To start off the new year we have continued to reinforce the learning of our letter names and songs with a fun new song called 'What do the letters say?' Click on the link below to listen:
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We have also started to incorporate 'Popcorn' words (sometimes known as Sight Words) into our learning. This week we focused on the sight words it, is, and to. We have a Popcorn Word hunt center, a writing center, and a reading (Wall story) center using the words. Today we also used the words as codes to colour a picture. Here are some pictures of our new centers.
You'll notice that there are lines and circles on this sentence. This is to remind students that letters have 'spaghetti' spaces between them but words have 'meatball' spaces between them. This will help when students are progressing in their writing ability, they know how to separate the words in their sentences as they move beyond just writing a string of letter sounds.
For math we will continue to develop our number sense with a focus on subitizing this week. Here is a great video that practices this skill with students.
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This week we also talked about New Year Resolutions. I told the students that when you're a grown up you usually want to eat less junk food and work out more ;) But for these young students I wanted them to focus on something that they can practice and get better at in school. Here is what the students came up with:
Report cards came home today; please check your child's backpack. You should have received an email about setting up a conference time for the end of January to discuss your child's progress. Please if you have any questions or concerns don't hesitate to contact me:)
Mrs. Moore
