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May 31 - June 4

  Hello  Families ,   Wow! We can’t believe it’s already June. Here is some of our learning from this week:   Literacy :  We  are continuing to implement the skills of good writers  to be ready for Grade 2 . These include periods at the ends of our sentences, capital letters for names and at the start of sentences , referencing our word walls and personal dictionaries, sounding out words and adding juicy describing words.    Math:  We  are challenging our math brains this week! We are adding and subtracting with bigger and bigger numbers. We are using rods and cubes and  hundreds  charts to try adding and subtracting 2-digit num bers like 34 – 12 and 47 – 15. We are so ready for Grade 2 math!   Science:  We h ave finished researching our plants and have shared what we have learned by turning our jot notes into complete sentences and creating a poster to represent our learning. We are also so excited to be germinating seeds within our classrooms.  Ask me what seeds we are germinating. W

May 25th - 28th

  Hello  Families ,    Here is an update on our learning here in Grade 1:   Literacy :   We   started  a persuasive writing challenge!  The Calgary  Zoo is opening a new exhibit. It was our job to pick an amazing animal and convince the zoo to pick our  animal.  We are working hard to ensure we have strong reasons and details  to   make sure we are successful.    Math:  We  finished our measurement learning and have moved into learning about equality! We began by asking: what does the equal sign mean? Some of our answers included: math, finding the answer to a math equation and addition.  We will continue to explore this question as we go. We had lots of fun looking at balances to help us. We noticed that the pans on a balance would be level if the amount in each was the same , or  equal . We are next applying this understanding to numbers.   Science:   We have been amazing scientists! We have wrapped up our research and are now changing our jot notes into complete sentences. This is h