Friday, April 10th, 2026

 Upcoming Dates

FRIDAY                                    Good Friday - NO SCHOOL

April 16                                     Grade 1 Celebration - 1:30pm

April 22                                     Grade 1 Field Trip to Confluence Historic Site - Carter/Burch/Larmer

April 23                                     Grade 1 Field Trip to Confluence Historic Site - Watson/Fell

April 23                                     Grade 2 & 3 Spring Concert

April 24                                     Non-Instructional Day - NO SCHOOL

April 29                                     Fun Lunch - Coco Brooks

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***The recommended areas to focus on with your child at home have been moved to the bottom of the page. 

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Literacy:

- We have continued reading the Wild Robot, and each day we focus on 2 new vocabulary words from the story and complete tasks in our novel study journals. These tasks allow us to identify definitions of the words used in different contexts, and identify synonyms and antonyms of the new vocabulary words.  

- On Monday, we practiced opinion writing, and looked at 2 dogs who were entered into a beauty contest. The class was a panel of judges for the competition, and each one had to write about which dog should be the winner and why. 

- Throughout the rest of the week, we continued working on our story writing. Each day, we focused on a different section of our story (beginning, middle, end) and next week we will start the process of editing our work on paper before typing it out on the computer to publish our stories. 

Math:

- We continued our Measurement unit and learned about what an angle is, the different types of angles (right angle, acute, and obtuse), and we practiced estimating by guessing measurements of objects and the number of objects in an estimystery game. 

- We have been beginning every math lesson with our warm-up brochures, where students practice their multiplication facts for each grouping. So far, they have completed the warm-ups for multiples of 1, 2, 3, 4 most of them have finished for multiples of 5 and 6, and some have begun multiples of 7, 8, and 9. 

Science/Social:

- We have continued learning about the natural resources in Alberta and the have begun taking a deeper look at the different levels of government that are in charge of the resources and services in our region/country. We have looked at how natural resources are protected in parks, and which systems of government are responsible for each type of park. While also looking at the other services our local, provincial, and federal governments are responsible for. We also discussed the importance of voting, and went through an example of what happens when people do not vote, or do not know who they are voting for. 

- We have been using the computers to review what simple machines are, and each student is making 3 different posters in their visual journals; each one about a different simple machine. 

Art:

- We made a visual journal page with rows of eggs, and each row has some chicks hiding amongst the colourful eggs. We looked at Ukrainian Easter Eggs for inspiration for the designs on our eggs. 

Buddies: 

- We went on the computers with our buddies and used Google Earth to go on a scavenger hunt around the world! 

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

- 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). 
• Have them answer inferencing questions that make them think about how the character feels or how their actions impact others to help them expand their understanding. 

- 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. 
• Multiplication and Division facts 

- 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. 
• Writing letters, focusing on formatting and expanding ideas.