Please note: For some reason my computer will only let me post certain pictures and not others. I have included what I can. Here's a peek at our learning this week...
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This week we learned about some new letter sounds-- soft /c/ & /g/ and the /ew/ sound. We learned when to use the soft /c/ and /g/ sounds and the different ways that the /ew/ sound can be represented in our spelling (ui, ue). Students learned stories and songs to help them remember the sounds for these letters and built words using our moveable alphabet.
In math, we have been learning what word problems are and how to solve them. We have learned to look for important information and clue words that can help us to determine whether or not to add or subtract. Some problems require more than one step to solve so we have to think about what the question is really asking us and what we need to do to solve it. Kids worked in groups to solve a variety of word problems and then we discussed them as a class.
In science, we began to talk about movement and what it is. Movement is the direction, speed and pathway of an object. Objects can move up/down, backwards/forwards, spiral, bounce etc. They can go fast or slow and they can move in a straight, curvy or zigzag line. Students sorted pictures of objects into groups based on how they move and then preformed a test to determine if different object would bounce or roll.
In social, we continued to learn about the community of Nunavut. Students have been looking at what it is like to live in Nunavut today, but this week we began to explore what life was like in the arctic in the past. Students learned about the homes and clothing of the Inuit people.
Important Information & Reminders:
- Library Day is on Wednesday. If your child misses a Library Day we will try to send them on a different day, however, it will not always be possible to do so. Most times they can simply wait for the following Library Day.
- Google Classroom - Our Google Classroom is up and running. Students can log in at school and at home and click on the various links to practice typing, math skills, reading and even do an art activity (Art Hub) or some exercise (Cosmic Yoga). Your child can go to: classroom.google.com, click on the waffle (nine dots in upper righthand corner of screen), select the Google Classroom icon and log in from there. They have already logged in at school so they will just need to put in their student email address (available in PowerSchool/My CBE Account) and their password (eg. 12345678). It's that simple. If you require assistance logging in the first time, please let me know.
- RAZ-Kids - students brought home a sheet with information explaining how to access their online RAZ-Kids account. This is a levelled reading program that students can use to practice reading at home with their parents. Once logged in students can listen to the story, practice reading the story (with adult support if needed) and then take a short quiz to assess their comprehension of what they have read. This is a wonderful compliment to our Home Reading program. If you did not receive your child's login information please email me. Thanks and happy reading!
- Healthy Hunger is up and running. Below are the upcoming fun lunch dates. To order please go to the Healthy Hunger website.
Mar 16 - Use the MyCBE Account to book conferences
Mar. 21 - Parent Teacher Conferences
Mar. 22 - Parent Teacher Conferences
Mar. 25-April 1 - Spring Break
April 2 - Classes Resume
April 11 - Spring Concert
April 15 - Gymnastics starts
April 18 - Class photos
April 19 - PD Day
April 24 - Gr. 1 Immunizations
May 17 - PD Day/No School
May 20 - Victoria Day/No School
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