Our focus words this week all began with the "gr" blend - grab, grin, green, and grey. We will continue to focus on other letter blends with r next week - cr, fr, br, etc.

The students continued to develop their writing skills this week by writing a variety of sentences using a picture prompt and a word bank. The examples I am sharing below show both a well-developed entry and one that relies more on patterned sentences. Just as with reading, these skills will develop at different times for different students.

In Science, we continue to work at completing our Winter booklet. This week, we completed a page about activities people do in Winter and another one about the clothing we wear throughout the season.

The students also listened to a reading of the book, Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner and completed an art piece depicting the animals that hibernate or adapt during the winter months.

In Math, we have been developing our subtraction skills with numbers up to 20. The students have been practicing using simple drawings and number lines to solve equations as well as oral word problems.

I introduced a third Grandfather Teaching this week. It was the teaching of Honesty. We listened to a story called, Betty Bunny Didn't Do It by Michael Kaplan. We followed this up by sharing about a time when we hadn't been honest. We talked about how it felt not to tell the truth and the consequences of being dishonest.

I hope you all enjoy your weekend and the return of Winter! Stay warm. :)