Our Learning This Week...

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Here's a peek at our week!

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In ELAL we have been learning about long vowel sounds and the "Magic e" (a.k.a. silent e). Students learned that when a word has the CVCe spelling pattern the vowel will say it's name. For example, lake, late, sane, tame etc. Below is a short video that helps to explain this concept. They also listened to the story of the "Mighty Silent E". 


https://youtu.be/c3oA4wfUBak


In writing, we have been learning about the importance of organizing our ideas in a logical sequence. Students listened to stories and retold the story events in the correct order. The also worked in groups to order picture cards in a logical sequence and then one their own. 





In math, we have been working on the making ten strategy for addition. Students played games in which they tried to spin two numbers that equal 10. Knowing pairs of numbers that add to ten can help students to solve problems like 9+6 or 8+7 by simply adding to one number to make ten and taking away the same amount from the other number. For example, 9+6 becomes 10+5. The students already know that 10 and 5 more makes 15 (from our work with base ten blocks) so that is easier and quicker to solve. 



    




In health, students learned all about Pink Shirt Day. We discussed how Pink Shirt Day began and why we wear pink shirts. We learned about what bullying is and what it is not. Students discussed the signs of bullying versus conflict and mean moments.


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In P.E. we have been learning how to play badminton. They had fun bouncing the birdie on their rackets, trying to hit it into a target, and volleying to a partner.




This week we also had a new member join our class. Ms. Toy is learning to be a teacher and will be in our classroom until the end of April. She has already made connections with the students and is excited to start teaching!




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:
  • Mar 13 - Little Ceasars
  • Apr. 24 - Subway
  • May 22 - A & W
  • June 19 - Mucho Burrito

Upcoming Events and Dates to Remember:

Feb. 28 - PD Day/ No School

Feb. 26 - Pink Shirt Day - Wear your pink shirts to stand up to bullying!

Mar. 3-7 - Swimming

Mar. 20 - Last day of classes

Mar. 21-30 - Spring Break

Mar. 31 - Classes Resume

Apr. 17 - Class Pictures









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