April 8-12, 2024

Our Learning in English Language Arts:

  • Learning how to identify plural words and when to add "-s" or "-es" as a suffix on certain words
  • We've been focusing on how to write comics this week! We filled in comics of characters that we knew (Elephant & Piggie, and Pigeon)! Ask me what kind of comic I made!


Our Learning in Math:
  • We have been learning more about 3D shapes and their names! We did a few different activities this week around 3D shapes – a 3D shape scavenger hunt in our classroom, a shape sort between 2D and 3D shapes, and building shapes with toothpicks and playdough.



Our Learning in Science:
  • We had so much fun exploring the solar eclipse on Monday! 
  • We continued learning about energy and movement. We did different kinds of experiments to see how different materials move, slide, roll, or bounce. 
  • We did an experiment to see if we could get an egg to bounce! Ask me how that went!

Our Learning in Phys Ed:
  • We starting with Drum Fit this week! Ask me what kind of things I can do with drum fit.


Our Learning in our Community:
  • We had our compliment circle this morning with our class! We love hearing the things other people appreciate in us.
  • We played Capture the Flag with our buddies!
  • We celebrated our grade 1 friends who were in Music Club this month! They did an amazing job in their performance today. 


Upcoming Important Dates
April 18 - Subway Fun Lunch
April 19 - No School - Professional Development Day for Teachers
April 22 to 26 - Literacy Week
April 22 - Spirit Day - Read My Shirt Day
April 22 - Earth Day
April 23 - Spirit Day - Dress as Your Favourite Book Character Day
April 25 - Stop, Drop and Read Day
April 25 - Family Literacy Night and Book Fair - more information will be sent out in the upcoming weeks!

Supporting Learning at Home

Here are some ways that you can support your child's learning at home this week:

  • Reading daily with your child and having them read to you
  • Practicing fast facts and friends of 10 games
  • Counting backwards from 20 to 0
  • Practicing printing names with the correct upper and lowercase letters
Learning Resources for Home

Epic! Books: our class code is jyr5828. Each child has an account and can click their name to begin reading.

Khan Academy Kids: our class code is 6DF45KZ3. You will need to sign up your child when you enter the code.

Teach Your Monster To Read: our class code is 16699796. When you click the link or enter the code, you will need to type your child’s name with a capital letter (i.e.: Ben). This website is free on your computer, or you can download the app to a device. 

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