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Grade 1 Week at a Glance (May 6-10)

Wednesday Night: Pack library books.

Nightly:

• Read good-fit books. Have your child provide a retell of the main events. Also, when your child reads a word containing a sound team point it out to him/her. Try keeping a running list of the sound team words you and your child find in his/her good-fit books to practice reading and spelling at home.

• Practice/review all 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.

• Practice the “no excuse” spelling words for grade 1 as necessary.

Reading :  Expression & Contractions

• Reading with expression adds interest to the story for both the reader and the listener. As your child reads, remind him/her of this. If someone is speaking in the story have your child change his/her voice. If there is an exclamation mark, remind your child to read with excitement! Make your voice go up and down, instead of reading with the same tone the whole way through. When you read to your child be sure to stress your expression as a role model.

• We are reviewing contractions. When your child is reading, make sure he/she is reading contractions accurately. For example, not saying “she is” for “she’s”. You can also discuss any contractions you find in your child’s home reading books, and have him/her tell you the two words that make up that contraction.

Writing:  We will continue experimenting with different forms of writing (How To, Non-Fiction, Fiction, Poetry, Persuasive etc…)

Math-Numbers to 100

• Please practice number formation! Students should not be printing numbers backwards. This also is a major goal for entering grade 2.

• Please also continue to have your child practice skip counting by 2s to 20, and by 5s and 10s to 100.

Over the next few weeks, we will be working with numbers to 100.  A hundred chart will be sent home in your child’s communication bag. Please keep it in a safe place, as you will be referring to it often.

In order for your child to become more familiar with numbers to 100, try the following activities:

• Ask your child how many groups of 10 are in 45? How many single ones are there in 45?
• Practice saying a number up to 100 and have your child print it.
• Point to a number on the hundred chart and have your child tell you the number.
• Say a number and have your child tell you the number that comes before and after.
• Say a number and have your child quickly point to it on the 100 chart. We will be doing this in class. Students should begin to realize that if they are looking for a number in the twenties, they would not look at the bottom of the 100 chart. The point is to locate a number as quickly as possible.
• Play a game with the 100 chart by covering a number with a coin and having your child tell you the hidden number. They should be able to do this quickly by using patterns.
• Have your child count from 45-52, 87-83, etc. This skill is important in addition and subtraction.

Reminders/Important Dates:

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

Tuesday, May14-Coloured t shirt activity

Monday, May 20 – Victoria Day – No school

Thank you for your support!