Our Learning This Week...

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 Hello! It was a short week. Here's what we did!

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In reading we learned the /ph/ and /ng/ sounds. Students played games, listened to stories and practiced making words with these letters in them. Here are some videos to help them review these sounds.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zzq9wy6wXI



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhMk_o1Iu9Y


In writing we continued with learning how to stretch our sentences with some hilarious results! Students continued to develop their understanding of sentence structure (subject i.e. the naming part and predicate i.e. the telling part). Then they added a 'where', a 'when' and a 'why' to their sentence. For example, "She likes pizza." became "She likes cheese pizza in the park every morning for breakfast." We coloured coded our sentences to help us remember to include each part. 




In math, we continued to learn about addition and subtraction. We focused on the addition strategy of counting on. Students learned to begin counting with the first number, rather than counting all the objects, and then counting on. In the picture below, students put a certain number of counters under their paper. Then they put some more counters next to the paper. They had to remember the amount under the paper and then count on to get the total. We then showed this as addition equation. 




In social we talked more about the meaning of PAST and PRESENT. Students had to sort pictures into a chart based on whether they showed items from the past or the present.





In art we learned about an artist named Wassily Kandinsky. We examined his art and noted his use of colour and shape. Kandinsky wanted his art to evoke a feeling or mood and also to communicate, in visual form, sounds and music. He tried to capture sounds he heard in his artwork. The students began an art project based on Kandinsky's famous painting "Squares with Concentric Circles", but they are painting hearts instead of circles. 





 


 


In gym, we began a unit on dance. The students have learned the "Bunny Hop" and the "Chicken Dance" so far. Ask your child to show you the steps : ) 


Doin' the Bunny Hop!


Important Updates & Reminders:

Google Classroom is available for students to access. Below are instructions for logging in. I have recently added a number of activities that cover many of the skills and concepts we have learned this past term. Have a look!




Please note that the use of activities in our Google Classroom is optional. These are not assigned, but are offered as extra 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. If you need your child's email or password information let me know. I can resend it.

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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:

https://youtu.be/agF_V9sxsWw

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Fun Lunch - Below are the links to the Healthy Hunger website and instructions on how to set up your account. 

Upcoming Fun Lunch Dates:
  • Feb 20 - Swiss Chalet
  • Mar 13 - Little Ceasars
  • Apr. 24 - Subway
  • May 22 - A & W
  • June 19 - Mucho Burrito

Upcoming Events and Dates to Remember:

Feb. 10 - Library Day

Feb. 14 - Valentine's Day/Valentine's Day Party

Feb. 13 & 14 - Teacher's Convention/No School

Feb. 17 - Family Day/ No School

Feb. 28 - PD Day/ No School

Mar. 20 - Last day of classes

Mar. 21-30 - Spring Break

Mar. 31 - Classes Resume


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