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Thursday, 23 March 2017
Wednesday, 22 March 2017
March 22, 2017
Today was our Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Day! After a month of hard work, students were very excited to share their completed Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs stories with the Kindergarten class. They wrapped up this project with a book release P-A-R-T-Y!!
Tuesday, 21 March 2017
March 21, 2017
Today was Crazy Sock Day in recognition of World Down Syndrome Day.
The end of our CWACOMB month is near! Today, students took their final draft from the publisher and used their editing skills to hunt for errors and make changes.
In Math, we completed our basic fact focus on Doubles. Students are encouraged to continue working on their basic facts at home. This can be done through games, flash cards, oral quizzing or xtraMath. Continued nightly practice of basic facts, with rote memorization, will aid students when working through the more complex Math Addition questions. Students have been hard at work on addition to 100 (with and without regrouping), we are looking forward to completing this unit this week.
The end of our CWACOMB month is near! Today, students took their final draft from the publisher and used their editing skills to hunt for errors and make changes.
In Math, we completed our basic fact focus on Doubles. Students are encouraged to continue working on their basic facts at home. This can be done through games, flash cards, oral quizzing or xtraMath. Continued nightly practice of basic facts, with rote memorization, will aid students when working through the more complex Math Addition questions. Students have been hard at work on addition to 100 (with and without regrouping), we are looking forward to completing this unit this week.
Thursday, 2 March 2017
March 2, 2017
In our exploration of the early days in Iqaluit we learned that the Inuit people lived in igloos, made of snow blocks, during the winter, and in animal hide tents during the summer. Today the Grade 2 students created Igloos.
Enjoy your long weekend!
Enjoy your long weekend!
Wednesday, 1 March 2017
March 1, 2017
Today we launched our Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs (CWACOMB) unit!! Students named their communities and began writing bold beginnings. The focus of this unit is adding juicy details and editing (self and peer). After today's writing session, students shared with a buddy and hunted for errors.
Have you ever wondered with it look like in the middle of a math class? Well, today I snapped a pic for all to see! We are working hard on adding numbers to 100 using both the algorithm method (stack it) and manipulatives. Ask your child to add any two 2-digit numbers tonight (Grade 1s - no regrouping); I think you'll be amazed!!
Have you ever wondered with it look like in the middle of a math class? Well, today I snapped a pic for all to see! We are working hard on adding numbers to 100 using both the algorithm method (stack it) and manipulatives. Ask your child to add any two 2-digit numbers tonight (Grade 1s - no regrouping); I think you'll be amazed!!
Tuesday, 28 February 2017
February 28, 2017
We have now completed our non-fiction research projects on Penguins and Polar Bears. Students enjoyed sharing their finished products with their classmates today.
Reminders:
- Wednesday - Early Dismissal
- Thursday - home reading is due, the Word Sort test and Rainbow Word test
- Friday - no school
- Family Dance tickets (March 23) are available on Powerschool
Friday, 24 February 2017
February 24, 2017
Congratulations to Quentin, who was the 1-2E Student of the Week!
Our Math unit for the next month will be adding and subtracting to 100. We will begin with manipulatives, move into the algorithm method and also learn how to solve equations on the open number line. Students will share all three methods with you at the student led conferences in March.
The foundation for all math is Basic Facts, thus far, we have mastered several strategies for solving basic fact equations (+/-0, +/-1, +/-2, make 10 and doubles). Grade 1 students are required to have rote recall of basic facts to a sum of 5, including related subtraction facts. Grade 2 students are required to have rote recall of basic facts to a sum of 10, including related subtraction facts. I strongly encourage all students to become experts by reviewing their basic facts nightly. Online resources include xtraMath and Mathletics Live. Also, hands on game ideas are available on the Basic Fact page of our website.
Our Math unit for the next month will be adding and subtracting to 100. We will begin with manipulatives, move into the algorithm method and also learn how to solve equations on the open number line. Students will share all three methods with you at the student led conferences in March.
The foundation for all math is Basic Facts, thus far, we have mastered several strategies for solving basic fact equations (+/-0, +/-1, +/-2, make 10 and doubles). Grade 1 students are required to have rote recall of basic facts to a sum of 5, including related subtraction facts. Grade 2 students are required to have rote recall of basic facts to a sum of 10, including related subtraction facts. I strongly encourage all students to become experts by reviewing their basic facts nightly. Online resources include xtraMath and Mathletics Live. Also, hands on game ideas are available on the Basic Fact page of our website.
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