Sept 29, 2011

Well we made it through the first month of school!!!  Just a reminder that there is no school tomorrow and that Monday is picture day.


Today we learned the letter Oo.

When we learned this letter we pretended that we were turning the lights off and on.

We also learned the word family ot.

We made words like dot, tot, hot and jot.

That means, please add page 16  to the word family flash cards.

https://sites.google.com/a/fmcsd.ab.ca/grade-1/flashcards

This afternoon we finished up this week's centres and a lot of students completed all of them and the rest of them did better.  Next week our goal is to work quieter and stay focussed during centre time.

In art today we made symbols that represent Canada - Red Maple Leafs.  Check them out below.

Have a great weekend!

Sept 28, 2011

Today we learned the word families eg and ig.
We made words like mig, egg, leg and igloo.

That means, please add page 15 and 16 to the word family flash cards.

https://sites.google.com/a/fmcsd.ab.ca/grade-1/flashcards

In computers today we played some pattern games and worked on reading skills on starfall.com.

In Math today, we worked on sorting differnet items into like groups.  We played a fun odd and even sorting game which you can click on below:

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2numeracy-properties-and-ordering.html#npmenu

Also today, we got to go to the gym and do some fun circuit activities with the our Apple School's Teacher Mrs. Zielke.  We got to use scooters, to crab walks, hop through hula hoops and a couple of other fun activities.  It was a good way to blow of some steam in the afternoon.

Fi nally, I though I would share some pictures of the students working hard at centres.  They are getting more done but need to work on working quieter!

  

Sept 27, 2011

Tonight in students homework bag there is a permission slip for picture day because if the weather is nice it will be across the street in the trees.  Please fill out the form and return it by Thursday.

Also, please remember to return all Purdy's fundraising tomorrow as I would like to get the orders sent off as soon as possible.  The students are so excited for the ipods and can't wait for me to order them.

Today we learned the letter Gg.

When we learned this letter we pretended that water was gurgling down the drain.

We also learned the word family ag.

We made words like rag, brag, tag and wag.

That means, please add page 14  to the word family flash cards.

https://sites.google.com/a/fmcsd.ab.ca/grade-1/flashcards

In language arts today we read the poem "Five Little Monkeys".  We also worked on different reading strategies to read the story "Jump In" as a class.  The reading strategies we used can be found on the bookmark below.

In Math today, we worked on identifying and creating repeating patterns.  We also plated the fun game below:


http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/games/levelone/KC_Whats_Next_Patterns.html

Sept 26, 2011

This weekend I emailed home results of the beginning of year testing that I did with students.  Please take a minute to review it and if you have any questions email me and we can either resolve them that way or set up a time to meet.


Also, check out the new sidebar item on our website all about Reading Strategies:
https://sites.google.com/a/fmcsd.ab.ca/grade-1/readind

Today we learned the word families ed and id.

We made words like red, wed, kid, and lid.

That means, please add page 12 to the word family flash cards.
https://sites.google.com/a/fmcsd.ab.ca/grade-1/flashcards

In Social today we talked about ways to represent different groups.  For example hockey teams wear jerseys with their logos on it or policemen wear uniforms.

In math we worked on translating patterns, make the same pattern in a different way.

Have a great night!

Sept 23, 2011

This week we learned the letters Rr, Mm and Dd.

We also learned the word families es, est, am, im, em, and and ad

Please check out all the flashcards by following the link below:

             https://sites.google.com/a/fmcsd.ab.ca/grade-1/flashcards

or review them on the computer by going to the following link:

             https://sites.google.com/a/fmcsd.ab.ca/grade-1/slideshows-1

This afternoon we had our first school Liturgy.  Father Paul came to do the homily and we sang some wonderful songs of worship.

We finished this weeks centres today and we got lots more done.  Next week our goal is to use a quiet whisper voice while working during centre time so that we do not disturb the students reading with Mrs. Easton.


Finally, there is no homework this weekend but it's always fun to read on Raz-kids.


Have a great weekend.

Sept 22, 2011

This morning we had a substitute teacher because Mrs. Easton was doing reading testing in the hallway.  Every student got a chance to read one on one with Mrs. Easton and you can look forward to an upcoming email detailing progress in the classroom.

Today we learned the letter Dd.

When we learned this letter we pretended that we were playing the drums.

We also learned the word family and and ad

We made words like hand, band, Tad, sad.

That means, please add page 12 and 13  to the word family flash cards.

https://sites.google.com/a/fmcsd.ab.ca/grade-1/flashcards

This afternoon we continued to work on centres and some of the students are getting pretty close to completing all of this week's centres.  We are slowly getting into the routine.

Later, we watched LeapFrog's learn to read movie which gave tips on how to read new words.  Students learned about sounding out words using their knowledge of letter sounds, looking at pictures, reading on to figure out meaning and making sense of text.  If you would like to watch the movie at home you can find it online by following the links below:

http://www.veoh.com/watch/v15823563Z3BtMax8

http://www.veoh.com/watch/v15823568r7awc7h5?h1=Leap+Frog+learn+to+read+2

Sept 21, 2011

Today we learned the word families im and em.

We made words like impaired, trim, gem,rem.

That means, please add page 10 and 11 to the word family flash cards.

https://sites.google.com/a/fmcsd.ab.ca/grade-1/flashcards

In computers today we played some fun games which you can check out on our website under the computer class link.

In math we worked on finding errors in patterns.  We made and corrected patterns with our friends and we watched a movie all about patterning.


Have a great night!