Jan.20-25 Word Work List

This weeks words are focusing on time measurement words.

1. Tuesday
2. Wednesday
3. Thursday
4. Saturday
5. January
6. February
7. month
8. year
9. calendar
10. second
11. minute
12. hour

Word Work List Jan.13-17

This weeks words are focusing on double consonants and the syllable rule. Each syllable needs a vowel,

1. follow
2. matter
3. summer
4. dollar
5. scissors
6. address
7. office
8. blizzard
9. suppertime
10. wrapper
11. wallet
12. village

Math Night

Math Night - Thursday February 6th, 6pm - 8pm 
More information to follow. Please mark your calendar.

Busy Week Back

Hello all,

In reading this week we have learned about making inferences. We will be working on this reading strategy for awhile as it is proving to be tricky for most.

We are moving into looking at patterns in addition and subtraction as well as multiplication and division. Memorizing basic facts is encouraged. Please practice at home as well as the work we do here in class.

Next week we are focusing on paragraph writing. We will begin by analyzing a couple of paragraphs and then work towards writing our own.

Our Science unit of Wheels and Levers has begun and we have discussed the concept of friction. We are learning the Scientific process and how to do a scientific write up.

In Social studies we  are finishing up learning about Alberta's Natural Regions and will be comparing all. If your family has been to any provincial parks in Alberta please send in a photocopied picture so we can see the Natural Landforms found in Alberta. ex: hoodoos, foothills, mountains, Canadian Shield etc.

Please ensure your child is dressed warmly as the cold snap rolls into Calgary. We do have indoor recess if the wind chill is below minus 21. We will be outside otherwise. We are also looking for families to send in tools to play in the snow that can be kept at school such as ice cream buckets of other snow molds. Thanks in advance if you can help us out.

Have a great week end!
Best Wishes,
Mrs. A. Diduch

Welcome Back and Word Work List

Hello and a warm welcome back! It was wonderful to see the children today! I hope everyone had a restful break and are ready for a busy month. 😁

This week we are focusing on The 'i' letter sounds in our word work. There is the short and long sound when using silent 'e'. The letter 'y' also makes an 'i' sound and so do the following graphemes: 'igh' and 'uy'.

1. since
2. which
3. string
4. title
5. mind
6. decide
7. why
8. buy
9. right
10. write
11. cypress
12. bicycle

We are learning about complex sentences and the conjunctions: because, while, before and after. We are using these words to join to simple sentences. 

Our comprehension strategy is "Close Reading". We are learning to read, reread and annotate text to gain a deeper understanding. Another comprehension strategy we have learned about is making inferences.

This month the rotating Pillar of Care is mindfulness. Every afternoon after lunch the entire school will take 10 minutes to be mindful, deep breath and centre ourselves to prepare for the afternoon's learning.

In Math we are reviewing patterning and patterns in charts before we move into Number Operations: adding, and subtracting decimals, multiplication and division.

Have a wonderful night!

Best Regards,

Mrs. A Diduch

Important Reminders

Wednesday Dec 17th is Green and Red day for students
Thursday Dec 18th PJ and Stuffy day.
Thursday Dec 18th is also the Pillars of Care Assembly ( Wear Fancy Clothes and the you can change back into PJs)

No word work Lists until after the holidays. 

Please return your home reading minutes to get your Flames cards as soon as possible!

Word Work List Dec 2- 6

Short and long 'e' sounds

Graphemes: ea, ee, ei, ie, e, eo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUtP3TS5RRs

1.     then

2.     when

3.     tenth

4.     easy

5.     eager

6.     piece

7.     mean

8.     fifteen

9.     people

10.  receive

11.  squeeze

12.  believe