teacher's Convention (no school)
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