November 2, 2009

This week in:

Religion: We are learning about the Lord's Prayer and its meaning.

ELA: Letter y, consenant review

Weekly routines include: Printing, Journal Writing, Writer's Workshop, Spelling Practice, Home Reading 

Math: Grade 1s are working with numbers 11-20.  Grade 2s are working with hundred charts.

Social Studies: We are wrapping up our unit on rules and responsibilities at school, home and in the community.

Science: We are finishing our unit about solids, liquids and gases.

French: We are working on basic greetings and items in the classroom.

Health: We are focusing on healthy eating habits.

October 26, 2009

This week in:

Religion: We are learning about the Lord's Prayer and its meaning.

ELA: We are working on long vowel sounds.  (o & u)

Weekly routines include: Journal Writing, Writer's Workshop, Spelling Practice, Home Reading 

Math: Grade 1s are working with number sense.  Grade 2s are working with hundred charts.

Social Studies: We are wrapping up our unit on rules and responsibilities at school, home and in the community.

Science: We are finishing our unit about solids, liquids and gases.

French: We are working on basic greetings and items in the classroom.

Health: We are focusing on healthy eating habits.

October 19, 2009

This week in:

Religion: We are learning the Lord's Prayer and its meaning.

ELA: We are working on long vowel sounds.  

We started doing Writer's Workshop last week. 

Home reading 

Spelling words

Math: Grade 1s are working with number sense.  Grade 2s are working with hundred charts and number lines.

Social Studies: We are wrapping up our unit on rules and responsibilities at school, home and in the community.

Science: We are conducting experiments to investigate gases.

French: We are working on basic greetings and items in the classroom.

Health: We are focusing on healthy eating habits.  We conducted a potato germ experiment last week.  Stop by to check out the results!

October 13, 2009

This week in:

Religion: We are learning about prayer. 

ELA: We are now working on long vowel sounds.  

Last week we wrote a class book about being thankful.  

Home reading 

Spelling words

Math: Grade 1s are working with number sense.  Grade 2s are working with hundred charts and number lines.

Social Studies: We are learning about important parts of school: responsibilities and rules.

Science: We are conducting experiments to investigate solids and liquids.

French: We are working on basic greetings and items in the classroom.

Health: We are focusing on healthy eating habits.

September 29, 2009

We survived the snake trip!  Thank you to all the parents that helped drive and supervise the trip.  Everyone (even the shy moms) touched and held the snakes.  It was a great trip.  

This week in:

Religion: We are learning about prayer. 

ELA: We are working on short vowel sounds.  We have done some writing, and are bringing home daily reading books.  Spelling words will start coming home next week.

Math: We are just finishing the pattern unit with some pattern problems and projects.  We will begin numbers next.

Social Studies: We are learning about important parts of school: routines, rules, and people at school.

Science: We are conducting experiments to investigate solids and liquids.

French: We are working on basic greetings and items in the classroom.

Health: We are doing a couple of experiments on germs & handwashing.

Notes & Reminders

• Star Student this week: Emily
  
• Scholastic Book Order Due Monday October 5
• Hot Lunch - Wednesday October 7
  
• Picture Day Friday October 2
• Compassion Canada: our school has sponsored a child.  Information came home earlier this week.  Please bring in money on the last Wednesday of each month.
  
• Reading Records - should be returned on Mondays, but will be accepted anytime.
  

September 16, 2009

Most of the first week has been spent getting to know one another and the classroom routines.  It has been a lot of fun!

Each week I will post the topics which we are working on in the classroom.  I will also include some homework and reminders.

This week in:

Religion: We are learning about prayer. 

ELA: We are reviewing ABCs and are practicing printing.  We have done some writing, and are beginning to bring home reading books.

Math: Both grades are learning about sorting and patterning.  We have sorted a number of different objects in the classroom and built patterns using those objects.

Social Studies: We have started talking about things that make us important.

Science: We are just beginning to learn about solids and liquids...watch for small homework tasks.

French: Will begin next week.

Health: What makes me healthy?

Notes & Reminders

• Scholastic Book Order Due Friday Sept. 18
• Chickadee/Owl Order Due Friday Sept. 18
• Rally Sunday Service & BBQ - Sunday Sept. 20, 10:30 at the school
• You should have received a letter from me in the Star Bag yesterday

Friday, Sept. 11, 2009

Welcome to Grade 1/2 K!