Another weekend of lovely weather!  I hope there was lots of outside play and exploration happening. 

We will finish our provincial literacy assessment this week.  I am very proud of how seriously the students have taken the assessment and how positive they have been.  You can support your child by making sure they are in bed at a reasonable time, that they have a balanced breakfast and that they are on time each morning for the next two weeks. Thank you for supporting and encouraging your child.

If you have not yet passed in your child’s Jump Rope for Heart fundraising form, please do so as soon as possible.

Literacy:   Please remember to record the title of the book that your child reads each night.  We continue to work on comprehension skills.  When reading with your child, stop at various points throughout the book and ask them questions about the story or new vocabulary words.   Please continue to use the list of comprehension questions that went home.  You can also practice doing word hunts as your child reads.  They can search for their No Excuses words, words with two vowels walking, words with a bossy e, contractions, interesting words that they would like to use in their writing... the possibilities are endless.

Thank you to the family members who were able to join us for our animal report presentations.  They students worked very hard on their reports and enjoyed sharing their work.

We are continuing our learning about animal life cycles and about respecting nature.  Our sunflowers experienced a set back after the classroom got a bit too warm over the long weekend, but many were able to bounce back over the course of last week.  We’re continuing to hope that the others will catch up.

Math:  This week’s numbers of the day will be 155-159. 

We continue to work on selecting appropriate strategies for addition and subtraction, with students working with equations at their level. Some students are working with 2 digit equations, some are working with a combination of one and two digits and some students are working with one digit equations. Regular practice of the basic math facts (10 partners, doubles, 1more/less) is beneficial as students are realizing that using mental math is faster than having to calculate the answer.  Please continue to practice counting coins at home.  Practicing word problems is also beneficial.  Sierra had 62 stickers.  She gave some to her friends and now she has 35.  How many stickers did Sierra give away? 

You can also give your child a number and ask them what the equations could be.  The answer is 78.  What could the question be?  We did this as a group activity last week with Mrs. Thomas.  You can see pictures on my Twitter feed, @Mrs_MandyDavis.

Dates to Remember

Monday, May 28:

Tuesday, May 29: Drama/Spring concert at 10:00, Dismissal at 11:30 for half day PD

Wednesday, May 30: Library books due back, Creative Clusters

Thursday, May 31:

Friday, June 1:

Have a wonderful week!​