August 23-27, 2010

Grade One- 2010. August 23 – 27, 2010

This week in Grade One

Language Arts:
Spelling Activities – printing work and lessons – Story time ( Chapter Book - ‘Ready Freddy’ ) - work in Color Booklet for reading activity – class reading of monster books for reviewing left to right reading - choral reading - fine motor skills - sorted out left and right handed for proper scissors
Circle in printing is counter clockwise and begins at the top of the space.

Mathematics: written sequencing of numbers by ones to 100- - work with some addition and subtraction ( diagnostic work)
First Chapter in Math text - Addition Concepts - individual diagnostic work -

Science: Introduction to Unit of Keeping Fit and Healthy – discussion and activities with body parts – Introduce new text and workbook - discussion of apple types and colors and their value – introducing new vocabulary – discussion and activities on Body Parts – bring pictures of fruits and vegetables from magazines and boxes to school on Monday please – let’s get a real variety! Studied the food pyramid on the Smart Board.

Music : Action Songs ( ‘Animal Boogie’ –‘My Hand’ - ‘Two Little Hands’- ‘Jack in the Box’ ) Sing a book -( Imagination) tonic Sol Fah ( Doh re mi fah soh lah ti doh) - tone matching ( two and three tones) Songs to promote following rules and routines

Social Studies: teaching and reviewing school rules and routines with Poems and songs – encouraging students to be respectful of others and not to invade their physical personal space - encouraging good manners

Other: Dear Parents : This is called the Weekly Blurb and will be in your child’s communication book each Friday. Please sign it when have you read it. All is very well in Grade One – It is a fantastic class that is adjusting well. We ( Pamela and Pat) are enjoying them immensely! We have 9 girls and 18 boys. When your child is chosen line leader (two each day) that will be the day that he /she may bring something for ‘Show and Tell’ as well as lead the line and do some special duties. We will announce line leader the day before. Please remember to label clearly all snack containers and water bottles to avoid frustrations with duplicates and please ensure the water bottle is not a leaking one. ( please check)
Note : Art classes require magazines and newspapers please if you can donate – also please send a labeled painting shirt to school with your child to be kept here for the whole year .
Occasionally a child may have an accident on the playground or forget to ask to go - please keep an alternate set of underwear and socks permanently in the bottom of their school bag just in case. Thank you to David and Sophies’ parents for the delicious cupcakes for their birthday. We also celebrated summer birthdays.

Shabat Shalom,
Sincerely, Pat Kozyra. Pamela Roper