Month: May 2019

Literacy: We are continuing our learning on non-chronological reports. This week we are focusing on writing a formal country report and then researching our next country. There will be a spelling test on Friday.

Numeracy: Introducing Cayman and US money (coins) – this week we are focusing on making amounts to 100 cents and finding the value of a collection of coins. Why not ask your child to help you pay for the shopping this weekend?

Science: Earth Cycles – the sky and seasons.

Bible: The story of Elijah and the Widow.

Literacy: We are continuing our learning journey ‘All Around The World’. This week we are focusing our research skills on Europe. Do you know a fascinating fact about a European country? There will be a spelling test on Friday.

Numeracy: Continuing to add tens and ones without regrouping.

Science: Continuing to measure weather using a thermometer .

Bible: Remember to learn your weekly memory verse and recite it to the teacher when ready. We are continuing to learn about Ruth.

PE: Any child who participated in the South Sound Stride this year may wear their blue race tshirt on PE days for the rest of the term. If you would like to purchase a blue tshirt, please contact the school office. This is optional.

Field Trip!: We will be having an all-day field trip to Cayman Turtle Farm to celebrate our learning this year. Parents will be invited – look out for your invitation soon! We hope that it will be in the last week of term. Date to be confirmed asap.

Dates to be aware of:

June 18 – School Concert

June 21 – School Graduation Ceremony

June 25 – Awards Ceremony for Kindergarten-Grade 5

Well done to everyone for working so hard during Terra Nova week! You did a great job!

This week, we will be completing our STAR Reading and Math tests. Over the next couple of weeks, the class teachers will be performing the DRA (Diagnostic Reading Assessment) with each child. This is a simple reading and comprehension task to be done individually with the teacher.

Literacy: There will be a spelling test on Thursday this week due to the training day on Friday. Please see the email sent out in the first week of term for this week’s words. This term, we are focusing on our research and report writing skills. The children will be researching a different country each week and learning about life outside of the Cayman Islands.

Numeracy: Adding tens and ones with and without regrouping.

Science: Earth patterns; measuring weather.

Bible: Remember to learn your weekly memory verse and recite it to the teacher when ready. We are looking at the story of Ruth.

PE: Any child who participated in the South Sound Stride this year may wear their blue race tshirt on PE days for the rest of the term. If you would like to purchase a blue tshirt, please contact the school office. This is optional.

Class 1A won the school competition for collecting the most Yello phonebooks. Well done! They will be having a Subway lunch party on Thursday May 16th. Class 1A does not need a packed lunch on Thursday.

Remember that Monday May 20 is a public holiday. No school! See you on Tuesday.

Remember to learn your Bible verse and recite it to your class teacher by Friday May 10. There are no spellings this week, please see the email sent home with this term’s spelling words on it. If for any reason, you cannot print the emailed copy of the Bible verse or the spelling sheet, please send us a message and we will provide one. 

On Monday May 6, Terra Nova testing starts. Grade 1 will have short testing periods every day Mon-Thurs. These tests will be in Reading, Math, Science, Bible, Vocabulary and Spelling. The tests will all be completed in the mornings, so please be on time! 🙂 

Please be assured that the children have had plenty of practise in school, however, it is important that they continue to practise coloring within the bubble on the practise sheets emailed home this week. Do not worry too much about whether your child can answer the questions correctly yet as they are aimed at Grade 2.

We will follow our usual afternoon schedule. Please note PE will be on Tuesday (1A) and Wednesday (1B). However, there will be no PE on Thurs/Fri for either class as Coach Kring will be assisting with the Terra Nova tests higher up the school.