This week's phonics' focus was on words with the letter "ow". Our daily Word Work and Shared Reading words were: clown, down, brown, and owl.

In Math, we have been working at solving equations and word problems using 3 or more addends. The students are practicing breaking these long equations into smaller equations to come up with the final answer. We  have also been practicing identifying numbers represented in ten frame blocks (ten rods and ones cubes) as well as working to identify larger and smaller numbers using the < and > symbols.

Our garden box really took off this week and it's been exciting to see our veggies begin to sprout. I'm sure there will be a lot of growth over the weekend!

We have now wrapped up our Social Studies unit on communities and mapping. The students drew a map of their heart to represent all the people, animals, activities, and possessions they hold dear.

We will begin our focus on Past and Present in Social Studies next week. Please send in a copy of a baby photo of your child or email one to me at jllarmer@cbe.ab.ca by Monday, May 26th. We will make a Guess the Baby Face board in our classroom for the students to try and solve. 

Please return the Zoo Field Trip forms as soon as possible if you have not done so already. Thank you to the parents who are volunteering to help with this trip on Monday, May 26th.

Upcoming Dates:

No School Monday, May 19th - Victoria Day

Zoo Field Trip - Monday, May 26

Celebration of Learning - Tuesday, May 27 - 10:15am ( It will be about 40 minutes long).