Thanks to everyone who has returned their swimming field trip forms! They will be sent to Trico today so the groups can be determined. We have also filled the male volunteer roles :)!
We are having tons of fun with our color days, and have used this opportunity to build our descriptive language! We are learning different words to describe colors and the feelings that connect to those colors, based on the book we are reading , In My Heart: A book of feelings by Jo Witek. Many students are working towards adding descriptive language in their personal narrative writing, and having this visual has really helped. Take a look:
The next step will be to begin our wall story, an interactive way to practice language!
Word work was sent home on a light yellow sheet this week. For the last two weeks, I have been selecting words from their journal entries that are currently being spelled incorrectly. We had a class discussion about how this makes our word work a little bit trickier because the words do not follow a familiar blend or vowel pattern, for example, all sh words, or ai words. Students will continue to work towards mastery in this program. Spelling is a grade 2 outcome in the curriculum, however, the grade 1's are doing really well with learning and implementing their spelling words into writing!
Last week we had our first math conference, where students shared how they solved various mild, medium, and spicy challenges. This was a fantastic learning opportunity, and everyone was able to incorporate some peer feedback into their work. After the math conference, all students had a better idea of how to organize and represent their work! I am really proud of their math learning!!
Please remember that Monday, April 22 is a PD day for teachers, thus, no school for students. In addition, swimming starts next Thursday, April 25!
Happy Easter and happy long weekend to all! :)
Lindsay Brown
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