With Remembrance Day being this week, our focus on learning has been on developing our awareness of the world around us. Here are some of the things we have worked on:
We have continued to develop our understanding of Remembrance Day and ways to express our appreciation to the members of the military that have served our country. This has included sharing stories related to peace and war, such as "Finding Winnie" and "The Butter Battle". Students appreciated being able to view the slideshow of members of the military who are/were related to Tuscany families and to show their respect through participation in our Virtual Remembrance Day Ceremony. We hope that our friends and family members were able to view this ceremony and that everyone was able to take some time on Wednesday to observe this special day.
In Language Arts this week, we have been working on extending our beginning reading strategies. These are some of the ways we use to solve unfamiliar words in the texts that we are reading:
Eagle Eyes - Look at the pictures for clues
Lips the Fish - Make the sound of the first letter to give you a hint
Stretchy Snake - Say each sound slowly, stretching it out so you can hear the word
We have nearly finished reviewing the sounds of the consonants and vowels and are using our sounds and our sight words (list words) to help us read simple text independently.
We have spent the past few weeks in Phys. Ed. working with scoops and balls both in the gym and outside. Students have been able to explore throwing and catching activities and to develop their hand-eye coordination.
Our pumpkin seeds from our jack-o-lanterns were successfully germinated over the weekend, and students were able to study, sketch, and plant them. We will be making observations over the next few weeks and learning about what plants need in order to grow.
Our Math this week has been focussed on how to represent numbers in a variety of ways. We have been using our beaded number lines to show two digit numbers and explore the way our number lines help us to see the groups of 5's and 10's inside a number. If you would like to make a beaded number line at home, you can find out how by clicking this link.
Our Virtual Book Fair is now available for everyone. Our book fair sales are one of the ways that our school raises money to buy new materials for our library, so please consider supporting this event.
