Friday, November, 11
I want to
thank all of the parents that came in this week to meet with me. It was great to sit down and discuss all of
the progress that your children have accomplished thus far in the school
year. If you have any follow up questions
or anything you want to clarify, my door is always open.
This week
we have begun to speak only English when sitting on the carpet. This is the first step in our goal to only
speak only English when inside the classroom.
It has been very easy for the students to accomplish this goal and even
throughout the entire day I rarely hear any Chinese spoken.
I have
started word rings in the class. They
are all of the sight words that the students learn put onto a metal ring. Since we learn one or two new words every
week the word ring will grow and grow.
On occasion these word rings will go home and could you please quiz your
child on the words. High frequency words
are essential to know and use in both reading and writing. When children have a number of high
frequency words under control they can read them in text and then focus their
attention on solving new words. The same
occurs in writing. Please return the
word rings after a few days at home so we can add more words to them. Also, each word has a corresponding hand
signal I do for them. If you child gets
stuck on a particular word you can come and see me and I can show you the
corresponding hand signal.
Awareness/anti
bullying week is going to be next week.
There are many fun and exciting activities that the students will
participate in. I will post some of them
on the calendar section tab on this blog.
One of the important ones for parents will be to dress you child in blue on Wednesday, November 16th. The entire elementary department will participate
and it will show unity in stopping bullying.
Lastly,
please keep sending in those American Thanksgiving forms. It is in a few weeks and we need to know what
will be brought in and what is still needed.
Student
of the Week
The student of the week this week is Wayne Wayne
Reading Tips
Tip 4 – Set an Example
As a parent, you are your child's most important role model. If
your child sees you reading, especially for pleasure or information, he or she
will understand that reading is a worthwhile activity.
You can also share many daily reading activities with your child.
Here are some ideas:
·
Read recipes, food
labels, schedules, maps, instructions, and brochures.
·
Read traffic signs and
signs in stores and restaurants.
·
Look up information in
cookbooks, manuals, phone books, atlases, and dictionaries.
·
Read greeting cards,
letters, and e-mail messages to and from relatives and friends.
Reminders
and Notices
1.
“Aa, Bb
etc” books also need to be brought back to school.
2.
Any art
activities or paper put in the plastic folder can be kept at home.
3.
There
will be an American Thanksgiving party on Thursday November 24th please
send in the potluck forms.
4.
Awareness/Anti
Bullying is Monday November 14th until Friday November 18th.
5.
Please
return word rings after you are done with them.
What we
did in our centres this week.
Literacy Centres
1. Guided and silent reading.
2. Thanksgiving craft, what we are thankful for.
3. Computer
story “Goldilocks and the Three Bears.”
4. Making
the alphabet using blocks.
5. Phonics
books Ii.
Math Centres
1. Goldilocks
and the Three Bears sizing activities.
2. Puzzles
and dominos.
3. Computer
ordering numbers game.
4. Sizing Goldilocks
and the Three Bears with play dough.
Like
always, if you have any questions or concern you can always write me an email
at bsharp.his@gmail.com or come by and
speak to me in person.
Cheers
Braedon
