Posts: Week at a Glance: Sept. 16-20

9/13/2019 3:06 PM by cathy.denovan



Week at a Glance: Sept. 16-20


Wow!  It is hard to believe we are into our third
week of school.  

 

 
 

Tuesday night-Pack
library books to be returned Wednesday.

 

 

 

Literacy: 

 

This
week, I will assess the “No-Excuse” spelling words for grade 1.  These are the 25 words (sent home with your
child to practice last week) that the students were expected to spell correctly
by the end of grade 1. When their assessment comes home please practice any
words from this list that your child is struggling with.

 

 
 

This
week, I will also be sending home the grade 2 sight words (High Frequency
words) which they will need to know how to read in a snap, by the end of grade 2.  Please keep your copy handy so you can highlight the words of the week and
work on these words with your child at home. See separate notes.

 

 
 

Words
of the week/high frequency words: Please highlight and practice:  are, black, they, to, was, I, or, with

 

 
 

I
will also be introducing the  - ack      word family this week.

 

·       
How many words can your child think of
that end with –ack?

 

 
 

During
our daily Literacy Block, we are continuing to review the “Daily 5”
structure.  This structure is dedicated
to helping guide the students to work independently on various literacy
activities, which, in turn, allows the teacher the opportunity to work with
students in small groups with similar academic needs.  We have started reviewing Read to Self, and this week will begin Read to Someone and Work on Writing.  Please ask your child what is expected
behaviour while they work on these
choices.

 

 
 

We
will also introduce the comprehension strategy Check for Understanding.  While we are reading, it is helpful to stop
after a page or two and retell the important parts of the book in our own
words.  For example:  who are the characters and what has happened
so far?   

 

 
 

Reading Strategy: Eagle Eye - Look at the picture for
clues. (Remind them to use this strategy when reading.)

 

 
 

 
 

Math: 

 

We
will start our unit on patterns.  In this
unit, children will be expected to create and extend repeating patterns (PR1)
and increasing patterns (PR2), understand the equal sign/unequal sign (PR3), and
use the signs = ≠ correctly (PR4). 

 

·       
How many patterns can you find around
your home? 

 

·       
Have your child use household items to
create their own patterns.

 

 

 

Reminders/Important
Dates:

 

 

 

·       
Thank you to those families that have
sent in the $25 student fee, and photo consent forms.  For those who have not, please do so as soon
as possible.  If you have misplaced any
of the forms, and require another copy, please let us know. Thank you!

 

·       
Monday, Oct 7-Picture Day

 

 
 

Please see the school
web site for additional school-wide information.


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