Outside play

Playing outside is healthy, fun, and part of the curriculum. It encourages curiosity, physical education & safety practices, large motor development, and socialization & play with others.

We go outside to play every day which can be difficult when children are not dressed appropriately for the weather. Therefore please make sure you send your child to school with a warm jacket, snow pants, hat, mittens, and boots.

Also, having a change of clothes at school is helpful in case they get wet when outside.

Counting

As your child continues to learn new and more difficult concepts in math their counting skills are being put to the test.

For many of the concepts we work on, especially measurement & simple addition, it is very important your child is able to count a group of objects. Not being able to count a group of objects correctly can hurt your child's confidence in their abilities or keep them from grasping other concepts (like addition).

When you practice counting with your child make sure they:
- are pointing to each object they count
- assign only 1 number to that 1 item (not counting 1,2,3 when still pointing at the same object)
- count each item only once (have them line up the objects or move them to the side to remember what they have already counted)
- don't skip any numbers or objects

Spending the time to strengthen your child's counting skills will go a long way in assisting them learn new strategies & mathematical concepts.

Learning Goals

The learning goals this week for literacy include:
- the letter name & sound for Gg & finding words that start with Gg
- blending sounds together to make/read words
- shared reading of a big book as a class to reinforce reading strategies & concepts of print

The learning goals this week for numeracy include:
- completing work on measurement with non-standard units
- counting on from a known number
- adding on one (simple addition ex: 3 plus 1 more is 4 etc.)

Weekend Practice

This weekend practice measuring things around your house using everyday items.

You could measure how wide a pillow is with pencils, or how long a sock is with small building blocks, or how many hands tall a chair is etc.

Success Criteria to keep in mind when measuring:

I will be successful if I . . .
- line items up end to end on both sides
- count items correctly
- say/state what I used to measure.

Example: This chair is 10 HANDS tall or this sock is 5 BLOCKS tall

Learning Goals

This week the students have been investigating the letter Ff and finding words that make the f sound.

They are also learning about measurement and how to measure using non-standard units like snap cubes, Lego, markers, erasers etc.

Family Day

We hope everyone has a wonderful family day weekend spending quality time together and having fun!

We will see you back on Tuesday!

Interviews

Tomorrow is a PD Day for parent teacher interviews. Interviews are tonight & tomorrow morning. Please arrive on time as we have many parents to see in a short time.

We look forward to discussing your child's progress. We applaud you for your continued interest & hard work in helping your child succeed and be the best that they can be!

Post Office and . . . Pancakes!

In honour of Valentines we have set up a post office in the classroom and are learning how to write a letter and mail it to our friends!

Please continue to write your Valentine's cards at home and bring them to school as soon as possible.

Also, the students made and ate pancakes today for Shrove Tuesday! They were yummy! :)

Pink Day

Tomorrow is pink day! Come to school dressed in pink and/or bring in something that is pink!

Report Cards

Report cards are going home today. Please check your child's backpack & read over the report card with your child. Praise them for their accomplishments & discuss any areas that may be of concern. Interviews will be later this week. Please contact your child's teacher if you have not yet scheduled an interview.