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Week at a glance

September 15th-September 19th

Our learning plan for this week:

French: Our first unit of study in Grade 1 is classroom vocabulary. Students will work hard to confidently identify all the objects in our classroom. This will remain a recurring theme throughout the school year. This week, we will finish reviewing our vowel sounds (remember that they differ in French from English).

In addition to classroom vocabulary, students will also learn to follow a number-object-color pattern in their writing (adjective, noun, adjective)

Our words of the week are: voici & regarde 

Mathematics: We are working on patterning and subitizing (the ability to recognize a set of objects at a glance). Try creating cereal or toy patterns, or listening for sound patterns in a song. You can also make a pattern and see if your child can continue it.

Here are two fun subitizing songs you can watch and listen to at home to better understand what subitizing is. It may seem like a small skill, but the ability to subitize is a strong indicator of early math success!

Subitize

Subitize Up To 5 (soo-bi-tize) | Math Song for Kids | Jack Hartmann

Subitize Rock (soo-bi-tize) | Math Song for Kids | Jack Hartmann

Sciences: We are continuing to review the names of our colors and learning what it means to be a scientist.

English:  Literacy begins with the ability to hear the similarities and differences in language. When you are reading and your child is listening, ask them to tell you if they hear certain repetitive sounds. This could be a sound at the beginning, middle or end of a word. Stop periodically and have them tell you a word that rhymes with those words. 

We continue to review our Animated Literacy alphabet. You can find additional details—such as the alphabet we use and the related actions—on my website here. So far, students are reading CVC (consonant, vowel, consonant) words using the letters: s, t, p, m, f & a. This week, students will review the afore-mentioned letters, and we will add the letters: i & n. Students will continue to practice stretching out words while reading, as this will help them later in the year during reading and writing. Please check your EMAIL INBOX this wednesday for additional weekly details/homework you can expect going forward.

Our “words of the week” that you can encourage your child to look for and read in books are:

-am (learned)

-the (learned)

-I (learned)

-at (learned)

-and (learned)

-a (to learn)

-if (to learn)

-it (to learn)

-is (to learn)

Religion: Check out the Religion Tab on our website to connect what we are learning at school with your home. As a reminder, please visit the This Week at Home section of the site. We are currently working on Week 2: I Am a Child of God - All Kinds of Families.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at elemoine@gsacrd.ab.ca

Mme Élodie Lemoine