Learning Intentions:
I can use suffixes to help me read and understand words.
I can use pronouns to replace nouns in sentences.
I can identify and create compound words.
I can use clues from a story to understand new words and ideas.
Students continued their “Charlotte’s Web” novel study while exploring some new word building skills. They learned about suffixes (-s/-es, -ed, -ing), practiced using pronouns to replace character names in sentences, and practiced creating compound words using picture clues and words from the story.
Learning Intentions:
I can describe what slide, turn, and flip mean in geometry.
I can identify Canadian coins and their values.
I can count money using skip counting strategies.
I can use Math skills to solve money problems.
Students wrapped up the geometry unit by exploring translations (slides), rotations (turns), and reflections (flips). They began the financial literacy unit by learning about Canadian coins, identifying their values, and practicing counting coin collections. The students practiced and strengthened their skip counting skills by 2s, 5s, 10s, and 25s while finding the totals of groups of coins.
Learning Intentions:
I can identify the characteristics of living things.
I can describe habitats and the plants and animals that live there.
I can explain what plants need to grow.
I can identify ways to care for living things and the environment.
Students completed their triarama and should have brought it home to share with you. They also began our final Science unit, Living Systems, this week. The students explored what makes something living. They learned that living things need air, water, food and space to grow and change. They discussed some Alberta habitats, the plants and animals that live there, how plants make their own food, and ways we can care for the land. To finish the week, the grade 1s and 2s visited the community garden to explore nature, search for microhabitats, plant seeds and enjoy learning outdoors.
At Home Learning:
Literacy:
Choose a book and look for words ending in -s, -ed, or -ing. Discuss what the root word is and how the meaning changes when a suffix is added (e.g. called – root word = call; adding -ed changes it to past tense). Challenge your child to find two small words that can be combined to make a compound word (e.g. sun + flower = sunflower)
Math:
Invite your child to help sort and count coins at home. Ask them to identify the coins and practice counting by 5s, 10s, and 25s to find the total amount.
Science:
Go for a walk and look for living things. Encourage your child to explain what makes them live and discuss what they need to survive and grow.
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