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Grade 1 Mrs. Waugh 

Week at a Glance (April 15-April 19)

Wednesday Night: Pack library books, We missed library last week.

Nightly:

• Read good-fit books (have your child provide a retell of the main events in the story)

• Practice Sight Words and Sound Teams  If your child can read all of the sight words, have him/her try spelling them or writing them in a sentence.

Reading: 

• We have introduced all of the Grade 1 Sight Words.  This week we will be focusing on Easter words.

• We have been studying/reading Robert Munsch books to see how he uses strategies to help add interest to his writing.  We noticed ellipses…those dots authors use to create drama. He uses sound words “blam, blam, blam” for a knock or “Whaaaaaaa!” for crying. He wraps up his story with an ending sentence. Then of course the next step is to add these strategies to our writing.

• We are continuing to talk about compound words-two words that go together to make one word...butterfly, sandbox….  As you or your child reads see if you notice any compound words.

• Practice reading and spelling the following list of words. Keep in mind; students do not have to memorize these words. The goal is to practice sounding out words with familiar sound teams. Also, spelling does not have to be perfect, but should make sense phonetically. For example, shouer for the word shower is a great guess because both these sound teams make the same sound! Korner for corner is another good guess! Practice proper letter formation while printing the words (students should not be making letters backwards).

power

slippers

spring time

garden

point

starting

turned

tooth

window

Math: Addition & Subtraction to 20       

• Continue to quiz your child on addition and subtraction with answers to 20. Check that they are using strategies….counting in their head for jumps of 1,2, and 3, counting on for questions such as 14+6 etc.

• Practice fact families…tell them 6+7=13 and they should be able to tell you,.,,7+6=13,13-7=6 and 13-6=7

• Word problems…..I found 12 Easter eggs ate 4 and I found 2 more. How many do I have now?

• I have 4 treat bags and there are 5 eggs in each bag, how many eggs do I have?

• I had 17 jelly beans and I ate some. There are 8 left. How many did I eat?

_{Reminders/Important Dates:}

_{Tuesday, April 16-coloured t shirt activity}

_{Thursday, April 18 – Jump Rope for Heart pledges due}

_{Friday, April 19 – Good Friday – No School}

_{Monday, April 22 – Easter Monday – No School}

_{Friday, May 3 – Council Day (Professional Learning) for teachers.  No school for students.}

_{Monday, May 13 – NBTA Branch Day – No School for students}

_{Monday, May 20 – Victoria Day – No school}

_{Thank you for your support!}