Our Learning This Week...
We made it! It's finally the Winter Break! The kids have worked very hard and are ready for a bit of a rest : ) Below are some highlights from this week. We will see everyone back at school on January 6th. I hope everyone has a relaxing and enjoyable break. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all that are celebrating!
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In language arts we have continued to review the letter sounds for a number of letters. Students review all sounds taught every day, work on building and sounding out words using the sounds covered since the start of the year and read books in their reading groups that include words with those letter sounds and some HFW (high frequency words) that are more difficult (e.g. is, as, to, do, the, said etc). to decode but are necessary to be able to read beginning text. We regularly review these words as well.
In writing students continue to work on fixing sentences looking for capitals, spaces and periods. Students are also learning to use the sound wall to write HFW correctly in their written work.
Students also began some new fine motor stations to build their skills in printing and cutting and engaged in some literacy tasks (i.e. listening for beginning and middle sounds in words)
(Beginning Sounds)
(Middle Sounds)
In science, we learned about what instructions are and participated in some activities in which we had to follow instructions and determine whether or not they needed to be given in a particular order. Students had fun learning to give instructions in different ways (e.g. verbal, written, visual, auditory) and comparing the results of each.
Important Information & Reminders:
Please note that the use of activities in our Google Classroom is optional. These are not assigned, but are offered as optional activities that can support some of the learning we are doing in class. We will also be using the websites during class throughout the year at different times. If you have trouble logging in or questions about the classroom, let me know. Your child's email and password were sent home this past Monday.
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Login Instructions: Logging in the first time...
1. Go to classroom.google.com
2. Click Go to Classroom
3. Enter the email address for your Classroom account. (I will email this to you).
4. Click Next.
5. Enter your password. (Everyone's password is: 12345678)
6. Click Next.
7. If there is a welcome message, review it.
8. Click Accept.
9. If you're using a Google Workspace, click I'm a Student.
10. Click Get Started.
Here is a video that also explains the process:
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- Healthy Hunger website: www.healthyhunger.ca.
- Please see the step by step ordering instructions.
- TBA
Upcoming Events and Dates to Remember:
Dec. 20 - Last day of classes before break
Dec. 21-Jan. 5 - Winter Break/No School
Jan 1 - Happy New Year!
Jan. 6 - Classes Resume
Jan 27 - Report Cards
