January Update

Dear Parents,

I have enjoyed getting to know you and the students this past month! I am enjoying working with such a lovely group of children and their supportive families. Thank you for your kindness and support!

I've posted some updates as we start a new month.

Loutet Farm 
Thank you for returning the signed permission forms for photos for Loutet Farm! There are a few that we still need to come in; hopefully, we will have all of the forms by Wednesday, so we can submit them to Loutet Farm on Thursday, February 6th.

Reading
All of the students have improved in their reading ability since September with the continued reading practice both at home and school.  In addition to the various reading opportunities that they have while at school, we hope that you will continue to spend 15 minutes reading (Guided Reading and Home Reading) with your child. I appreciate you recording them on their "My 15 Minutes of Homework" Sheet. Thank you for your time and commitment to reading!

To help some of our readers who are still working on fluency, I have started a levelled Silent Reading program. It will still allow the students to be able to choose their own book to read, but will also include reading a story/book that is at their level. I hope that this will help boost their self esteem and will also provide another opportunity to practice their reading skills.

Spelling
The students have been doing very well on their "tests" on Fridays. They are learning to recognize words on the Word Wall and spell them correctly in our writing exercises…which is great news! Thank you for continuing to practice the new spelling words with your child on a weekly basis!

Math 
Although we will be officially ending our unit on "Addition and Subtraction", both of these topics will continue to be covered in class. Most of the students have enjoyed learning this topic and would benefit from continued review at home. The next unit we will be starting is "Measurement".

Socials --> Science
We have finished most of our Socials unit on "Family, Neighbourhood and Community" and will be starting our Science unit on "Air, Water and Soil".

*African Dance Workshop
We participated in a African Dance workshop today where the kids learned to sing and dance to an African song. Enjoy viewing the pictures and videos!