Checking In

Hi Everyone,

I sent out two emails to all families this week.  I have heard back from many. If you have not responded yet, could you please do so.

Just a reminder that no specific work needs to be completed at this time. Just do what you and your family are able to do.  Keep in mind that your family's well being is the top priority. 

This blog is a great place for your child to go to play educational games.  All games are linked on the right in the full web version.

I hope everyone is staying healthy and safe. 

Take care.

Math

Here is what we are working on in math:

We have been reviewing telling and writing times (analogue and digital) to the hour and half hour (Grade 1).  Some students still need to work on this.  They are confusing the hour and minute hand.

We are now moving on to telling and writing time to the quarter hour. 

They need to know that a quarter to two is the same thing as 1:45 etc.

Please work on this at home.  There are games linked on the right of the blog for extra practise.

Snowshoeing

We plan on going snowshoeing tomorrow. Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately.  

Pink Shirt Day

This year, Pink Shirt Day, or Anti-Bullying Day, is on February 26. It is a day when people come together by wearing pink shirts to school or work to show they are against bullying.

3D Geometry Assessment

We will be having a 3D geometry assessment on Wednesday, February 12. 

Students will need to be able to

• identify and describe various 3D shapes, with a focus on different prisms and pyramids. 
• understand the difference between faces, vertices and edges and be able to describe 3D shapes using these terms. 
• explain the difference between a prism and pyramid

Cereal Boxes

Could you please send in empty cereal boxes for a media literacy activity we are working on.

Thank you

2-D Shape Assessment

We will be having a 2-D shape assessment on Monday. Some children are having difficulty remembering the names of shapes.  They need to be able identify and describe the following shapes:

• triangles
• quadrilaterals (rhombus, trapezoid, parallelograms rectangle, square)
• pentagon
• hexagon
• heptagon
• octagon
• nonagon
• decagon

We will be moving on to 3-D shapes soon. It would be helpful to work on these shapes at home.

• cubes
• different types of prisms
• different types of pyramids

They also need to know the difference between faces, vertices and edges and use these words to describe 3-D shapes.

Reminder:

Milk orders are due online by Friday