Thank you for all the effort that you put into our Halloween celebration. I hope that you and your child enjoyed the day.

Week 8

Dear Parents,

This week we covered the following:

English

· Checkup: Unit 3

· Noun books

· Lesson 1 – Discuss Prewriting and Drafting

Reading

· New words: animals, birds, cold, fall, flowers, full, look, of, see, buds, is, lots, pick, pups, will

· We read the following stories: Animals in the cold, Seasons, Ha Ha Ha (poems)

Math

· Lesson 4.3 – Making a Pictograph

· Lesson 4.4 – Read a Bar Graph

· Lesson 4.5 – Make a bar Graph

· Lesson 4.6 – Use a graph

· Chapter Review/Test

Science

· How do People Use Their Parts?

· How Do People Grow and Change?

· Review And Test Prep

Spelling List – Halloween Words

Bat, dark, boo, spook, candy, corn, black, cat, witch

Show and Tell

· I am pleased with the progress that Grade 1 are making in their presentations.

Important Dates for this week:

· Wednesday, 27 October – Halloween Celebration

· Wednesday, 27 October – No after school clubs

· Thursday, 28 October – Monday, 1 November – Mid-Semester Break, no school

Ayane Kono will be returning to Japan until January. We wish her and her family well and look forward to her return.

If you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me.

Regard,

Robyn Wood

Week 7

Dear Parents,

It seems as if many of you enjoyed a family Monday at home with your child. They certainly do appreciate the time together.

This week we covered the following:

English

· Lesson 8 – Pronouns

· Lesson 9 – Words That Mean the Same

· Checkup: Unit 3

Reading

· New words: are, away, does, he, live, pull, they, where, bug, jug, quit, up, zag, zig

· We read the following stories: Quit It, Bug!, A Surprise for Zig Bug, and Insects

· Beginning sounds qu

Math

· Lesson 3.8 – Act out with Models

· Chapter Review/Test

· Lesson 4.1 – Making a Tally Chart

· Lesson 4.2 – Read a Pictograph

Science

· Review and Test Prep

· Introduction to people

· Lesson 1 – How do People Use Their Parts?

Spelling List 8 – Test Friday

Leg, beg, peg, log, hog, jog, dog, frog, clog

Additional spelling words: September, October, November, December

Dictation

In November the hog and the pig went for a jog to the dog who was talking to the frog.

Show and Tell

· My favorite toy

Important Dates for this week:

· Wednesday, 20 October – Show and tell

· Friday, 22 October – English Test

· Friday, 22 October – Spelling and Dictation Test

If you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me.

Regard,

Robyn Wood

Dear Parents

Your child has no homework this weekend. :-)

Hope that you enjoy the long weekend.

Ms Wood

Week 6

Dear Parents,

This week we covered the following:

English

· Lesson 4 – One and More Than One

· Lesson 5 – Special Nouns

· Lesson 6 – More Special Nouns

· Lesson 7 – Naming Yourself Last

Reading

· New words: do, for, I, is, me, my, said, you, get, help, kids, next, yes, yet

· We read the following stories: Val Can Help, The Bunnies and the Fox, and Woodland Animals

· Beginning sounds y, k, v

· End sounds k

· Short a, e, i and o words

· Compared fantasy and realism

Math

· Lesson 3.1 – Subtraction Stories

· Lesson 3.2 – Model Subtraction

· Lesson 3.3 – Using Symbols to Subtract

· Lesson 3.4 – Writing Subtraction Sentences

· Lesson 3.5 – Zero in Subtraction

· Lesson 3.6 – Subtract from 8 or less

· Lesson 3.7 - Vertical Form

· Lesson 3.8 – Act out with Models

Science

· Lesson 2 – How Are Animals Grouped?

· Lesson 3 – How Do Animals Change and Grow?

· Review And Test Prep

Spelling List 7 – Test Friday

Bag, tag, rag, sag, big, digs, wig, pigs, flags

Additional spelling words: senses, infant, teen, exercise

Dictation

The pig has a big flag on his bag.

Show and Tell

· A white object

· This week I will give your child a grade

· I will look at the following

Criteria	Points
	1	2	3	4	5
Preparation
Followed directions for the assignment
Presented a mostly yellow object
Shows presentation was rehearsed
Stays on Topic
Answered questions from the class
Presentation form:
Spoke audibly
Volume
Correct use of language
Made eye contact with the audience
Listens to Other Presentations
Listens without making Distractions
Column Totals:

Important Dates for this week:

· · Wednesday, 13 October – Show and tell – A white object, for a grade

· · Friday, 16 October – Science Test

· · Friday, 16 October – Spelling and Dictation Test

Monday No School:

On Monday there will be no school as teachers Professional Development. I hope that you enjoy the day with your child.

Date for diaries:

· 27 October – Fancy Dress Day. Halloween is celebrated on 31 October. Your child may dress up in a beautiful or funny costume for our Fancy Dress Day - it does not need to have a Halloween theme. If you prefer children can, of course, wear their usual clothes. We will send home more information closer to the date.

· 28, 28 October and 1 November – Mid-Semester Break, no school

· 9 and 10 November – Parent/Teacher consultations. Appointment forms will be e-mail out closer to the time

· 25 November – Thanksgiving

Happy Double 10 Day for Sunday. J

If you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me.

Regard,

Robyn Wood