Cold Weather

It’s cold and blustery out there this morning! Please send the students dressed in warm clothes as we will be going outside for recess and lunch play!

Spelling Words

I will introduce the words on Monday, January 30th and test them on Friday, February 3rd.

thick, look, see, may, this, your, bad, love, short, wave

February Learning Focus

Theme: Love, Valentine’s Day, Being a Good Friend

Math: patterns, printing numbers to 100, addition to 18

Language Arts:

Reading groups: children are divided into levels : B, C and D (our goal is to finish at level F). Books are being sent home for home reading each week.

Writing: Independently writing full sentences using known words and phonetically sounding out unknown words.

Spelling: 10 word lists sent home each Friday

Science: States of Matter

Socials: Mapping

Bible: Jacob – 12 sons, Joseph

-continue on with our Bible memory verse: 1 John 4:7-10

• If you would like some suggestions on how to help your individual students with the skills that they are working on, feel free to send me an email. I would love to meet with you!

February Dates

January is winding down and February is in sight! Here are some dates to add to your calendar:

February 2 – Gymnastics Field trip – play clothes

February 14 – Valentine’s Day celebrations

-Pay $2 to wear casual clothes as a fundraiser for Guatemala

-Hot lunch fundraiser for Guatemala – order online

February 16 – Gymnastics Fieldtrip

February 17 – Pro D Day

February 20 – Family Day

February 22 – Pink Shirt Day

• Fridays are Knight Day

Games Afternoon

We had a fun afternoon together playing games on Friday. Thank you to the parents who came and helped make it happen!

Spelling words

Here are the new Spelling words for the week of January 23rd. I will introduce the words on Monday, January 23rd and test them on Friday, January 27th.

make, jump, say, play, are, must, was, has, have, had

Jobs in the Community

In Social Studies we are studying Jobs in the Community to see what we may want to be when we grow up. We have learned about mechanics, pilots, Librarians, chefs, and dentists. We had a visit with our Principal and a fireman. We are still looking for parents to come in and share about their jobs. Can you help us?

Measuring

We have been practicing our measuring skills. In this lesson we put ourselves in order from smallest to biggest.

Printing Numbers to 100

Learning the pattern of printing numbers to 100 is a big deal in Grade 1. It can be hard and overwhelming. I was so proud of the students last week when we started this. They picked up the number pattern quickly and impressed themselves when they were able to print all the way to 100!

Cozy Casual Day

Just a reminder that Wednesday, January 18th is a Cozy Casual Day. Students are welcome to wear whatever makes them feel cozy from pjs to sweatpants.