Oct 30, 2012
Tomorrow is Halloween!!!! Please send students to school in their costumes. Please don't bring any extra props (swords, wands, etc) as they tend to get lost, and make sure students can see well if they are wearing a mask. Also, please feel to join us in the afternoon for our dance, snacks, movie and games from 1:00pm-2:50pm.
Today we learned the letter Ff.
We pretended that we were pushing the air out of our fish.
We also learned three new keys; all, ell and ill.
We made words like all, tall, bell, tell, kill and will.
In Math today we continued to talk about place value. Check out this little video I made to demonstrate using ten bars and one blocks to show place value.
You can also click here to go on a great website to practice.
Have a great night and I can't wait to see some great costumes tomorrow.
Oct 29, 2012
Just a reminder that today is Family and School Partners Night from 6:00-7:30. To learn more click here.
We started our day with Religion today. We talked about how God will always try to find us when we are lost. We watched a little movie about the Parable of The Lost Coin to put this into context.
We started our day with Religion today. We talked about how God will always try to find us when we are lost. We watched a little movie about the Parable of The Lost Coin to put this into context.
In Math today we worked on our place value mats. We are learning about tens and ones. Here is a copy of the place value mats we use at school.
In Social Studies today we talked about responsibilities. Here is a list we made of some responsibilities that kids have:
- Clean up your room.
- Always keep promises.
- When you make a mess clean it up.
- Help water the garden.
- Follow the rules at school.
- Take the dog for a walk.
- Help set the table.
Have a great night!!!
Oct 25, 2012
We reviewed the letter Ll today.
We pretended that we were licking lollipops.
We pretended that we were licking lollipops.
We also learned the key: al
We made words like mal, Allie, Alex and pal.
In Art today we made Haunted Houses and Witches. The kids are bringing them home tonight and hopefully they add to your Halloween decor.
In Social Studies we read the story "From Far Away" by Robert Munsch.
We then talked about ways we could make a new student feel welcome:
- We could eat lunch with them
- Show them around the school
- Share your toys
- Read them a story
- Play with them
Finally, we ended our day with our whole school Liturgy. Here is one of the songs we sang that the students really loved:
Have a great weekend and keep up the great work practicing letters, sight words and word families at home!
Oct 24, 2012
Today we learned another two short Uu keys: ud, uck
We made words like rud, mud, yuck and buck.
In LA we read the story "Where's My Mummy" by Carolyn Crimi. We then made connections to the text by talking about what are parents do when we are scared. After, we got to make our own "Mummies". Check them out:
In Math today we continued to work on ten frames. We went on the following website to practice.
We made words like rud, mud, yuck and buck.
In LA we read the story "Where's My Mummy" by Carolyn Crimi. We then made connections to the text by talking about what are parents do when we are scared. After, we got to make our own "Mummies". Check them out:
In Math today we continued to work on ten frames. We went on the following website to practice.
Finally, tomorrow we will be celebrating a whole school Liturgy at 1:45 and you are more than welcome to join us.
Have a great night!
Oct 23, 2012
Today we learned 2 new keys: ug and um
We made words like mug, rug,yum and mum.
Here are two fun games to play online.
In Language Arts today we learnt a new Halloween Poem. Why not see if you can read it to Mom and Dad tonight.
We made words like mug, rug,yum and mum.
Here are two fun games to play online.
In Language Arts today we learnt a new Halloween Poem. Why not see if you can read it to Mom and Dad tonight.
In Math we continued to learn about ten frames. As a fun way to review we played "Ten Frame Go Fish" Check us out:
Have a great night!
Oct 22, 2012
This week we will be having no homework. Instead please review the following:
Uppercase Letters
Lowercase Letters
Letter Sounds
PrePrimer Sight Words
Word Families (Keys) up to uck
You can access the slideshows on our website by clicking here or print paper copies by clicking here.
I will be assessing all of these items starting next Monday for Report Cards.
In math today we were introduced to ten frames. A ten frame looks like this:
We use ten frames to represent numbers. Here are some examples:
In Social Studies we talked about how some jobs are inside jobs and some are outside jobs. We also discovered that some jobs, like a policeman or a fireman, can be both an inside and an outside job.
Have a great night!
Uppercase Letters
Lowercase Letters
Letter Sounds
PrePrimer Sight Words
Word Families (Keys) up to uck
You can access the slideshows on our website by clicking here or print paper copies by clicking here.
I will be assessing all of these items starting next Monday for Report Cards.
In math today we were introduced to ten frames. A ten frame looks like this:
We use ten frames to represent numbers. Here are some examples:
In Social Studies we talked about how some jobs are inside jobs and some are outside jobs. We also discovered that some jobs, like a policeman or a fireman, can be both an inside and an outside job.
