Monday, October 31st, 2016
Dear Families:
Happy Halloween! Because we know how excited your little ones are to go trick –or-treating, we are not sending home any homework tonight. We will begin list 2 words tomorrow and bring our new good fit books home then.
What we are learning:
Literacy:
This week we will begin our first 5 new words in list 2 (at, him ,with, up, all) and our new phrases (at all, look up) Our reading strategy for the month of November will be to look at the beginning sound of an unknown word and get our mouth ready to say that sound . We will be introducing the sound for “ee/ea
In Math, we will continue to work on counting in a variety of ways forward and backward from a given number to 20, counting by 2’s and will be exploring the wonderful teen numbers. We have also been working on building numbers on the ten frame to help us understand one more, one less, two more , two less than a given number. These skills are worked on daily.
In You and Your World, we will discuss the importance of being kind and peaceful citizens in our communities, school and neighborhood.
Information Items/Dates to Remember:
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· Picture Retakes will be on Nov. 4th
· Just a reminder to send your little ones dressed for the weather our mornings are getting much colder!
· Reminder that there will be no school on Friday, Nov. 11th as we observe Remembrance Day.
· GNMES t-shirt and hoody money due Nov. 4th.
· Report cards will go home on Monday, Nov. 21st and parent/teacher interviews will be on Friday, Nov. 25th (no classes for students that day.)
Homework
· Each night have your child read 1 good fit book to his/her “homework helper”.
Remember to send in your library books. (on your library day)
· Take advantage of any counting opportunities that are meaningful to your child like counting and sorting Halloween treats! Compare and talk about quantities using more or less.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to call us at school, send a note in your child’s communication bag, or send us an e-mail.
Mrs. Little (506)453-5429 karen.little@nbed.nb.ca