Fun Fair

Tomorrow, the parent council is having a fun fair for the community.  Last years fun fair was a great success.  Let's hope the weather is warm and sunny despite the forecast.  I hope to see all of you with your friends and family. 

:)
Miss Mynes

right now in math

Right now, we are all working on different aspects of numeracy.  Some of us are working on printing numbers, some counting, some quantity,  and some even adding and subtracting!  Try to find opportunities to count with your child at home.  Maybe counting pieces of laundry as they help you put them in the machine or counting toys as they tidy them up.  There are many board games that reinforce counting that are fun for the whole family - Trouble is my favourite!

Have a great day,
Miss Mynes

Next Weeks poem of the week

Jack likes cherry jam.
Jill likes it too.
Jenny likes apple jam,
So does Jane and so does Sam.
But there are other things to like,
Let's name a few today.
There's just one thing to keep in mind,
They must begin with j!

our writing lesson for tomorrow

Tomorrow, we are focusing on how label books are organized. They organize their information into categories.  The students are being encouraged to write their own label books as a way of practicing writing tricky words.  We have been learning strategies for spelling tricky words.  So far we have focused on writing the sounds you hear and how to figure out sounds you don't know.  The kids are great writers.  Over the next few weeks I will be sending home some of the children writing folder work and I know you will be impressed.

:)
Miss Mynes

just a couple of things...

Thank you to the Luong family for the delicious birthday treats.  The children ate every last grape, blueberry, piece of pineapple and cantaloupe!

Here is an updated list of our sight words:

an
and
am
big
can
day
do
did
for
fun
get
had
here
how
have
if
little
love
me
so
she
too
we
would
want
were
who
you

:)
Miss Mynes

a bit about our day

Today, we continue our work on the letter g sound.  In physical education, we are working on our spatial awareness by moving around and over pylons.  In mathematics, we are working in our math folders.  Everyone is working at their own pace but we are all working on numeracy.  The children have library today.

Today is also Subway lunch day.  If you ordered your child a submarine sandwich, it will be given to your child during the lunch hour.

Have a great day!
Miss Mynes

a great morning

Thank you so much to the parent volunteers that helped us with scientists in the school today.  It was a great day of learning about backyard bugs.  Ask your child what they learned about bugs today.

:)
Miss Mynes

Math Folders

We have had a wonderful year of play based, hands on math.  We do math every day but it rarely translates into a piece of work that can be brought home.  We are at the time of year where we will begin to do math folders so the children can begin to express their math skills with paper and pencil.  Each child will progress as their skill level increases.  Some of us are practicing writing numbers, others on showing quantity and counting.  Ask your child what they did in their math folder today.

:)
Miss Mynes