First of all, I'd like to wish a Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's out there. Enjoy the weekend and time with your families. Your child has brought home a small gift and card for you : )
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This week students learned about he /ou/ an /ow/ sounds. These letters make the /ou/ sound as in 'ouch' and 'cow'. We remember these sounds by thinking of the story of the crying baby. The toddler pulls the baby's hair and the baby says "ouch!".
Our author for Author Study was none other than the famous Eric Carle! He is best known for his book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". It is also his birthday this month so it seemed fitting to read his books. Eric Carle writes a lot about animals who have trouble doing things or liking themselves for who they are. His stories inspire kids that they are important and can achieve their dreams.
In writing we began learning about haikus. The students reviewed what syllables are and used their understanding to craft a poem that spring with the right amount of syllables in each line. There are 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second line and 5 syllables in the last line.
Many students also finished creating the illustrations for their stories. They look fantastic!
This week students learned about how to select the correct unit for measurement in math. They discovered that if you are measuring a larger item you want to use a larger unit of measurement. Conversely, if you are measuring a smaller object you will want to use a smaller unit of measurement. Ask your child to tell you why. We also began to learn about fractions. Students in Gr. 1 are required to understand what a half and a whole are and how to write a half. They watched a cute video called "Give Me Half" that explained this concept and completed a short activity showing and identifying half.
In Science, students discussed the signs of spring. They sorted pictures showing changes that occur in plants, animals, weather and people and began creating a diorama to model what they learned. Stay tuned to see how these turned out!
In gym, students had fun learning how to play a variety of dodgeball games. Next week we will start soccer.
Important Reminders & Updates:
- RAZ-KIDS: EMJ has purchased a membership to the Raz-Kids website. This is an online reading program with levelled books that your child can practice reading with at home as another option to the Home Reading books that they bring home. Your child had a chance to practice using this site with their Buddies. They have brought home their login information so that they can access the site from home. Please keep this information in a safe place. You will be able to access the site from our Google Classroom or by searching Raz-kids online.
- Please have your child return their Spelling Booklet each Monday.
- Our Google Classroom is up and running! This is a resource for students to use at home to support learning here at school. You can log into your child's classroom by following the steps below:
- Go to Google. com.
- Click the blue "Sign In" icon near the top right of screen.
- Click on the "waffle" icon and select the chalkboard icon from the drop down menu.
- Enter your child's email address. (this can be found in your MyCBE parent account or you can ask me and I can email it to you.)
- Enter your child's password. (All students have the same password. It is: 12345678 )
- Click on "Mrs. V's Classroom")
- Go to "Classwork" tab for links to games and activities.
*Note: If you have any trouble logging in let me know.
IMPORTANT: EMJ Spirit Days!!! Mark your calendars so you don't forget : )
May 12 - Mother's Day
May 22 - Victoria Day
May 29 - No School
June 1 - Zoo Field Trip!!!!!!!
June 9 - No School
June 18 - Father's Day
June 21 - National Indigenous People's Day
June 29 - Last Day of School
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