Week 7

Dear Parents,

This week we covered the following work:

English:

· Listening to Poems

· Writing Poems

· Writing Correct Sentences

· Exclamations

· Titles for People

Reading:

· A Fine Time! – Base words with ending –s, -ed and –ing

· Words to know - High-Frequency Words

· Words to know: about, because, draw, happy, teacher, part, tiny, tells, loves, planted, added

· Interesting Plants – Story Vocabulary

· A Forest Visit – Comprehension Check

· Forest Life – Categorize and Classify

· Adding –s to Naming Words

· Match It Up! – Compound Words

· Busy Times – Grammar, Action Words

· We read: The forest, by Isidro Sanchez

· Grade One did really well on their Reading Assessment this week!!! J

Maths:

· Lesson 13.8 – Months

· Lesson 13.9 – Using a table

· Chapter Review/Test

· Introduction to money

Science:

· Readers’ Theater – Rock Stars

Music Treasure Hunt

On Tuesday Grade One competed against Grade Two in the Music Treasure Hunt. Unfortunately the Grade 2’s came out victorious but Grade One gave their best and I am proud of them.

Work for Next Week:

Spelling Words:

How, now, brown, cows, snow, mow, show, low, glow, grow, slow, house

Words for Sentences:

Secret, snack, solo, spine, slash, squirrel, steer, breeze

Dictation:

The brown cows mowed the lawn while the squirrel sang a solo in the breeze.

International Day:

On Thursday, March 31^st, 2011, we will be celebrating International Day at school. Every class has chosen a country and will celebrate the day in their own special way. Grade 1 has chosen Mexico and the class is very excited which has resulted in them putting in a lot of effort to make it a great day. Richard and Evelyn’s mom will be joining us on Thursday to help us make some yummy Mexican food. We have rehearsed a short dance, so it will be great if you could join us from 12:00 of Thursday. Come learn something about Mexico with us! It is going to be FUN, FUN, FUN!

Oral Presentations

This week your child presented their "Ocean/Forest/Desert" posters. When you are helping your child prepare for their presentation, please remind them to look at the class and not at the poster. A number of children looked at their posters during their presentation. By doing this, they project their voice straight into the white-board and it is difficult to hear. Please avoid giving your child a piece of paper to read from, again they focus on the paper and they do not project their voices. I grade them on their spoken English and not their reading ability. They are more than welcome to bring a small card, with a few key words written down. Please ensure that your child has their presentation at school on the appropriate day, as there is not always extra time in the week for them to do it after the allocated time. From this week your child will not be given a second chance should they not have their presentation ready on the appropriate day. Those that presented on Thursday, I have video clips of their presentation, if you would like me to e-mail it to you.

Important Dates:

29 March: Mexico Project and Presentation

31 March: International Day

31 March: Spelling and Dictation Test

1 – 10 April: Spring Break, No school

If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me. Have a good weekend.

Robyn