January 17th to 21st

 Hello,

If you have a moment can you please check and ensure that your child has the correct cardigan at home?  We have a student who has misplaced hers and her name is on the tag.  She had it last Monday for formal uniform day but now is unable to locate it.  We have searched in the classroom and lost and found.  Thank you :)

Here is what we are working on last week at school

Language Arts 

Writing - Instructional writing.  Students were learning the structure of instructional writing and how to use transitional words between ideas.  As a class we came up with how to play snakes and ladders.  Students were asked to choose their own game to write the instructions for using steps.  We will be transitioning this week to writing in a paragraph form.

Reading - Students are continuing with literacy centres and at least one session of guided reading a week with a teacher.  We have been focusing on retelling and making predictions are we read.

Math 

We are continuing to work on double digit addition and subtraction both with and without grouping.  We have been using base ten blocks.  As students are ready they have also been taught the stacked method.  

Students are reminded to work with ones places first in case they need to regroup and then move to the tens place after.

We also working on collecting data and creating pictographs this week.

Social Studies

This week we focused on the traditions and cultures that are found in Saskatoon.  Students were excited to learn about Pysanky Eggs as part of the Ukraine culture.  Next week students will be drawing, using pastel and paints to create their own symbolic egg.

Science

We are continuing with our hot and cold unit.  Students learned humans and other warm-blooded mammals have a constant body temperature and that a change in temperature can indicate a change in health.  Students also read and coloured in thermometers to indicate different temperatures.  This next week we will explore how cold-blooded animals stay warm or cool as well as how temperature varies throughout the school. 

As always please reach out if you have any questions.

Mrs. Coulling