Monday, May 18th

Good Morning!

I hope you had a great weekend! Please remember to let me know if your child will be returning to school on June 1st. Children will be placed, with their siblings, in either the M/W group or the T/Th group for full school days. Online learning will look different in June and we are just waiting on instruction to see how that will proceed. Please note that the Math and Writing pages have been updated to include Week 8, but we are on Week 7.

Our Wednesday class Zoom is at 1pm!

Don't forget to take a look at the Morning Routine and Online Resources!

WEEK SEVEN

Sight Words  over, again, every, live, then

Print or make your own sight word flashcards. Post them on the fridge, a door, or somewhere your child will see them. The key is repetition through the week.

Reading 

This month our focus is Elements of a Story, which ties in to the Grade One Writing curriculum. Please see right sidebar with reading group names. Your child will know their reading group. You should spend about 20 minutes per day on a lesson, in addition to the 20 minutes per day that your child reads independently. 

Writing 

This week, I would like students to practice opinion writing again. The layout of the page should look like this:

Would you rather explore the moon or the ocean?

I would rather explore the _______.

Reason 1:

Reason 2:

Reason 3:

I think the moon/ocean is___________.

I would also encourage looking up pictures of either the moon or ocean to learn, to print and add to writing, or to use as an example so that students can draw a picture to go with their drawing.

Math

I have set up a class account for IXL Math. You can use this program at home for additional math practice. As of now, I only have a one month trial and I'm not sure if we will continue through June. Your login information has been emailed to you.

Please remember the most valuable part of your teaching will be the discussion and hands on practice with your child.

JUMP Math

Monday: 105-107

Tuesday: 108

Wednesday: 113-114

Thursday: 115

Friday: review, complete unfinished pages, work on the beginning of the book.

Mindfulness

Mindful Safari
Go outside and ask your child to remain quiet, calm their thoughts and move slowly while on safari.
Ask them to turn their sense of sight, touch and sound onto high.

Search for beautiful natural objects to explore.

– What does it look like?
– What colour is it?
– What does it smell like?
– Can I touch it?
– What does it feel like?

Search for creatures that move.

When they find a creature, encourage students to watch the creature in silence for as long as they would like to.

– What does it look like?
– How does it move?
– What colours can you see on its body?

Author of the Month

Our Author for the month of May is Drew Daywalt. Here is a reading of his story, The Day the Crayons Came Home. 

Art Project

Crazy Crayon Craft - this project was based on Drew Daywalt's crayons!

Fun Activities

1. Make your own wrapping paper. You may have been receiving packages, packed with brown kraft paper. This is perfect to reuse as wrapping paper, after your children decorate it for you! Stamping with various objects around your house (including apples and potatoes) creates beautiful paper!
2. Make a guitar with a box and rubber bands! Link