Grade 1 Mrs. Waugh
Week at a Glance (March 25-March 29)
Wednesday Night: Pack Library books to be sent back Thursday.
Nightly:
Sight
Words: than, where, them (please
highlight on your high-frequency word list).
Reading:
Please
continue to check for comprehension by having your child answer questions about
the stories he/she reads, as well as retelling the most important events.
We
will be reviewing using punctuation for reading fluency this week. Students
need to know when to stop/slow down/change their tone of voice depending on the
type of punctuation. Please prompt your child to do so when he/she reads
his/her good-fit books at home.
Writing: mentors and leads
We will be reviewing writing a strong lead by beginning our stories with
a question or dialogue. This week, students will learn another way to grab
their reader’s attention, by beginning their story with an “action lead” or a
“bang”. For example, rather than saying “My friend came over to my house” try
saying “I raced to the door to see who was there.”
We
will also be discussing how to “paint a picture with words”. For example,
rather than saying She was sad try painting a picture in your reader’s mind by
saying Tears streamed down her cheeks.
Math: Addition
& Subtraction to 12
Practice
the following skills:
skip
counting (2s,to 20, 5s, & 10s to 50)
skip
counting with “extras” have 4 groups of 5 out and a group of 3.
doubles
facts (0+0 to 10+10)
counting
on with fingers 8+4,for example hold up 4 fingers and say…8….9,10,11,12
adding
0 and 1 and 2 to a number
taking
up to 3 jumps in your head (ie; 5 + 3)
making
10 strategy
subtracting
0 and 1 and 2 from a number
using
fingers to subtract when you have high numbers (like counting on with fingers
when you add)……12-5=
subtracting
up to 3 jumps in your head (ie 5 – 3)
subtracting
“all” from a number (ie; 9-9).
Have
your child answer missing part addition and subtraction sentences such as: 4 + _ = 7, and 9 - _= 4. If your child is
struggling with this, please go back to using counters as explained below.
We
are continuing to look at missing parts. We use counters to solve questions
such as: I started with 7 candies. Now I have 3. How many did I eat? Students should put out 7 counters and start
taking some away until they see there are 3 left, then check to see how many
they took away. This leads to looking at number sentences like 7 -
__ = 3. Questions like this can also be solved using addition. Students
can ask themselves “How many do I have to add to 3 so I have the 7 candies I started with?”
(part+part=whole)This leads to 3+__=7. For this question students can think “7 is
3 and__?” If using addition they would hold up 3 fingers or set out 3
counters and see how many more to add to get to 7.
Continue
to practice missing part addition and subtraction stories such as: I had
3 books, and a friend gave me some more. Now I have 7. How many did she give
me? (Use the same strategies as
above)
Reminders/Important Dates:
Monday, April 1-Report cards
sent home
Thursday, April 4 – Parent
Teacher interviews (afternoon/evening)
Friday, April 5 – Parent
Teacher interviews (morning)/Professional Learning (PM) – No school for
students
April 11 – The cafeteria
will be offering Easter Dinner for our students. Tickets will be on
sale from March 25th to April 4th in the cafeteria and on the Chartwells
website. Please send a lunch with your child if you are not purchasing a ticket
next week as there will not be anything else available in the cafeteria on April
11th.
The dinner will have Pineapple Topped Baked
Ham, Whipped Potatoes, Seasonal Vegetables with Dessert and white milk for $6.25.
If your child would prefer chocolate milk, the cost will be $6.30. Our
cafeteria uses all local meat and vegetables.
Tuesday, April 16-coloured t
shirt activity
Friday, April 19 – Good Friday –
No School
Monday, April 22 – Easter Monday
– No School
Thank you for your continued support!