Grade 1 Mrs. Waugh
Week at a Glance (Jan. 28-Feb. 1)
Wednesday Night – Pack library books to be sent back Thursday.
Nightly – Practice sight words, sound teams and read good fit
books/Raz-Kids.
Literacy:
Words of the Week: should, would, could
, don’t (please highlight
these on your sight word sheet and add “should” to the bottom of
the list).
Reading:
To help improve fluency when reading,
we are reviewing that when a word has two of the same consonants together they
blend to make one sound. For example, fall, buzz, etc.
Sound Team: “oi/oy” (please highlight
these on your sound team sheet)
oi and oy make the sound as in toy and boil
We usually see the oi sound team
in the middle of words, and the oy
sound team on the end of words.
Practice
reading the following words: boil,
boy, joy, coin, join, spoil
Word Family: - please review word families covered
up to this point.
Writing:
We are always working on adding more
interesting detail to our stories. Students’ writing should be like a
hamburger. We need an introduction (our top bun) which tells our reader what
our story is about, the patty and toppings are all of our “juicy details” in
the middle, and the bottom bun is our conclusion/ending. If any part of our
“hamburger” is missing, the whole thing will fall apart!
We continue to learn how to make our
writing more fluent and detailed by using Sentence Stretchers (connecting
words) such as because, and, with, and
but. For example, the sentence “I
made cookies.” can be stretched using the word “with” – “I
made cookies with chocolate frosting and sprinkles”.
Math: Addition:
We will continue working on addition facts
with sums to 12. We have worked with counters and number lines so students can
really see how addition works. We are also beginning to use strategies to solve
addition problems in our head, such as “counting-on” from the greater number.
You can reinforce the concepts we are covering at school.
·
Counters can be used to show that order in addition does
not matter - the answer will stay the same (one part + one part = the whole thing). It does not matter which
part you start with. For example, 4 + 3 is
the same as 3 + 4.
·
Order in addition doesn’t matter, however, it is easiest to start with the “bigger part” and
count-on. For example, for 3+9 start
with the part that has more and count on (“9...10, 11, 12”). Practice asking a
few addition questions each night. Your child may find it helpful to hold up
however many fingers they are counting-on. For example, for 6+3 simply count-on from 6 while
holding up 3 fingers (“6…7, 8, 9” - count-on using the 3 fingers that are up!).
When you practice with your child, make sure they always start with the
greatest number first and count-on.
·
Practice adding zero, one and two. Students should know
these really quickly, as we have done a lot of practice with “What is 1 more
than 8?” etc.
Reminders/Important Dates:
Monday, Jan.28-Professional Learning Day-no school for students.
Tuesday, Jan.29-Skating at York Arena from 10:00-11:00
Thursday, Jan. 31- UNB Let's Talk Science classroom presentation.
Saturday, February 9-UNB Reds Men's Hockey
Team Northside Elementary Schools Night taking place at the Aiken Centre when
the UNB Reds host the Dalhousie Tigers. Keep an eye on the school website for
more info from the Phys.Ed dept.
Feb. 18 – Provincial Family Day – No School
Thank you for your support!