Have a great night!
Oct 18, 2012
We learned two new keys today: un and us
We made words like: under, sun, puss and bus.
Try practicing the un key online by clicking here.
Today in LA we read the story The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams.
We then made put together our own scarecrows:
We made words like: under, sun, puss and bus.
Try practicing the un key online by clicking here.
Today in LA we read the story The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams.
We then made put together our own scarecrows:
In Art today we made seasonal trees. They will be put up on the bulletin board next week when the paint dries, so I will post a picture then.
Finally, we ended the day with Social Studies. We began talking about celebrations. Today we focussed on how we celebrate our birthday. We came up with the following ways to celebrate our birthday:
- we have cake
- we invite friends over
- we get presents
- we have parties
- we play games
Last, but definitely not least, we have filled our marble jar at school. That means we have earned a pajama party. So, on Wednesday, October 24th, we get to wear our jammies to school! Yeah!!!!
Have a great weekend!
Oct 17, 2012
Today we learned the letter Uu.
We pretended that we were putting up our umbrellas.
We also learned two new keys: ut and up.
We made words like: cut, nut, up and Muppet.
We had library today. I found this cute video on line that I thought I would share:
In computers today we made Rural and Urban communities online. Check out the link below to make some at home:
This afternoon we were really lucky to have some of the hockey players from the Keyano Huskies come in to do their active warm up with us and to raise money for the United Way. Check out some pics below:
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Also, their opening game is tomorrow night at 8:00pm at the Casman Centre and you can click below for more info:
We pretended that we were putting up our umbrellas.
We also learned two new keys: ut and up.
We made words like: cut, nut, up and Muppet.
We had library today. I found this cute video on line that I thought I would share:
In computers today we made Rural and Urban communities online. Check out the link below to make some at home:
This afternoon we were really lucky to have some of the hockey players from the Keyano Huskies come in to do their active warm up with us and to raise money for the United Way. Check out some pics below:
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Also, their opening game is tomorrow night at 8:00pm at the Casman Centre and you can click below for more info:
Have a great night!!!
Oct 16, 2012
Just a reminder to send in $2 for the Keyano Huskies presentation to help support the United Way by tomorrow.
Today we learned 2 new word families: og and ock
We made words like: blog, fog and block, clock
We played the following games on line to help us review:
In Social Studies we continued to talk about community workers. Click here to read stories online about different community workers. We also talked about where different people work.
Today we learned 2 new word families: og and ock
We made words like: blog, fog and block, clock
We played the following games on line to help us review:
In Social Studies we continued to talk about community workers. Click here to read stories online about different community workers. We also talked about where different people work.
In Math today we discussed number arrangements. That by moving things around you can represent a number in a different way. Check it out:
Oct 15, 2012
Today we learned two new word families: om and on.
We made words like Mom, com, Don and Ron.
In Math today we learnt about odd and even numbers and how to tell them apart. Click here for a little online review.
In Social Today we started to learn about community helpers. Here are some that we talked about; firemen, policemen, chefs, grocers, truck drivers, etc...
Finally, The Keyano Huskey’s are coming into our school to do some activities with us! All students are asked to bring in $2. The theme is “The change starts here”. Each class will put their classroom’s money into our school “piggy bank” for change starts here! Also, a choose most often snack will be provided.
We made words like Mom, com, Don and Ron.
In Math today we learnt about odd and even numbers and how to tell them apart. Click here for a little online review.
In Social Today we started to learn about community helpers. Here are some that we talked about; firemen, policemen, chefs, grocers, truck drivers, etc...
Finally, The Keyano Huskey’s are coming into our school to do some activities with us! All students are asked to bring in $2. The theme is “The change starts here”. Each class will put their classroom’s money into our school “piggy bank” for change starts here! Also, a choose most often snack will be provided.
Oct 12, 2012
We'll I'm back! I had a great visit with my grandmother and the substitute teacher Ms. Lowe said the class did great while I was away.
Today we learned 2 word families: op and od
We made words like God, odd, prop, and hop.
In Religion we reviewed our Thanksgiving prayer one last time. Maybe you can use it next year at your Thanksgiving table:
In Math today we reviewed the numbers 1 to 10 and how we can represent them with pictures, numbers and words. We read the great book "Chicka Chicka 123" by Bill Martin, Michael Sampson and Lois Ehlert. Check out a fun version of it below:
Today we learned 2 word families: op and od
We made words like God, odd, prop, and hop.
