My apologies for not posting a blog last week. I was attending an Early Childhood Teachers Conference in Edmonton from last Thursday evening until Saturday and completely forgot about my blog. I hope your child was able to tell you some of what we did last week if you were interested. :)

This week we focused on reading and spelling words that contain the vowel team "ai". Our daily Word Work words were: paint, braid, wait, and chain.

We worked on identifying the main characters and the setting of different stories during the week. We will continue to practice retelling the beginning, middle, and end of stories. Soon, we will begin to work in partner teams to create oral stories to share with the rest of the class. This storytelling will later transfer to writing simple stories.

In Math, I introduced the Canadian coins to the students. We listened to this catchy tune to learn the symbols that are on the coins and their values -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnZlAOSEmYQ. We did some addition problems using different groups of nickels and dimes.

On Thursday, we went on a community walk to the nearby Inukshuk Park to look for more signs of Spring. It's great to be able to take the students outside to enjoy some exercise and fresh air off the school grounds.

The students completed their Spring Booklets and will be bringing them home to share with you next week.

As our library will be getting painted next week we will not have our book exchange. Your child is welcome to keep their book from this week until Thursday, May 8.

Upcoming Field Trips

We will be going to the Zoo on Monday, May 26. Permission forms will be sent home in the next two weeks.

Our second trip will be to Heritage Park on Tuesday, June 10th. Please let me know if you are interested in volunteering for this trip. You will need a current Police Clearance for the CBE. Please contact me if you are interested.

Celebration of Learning - May 27

The Grade 1 classes will be having a short Celebration of Learning on Tuesday, May 27th. I will let you know of the confirmed time for this sharing next week.

Have a wonderful weekend!