The days seem to be speeding by. Another week has passed, bringing us closer to exciting events.
First on the calendar – Spelling Bee – October 16, 2019 – 8:15 am. Four students were chosen to represent each class; these students and their parents were notified.
Next – one of our favourites – Dress like a book character – November 1, 2019, all students are being asked to participate.
Ideas for book character dress-up https://www.pinterest.com/pin/49258189660830742/
Literacy
Students enjoyed more GRA connections this week and responding to the weekly flip grid questions. We participated in a live weekly twitter, where I asked students the questions and posted them in the twitter group and read the responses from other students around the world. Next week we have a connection with a french school where we will have a translator.
Students learned about long vowel sounds and forming words with the long vowel sounds. Students also started learning about Types of Sentences. We focused on two types of sentences this week – statements and questions. These we will continue to explore next week. Please use the following link to review with your child at home. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkpJtQy_c_k
Numeracy
We reviewed counting forward by 2s and students are learning to count forward by 5s and 10s, we explored this in various ways, by using manipulatives, doing addition, and a challenge; having a mental math competition.
Please see attached videos, this you may use for practice with your child at home. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq1kRgz7j0I
Students carried out a Literacy and Numeracy Assessments.
Upcoming Assessments and due project
- Bible
- Writing
- Social Studies project
Students will do an in-class Science project. When we return from mid-term break, they will have a Science and a Social Studies Test.
Homework
As school will be out next week Friday, there are no spelling words this week. Also there is no home work this week, instead students can use the time to work on their Social Studies project, prepare for their bible test and practice “Telling Writing”.
Tips to practice writing:
- brainstorm and list topics
- circle the topics you know about, underline the one you think you can get the most information about
- eliminate the rest
- make a list of what you know about your topic
- write a topic sentence
- add details
- draw a picture
- give someone your writing to read
- make corrections
Science
Students continue to learn about life-cycles. This week we reviewed the life-cycle of an insect and students learned about the life-cycle of a mammal. We will continue to compare and contrast life-cycles noting the differences between the mammal life-cycle (cat) and the insect life-cycle (dragonfly).
Social Studies
Students continue learning about grids. This week we looked at important grids: The Equator, the Lines of Latitude and Longitude- the most important line of longitude; the Prime Meridian. Students are learning the importance of grids although the lines are imaginary. We will continue to explore this topic next week, as we view more videos where airplane and ship systems use grids to navigate location.