Remembrance Day

Hi Mom and Dad,

This week we talk a lot about Remembrance Day and what it means to remember those that fought and kept the peace so that we are able to live in a peaceful country.   We read the Todd Parr book 'Peace is..." and "A Poppy is to Remember".    For our assembly on Friday, we created a wreath of poppies and wrote a message of peace on a paper poppy.  Our assembly on Friday was a wonderful way to end the week, reflecting on how others made sacrifices.

Letters Y, Q, X, Z, E and Blend 'SH'

We finished our letter work this week, finishing it off with the last vowel E!  We love being able to use our knowledge of letters sounds to spell small words and sometimes words up to 5 letters long!!!  After we finished the alphabet we started to work on letter blends starting with SH.  We will continue to explore more blends to help us in our reading and writing.


We started a new round of Math Centres this week!  This round we are focusing on number sense to 10.  Ask me what centre I did on Friday!

POPCORN WORDS AND HOME READING

Parents,  it is very important that your child is practicing their popcorn words and doing their home reading daily.  Both activities help with their writing at school and allow them to explore new books and become more confident in themselves.  Please have your child bring their Home Reading books back to school every day, unlike kindergarten, in grade one we are reading and exchanging your child's book daily to give them exposure to different text.

Reminders

Math night is Thursday November 15th from 6 -7 pm.  We will be showcasing many different games and ways to help your child with math concepts we are working on.  There will also be a bake sale run during this time.

There is school tomorrow Monday November 12.

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend :)