Just a few reminders:
- Friday is the Lap-a-thon to raise money for our school. Please send in the pledge sheets when you can before or on Friday.
- Friday students can bring a game they would like to play with some classmates in the afternoon. This could be a boardgame, cards, or something that is not too noisy to disrupt other classes around us.
- Next Wednesday is our tentative SPORTS DAY (weather permitting). All parents are welcome to come and lend a hand! The kids really enjoy themselves at this day!

For the remainder of the year we will only have reading homework.

Reading: The petit livre for this week is ” Quand je serai grande”

Envelope words: Please practice the remainder of the words in the envelope. These are words that should be easily recognized at the end of Grade one.

Have a great week

Please note: From now until the end of the school year we will not have any weekly written homework however; unfinished work will be sent home regularly to be finished at night. Please check for this nightly

Reading:  This week’s baggie book is “ Des câlins”

Our caterpillars are growing larger and larger each day and some are prepared to make their chrysalis.

Vocab:  A new vocabulary sheet with the parts of the body is in the green duotang to practice.

This week, please practice the following words from the envelope:

Math:.

We have begun our last math unit for this year on adding and subtracting to 20. Help your child practice adding using the “COUTING ON” strategy. This means for 9+6= you keep the larger number in your head and count on 6 more with the help of their fingers; 9…10,11,12,13,14,15. 9+6=15.

As well, for subtraction please help your child practice using the “COUNTING BACK” strategy. This means for 10-5= you start at 10 and count back 5 numbers, so 10 -> 9,8,7,6,5. 10-5=5

Have an excellent week!

Just a few reminders:

☻Tomorrow we will go to the Fluvarium. Please ensure your child dresses for the weather because  part of the session will be outdoors.

☻ We will have a visual literacy day on Friday. A sheet went home late last week explaining a visual show and tell.

☻ Please send in an empty cd case by Thursday of this week with your child’s name on a piece of paper inside the case. Not a jewel (thin) cd case, a regular cd case. If you do not have one, they can be purchased at the dollar store. We will be doing a spring art activity with this. MERCI J

Reading:  This week’s baggie book is “ Où est Cléo?”

We now have caterpillars that are growing very fast in our classroom! Everyday they are growing bigger and bigger and will soon shed their skin, make a chrysalis and become butterflies!

Vocab:  The vocabulary to practice this week is the same sheet with the parts of a caterpillar, a butterfly and the life cycle.

This week, please practice the following words from the envelope:

Math:.

Please have your child practice the names of each of the solids. A sheet will go home tomorrow identifying the French name for the solids and shapes. As well, they should practice describing the solids and shapes using words like pointu (pointy), courbe (curved), long (long), haut (high), mince (thin) , plat (flat) and large (large).

Have an excellent week!

Just a few reminders:

☻If weather permits we will be continuing weekly walks. Please ensure your child is dressed appropriately. These will take place on Thursdays if weather permits and all parents/ guardians are welcome to come along. We will begin walking at 2:30!

☻Please note that written homework should be completed as much as possible by the students.  If your child is having great difficulty and needs your constant attention and help, please let me know.

☻ Please send in an empty cd case sometime this week with your child’s name on a piece of paper inside the case. Not a jewel (thin) cd case, a regular cd case. If you do not have one, they can be purchased at the dollar store. We will be doing a spring art activity with this. MERCI J

Reading:  This week’s baggie book is “ Grandis, joli papillon.”

Vocab:  The vocabulary to practice this week is a sheet with the parts of a caterpillar, a butterfly and the life cycle. This is what we are currently learning about in science.

This week, please practice the following words from the envelope:

Also, please have your child make up sentences orally using these words.

Math:.

We have begun discussing different types of solids and their characteristics. Please have your child locate items around the house that are shaped like the following solids:

Cube (un cube)

Sphere (une sphère)

Cylinder (un cylindre)

Rectangular prisme (prisme rectangulaire)

Cone  (un cône)

-Also have them tell you characteristics of that solid (ie : it has flat surface/ curved surface ; it rolls/slides ; it has square faces/circular faces.

Have an excellent week!

Just a few reminders:

☻If weather permits we will be re-starting our weekly walks. Please ensure your child is dressed appropriately. These will take place on Thursdays if weather permits and all parents/ guardians are welcome to come along!

☻Please note that written homework should be completed as much as possible by the students.  If your child is having great difficulty and needs your constant attention and help, please let me know.

☻ We will have a show and tell this Friday. Please ensure your child chooses something that they can talk a little bit about in French. In the past some children have come with nothing to say in French. Show and tell is to practice spoken French in the classroom.

Reading:  This week’s baggie book is “ Ma plante grandit.”

Vocab:  The vocab for this week is an emotions sheet.

Writing: Children will need to write 3 sentences using the vocab from the emotions sheet and the brown envelope words for this week. An example would be :

Le grand garçon est triste aujourd’hui.

Je suis excitée parce que c’est bientôt ma fête !

This week, please practice the following words from the envelope:

Also, please have your child make up sentences orally using these words.

Math:.

Please continue to practice counting using the hundred chart (grille de 100) in the following ways:

-        recognize random numbers between 1 and 100.

-        Count to 50 forward and backwards

-        Count to 100 by 5’s

-        Count to 100 by 10’s

-        Count to 20 by 2’s

Have an excellent week!

Homework May 3 - 7

Reading:  This week’s baggie book is “ Dans la forêt.”

Vocab:  The vocab for this week will be the spring vocabulary sheet from last week.

Writing: Please find a sheet in the green duotang very similar to last weeks. Children will need to write 2 sentences using the vocab for spring and the envelope words for this week. An example would be :

This week, please practice the following words from the envelope:

Also, please have your child make up sentences orally using these words.

Math:.

We have now moved on to numbers to 100. We will spend the next few days counting to 50 and 100 in various ways. I am sending home a hundred chart (grille de 100) to use to practice counting in the following ways:

-        recognize random numbers between 1 and 50.

-        Count to 50 forward and backwards

-        Count to 50 by 5’s

-        Count to 100 by 10’s

-        Count to 20 by 2’s

Have an excellent week!

Reading: This week’s baggie book is “Une graine pousse.” We will be learning about plant and animal needs and we will hopefully plant seeds later this week!  

Vocab:  The vocab for this week is spring words. Please practice these several times during the week.

This week, please practice the following words from the envelope:

 There is also a writing sheet in the green homework folder to go with these words.  The students need to write two sentences using a word from  the list above and from the spring vocab sheet.  Then choose one sentence to illustrate on the bottom of the page and color.

Math:  Please see the green memo regarding our new math unit!

Have an excellent week!

The weather is supposed to be miserable all week so if you have a coloring book or activity book that you could send in for your child to do during playtime that would be great.

Thursday is Earth day so here is a website with fun activities you might want to check out with your child:   http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/kids_home.cfm

Reading:  This week’s baggie book is “Les quatres saisons.”   

Vocab:  The vocab for this week is dental health words again. 

This week, please practice the following words from the envelope:

Also, please have your child make up sentences orally using these words.

Math:.

This week we are focusing on comparing capacity and masses. You may have your child look at different containers of similar height and predict which could hold the most or least and then dump out the contents to measure to compare. Also, you can find objects around your home for your child to compare the mass o by holding both objects or by using a food scale if you have one.

Have an excellent week!

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a great Easter weekend and got to enjoy some of the sunny weather!

This week:

1)      Friday is also fruit Friday

2)    Please keep in mind that children will be playing outside more often now for playtime and gym classes as the weather is improving. They do need to remember it is important to wear warm clothing because the wind is still quite chilly. I encourage them NOT to take off their jackets outside because the tendency is to forget it outside.

3)    If your child does not know how to tie their shoelaces yet, please continue to teach them at home.

4)    Please remember each child needs to have an INDOOR and OUTDOOR pair of footwear so that mud is not tracked through the school several times a day.

We have begun a mini-unit on Dental health so our reading and vocabulary this week will reflect this.

Reading:  This week’s baggie book is “La dent de Marcel.”  Children have been given time to illustrate the contents of each page in school, so if you notice it is not complete, please have them finish it at home. Please ask them questions about the story (ie: who are the characters? Where does it take place? What happens? Etc.)

Vocab:  The vocab for this week is dental health words.  We will be working on these words for the next two weeks.

This week, please practice the following words from the envelope:

Also, please have your child make up sentences orally using these words.

Math: We are continuing our unit on measurement. In this unit there are many new vocabulary words. Please discuss the words long (long) and court (short),

mince (thin) and large (thick)

lourd (heavy) and léger (light) .

Help make comparisons using these groups of words with objects around your home. Ex: Le spaghetti est mince et le macaroni est large (Spagetti is thin and macaroni is thick) OR le spaghetti est plus mince que le macaroni(Spagetti is thinner than macaroni).

Have an excellent week!

This week:

1) Thursday is the last day of school before Easter.  Thursday is a full day of school.

2)  Project: We are asking students to make an Easter hat to wear to school on Thursday.  This can be a hat from home that is decorated for Easter however your child wants…the more creative the better!  Please don’t go to any great expense to buy decorations, you can use whatever you have at home i.e. construction paper, cotton balls, pipe cleaners, straws, etc.  One thing to keep in mind is that the hat should not get in the way of your child completing his/her work that day.

3) Locker clean-out:  this week we will be cleaning out lockers and changes of clothing will be sent home.  Please look through the bag to make sure there is a full change of clothes in it that fits your child.  Please send a change of clothes back after Easter.

Reading:  This week’s reader is about Easter: “Le marche de Paques”

Vocab:  The page of theme words this week is Easter words again.

Math:  We have just started introducing measurement and are focusing on how LONG and how TALL various objects are.  Please try to question your child as to how tall and how long things are around the house and even comparing for example, how tall the chair is compared to how tall the fridge is i.e. which is taller?  Which is shorter? etc.

Have a great week and a great Easter holiday!

This week:

1)      Skating on Friday: this is our last session and the canteen will NOT be open.

2)    Friday is also fruit Friday

3)    Our concert is Wednesday night:  the children are SO EXCITED!  They have been working very hard.  If homework does not get done on Wednesday night, I won’t be heartbrokenJ. The school doors will open at 7pm and the concert will begin at 7:30pm, so please be on time as we need to get the children in costumes and ready to be on the stage for 7:30pm.

Reading:  This week’s baggie book is “Les fruits.”  Your child will probably find this book very easy but it is important to expose them to the vocabulary nonetheless.  This is why we also bring home baggies books at your child’s specific reading level.

Vocab:  The vocab for this week are Easter words. 

NEW ITEM!

I have sent home a brown envelope with all of our sight words (the ones that are on the sheet sent home earlier in the year).  These words may need to be cut up.  Please keep them in the envelope and AT HOME…they do not need to come back to school.

This week, please practice the following words from the envelope:

Also, please have your child make up sentences orally using these words.

Have an excellent week!

Bonjour!

Please note:

-         Report cards go home today

-         We have skating on Wednesday, hope to see you there!

-         Dismissal will be at 11:40am on Thursday to accommodate parent-teacher meetings

-         Friday there will be no school because teachers have a Professional Development opportunity

Reading:

Your child should be choosing a new book each day. If you notice they are not changing their book often enough, please let me know so I can ensure they do.

-         The weekly book this week is “Les légumes”.

-         The vocabulary sheet this week is also les légumes. Please practice nightly.

Math: There will be a sheet going home on TUESDAY for students to complete. It is addition and subtraction practice sheet.

Please note: If your child is bringing home work to finish it is because they were absent or more than enough time was given in class to complete it.

Have a great week!

Bonjour!

1)      Skating this week is on Wednesday afternoon.

2)    Friday is Fruit Friday (again)

3)    Friday is also recycling day:  our recycling days have contributed to purchasing a Smart Board for our classroom.  Our class looks forward to showing you the many things we are learning about the Smart Board.  Thank you for all your effort!

4)    Please note: Concert tickets will be going home to those who sent money to purchase them. Please have a look in your child’s plastic bag to ensure you get them. If you do not receive tickets the day that you send the money, please contact me.

4)  This week is also education week and the theme is “My Place.”  The theme encourages everyone to think about how we contribute to and make a difference within our home, community, province,  country and our world.  Peace, solidarity, democracy and the environment are the core values on which the theme is based.

The grade ones are focusing on ways individuals can make a difference in our community.

Wednesday:  “Rainbow Day” – Wear as many different colours as you can to represent the diversity of our community, our country and our world!

Thursday:  “Occupation Day” – What do you want to be when you grow up?  Come to school dressed up and show everyone!

Reading:  Our little book this week is “A table.” This book is about sitting down and eating a meal, the things the main character eats and what goes on during dinner. 

Vocabulary: This is fruit vocabulary. Please practice nightly, sounding out unfamiliar words. 

Writing:  Your child is asked to write 2 sentences using action words (from the last vocab sheet).  The writing sheet is in the green homework folder.

If your child is bringing home work to be finished, it is because either they were not here or more than enough time was given in class to complete the work. 

Bonjour !!

Housekeeping items:

-         March is nutrition month. As a school wide initiative, we are asking all children to bring a fruit for recess on Fridays all month.

-         I have some activities planned that require FOOD pictures. If you have a magazine or a food flyer could you please send ONE in ? If you do not have any that is no problem because I have many already.

-         We have skating again this Friday. Thank you to those who were able to come help and skate with us, I hope you are able to make it again!!

Reading:

Petit livre: ‘En hiver’

Vocabulary sheet: The new vocabulary sheet contains action words. Please practice nightly.

Math: Subtraction stories. Get your child to answer subtraction story problems you make up using objects from around the house. For example: There are 9 spoons in the drawer. I take out 4. Tell me how many are left in the drawer. Have them explain how they know it is subtraction, not addition (you are taking away some/ you are adding more to the group). Have them make up some subtraction stories and you can answer.

Have a fantastic week

* Please note the e-mail sent on Friday with regards to the Book fair. The 2^nd session will be on Wednesday of this week. Parents can attend. PLEASE NOTE if your child will be getting a LARGE poster ($5.00) Mrs. Smith requires them to have a note from home.

* Friday we will have an Assembly to celebrate the Olympics and Commotion day within our school. Each class in the school is representing a country that is involved in the Olympics. Our class is representing Germany. I encourage all children to wear one or all of the colors of the German flag on Friday. They are black, red and yellow.

* Just a reminder that if you e-mail me during the day and you don’t get an e-mail back that could mean I am not at school that day or that I have not had time to check my e-mail that day. Please don’t assume it has been read unless you got an e-mail back. If it is urgent (involving pick-up) please call the office if you do not get a reply.THANKS!!

* A BIG  THANK YOU to all parents who were able to attend skating and help tie up skates! Everyone seemed to have a great time, me included!! J

Reading: Our weekly reader is “ Souricette a faim”. Please practice nightly.

Vocabulary sheet: TOMORROW, your child will have a new vocabulary sheet to practice at home. It is weather vocabulary. Have your child practice making àsentences in French for you ORALLY with some of the words on this sheet. Examples could be: La neige blanche tombe du ciel bleu or Le parapluie couvre ma tête de la pluie.

Have a great week!

Just a reminder:

We have skating THIS FRIDAY, February 19^th in the afternoon. If you plan to take your child at lunchtime and meet us at the stadium please let me know via e-mail or a note. ALSO, if you plan to take your child FROM skating please send a note so I can keep track of who will be coming back on the school bus with me. It tends to be a little chaotic at the stadium with a strict schedule time, so I want to ensure I know in advance of leaving who will be coming back to school with me. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, if you plan to attend skating with your child please accompany us in the change room so that I have everyone together. I do not want to assume that a child is with a guardian after skating if that is not the case.

Reading:

- Our weekly reader this week is ‘La Saint-Valentin des animaux’. Please have your child practice this each night.

- Please practice the Valentine vocabulary sheet in the green duotang.

Math: THIS SHEET WILL COME ON TUESDAY

- Hundred chart picture: In the green duotang you will find a hundred chart and directions of what numbers to color. Each student needs to find and color the numbers given to discover the picture. They can use any color they want. Please encourage them to identify the numbers in French if they can.

- Also each child should practice counting on the hundred chart nightly. Below are some ideas:

-         They can count by 1’s, 2’s 5’s or 10’s.

-         ask them to find certain numbers ( in French that is).

-         you could play snakes and ladders with a dice and a couple of counters

-         you could cover certain numbers and ask them to identify them

Reading: Our weekly reader this week is ‘Il y a des coeurs partout!’ Please have your child read this nightly. It is really repetitive so you may want to get them to read the words out of order, or cover the illustrations to make it a little more challenging of a read for them.

Now that I have evaluated every child’s individual reading level, they will bring home a book that is at their independent reading level. Some words may still be challenging, but we have been practicing and practicing how to sound out so they should be able to sound out many unknown words now. If you do find the books too far beyond their capability please let me know and I will help them chooses something more suitable.

In the green duotang there is a Valentine vocabulary to practice.

HOMEWORK PROJECT

1) Please help your child to make a Valentine’s mailbox this week.  This can be a tissue box, shoe box or any small box decorated however your child wants, with a slot to put Valentines in.  Please have this in for our Valentine’s exchange on Friday, February 12. Please ensure your child has their name VISIBLE on the box so that other children will be able to tell who owns which box. We will be exchanging valentines during the afternoon on Friday. We will not be having any type of party for this occasion so no party snack is necessary. We will have valentine activities and exchange our Valentines in the afternoon. On Friday, I encourage all students to wear a Valentine color (red or pink) to celebrate!

2) Math:

The homework this week is to get started on the 100th day of school poster. Students are asked to create a 3-D poster using 100 objects. Use cutouts, stickers, drawings, macaroni, pictures, etc. and glue them to half a sheet of Bristol board. Group the objects by 2’s, 5’s or 10’s for easier counting and label the groups as well using numbers. The children will start presenting their projects to the class on Monday, Feb.15th and Tuesday, Feb.16th so please return the poster to school by then. Merci!

Have a wonderful week!!

☺        Please note that Scholastic book orders are due back by Thursday  of this week.

☺ Our first skating session will be February 19. Please feel free to come along, there will be many pairs of skates to be tied! Please note that students must have a CSA approved helmet as well as mittens or gloves in order to be permitted on the ice. If your child does not have skates, please let me know ASAP so I can check to see if Mr. Baggs has any available.

Reading: Our weekly book is ‘Les manchots empereurs’. Your child is also changing their baggy book daily now.

I am still reading with children daily to identify their independent reading level. A note, e-mail or phone call will follow once I have read with everyone to update you on how your child is progressing.

Writing: Again this week there is a scrambled sentences sheet.  Your child will need to cut out the pieces of each sentence and glue them onto the sheet provided in the right order.  There are 4 separate sentences all about penguins. These contain words that your child should have no trouble with at this point. Emphasize that the word starting with an upper-case letter is always first and the last word is the one with the period. The instructions will also be on one of the worksheets. Please ensure your child illustrates one of these sentences and colors it.

Math: We have now moved onto subtraction. With objects and words, have your child create math story problems where they are taking some objects away from the group. For example, there are 10 pencils. I give 4 to mom, how many are left?

HAVE A GREAT WEEK J

Bonjour!

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE A HAT FOR HAITI DAY TOMORROW, CHILDREN ARE ASKED TO WEAR A HAT AND DONATE $2

From what I have seen so far, the new writing component of the homework this week seems to have gone very well!  Please ensure you check your child’s homework so that it is completely done. Many homework sheets can back not completely done, therefore could you please initial the bottom of the page so that I can see it has been checked. Thank you J When it is completely done I will give them a sticker.

I have copied a class list for everyone so that you have all the names in case you want to make Valentines. Details on Valentines day and the 100^th day of school will follow in a couple of weeks.

We are going to be starting our skating sessions in February!  When the dates are made available to us, a note will go to you.

Reading:

Our class reader this week is “Le manchot Adélie.”  This book is all about Adelie penguins.  We will also be learning about this type of penguin in class this week.

Just a reminder about the other baggie books:  your child should be bringing home a new book each night to read. 

It is now time for reading evaluations as we are soon coming to another report card season.  When your child has been assessed, I will be in touch with you either by phone or email (I’m sure everyone is getting curious to know how your child is doing).  So it’s not necessarily a bad thing if you get a phone call or an e-mail!  J

Writing:

For this week, I have a scrambled sentences sheet.  Your child will need to cut out the pieces of each sentence and glue them onto the sheet provided in the right order.  There are 4 separate sentences all about penguins. 

Example:  Ils       colonie.      forment     une

This sentence should be put in the following order:  Ils forment une colonie. 

Emphasize that the word starting with an upper-case letter is always first and the last word is the one with the period.

The instructions will also be on one of the worksheets.

Math: 

Make up some addition and subtraction story problems (word problems) to tell your child and ask he/she to find out the answer. 

For example:  “There are three spoons on the table.  We need one more spoon.  Tell me how many spoons we need all together.” Or there are 4 cookies, I ate 2, how many cookies are left?

Your child should answer “3 plus 1 equals 4.  We need 4 spoons all together.”

Then write:  3+1=4

Sound we are focusing on this week: on and om

HOMEWORK

Reading :

1. The weekly reader this week is <<Je connais les manchots>>.

Please practice this and the book your child brings home nightly. If you find your child is memorizing this book, try reading the pages out of order.  You could also go through the book picking random words for your child to read.  If he/she is experiencing difficulty with these activities after a couple of days, please let me know. Your child should be trying to sound out unknown words by breaking them down into small sections.

Also, we are progressing with our individual reading program.  Your child should be changing his/her baggie book daily or every couple of days (not the weekly reader).  Please feel free to let me know if your child is having difficulty with their books or even if you feel the books are too easy.  Starting today, I will be assessing individual reading ability, which takes quite a bit of time.  So your feedback from home is always appreciated.

2. The vocabulary sheet for this week will be the penguin sheet passed out last week. Please review these words at home as well as the winter words from the previous sheet.

Writing : I am beginning some simple writing homework this week. The children have been writing simple sentences on their own for some time now. Please find the writing homework sheet in the green duotang with an explanation.  If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to call or e-mail me.

If your child has extreme difficulty with this activity, please let me know.

I also ask that your child illustrate and color one of the sentences on bottom of the page and color.

Math: This week we are learning about doubles addition. A double addition is when you add 2 equal groups. Find things or pictures that have doubles (gloves, egg carton..) and ask your child to tell you the addition sentence to go with the doubles, for example and egg carton would have an addition sentence of 6+6=12 because there are 6 eggs on each side.

Have a fantastic week !

I am teaching the sound <<ch>> this week, pronounced like the ‘ch’ in Chinook winds.

Reading:

• The reader for this week is 1, 2, 3 les manchots jouent. Please practice nightly.
• Your child has a book at their individual reading level now. Please practice this nightly. If there is a particular word you do not know, you can write it in a sticky note and attach it to the book and I can tell them the next day.
• When reading, please encourage your child to sound out difficult words by focusing on sounds they recognize within the word,

For example: autobus -> au is o  to is to         bus is bus

Vocabulary: In the green duotang there is a penguin (manchot) vocabulary sheet. Please review this nightly with your child. We will practice this daily in class as well. Feel free to practice older sheets to refresh their memory J

Math: We have started a unit on addition and subtraction. We are learning that addition is combining objects and subtraction is separating. Please see sheet sent home in the green duotang stating what we will cover.

Some suggested activities for you to do to reinforce what we are doing in class are:

1)      Have your child make up addition story problems with pictures or small objects. For example 3 dogs are playing together and along came 2 others who also wanted to play. How many dogs were there in all (en tout)? They can represent this using an addition sentence (3+2=5 and/or an illustration or an object like pennies, buttons or macaroni.

2)    As well, give your child a scenario and have them tell you if it is an addition or subtraction story using the symbol + or -. You may also use the words combining (ajouter or joindre) or separating (enlèver) with them.

Have a great week!

HAPPY NEW YEAR and welcome back!!

Reading: The weekly reader is “Mon bonhomme de neige”, please practice this nightly.

As well, your child should have a class book in their J’aime lire folder. Please have them read this to the best of their ability nightly.  Students will now choose books on their individual reading level. They will change these books 2-3 times per week. Please note: A general rule of thumb is that if there are 4 or more words on a page that they cannot decode the book is too difficult. If you are finding this, please return the book with a note to let me know that the book is too difficult.

This will be our last week with Plus de pratique pour les sons. Please have your child review all pages of this booklet.

Vocabulary: Please find a new vocabulary sheet (winter words) in the green duotang to practice this week.

Phonics: We will be reviewing the following sounds at school this week: eu ou     eau/au        er/é/et/es/ai

Just a few notes:

Homework will resume in the New Year

Please return any class books, library books or Green duotangs

Please see e-mail sent today (Monday)

Have a happy holiday

Please note that the last day for canteen service will e Friday December 18, not Tuesday, December 22.

Because this last week before Christmas can be quite hectic for everyone, the only homework for this week will be the petit livre “Dans l’arbre de Noël” and the blends (bla, ble bli..) pages 5 and 6. I will keep the green duotangs until after the Holidays.

Please note that you can keep the 2 other Christmas books; “Les couleurs de Noël” and “Je décore mon arbre de Noël” at home now for extra reading.

Please return permission slips and $6.50 by Thursday so I can have it all together for Friday. Thank you to those who offered to volunteer but due to limited seating I will only be able to invite 2 volunteers this time. I will contact you by e-mail if I need your help J

Thank you very much for your support and cooperation this year. I hope you and your family have a great Christmas filled with family and fun!

JOYEUX NOEL!

Notes this week: 

*Please ensure your child is dressed appropriately for outdoor play.

Language Arts:

Reading:  Our petit livre this week is “Je décore mon arbre de noël.” Last week’s book “Les couleurs de Noël” can be kept at home for extra reading. 

Vocab:  Please continue to practice the vocab sheet with Christmas words.

Plus de pratique pour les sons:  Please review pages 3 and 4 this week. 

There is no Math or written homework this week as I’m sure many families are very busy with Christmas activities and shoveling

I hope you all have a great week!

Report cards were sent home today.  If for some reason your child’s report didn’t make it home, please let me know ASAP.

* Scholastic must be returned by Wednesday. If you would like me to hold onto something as a gift, please e-mail or send a note and you can come pick it up when it comes in.

* Thursday students are dismissed at 11:40 so will NOT have lunch at school that day

* Friday is a Professional Development day for teachers therefore no school for students

* Please return the brown envelope of work if you have not already done so.

1. Language:

Please review the vocabulary sheet for “noël” with your child.  

We are learning about the sound “OU” this week:  pronounced “ew” (well, close to thatJ).

Phonics:

We have a new sound booklet this week - “Plus de pratique pour les sons.”  This booklet blends two consonants with a vowel.  Please practice the first two pages (pg 1 and 2) from this booklet with your child this week.  As an additional practice for your child at home, you may use the syllables from this booklet in a dictée at home.  Have your child print the syllable you read to them.  You may want to do this once or twice a week.  The words we will be using in our upcoming dictées will be taken from this booklet. 

Please let me know if you would like to keep the “Je lis” booklet at home a little longer to continue practicing this.  When finished, please return it to school with a little note saying “Jai fini” when you are finished with it.  Merci!

2.Reading:

This week’s little book (petit livre) is “Les couleurs de noël.” 

3. Math:

We are learning about numbers between 11 and 20.  It is important that your child recognize and identify these numbers easily now.  Make flash cards with each number and play a game finding each number, or flip the card quickly and have your child name the number.  You can also do a practice dictée with the numbers where your child writes down the number they hear.

11 onze,  12 douze, 13 treize, 14 quatorze, 15 quinze, 16 seize, 17 dix-sept, 18 dix-huit, 19 dix-neuf, 20 vingt

Reminders:

* Library is on Wednesday, please return books by then.
*Thursday will be our Weekly walk, weather pending.
* Show and tell: THURSDAY for those with last name starting from A to O; FRIDAY for those with last name starting P to Z
* Friday is Recycling day and technology

1. Language:

Vocabulary: 

Please continue to review vocabulary for “La nuit” as well as the days of the week and number words which can be found on a previous vocabulary sheet in the black homework folder.  Please cover the pictures and focus on using the sounds to figure them out.

 Please practice the next two pages  of the “Je lis” sound booklet (pg 7 and with your child this week. Please review previous pages periodically. 

2.Reading:

This week’s little book (petit livre) is “Le rêve de Mattieu.”  We will practice reading this book every day in class as well as at home. Please ensure your child is following along with their “doigt magique” (pointer finger) as they are reading the words. Also, please ask questions about the content of the story such as who are the main characters, where does the story take place, when does it take place, what happens at the beginning of the story, the middle of the story and the end of the story, etc.

3. Math:

Continue to skip count en français by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s

-backwards from 20

- Use the hundreds chart in their duotang vert to point to random numbers between 0 and 20 and have them recall the number.

- Point to a number from 0 to 20 and have them tell you 2 de plus ( 2 more than), or 2 de moins (2 less than), 1 de plus and 1 de moins. These are terms we have been practicing and they should be familiar with by now.

4. Practice 2 or 3 things your child can tell us about their show and tell, for example: Voici mon nounours. Il est brun et rose. Maman m’a donné pour ma fête. J’aime mon nounours. Son nom est Teddy. (Translation : Here is my teddy bear. He is brown and pink, My mommy gave him to me for my birthday. I love my teddy bear. His name is Teddy.)

Reminders:

* Our Remembrance day Assembly is Monday morning.
* Scholastic due back on Tuesday. Please pay with a cheque if possible.
* There will be NO SCHOOL on Wednesday, Nov. 11.
*Thursday will be our Weekly walk, weather pending.
* Friday is Recycling day.

1. Language:

Vocabulary: 

Please continue to review vocabulary for “La nuit” as well as the days of the week and number words which can be found on a previous vocabulary sheet in the black homework folder. If your child knows them by memory you can cover the pictures and have them use the sounds in the words to figure them out.

Please practice the next two pages  of the “Je lis” sound booklet (pg 5 and 6) with your child this week. You may choose to keep the “aeiou” booklet at home if your child needs to continue practicing this as review. If you need it returned, please just let me know.  When finished, please return it to school with a little note indicating “J’ai fini” .  Merci!

2.Reading:

This week’s little book (petit livre) is “Le lit.”  We will practice reading this book every day in class as well as at home. Please ensure your child is following along with their “doigt magique” (pointer finger) as they are reading the words.

3. Math:

Practice counting en français

-by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s

-backwards from 20

-forward starting at random numbers ex: start at 6 rather than 1

-a hundreds chart(grille de cent) is included in the homework duotang to visually help with counting in different ways

Reminders:
* Please send back the Immunization consent form ASAP OR
* Please send in a note if your child has already been immunized or will not will not be Immunized at school

* I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT ALL PARENTS ACCOMPANY THEIR CHILD TO GET THEIR IMMUNIZATION AT SCHOOL. THIS CAN BE A VERY TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE FOR SOME CHILDREN AND HAVING THE COMFORT OF THEIR PARENT (A GUARDIAN) MIGHT HELP ALLEVIATE ANXIETY FOR THEM .

Homework activities:

1.      Language:

In the green homework folder, we are starting a new  page of  vocabulary for La nuit (night).  Please have your child practice identifying these objects (en français).  The folder is to be returned EVERY FRIDAY MORNING.

In the green homework folder there is a new activity page.  This activity asks the children to read the words and copy them 2 times. These words highlight the two-letter blended sounds that we have been learning and your child should be able to read them.

We have a new sound booklet “Je lis.”  This book takes the sounds we have been learning and combines them to make words.  Please practice the next two pages (pg 3 and 4) with your child this week. You may choose to keep the “aeiou” booklet at home if your child needs to continue practicing this as review. Please send me an email or a note if you need it returned. Merci!

2.      Reading:

This week’s little book (petit livre) is “Que font-ils?”.  We will practice reading this book every day in class as well as at home.  It is very important for your child to bring the “J’aime lire” folder to school every day with the 2 baggie books in it.  He/she will bring the folder home each night. It is important to remember that your child may not be able to read all the words in this petit livre independently. The children are asked not to colour in this booklet as we are practicing recognizing the colour words without the visual of the colours themselves. Merci!

3.  Math:  

The following are some activities you can work on at home to reinforce the math outcomes this week.

a)  Use small objects (ex: pennies, macaroni etc.) Ask your child to show you groups from 11 to 20.

b)  Play a matching game. Have your child match the numeral (ex: 2) with the word (ex: deux) with a picture (ex: two pieces of macaroni). Work on this with all numbers to 20.

This week:

Joyeuse halloween!  A note will go home today regarding halloween activities for Friday.

Please remember if you need to come into the school building, parents/guardians must get a Visitor’s button from the office first. 

Thank you!!

Homework activities:

1.    Language:

In the green homework folder, we are continuing to practice the page of Halloween vocabulary.  Please have your child practice identifying these objects (en français).  The folder is to be returned EVERY FRIDAY MORNING.

We have a new sound booklet “Je lis.”  This book takes the sounds we have been learning and combines them to make words.  Please practice the first two pages with your child this week.

2.    Reading:

This week’s little book (petit livre) is “C’est l’halloween.”  We will practice reading this book every day in class as well as at home.  It is very important for your child to bring the “J’aime lire” folder to school every day with the 2 baggie books in it.  He/she will bring the folder home each night.

3.  Science:  

In science we are learning about the sun and its heating effects.  Here are some experiments that you can try at home:

a)  Put the same amount of water in two plastic containers.  Leave one container in the sun and the other in the shade.  After several minutes, see which container of water is the coldest.  Why is one colder than the other?

b)  On your feet, put on one dark sock and one light sock.  Sit with your feet in the sun for several minutes.  Which foot is colder?  Why?

4.    Math:

Practice “skip counting” by 2’s.  (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, etc.)

Have a spooktacular Halloween!!!

Homework Week 4: October 19 - 22

Bonjour!  This week we are learning the sound “é” pronounced “eh”.

This week:

School is closed for students on Friday, October 23 for teacher professional development.  Recycling will be postponed to next week.

Please remember if you need to come into the school building, parents/guardians need to get a Visitor’s button from the office first. 

Thank you!!

Homework activities:

1.    Language:

In the green homework folder, we are continuing to practice the page of Halloween vocabulary.  Please have your child practice identifying these objects (en français).  The folder is to be returned EVERY FRIDAY MORNING.

