Thursday, January 7, 2016
Creating 2D Shapes
Math: Creating 2D Patterns & Figures:
In October and November, we focused on
Patterning and 2D Shapes. Activities included: 2D robots, memory games, patterned necklaces,
creating 2D patterns using various shapes such as: triangles, trapezoids,
hexagons, parallelograms etc...
Incorporating Technology at Home:
Continue to have your child practice
their 2D Shapes and creating images using them online:
http://www.abcya.com/shape_match.htm
http://www.abcya.com/shapes_geometry_game.htm
Curriculum Expectations:
-identify and
describe common two dimensional shapes
-trace and identify two dimensional figures
-compose patterns, pictures and designs using common two-dimensional shapes
-identify and describe shapes within shapes (shapes with a geometric design)
-identify and describe and extend through investigation, geometric repeating patterns involving one attribute (e.g. colour, size, shape, thickness and orientation)
-identify a rule for a repeating pattern
-create a repeating pattern involving one attribute
-represent a given repeating pattern in a variety of ways (A, B, A…)
-trace and identify two dimensional figures
-compose patterns, pictures and designs using common two-dimensional shapes
-identify and describe shapes within shapes (shapes with a geometric design)
-identify and describe and extend through investigation, geometric repeating patterns involving one attribute (e.g. colour, size, shape, thickness and orientation)
-identify a rule for a repeating pattern
-create a repeating pattern involving one attribute
-represent a given repeating pattern in a variety of ways (A, B, A…)
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Literacy: Monthly Writing
Acrostic Poems: The students of Room 103 worked on using descriptive words when describing something. This task had a focus of September and using description words to create an Acrostic Poem. Students then created Acrostic Poems using their names as the main idea. Our Acrostic Name Poems are displayed outside our classroom door.
Starting to create sentences...
The students of Room 103 are starting to create sentences using high frequency spelling words, the word wall and teacher assistance.
Activities at home: Have a journal at home and have your child write down a sentence about something they did that day or what they liked about their day. Help them out with words that are harder to spell but encourage them to sound out each letter and write down what they hear!
Curriculum Expectations:
-confirm spelling and word meanings-spell some high frequency words correctly
-spell unfamiliar words using a variety of strategies
-confirm spellings and word meaning or word choice using a word bank
-print neatly and recognize the properties of the different letters
-automatically read and understand some high frequency words
This month's topic: My Holiday Break!
Monday, January 4, 2016
Welcome back! I hope you had a very happy and relaxing holiday!
I am looking forward to all the learning of 2016! This year we have a lot of exciting activities planned. For the next few weeks we will be working on...
Literacy: Creating New Years Resolutions, Journal Entries describing our Holiday and reading every day!
Math: Concluding Data Management and starting 3-D Geometry.
Social Studies: Continue to discuss Roles & Responsibilities at home and in the classroom!
Art: Continue to express our writing, feelings through various types of art projects.
In literacy, we will continue with our Poem of the Week, Words of the Week & we will start our Morning Challenges as of next week (stay tuned for more details).
Over the next week, I will be posting some highlights of our learning in 2015!
Thank you and all the best in 2016!
Ms. Givelos
I am looking forward to all the learning of 2016! This year we have a lot of exciting activities planned. For the next few weeks we will be working on...
Literacy: Creating New Years Resolutions, Journal Entries describing our Holiday and reading every day!
Math: Concluding Data Management and starting 3-D Geometry.
Social Studies: Continue to discuss Roles & Responsibilities at home and in the classroom!
Art: Continue to express our writing, feelings through various types of art projects.
In literacy, we will continue with our Poem of the Week, Words of the Week & we will start our Morning Challenges as of next week (stay tuned for more details).
Over the next week, I will be posting some highlights of our learning in 2015!
Thank you and all the best in 2016!
Ms. Givelos
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