Our week for February 13-17

Hello Grade One Families:

This week we will be celebrating Valentine's Day and 100th's Day too!  Please wear, red, white or pink on Tuesday.  If you are sending Valentine treats for others, please make sure they are peanut free.  We will continue to learn about important people around Black History too!  We are learning to show kindness and empathy to others, even if no one is watching.

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 3 of our cycle.  (Monday and Tuesday are Gym days)

2) Our MWW words for Week #13 are:  sight words and 'ut' family words

their if will up cut nut hut shut

Our worksheet is due back by Friday each week when given out.

3) Our Friday Letter went home.  We are learning to do a Recount of our week independently.  We are encouraged to THINK IT, SAY IT, WRITE IT and RE-READ to make sense.  

4) Our Assessment Folders went home too.  Please look at all our amazing work!  Everything can be kept at home. Please return the red assessment folder back to school on Monday.

5) Library will be on Friday Day 1.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call or ask.  

Have a wonderful weekend with your children.

Mrs. Petramala💗

 

Our week for February 6-10, 2023

 Hello Grade One Families:

Welcome to Term 2.  This week you will be receiving your child's assessment folder. Please make note of their expectations for their Reading and Writing Goals for Term 2.  Later this month, you will receive their Term 1 Report card.  We are learning to take risks and work to our full potential at all times. Our character trait for this month is Empathy.  We will be learning all about Empathy.  We will care and show respect to others even if no one is watching.  

Here are some reminders for our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 3 of our cycle

2) Friday is Day 2 and it will be Library Day.  Keep on Reading and logging their reading as well on our monthly reading log.

3) Gym is Day 3 and Day 4 of our cycle

4) Our MWW words for Week # 12 are:  sight words and 'ock' family words

which she do how sock rock block clock

Our MWW worksheet is due back by Friday every week when given out.

5) Our Poetry Folder went home.  We are to read Grounhog Day with our best fluency and expression.

We will be learning about Black History Month and will have a read aloud on Monday from students in Ms. Kolade's grade 7 class.  

If you have any questions or conerns, please do not hesitate to call or ask.

Have a wonderful weekend with your children.

Stay warm! 🧣

Mrs. Petramala 

Our week for January 30-February 2, 2023

 Hello Families:

Friday February 3, 2023 is a PA Day there is no school that day.  There will be no MWW words next week.

Here are some reminders of our upcoming week.

1) Monday is Day 4 of our cycle.  

2) Thursday is Day 2 and it is Library Day.  Please keep on reading and logging their reading too!

3) Our Friday Letter went home today, please have your child read it to you.  We brainstormed our ideas together and we created our own sentences for our Recount of our week.  We are learning to THINK IT, SAY IT, WRITE IT and RE-READ to make sense.  :)

4) We will be getting our February Newsletter and February Reading Log next week.  

5) Term 1 Report cards go home later this month. :)

6) Spirit Day- Wednesday February 1 is PYJAMA DAY!

7) Thursday February 2 is Movie Night!  6pm in the Gym K-6 and Library for 7-8.  Hosted by our School Council.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call or ask.

Have a wonderful weekend with your children!

Mrs Petramala⛄

Our week for January 23-27, 2023

 We are excited to have a Lunar New Year Lion Dance Show on Monday January 23, 2023 @ 2pm in our Gym.  All are welcome to attend!

Here are some other reminders for our upcoming week.  

1) Monday is Day 4 of our cycle.

2) Library is on Day 2 which will be on Thursday.

3) Our Poetry Folders went home this weekend.  Please have your child read our poem and complete the activity sheet with it.  It is due back on Monday.

4) Our Assessment Folders went home too.  Please look at all the awesome work we have done and how we can be more awesome in 2023!

5) Our MWW words for Week # 11 are:  sight words and 'op' family words

there use an each job mob cob rob

6) Our MWW worksheet is due back by Friday. 

7) Please have extra clothes and mitts at school.  Please ask your child if their indoor shoes still fit.  We are growing like weeds.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call or ask.

Have a wonderful weekend with your children.  Happy Lunar New Year to all who celebrate!

Mrs. Petramala 🏮

Our week for January 16-19, 2023

 Hello Grade One Families:

We had a great first back of school together!  Here are some reminders for our upcoming week. 

Monday is Day 5 of our cycle and Library is on Wednesday Day 2 of our cycle.

1) No MWW words this week. :)

2) It's a PA Day on Friday January 20- NO SCHOOL that day :)

3) We went home with our Friday Letters today.  We did a shared modelled lesson on a recount of our week.  We will be building on our ideas.  Our target is to THINK IT, SAY IT, WRITE IT and RE-READ to make sense.  We are learning to use a Writer's Checklist too!

4) We are skip counting in math.  We have finished by 10's and now are learning by 5's.  We will also learn by 2's as well.  A great tool to support our learning is https://mathville.com/gr1math.html

There are lots of skip counting games and other number sense games that are fun and engaging.  

5) Extra snacks and mitts are appreciated.  We're growing and we love to play in the snow too!

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call or ask.  Have a wonderful weekend with your children!

Happy New Year too! 

Mrs. Petramala🎉