Learning Intentions:

• I can listen to a story read aloud
• I can recall key details about a story
• I can make connections between the story and my life
• I can use my senses to provide more detail about a story
• I can make predictions based on prior knowledge

This week, the students continued their novel study on Charlotte's Web. Through reading chapters 1-4, the students have practiced active listening skills. Through conversations and comprehension questions, the students have worked on retelling key events from the story. The students revisited the three types of connections: text to self, text to text and text to world and how they help the reader relate to the story. Finally, they focused on how to describe Wilbur's world through the senses. They answered what the farm looks like, sounds like, tastes like, smells like and feels like from Wilbur's perspective. They are excited to see what happens next in the story!

Learning Intentions:

• I can describe things based on the time of day (morning, noon, afternoon, evening)
• I can use non-standard units of time to describe how time passes
• I can measure how long it takes to complete a task 
• I can understand the sequence of the days of the week
• I can understand the sequence of the months of the year
• I can use a calendar to help understand when important events take place
• I can use my knowledge of time to solve word problems

This week, the Grade 1 and 2 students focused on the concept of time and how we can measure time in different ways. The Grade 1 students spent a lot of "time" learning about different vocabulary to describe different times in the day such as morning and evening. They also focused on describing time by using the seasons and the days of the week. The Grade 2 students focused on measuring time using non-standard units, the months of the year and calendars. They also using their mathematical knowledge to solve word problems around time. The students will continue to explore these concepts within time next week!

Supporting Your Child at Home:

• Literacy: Please continue to read and write with your child at home. We are seeing an increase of confidence in the students and we want to continue to push them to feel good when they are reading or writing. 
• Math: Please continue to practice addition and subtraction basic facts so students can solve these problems quickly and with accuracy. 

Photos of the Week