Zoo Phonics- Due to the days missed last week, we are going to continue with letters Ww and Xx this week.  Value Lessons: We are wonderful weekly workers!                          Be an excellent example for others! Guided Reading- Our Daily 5 format is under way. You can expect to see books brought home in the baggies. PLEASE ensure the book is returned the next day in the Reading Buddy bag.  Thanks  Monday, February 2   Happy Groundhog Day. Will the groundhog see his shadow? Which Groundhog would best predict our Spring forecast? Wayerton Willie, Shubenacadie Sam ,or Puxatony Phil? Tuesday, February 3 Hot Lunch day!   Wednesday, February 4   Thursday,  February 5     Guidance with Mrs. Sturgeon     Poetry anthologies go home. Allow your child to read the poem as independently as possible   complete any activities includedFriday  February 6     Pizza Day.   Happy 6th Birthday to Lauren (January 31) and to Addyson (February 6th)       We are getting closer to the 100th Day of School celebrations.  We encourage you to help create a 100th day T- shirt to celebrate.  Be creative and show us your best 100!   

A PEEK AT OUR WEEK! January 19th-24      Zoo Phonics!  Last week we celebrated letters Ss and Tt. We met Sammy Snake and Timothy Tiger This week we will meet Umber Umbrella Bird and Vincent Vampire Bat Value Lessons= We are utterly unbelievable students!  Jan, 19- Monday- * we have art today!                              Jan. 20- Tuesday– * Hot Lunch Day! Do you know what we are eating today??                                  We have music today!                                  New Sight word list for January/February! Go over the first row of words   Jan.21- Wednesday- * Miss McKenzie will be in today for You and Your World                                   Read and practice your second row of words, by sight. Review Row one   Jan. 22- Thursday– * Guidance with Mrs. Sturgeon                                  Poetry folders go home. Read and do the activity. Return it by Monday                                 Read and practice your third row of word! How many can you say quickly? Jan. 23- Friday – * Pizza Day!                                    What we’re up to:  Language Arts- Pre-reading skills and concepts of print- Phonemic Awareness Rhyme and Syllable awareness, directionality, letters, words, and sentences. Word to word matching as we read simple text.                 Writing recipe- Think of a topic, tell your story, draw a picture and write something for each word you say. (hopefully some matching letters and words we’ve been working on!), labelling pictures. Math- Counting up to the hundredth day.          Number Sense: students learn more about numbers and how they relate to one another- more/fewer, numbers before/after others, count by touch, identify number placement on a number line etc. 5 and 10 frames.         Our New Unit- Exploring Numbers- Outcomes to Master… N1-Say the number sequence by 1’s starting anywhere from 1-10 N2-Recognize at a glance and name familiar arrangements of 1-5 objects or dots N3- Relate a numeral to its respective quantity N4-Represent and describe numbers 2-10 concretely and pictorially N5-Compare quantities, 1-10, using 1 to 1 correspondence. (More, less, difference between)