Happy New Year!!

Welcome back to grade one! It is hard to believe that we are no in our fifth month of school.

Highlights of Our Learning:
-Today the children had lots of time to "pair and share" and tell a partner about their holiday happenings. Then the students used the following sentence starters to write in their literacy books:
"On the winter break I...", "I saw..." and "I went...".
-We used two six-sided dice and learned a new math game called "Double Dicers" to help us practice creating and answering addition and subtraction equations. Please have your child tell you how this game is played.
-We visited the Learning Commons to sign out new books.
-Students had a lovely time playing outside in the snow.
-We practiced reading a poem called "New Year" and highlighted a few sight words in it.
-How many words do you think you can find using the letters in the word SNOWFLAKES? We tried this today and found a lot! Some have two, three, four, five, six (and even more) letters.

F.Y.I.
-Report cards come home on Friday.
-Scholastic Book orders were sent home today. If you would like any items, orders are due by Friday, January 17th.
-There is no school for students on January 31st.
-Today, your child is bringing home a beautiful card that was created by their grade six buddy.

Have a great evening!