Welcome to November

How lucky we have been with our weather this fall! We have had some gorgeous days! Just remember as the temperatures dip, that your child is coming dressed appropriately for extended periods outside (recess).

Healthy snacks: Thank you for all of you who pack healthy snacks! We have been talking about healthy snack choices before first recess.

This coming week:

Monday: Please return all library books
Tuesday: Library
Wednesday: Junior ATB Deposit Day
Friday: Remembrance Day Ceremony 10:45-11:15
             Term 1 Progress Reports go home

Remember that our fall break runs from the 10th until the 17th!

Words we are working this week: du, tu, sur (we are starting the vowel u)

1. Make and read flashcards on recipe cards.

2. Orally spell the words.

3. Word aerobics… Ladybug letters-hands on your hips, Giraffe letters-stand tall with

your hands extended above your head, Monkey letters- use your hand as the

monkey tale.  This is something we do a lot in grade 1, so this should not be new to

your child.  Turtle letters-letters written that stay between the lines

(a,c,e,i,m,n…), Giraffe letters-letters written above the lie (l,b,f…), Monkey

letters-written letters that hang below the line (g,p,q…)

4. Rainbow words with gel pens- Choose 5 words.  Write each word with one color, re-

writing the word on top of the previous color with a new color; keep going until the

word has been written with at least 5 different colors on top of each other.

5. Write the words using playdough.

6. Use magnetic letters to write the words out on the fridge.

7. Sprinkle a bit of flour on the table or counter and write the letters with the end

of your finger in the flour.

8. Use wikki sticks (wax covered sticks from the dollarstore) to shape them into

letters to spell the words.

9.  Use the package of letters sent home in the envelope at the end of each vowel

study in class.  There has been an envelope sent home already working with the

letter a, and soon the letter e will be sent home.  There will be letter I, O, É and U

sent home throughout the next month. (It’s called Créons des mots.”

10. Cheap hair gel in a Ziploc bag- trace words into the gel (or peanut butter,

whip cream)

11. Write 5 words end to end using a different color for each word.

12. Write letters on popsicle sticks than use them to spell the words.

Halloween Highlights

 We tested to see if the pumpkins float or sink!

We weighed the pumpkins, then counted the seeds. 


Here are the final results!  

 
 
                            

Thanks again for all of the parents who donated their time or pumpkins!