This week we have focused on lessons in preparation for Remembrance Day, counting collections, and number bonds in Math.

Pocket Chart Literacy/Math

Every morning we have a “morning meeting” when we come together at the carpet to do our calendar, read a message and recite/sing our poem in the pocket chart. This week we learned “1,2 Buckle my shoe”. Using this poem the students learned about rhyme and number sequencing,

Remembrance Day

We learned about the significance of the poppy in preparation for Remembrance Day and learned how to draw a poppy to add to our wreath for the assembly next week.

Counting Collections

In math, all students are using “counting collections” to further develop their understanding of patterning, sorting, and counting. Have a look at some of the ways they have used their collection.

Number Bonds

In order to further the understanding of addition/subtraction for Grade 1 students, we are working with number bonds. Breaking a number into 2 parts (for example, 8 breaks into 6 and 2) provides a better understanding of the relationships between numbers.

Our Letter Exchange Project

Perhaps your child has shared that our class is a part of a very cool project. 26 schools all over B.C. are assigned one letter of the alphabet. Then we send our letter to each of those schools through the mail. Each school will in turn receive every single letter of the alphabet. Our class just finished making Zig Zag Z’s to send to the other schools.

Gr. 1 Fast words

The Gr. 1 students brought home 5 fast words this week. At first, the words will be quite easy for the Gr. 1s to read but they will get more challenging as the weeks progress. I encourage you to ask your child to use these words in a sentence and write the sentences down. These are the most common words that students need to know when reading and writing. We call them “fast words” because they should be able to read and write them “fast” by the end of Gr. 1. They will continue to bring home 5 words each week.

Have a wonderful weekend!