Friday, Jan 9th, 2026

Upcoming Dates

January 28                               Fun Lunch - Subway

January 29                               NO SCHOOL for Kindergarten - Kindergarten Assessments

January 30                               Non-Instructional Day - NO SCHOOL

February 11                              Wear Red and Hearts for Valentine's Day

February 12 & 13                     Teacher Convention - NO SCHOOL

February 16                              Family Day - NO SCHOOL

February 25                              Fun Lunch - Coco Brooks Pizza

February 26                              PINK Shirt Day

February 27                              Non-Instructional Day - NO SCHOOL

March 17                                  Wear Green for St. Patrick's Day

March 18                                  Fun Lunch - Subway

March 19 & 20                          Parent/Teacher Conferences

March 19                                  NO SCHOOL for Kindergarten

March 20                                  Parent/Teacher Conferences - NO SCHOOL

March 23-27                            Spring Break - NO SCHOOL 

Recommended areas to focus on at home to help your child:

**Highlighted areas are the ones we are either focusing on right now, or the ones that they need the most support with.

- Reading every night:

• focusing on fluency (can they read without stopping to sound out each word),  
• expression (changing their tone of voice to match the punctuation and dialogue of characters), and 
• comprehension (ask your child questions about the story while they read or after they finish). 

- Math

• addition and subtraction, both with and without regrouping (this could be practiced using worksheets or card games like addition or subtraction war)
• skip counting by 2s, 5s, 10s, and 25s (a great activity to practice this is by counting coins)
• Reading time on an analog clock. 
• Place Value: expanded form, written form, standard form, and block form 
• 3 digit Addition and Subtraction with regrouping 
• 10 more, 10 less, 100 more, 100 less: Write down a set of numbers and have your child calculate what the number would be if you were to have 10 more, 10 less, 100 more, or 100 less. 
• Skip counting by 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, 6s, 7s, 8s, 9s, 10s, and 25s
• Counting money (especially coins) is a great way to practice skip counting. 
• Adding and Subtracting decimals
• using money to pay for items, whether in a store or pretending at home is a great way for kids to practice adding and subtracting decimals in a hands on, practical way. 

- Writing:

• spelling (you could also practice this skill playing games like 'Horse' using a basketball, net, and choosing different words to spell). 
• printing mechanics (are the letters legible, is their a clear size difference with capital and lowercase letters, are their spaces between the words)
• punctuation and capitalization 
• Using nouns, adjectives, and verbs within their writing
• Opinion writing: have your child tell you their opinions on things either in verbal or written form, but have them give at least 3 reasons why they have that opinion, and have them further explain each reason as well. 
• Persuasive writing: have your child write about something they want, and ask them to give at least three reasons why they should get it, and have them add lots of detail to their writing. 

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Literacy:

- We reviewed R controlled vowels and learned a new literacy game called: Spelling Battleship. This was a fun way to practice vocabulary words and we will continue to play this throughout the year. 

- We have been working on a Holiday Memory Book, which highlights who we spent our holidays with, where we went, what we did, the food we ate, and our favourite parts. Students will be sharing their Holiday Memory Books with the class next week, to practice speaking aloud and oral storytelling. 

- We reviewed the cursive letters we have learned thus far in the year, and learned how to write the letter b in cursive, both upper and lower case. 

- We have started our Friday Letters again, where students share what they learned during the week, and then you get to respond to your child's letter! The students get very excited when they see you have written back to them, and it creates a fun keepsake for you to have at the end of the year.

- We also learned about what a New Years Resolution is, and why we make them. As a class, we discussed possible goals to set for ourselves, and then everyone wrote at least 3 New Years Resolutions for themselves in the cover of their notebooks so that they can revisit them throughout the year and determine if they have met any of their goals. 

Math:

- We continued with our place value unit and practiced counting the value of coins and bills, then we moved on to adding and subtracting decimals in the form of money. This was intimidating at first, but got easier once they realized that it uses the same skills as regular and and subtracting with regrouping. 

****I have sent home practice sheets this week for counting money, as it has been a challenging skill. 

- We began learning how to code by doing some unplugged coding activities, and coding Dash robots to move around and light up using iPads. We will continue to code and program these robots over the next few weeks as we work on a project that incorporates elements from our previous Social and Science units. 

Science:

- We spent a couple of days reviewing our Earth Systems unit, and then completed a unit test. 

Art:

- We completed a guided drawing of 2026, to create a fun dividing page in our visual journals so that we know which tasks were done at the start of the year, and which ones were done in the second half of the school year.