Jan 26th-Jan 30th

High Frequency Words

We will be working on spelling the First 300 High Frequency words with a spelling test each Friday. During the week please practice reading, writing and nicely printing these words. The words this week are:

 boy, follow, came, want, show, also, around, form, three, small

Phonics: 

-We reviewed vowel teams:  It is when there are two or more letters that work together to make one vowel sound:

ai,ay

ee, ea, ey

oa, ow, oe

ie, igh

*Please check your child's RED folder this weekend and re-read the decodables that we practiced this week 

Light Exploration

Through some hands on centres we learned that:

1. Light moves in a straight pathway. 

2. When light rays bounce off a surface and send the image right back to you (reflection)

3. When light rays bend and make things look a bit wiggly or in a slightly different position (refraction).

4. When a prism or water droplets separate light into its many colours (dispersion)

When exploring these concepts we noticed:

"When the water is moving, the rainbow moves,"

"I saw a double rainbow."

"It looked like pop-its reflecting off the marble."

"I put a paper towel on top of the light and when I pressed the light it started blinking."

"There was only a few full rainbows."
"When you get the flashlight and point it at the ground or the desk, it looks like a moon shape."
"When I put the mirror on the desk and put the magnifying glass on top of the flashlight, there were two circles."

Basic Facts Strategies for Addition and Subtraction

-We have started reviewing and learning different basic strategies

-These help us to build the foundation and confidence when adding and subtracting larger numbers

-The first one we practiced is counting on

-Be sure to practice at home this weekend!

Informative Writing Continued...

-As we gain confidence with informative writing, we are doing our final piece on Loggerhead Sea Turtles.

-We listened to and read facts about the turtles

-Then we took jot notes

-Made a plan using a graphic organizer

-Then we put all of our ideas into a paragraph using a topic sentence, facts and a closing sentence