Mrs. Tsang's Grade 1 Information
Communication
Open communication between home and school is paramount. I welcome any questions or concerns. Please allow for 48 hours for a response due to teaching demands. If it is an urgent matter please contact the school office.
A Mail Folder should be in your child’s backpack daily for information to travel between home and school. Any items on the “home” side please remove and keep at home. Any items on the “bring back” side must be read, signed, completed, etc and returned to school.
Lunch and Snack
Please send a healthy lunch and 2 small snacks each day. Please do not send items with any type of nut or seafood in them. Please avoid sending candy, chips, soda pop, or chocolate bars as we follow the Healthy Schools Initiative. www.gov.mb.ca/healthyschools
*Lunch packing tip: send a variety of foods that the your child can choose from at meal times in one lunch bag.
Daily Homework Expectations:
Recommended daily home reading: 15 minutes
Number Books & Green Sight Words: Your child will be bringing home a small number book with green sight words that go along with the book. Please DO NOT write your child's name on the book as we do share the books and rotate them. Have your child read the book and please have an adult cut out the sight words. If your child is able to read the sight words automatically within 5 seconds, place a check at the top corner. Once your child knows ALL their number book sight words, please sign under the section KNOWS ALL WORDS and return to school for a new number book. If your child does NOT KNOW ALL the number book sight words, they are to keep the book at home until they know them all automatically and DO NOT sign the section KNOWS ALL WORDS.
Raz-kids: Students are expected to read 10 minutes daily on Raz-kids. This year, students will use Raz-Kids to access individually assigned books at their reading level. Students are encouraged to 1. listen to the book 2. read the book and 3. complete the comprehension quiz for the book. Please record daily home reading in the yellow my home reading booklet. I will assess your child monthly to determine their new level and growth.
5 Weekly Yellow Sight Words: Practice sight words daily - A list with 5 words will be sent home and to school for students to practice daily. These are the words we will be learning in class each week. Please have an adult cut out the sight words and keep the sight words at home in Ziploc bag or small plastic bin to review daily.
Dreambox Math: 15 minutes
Dreambox is an online math program that focuses on elementary math. You child will be will be assessed when they first log-in to the program in class with the teacher. The program will tailor your child's math skills to their learning ability. Please encourage your child to problem solve instead of giving them the answers. If the answers are too difficult, the program will adjust accordingly and vice versa. The lessons are fun as they are animated adventures with games and challenges.