Mrs. Burguete's Grade One Class Blog

Monday, February 29, 2016

Scientists in the School Wednesday

A reminder that Scientists in the Schools is THIS Wednesday. Right now, the forecast is calling for 20cm of snow Tuesday - Wednesday. If buses are cancelled Wednesday, our workshop will be postponed to a later date.

Friday, February 26, 2016

Favourite Healthy Snack and Flyers

As part of our health and descriptive writing, students are asked to pack a favourite healthy snack on Monday and Tuesday that they would like to write about. We will be completing our brainstorming as we eat!

We will also continue to look at food from each food group. Please send in any grocery flyers you may have early next week for a separate activity.

Thanks!

Reader's Theater Group 2 Scripts

After several delays with bus cancellations, group 2 finally got the chance to work with their Grade 3 reading buddies. Reader's Theatre scripts for group 2 were sent home today. Please take some time to help your child practise learning the words of their part. We will also be practising at school. Since we only meet our full groups every second week, we will be working on this for the next month or so.

Any reading practise can also be included as part of their Sens reading cup minutes. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Friday, February 19, 2016

No Homework This Week

Due to the VERY short school week, homework duotangs will not go home until next Wednesday February 24th. If your child's binder portfolio is still at home, please send them back as soon as possible (along with the reflection sheet and language notebook). Thank you!

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

SKATING THURSDAY

A reminder that Thursday February 18th is our final skating day. Don't forget those skates!

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Term One Report Cards and Interviews

Term One report cards will be sent home with students Wednesday. A note has been included letting you know whether an interview has been requested for the evening of Thursday February 25th. If an interview has not been requested and you would like a time, you are more than welcomed to book one.

Please use the link below to book an interview time:

kelly-burguete.youcanbook.me

Language

In reading, we will be focusing on determining important ideas by retelling ideas in a fiction texts. We continue to use our GO Map to recall the important details we need.

In writing, we are transferring our understanding of fiction texts by becoming author's of our own narrative stories. Students are brainstorming with the help of the GO Map and are writing stories with a clear beginning, middle and end.

Students did an outstanding job with their oral presentations. They used the different techniques practised in class to share their book report.

Math

We have started working on Probability. We are learning about the chances of everyday things happening using our math words (certain, likely, unlikely, impossible and always, sometimes, never). We are also making predictions and completing probability experiments to determine the likelihood of different results (ex. spinner games, rolling dice, flipping cups).

How you can help at home:

- practise counting by 1s, 2s, 5s and 10s to 100

- locate different numbers on the 100s chart

- talk about the likelihood of events

- look for and name 3D solids around you

Word Wall Words

Week 28 - zoo, once, which, more, does
Week 27 - race, home, many, should, find
Week 26 - this, be, away, stay, spring
Week 25 - animal, yellow, blue, can't, clap
Week 24 - because, skate, small, quit, out
Week 23 - eat, want, kick, big, talk
Week 22 - us, had, children, again, thing
Week 21 - his, her, him, could, name
Week 20 - from, of, and, favourite, new
Week 19 - my, teacher, your, over, pretty
Week 18 - first, then, into, about, after
Week 17 - that, it, we, some, stop
Week 16 - who, what, where, when, why
Week 15 - house, can, saw, two, has
Week 14 - sister, brother, would, was, how
Week 13 - don't, won't, did, very, good
Week 12 - there, them, they, car, all
Week 11 - you, do, come, boy, girl
Week 10 - no, go, old, are, for
Week 9 - ride, nice, give, night, the
Week 8 - see, here, he, she, me
Week 7 - make, made, play, rain, the
Week 6 - but, fun, up, down, jump
Week 5 - friend, on, off, not, to
Week 4 - little, is, in, with, will
Week 3 - went, get, tell, said, best
Week 2 - as, at, am, black, cat
Week 1 - have, our, I, like, school