In Religion we reviewed our Thanksgiving prayer one last time. Maybe you can use it next year at your Thanksgiving table:
In Math today we reviewed the numbers 1 to 10 and how we can represent them with pictures, numbers and words. We read the great book "Chicka Chicka 123" by Bill Martin, Michael Sampson and Lois Ehlert. Check out a fun version of it below:
Finally, in Social Studies today we continued to review the concepts of Urban and Rural. We did the following PowerPoint as a class:
Have a great weekend and I hope to see you at the Fall Family Dance and School Fundraiser tonight!
Oct 4, 2012
Today we learned the letter Oo.
When we learnt this letter we pretended that we were turning a light switch on and off.
We then practiced the ot word family.
We made words like: pot, cot, hot and not.
Here are 3 different games you can play online to practice this word family:
In Art today we made cute turkeys, take a look in your child's Kanga Pouch, and then you can have a hand made thanksgiving craft for decoration this Thanksgiving weekend.
In Social, we continued to discuss rural and urban communities. We watched the movie Magic School Bus: In the City. We found out that the city is not a great place for wild animals to live.
Have a great Thanksgiving weekend. I will be heading to Ontario to celebrate with my 91 year old Grandmother and won't be back until Friday. I will still be checking my email so you can get in touch with me that way.
When we learnt this letter we pretended that we were turning a light switch on and off.
We then practiced the ot word family.
We made words like: pot, cot, hot and not.
Here are 3 different games you can play online to practice this word family:
In Art today we made cute turkeys, take a look in your child's Kanga Pouch, and then you can have a hand made thanksgiving craft for decoration this Thanksgiving weekend.
In Social, we continued to discuss rural and urban communities. We watched the movie Magic School Bus: In the City. We found out that the city is not a great place for wild animals to live.
Have a great Thanksgiving weekend. I will be heading to Ontario to celebrate with my 91 year old Grandmother and won't be back until Friday. I will still be checking my email so you can get in touch with me that way.
Oct 3, 2012
Just a reminder that picture day is on Tuesday, October 9. More info will come home soon.
We learned two new word families today: ig and eg
Some words we made were pig, big, leg and egg.
In Language Arts today we made a list of things we are thankful for:
We learned two new word families today: ig and eg
Some words we made were pig, big, leg and egg.
In Language Arts today we made a list of things we are thankful for:
We didn't get to use the computers today because there is something wrong with the charging cart. Instead, we learnt about cyber safety. You can check out the video we watched by clicking here. Also, if you want to do the Thanksgiving activities we were going to do today click here.
Finally, today we celebrated our Thanksgiving Liturgy with the whole school. Here is one of the songs we sang.
Have a great night!
Oct 2, 2012
Well it looks like Fall is officially starting to set in. That being said, please remember to send warm clothes for your child for outdoor recess.
Today we learned the letter Gg.
We pretended that we were gurgling water down the drain.
We also learned the word family (key): ag
We made words like sag, bag, lag, and tag.
In Social we read the story Town Mouse, Country Mouse. Here is a little cartoon version of the story:
After reading the story we talked about how city communities are called Urban Communities and country communities are called Rural Communities.
In Math today we finished our patterns unit. We worked on sorting different objects based on like attributes. We played the fun sorting game Ollie's Recyclables to practice sorting.
Have a great night!
In Math today we finished our patterns unit. We worked on sorting different objects based on like attributes. We played the fun sorting game Ollie's Recyclables to practice sorting.
Have a great night!
Oct 1, 2012
In Religion today we talked about the miracle of Jesus feeding thousands with only 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish, and that when he was done there were 12 baskets of food left over. We learned that Jesus is not just enough - He's too much! John 6:5-13
Today we reviewed all of the letters, keys and words we have learned so far. You can review them at home in the following ways:
Letters (Ss, Aa, Tt, Ii, Pp, Nn, Cc, Kk, Ee, Hh, Rr, Mm, Dd)
Jolly Phonic Songs (click here)
Letters (Ss, Aa, Tt, Ii, Pp, Nn, Cc, Kk, Ee, Hh, Rr, Mm, Dd)
Jolly Phonic Songs (click here)
- Slideshows (click here and follow the directions)
- Action Cards (click here and scroll down to the bottom of the page to download)
Sight Words (I, the, he, she, me, we, be, was, to, do, are, all, you, your)
Word Families (at, it, ap, ip, an, in, ack, ick, ask, et, en, es, est, am, im, em, ad, and, id, ed)
In Math today we reviewed the concepts of repeating, extending and translating patterns. Try the game Crazy Pattern Machine at home to review.
In Social Studies we coloured a Canada flag and we created our own flab to symbolize our class.
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