Although our week has been short, we have packed in a lot of learning. Here are some things we have worked on in the past few days.
In Gym, we have started work on ball skills. To get used to complex ball control, we are starting with the red playground balls. We are working on dribbling the ball in one spot, dribbling while walking (or running), and throwing and catching the ball. Students are working to show that they have control during our activities and that they are not spending time chasing the ball across the gym. It is a work in progress.
In Language Arts, we have continued our work on story writing. Students have been working on a circle story and some are nearly done. I will be reading these to you during conferences. Although students are in various stages of their writing development, I am very impressed with the ideas that they came up with for their stories.
In Science, we have begun our work on colours. This week our focus has been on the primary and secondary colours. Students had fun creating their colour wheels to show what primary colours mix together to make which secondary colours. We are combining our Science with our language development in order to build up some great colour based adjectives - example - ruby red, robin's egg blue, shimmering yellow, lime green, etc.
We were very excited to be able to meet with our elder, Saa'kokoto this week via video chat. He talked to us about numbers and told us the story of Bitta
In Math, we have shifted gears a little and are working on some measurement skills as part of our unit on Space and Shape. We will be working on this unit for the next 4 weeks or so as students develop their understanding of the concepts of measuring, comparing and recognizing 2D shapes and 3D objects. This foundational work that will support our upcoming work in Science and Art. We will continue to practice our addition facts through games and activities a couple of times per week and will return to a focus on strategies and understanding of addition and subtraction computation later in April.
I am glad that everyone was able to book a conference for this week. I am excited to share your child's progress with you and explain how you can further support his/her learning.
