In math, we've been continuing to learn about fractions. Students had fun going on a fraction scavenger hunt on Monday. This was optional for grade 1s as it goes beyond halves but most grade 1s chose to take on the challenge! I loved hearing the math vocabulary that was being used during this activity - "That's one third!" or "This one is three quarters!" We then moved on to comparing fractions using the greater than, less than and equal to symbols. We are only comparing fractions with the same denominator. We also learned how to represent fractions in different ways including: circle models, parts of a set, fraction strips, and number lines.
In social studies we learned about the last three Sacred Teachings. We learned the teaching of wisdom from the beaver, humility from the wolf, and truth from the turtle. These are big, kind of complicated concepts! Students wrote about ways they show wisdom and humility. We described wisdom as: knowing you have a special gift or talent and using it to make the world a better place. We described humility as: knowing you are no more or less important than anyone else. We described truth as: Living with all of the sacred teachings.
In literacy, we've been tying up a few loose ends! We talked about the -ed ending on words and how they can make three different sounds - the 'd' sound (called), the 't' sound (jumped) and the 'ed' sound (rested). We also learned about the schwa sound (also used in rested!) In small groups, grade 2 students have been working on silent letters. This week we looked at the 'kn' sound. I had a couple students help create a character for the kn sound! We are also getting really close to finishing The Wild Robot!
Here are our words for next week (we are doing a digraph review for the red list!):
In science, we moved on to our last unit which is Computer Science! We learned that computers collect data and use patterns to help make predictions. We reviewed patterns a little bit as a refresher! Next week we will continue on with following and making instructions. Eventually we will get to use the robots!
In wellness, we're continuing to learn about healthy eating. We learned about ways that our bodies grow and change, and how foods can benefit our body's growth and change. We also learned about different cultural foods and students were tasked with asking their families about foods that are special to their culture!
Our garden is looking beautiful - thank you Gardening Club & Parent volunteers! We found a little bunny enjoying the garden on Friday!
Upcoming Dates
Wednesday, June 4th - All Library Books Due
Tuesday June 10, 17, & 24 - T-Shirt Tuesdays - students are invited to wear their school t-shirt every Tuesday for the rest of the year!
Wednesday, June 11th - Walking Field Trip with Buddies
Thursday, June 12th - Boardwalk Fun Lunch
Thursday, June 19th - Canyon Meadows Cinema Field Trip
Friday, June 20th - Indigenous Peoples Day & Walking Field Trip with Buddies
Tuesday, June 24th - Sports Day
Thursday, June 26th - Last Day of School & Early Dismissal
Hello families, Here's our weekly update! This week students were working hard on a summative assessment for our patterns unit! Students had fun creating pattern art and used a checklist to make sure they were using specific types of patterns in their art. They also had a peer check their work to make sure they were including the correct patterns. On Monday, students planned their art, and on Tuesday they completed their art using crayons and watercolour paint. They look awesome!! We worked on some skip counting a bit this week as well, including counting by 5s and 10s. This was pretty tricky for a lot of students and might be something we come back to after solidifying our understanding of place value. Here are the skip counting expectations for each grade: Grade 1 1s to 100 starting at any number Backwards from 20 to 0 by 1s 5s to 100 starting at 0 10s to 100 starting at 0 2s to 20 starting at 0 Grade 2 1s to 1000, forwards and backwards starting at any number ...
Hello families, Here's our weekly update! In literacy, we reviewed the letters R with the characters Rosie Racoon and Rhino Ralph, and the letter L with characters Lonnie Lion and Lizzie Lamb. We also learned about r letter blends (gr, fr, cr, tr, etc.) We learned how to put words in alphabetical order and we learned about syllables. We talked about the clapping trick for finding syllables as well as counting how many times your chin drops when you say the word. Students were reminded that how many sounds or letters in a word is different than how many syllables are in a word. Now that we've learned many ways to practice our high-frequency words, students can use the choice board to decide how they would like to practice them each morning during Opening Task. Here are the words for next week: In small group work during during Daily LA, we've been talking about rhyming words and working with different word families. Students are practicing their decoding skills to...
We had another great week in room 11! Our first five day week of the year! Here's what we got up to! We are continuing to practice our inside voices (close-talking voices). We enjoyed reading the story "My Mouth is a Volcano." We also learned what it means to follow the "group plan." This is a strategy from Occupational Therapists for students to understand and demonstrate expected behaviours. The program, Social Explorers, is designed to develop social thinking. Specifically, it develops awareness of self, awareness of others, and the impact of our actions on others' feelings and thoughts. The term Group Plan is the expected behaviours and routines. Students are learning how to identify the group plan and join in with their bodies and thinking. In the mornings, students have been introduced to Opening Task. This is a short, familiar activity that students complete after soft entry. The activity may change depending on what we are learning in the class...
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