Hi Everyone! Thanks for reading!
Our first week of October will be a busy one! To begin, my good friend Mrs. Aimee Gast will be subbing for me on Monday. Mrs. Gast used to teach Grade 1 at MMH so I’m excited for her to meet all the little personalities in room 15!
Next week, I will be sending home a Mini-Progress Report. This report will include a brief summary of how your student is doing in Grade 1! I'm hoping to have these home on Tuesday or Wednesday. They will be tucked safely in the agendas so please keep an eye out for them!
..speaking of the agendas- THANK YOU for being so consist in signing them!
Here are the happenings in Room 15:
In Language Arts, we will continue on working with our sight word reading, printing, word families, and our Daily 5 program. And also…HOME READING WILL START ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 2ND!! What does that mean? It’s pretty simple: Encouraging your child to read DAILY. At MMH, we’re firm believers that reading daily significantly improves skills, in both comprehension and fluency. We are using a program called Reading A-Z. This is a great resource because the books are levelled, and they’re a mix of fiction and non-fiction. Later on, we will incorporate other books into the program. We will use Reading A-Z books to get us going, and we’ll talk about how this is a big responsibility for Grade 1. Monday to Thursday, your child will bring a book home to read. There will be a little note coming home with the first book that explains everything you need to know, and how to get in the swing of Home Reading.
In Math, we are kicking off our unit in Patterns! This is a fun unit because we will make lots of patterns using different manipulatives. Our goal is to get students to see patterns in things around us, everyday life, nature, as well as numbers. Often students don’t see the connection in patterns and numbers, so this is a great unit to begin with as we become more confident in Math.
In Social Studies, we will finish talking about groups that we belong in, and we’ll move on to learn about students’ families. Perfect timing I’d say, as we also prepare for the Thanksgiving weekend! Keep your eyes out for a special surprise coming home at the end of the week- I know the students are going to be very proud to be taking this home for the long weekend!
Our first week of October will be a busy one! To begin, my good friend Mrs. Aimee Gast will be subbing for me on Monday. Mrs. Gast used to teach Grade 1 at MMH so I’m excited for her to meet all the little personalities in room 15!
Next week, I will be sending home a Mini-Progress Report. This report will include a brief summary of how your student is doing in Grade 1! I'm hoping to have these home on Tuesday or Wednesday. They will be tucked safely in the agendas so please keep an eye out for them!
..speaking of the agendas- THANK YOU for being so consist in signing them!
Here are the happenings in Room 15:
In Math, we are kicking off our unit in Patterns! This is a fun unit because we will make lots of patterns using different manipulatives. Our goal is to get students to see patterns in things around us, everyday life, nature, as well as numbers. Often students don’t see the connection in patterns and numbers, so this is a great unit to begin with as we become more confident in Math.
Our Art Room is in need of Rags! If you have any old towels you are willing to part with, please send them to school and we’ll cut them for rags for our Art room.
Here is some information about school wide events:
I think that’s it for now! Have a wonderful Fall weekend!
-Anna Tsentouros & Grade 1A
October
Monday October 1st- “Walk to School” Week begins!
Wednesday October 3rd- Guest Speaker about Fire safety
Wednesday October 3rd- Character Ed. Assembly @ 12:30 & MMH Family time
Monday October 8th- Happy Thanksgiving! No school
Tuesday October 9th- Professional Learning Day: No School
Wednesday October 10th- School Council Meeting @ 6:30
Thursday October 18th- Dress Like Your Favourite Book Character Day!
Thursday October 18th- Professional Learning day in the PM-students dismissed @ 11:45
Friday October 19th- Professional Learning Day- No School
Thursday October 25th- Scholastic Book Fair
Friday October 26th- Scholastic Book Fair
Monday October 29th- Picture Retake Day
Wednesday October 31st- Happy Halloween! Halloween parade in the pm and class party
Wednesday October 3rd- Guest Speaker about Fire safety
Wednesday October 3rd- Character Ed. Assembly @ 12:30 & MMH Family time
Monday October 8th- Happy Thanksgiving! No school
Wednesday October 10th- School Council Meeting @ 6:30
Thursday October 18th- Dress Like Your Favourite Book Character Day!
Thursday October 18th- Professional Learning day in the PM-students dismissed @ 11:45
Friday October 19th- Professional Learning Day- No School
Thursday October 25th- Scholastic Book Fair
Friday October 26th- Scholastic Book Fair
Monday October 29th- Picture Retake Day
Wednesday October 31st- Happy Halloween! Halloween parade in the pm and class party