In the sound booklet, please practice the last two pages with your child this week.  Please also review all the previous pages as we will be beginning our new sound booklet next week.  I suggest practicing the out of order so that it is not only done from memory of the song. Your child should now be more comfortable with the sound blends and be able to identify most of them fairly consistently.  The Friday morning classroom “dictée” over the weeks to come will focus on these sound blends from our sound booklets.

2.    Reading:

This week’s little book (petit livre) is “Halloween.”  We will practice reading this book every day in class as well as at home.  It is very important for your child to bring the “J’aime lire” folder to school every day with the 2 baggie books in it.  He/she will bring the folder home each night. Please record on the log sheet only those books your child reads in French with or without your assistance at this time.

For each night that your child has his/her books, here are some suggested activities:

P     Start by doing a picture walk: “walking” through the book and looking at the pictures, trying to understand what the book is about. 

P     The next time you read, try to find any words with the sound “é” in them, or “a” or “u”, etc.. 

P     At this stage it is important for your child to learn to point to words and try to say them based on the picture and beginning sound.  Try to do this on the third night.

P     On the fourth night, try reading the book start to finish. 

3.    Math:

Some suggested activities are as follows:

a.      With your child, collect sets of 11 to 20 objects (for example, 12 stuffed animals, 16 envelopes).  Have your child count the objects.  Ask: “How many are there in each set (groupe)?”

b.      Play “I Spy,” giving the number as a clue: “I spy with my little eye, something that has four legs.”  Your child might guess “table” or “chair.”  Switch roles.

Have a great week!!!

Bonjour, please take note of the following items:

• books need to come back to school each day to be practiced
• ziploc bag needs to come to school every day also
• Walk to school day should be rescheduled for one day this week. I will let you know of this

• Friday is PICTURE DAY.  Please remember to send in your child’s order forms or a note to let me know if you are NOT ordering a package of photos.  Every child will have their picture taken anyway.  Also, we have gym that day but it will be AFTER our pictures are taken.

 This week we will be reviewing the sounds that we have learned so far: “a”, “i”, “u”.

Please ensure your child brings his/her plastic baggie to school every day.

Homework activities:

1. Language/Phonics:
   1. In the green homework folder, there is a new page of Halloween vocabulary which we are practicing in class.  Please have your child practice identifying these objects (en français).  The folder is to be returned EVERY FRIDAY MORNING unless you let me know that you would like to keep it.
   2. In the sound booklet, please practice the next three pages with your child this week. 
2. Reading: (2 baggy books)
   1. This week we are no longer using the alphabet books.  We are replacing them with books that should be practiced each night and returned on Friday.
   2. This week’s book is “C’est l’automne.”  We will practice reading this book every day in class as well as at home.  It is very important for your child to bring the “J’aime lire” folder to school every day with the baggie books in it.  They will bring the folder home each night. In the folder you will find a reading log sheet to record what your child reads each night. Please fill this out each night and send in when full. Your child will receive a certificate once they have read so many books!
3. Math:
   1. We are moving on to number concept this week.  A letter was sent home last week explaining the learning goals for this unit. 
   2. Some suggested activities are as follows:

                                                              i.      Use small objects and ask your child to show you groups from 1 to 10.

                                                           ii.      Together, collect several sets of 8 small objects (for example, 8 keys, 8 pieces of pasta).  Ask your child to count the number in each set.  Ask: “How are these sets alike?”  (All have 8.)

                                                         iii.      Practice recognizing number words to 10 out of order. You may want to make flash cards with the words.

Homework Week 2: October 5 - 9

Reminders:

☺This week we are having a food drive, so if you can, please send in a non-perishable food item for those in need.

☺ Thursday will be our weekly walk weather permitted. If you would like to come along you are certainly welcome!

☺ Friday is recycling day and walk to school day. We will also have an assembly for Thanksgiving Day.

Bonjour!  We are learning the sound “u” this week. 

-Show and tell will be this Friday, October 9.  Students are encouraged to bring in one item to discuss and show to the class (using as much French as possible).

-Picture day is coming up next week, order forms will be sent home as soon as they are available.

-Please ensure your child brings his/her plastic baggie to school every day. 

-This week we will be discussing Thanksgiving (L’action de grâce).  Please feel free to reinforce what we are learning in school by discussing what your family is thankful for.

Homework activities:

1)  Language/Phonics:

a)In the green homework folder, there is a new page of vocabulary which we are practicing in class.  These are numbers as well as the days of the week.  Please have your child practice identifying these objects (en français).  The folder is to be returned EVERY FRIDAY MORNING even if there is no written work.

b)In the sound booklet, please practice the next three pages with your child this week. 

2)  Reading:

Our class book this week is “Ma famille.”  This book belongs to the class and will be collected on Friday.  Your child should also have a different alphabet book than last week.  Please let me know if he/she brings home the same one.

3) Math:

Here are some more suggested patterning activities:

a) With your child, use common items like plastic juice-bottle caps or stickers to begin a pattern. Then, ask your child,”What comes

next in the pattern?” Complete the pattern together.

b) With your child, make a pattern with pens, pencils, crayons or markers. Repeat the pattern three times. Remove two objects. Ask your child: “What is missing? How do you know?”

Have a fantastic Thanksgiving Weekend!!