Month: October 2018

Math –We are continuing our unit on number sense. With this we practice counting up to 90 as a class and independently. We are working on understanding what numbers represent. We will continue to have math centers this week.

French – We are finishing our Halloween vocabulary. We are continuing to learn how to say the consonants and what their sounds are. This week’s letter is K (the letter K is pronounced like ‘k-ahh’) in French the letter K makes the same sound as in English.

Phys. Ed – We are working on be aware of our movement in Phys. Ed.  Students are practicing moving in different directions, stopping and starting, moving towards a target and then dodging it.

Book of the Month – We started our book of the month. Students bring it home and can read it or have it read to them by a family member.  Afterwards I ask that together you leave a message on the first page about something they learned, enjoyed, or connected to.  Then, please return it to school so we can continue the chain.

Upcoming Important Dates:

October 29th – Battle of the Books Starts

October 31st – Halloween Dress Up Day (they can come dressed in their costumes that AM, no accessories please)

November 2nd – Photo Retakes

November 5th – SCC Book Exchange (6-7pm)

November 6th – Hot lunch (order one week before)

November 8th – No School

November 9th – No School

November 12th – No School

November 15th – French Family Night (Please let me know if you cannot make it.)

What’s Up this Week: Oct 22nd- Oct 26th

Math –This week we are continuing our unit on number sense. With this we practice counting up to 80 as a class and independently. We are working on understanding what numbers represent. We will continue to have math centers this week.

French – We are working on Halloween vocabulary. We are continuing to learn how to say the consonants and what their sounds are. This week’s letter is J (the letter J is pronounced like ‘jee’) in French the letter J makes the same sound as in English.

Phys. Ed – With this we are learning about playing fairly and rules in Phys. Ed. We are now working on our locomotor movements and fine motor skills in Phys. Ed.

Seesaw – The students and I love seeing when you like or comment on the posts we add to Seesaw, so please comment your thoughts ! With this I will sometimes have prompts at the end of a post.

Book of the Month – Through out the month a student will take the book home. They can read it or have it read to them by a family member.  Afterwards I ask that together you leave a message on the first page about something they learned, enjoyed, or connected to.  Then, please return it to school.

Upcoming Important Dates:

October 23rd – Hot Dog Lunch

October 29th – Battle of the Books Starts

October 31st – Halloween Dress Up Day

November 2nd – Photo Retakes

November 5th – SCC Book Exchange (6-7pm)

November 6th – Hot lunch (order one week before)

November 8th – No School

November 9th – No School

November 12th – No School

November 15th – French Family Night

Math –This week we are continuing our unit on number sense. With this we practice counting up to 70 as a class and independently. We are working on understanding what numbers represent. We will continue to have math centers this week that are going to help us build up our number sense and recognize numbers. If you’re interested in helping your child with their number sense and are looking for some fun ways to do this I can recommend some easy games.

French – We will continue working on autumn vocab. Soon we will be adding in some Halloween vocabulary. We are continuing to learn how to say the consonants and what their sounds are. This week’s letter is F (pronounced the same as in English ‘eff’) and the sound it makes is the same as an English F.

Phys. Ed – With this we are learning about playing fairly, rules in phys. Ed class, as well as working on our endurance and flexibility. We are now working on our locomotor movements and fine motor skills in Phys. Ed.

Three Way Conferences – This week on Tuesday the 16th and and Thursday the 18th from 3:30-7:00pm. Please register for a 15 min slot so we can discuss goals with your child(ren) and see some of the new things they have learned.  The registration will close tomorrow, if you haven’t registered you can send me an email and I will slot you in.

Seesaw – The students and I love seeing when you like or comment on the posts we add to Seesaw, so please comment your thoughts ! Also, I will sometimes have prompts at the end of a post. Feel free to comment back what was discussed.

Upcoming Important Dates:

 

October 16th – Three Way Conferences 3:30-7:00

October 18th – Three Way Conferences 3:30-7:00

October 19th – Scholastic Orders Due

October 19th – Terry Fox Movie Party (PM – students can bring a snack but no drinks)

October 23rd – Hot Dog Lunch (order on Healthy Hunger a week before)

October 29th – Battle of the Books Starts (a note will come home soon)

October 31st – Halloween Dress Up Day

What’s up this week – October 9th-12th

I hope everyone had a restful long weekend!

Math –This week we are continuing our unit on number sense. With this we practice counting up to 60 as a class and independently. We are working on understanding what numbers represent. We do this by playing games like war with ten frame cards. Students have centers where they pick a number and represent it with different counters, as well as some worksheets where they show each number in different ways . We are also learning how to properly print our numbers. If you’re interested in helping your child with their number sense and are looking for some fun ways to do this I can recommend some easy games.

French – We will continue working on autumn vocab. Soon we will be adding in some Halloween vocabulary. We will also be adding in some family and house vocab so eventually we will be asking for a picture of your house. We are continuing to learn how to say the consonants and what their sounds are. This week’s letter is G (pronounced similar to ‘jay’) and the sound it makes is the same as an English G.

Phys. Ed – With this we are learning about playing fairly, rules in phys. Ed class, as well as working on our endurance and flexibility. We are now working on our locomotor movements and fine motor skills in Phys. Ed.

Family Pictures – We have created our family bulletin board. If you haven’t, please send a picture of your family (or two pictures, with each parent/guardian) to school, feel free to email it to me and I can print it off at school.

Three Way Conferences – These are coming up quickly in October, they are the 16th and 18th from 3:30-7:00pm. Please register for a 15 min slot so we can discuss goals with your child(ren) and see some of the new things they have learned.

Seesaw – The students and I love seeing when you like or comment on the posts we add to Seesaw, so please comment your thoughts ! Also, I will sometimes have prompts at the end of a post. Feel free to comment back what was discussed. Our classroom iPads are currently getting set up with some french apps and will be ready for the students to use them soon and log on to seesaw.

Upcoming Important Dates:

Tuesday, Oct 9th – red day

October 10th – Picture Day

October 11th – Pizza Hot Lunch (order on Healthy Hunger a week before)

October 16th – Three Way Conferences 3:30-7:00

October 18th – Three Way Conferences 3:30-7:00

October 19th – Scholastic Orders Due

October 19th – Terry Fox Movie Party (PM – students can bring a snack but no drinks)

October 23rd – Hot Dog Lunch (order on Healthy Hunger a week before)

October 31st – Halloween Dress Up Day