Hello Grade One and Grade Two Families,
This year I will be using Class Dojo and/or Google Classroom to meet our digital sharing needs. Please contact me at the school by phone or email if you have any questions or concerns, big or small.
Kind regards,
Lisa Gouin
(403)938-7359
gouinl@fsd38.ab.ca
Hello Grade One Families,
If your child needs to be absent from school but is well enough to do some work, here are some foundational literacy and numeracy activities to do at home to keep their learning moving forward:
Literacy:
•Read your home reading book or any other books you have at home
•Writers’ Workshop – write about any topic of your choosing – you can find printable paper here or use any paper you have at home
•If you would like more structured writing, try one of these pages: Bunny Picture Prompt, Monkey Prompt, Favourite Animal Prompt
•Listening Centre: Listen to a Tumblebook (link to the right) and then write about your favourite part using this page or any paper you have at home
•Practice Sight words (printable resources above in the Language arts tab)
•Do some RAZ Kids for reading comprehension practice (send me an email if you need login information – link is to the right)
•Try out some of the Literacy Activities on ABCya – Rhyming is an especially important skill for learning to read and write! (link to the right)
Numeracy:
•Counting Practice – you can find grade 1 counting expectations here – the Number Game, in our Math tab above, is a great way to practice different types of counting
•Addition and Subtraction Station worksheets – we are using this self paced, strategy-based program in the classroom starting the week of Jan 17th. Your child should be able to tell you which strategies they are working on, and which pages they have/have not yet completed – you can find printable copies in the Math tab above
•Do some Mathletics (I assign tasks to students weekly – please send me an email if you need login information – link is to the right above)
•Try out some of the Numeracy Activities on ABCya (link to the right above)
•Check out our math tab above for some addition and subtraction strategies and ways to practice doubles math facts using dice and cards.
In science, we are getting started with our Senses unit. We will finish out the school year looking at the Needs of Plants and Animals.
In Social Studies we are following up our field trip to Heritage Park by Looking at the Past and sharing our Memory Boxes. Then, we will be taking a closer look at maps and exploring Our Communities.
Please send any work your child completes back with them when they return to school. Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions, concerns, or need support as you work through learning at home.
Hello Grade 1 Families,
It’s hard to believe that September is already behind us! Here is a summary of our learning focus in Language Arts and Math so far:
Language Arts:
•We are working hard on letter sounds in the classroom using Lively Letters. See the photo below for the letters and letter combinations (digraphs) we have learned/reviewed so far. In grade one, it is extremely important that we all know our letter names and sounds with automaticity as quickly as possible so we can get going on our reading and writing. If your child is not yet solid on knowing their letter names/sounds (ie. They know them all automatically with almost no think time), I encourage you to practice a few minutes daily until they are quick and confident. We have also begun looking at sight words. Pictured below are the first dozen we focus on. You can find sight word information and resources in our Language Arts tab above.
•Other Language Arts routines we are also working on establishing are: printing practice (lower case letter focus), white board letter sound routines, poetry reading/illustration, phonemic awareness activities (i.e. rhyming, syllables, segmenting words and blending words), non-fiction writing (this month we wrote about Terry Fox!), PWIM, and of course, reading lots of stories. Our first PWIM photo is in the picture above. It is a baby on the beach. First, we work together to name things in the picture, then we work on practicing reading and sorting/categorizing the words. Each student keeps a set of the words in their desk and is encouraged to practice and work with these words each day after finishing their daily morning work. We will explore a variety of large photographs through the year. We are also working on our speaking, listening, and questioning skills through show and tell:)
Math
•In math, we update our calendar every day and are keeping track of the number of days we have been in school (pictured below). We are also working on our general number sense through counting practice, number printing, and working with tools like ten frames. Ask your child about SPLAT! In grade one we will learn about numbers to 100. Ask your child if they can tell you the numbers that are covered up on our 100 chart below. We are also exploring patterns this term.
As always, please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns, big or small.
Hello Grade One Families,
I’m looking forward to a great year together!
Please feel free to contact me at gouinl@fsd38.ab.ca anytime.
See you Wednesday September 1st!
Hello Grade One and Grade Two Families,
Here is our learning plan for today!
Daily work booklets Thursday page for Math and LA – (in the classroom we start our day with this foundational practice. I provide as much reading support and answer any questions needed for students to understand the concepts and then we go over them together as a class. Please encourage your child to be as independent as they can with these booklets daily and go over them together to make any corrections or clarify any misunderstandings). *When we don’t have Friday school in the classroom, we complete the Friday pages on Thursday too!
Language Arts:
•Poetry – I Want to be a Carpenter – Students have a copy of the poem I Want to Be a Carpenter in their package. I will read it through with them as a class during our google meet and discuss meaning. Afterwards, their job is to illustrate the poem in a way that shows the meaning and then practice reading the poem (we aim for about 10 times in the classroom). Our focus with reading poetry is reading for fluency (fluent readers sound like they’re talking – the words flow and have appropriate expression and tone). We also often underline sight words and circle rhymes on our page. They can write on the front and back of the page any way they want that makes sense, but we are careful not to obscure the words.
•After, listen, read, and complete the quiz for at least one book on Level Up on RAZ Kids
•Go to Google classroom for Mrs. Webb’s book of the day. (I will post this as soon as it is available).
Math:
•Go to Google classroom to watch any of the math videos you missed earlier this week (just scroll down to see previous day’s posts – feel free to check out both grade levels if you’d like)
•Continue working on your addition station, subtraction station, and problem-solving booklets. Students should complete at least one page from each daily and are encouraged to do more if they can. Aim for about 30 minutes of pencil/paper math work each day, either in one sitting or split up over 2 15-minute sessions (students are all at different places in these booklets and will work at significantly varying paces and some pages are easier or harder than others. If your child has a solid grasp on the concept they are working on and completes their pages very quickly, they should do a bit more. Likewise, if they are at a particularly challenging page, they may not complete it in one sitting. Please use your best judgement around what makes sense for your child and let me know if you have any questions).
•Go on Mathletics to complete the assigned tasks.
Music:
•I will post Mr. Hibberd’s music class from yesterday on Google classroom in case you’d like to watch it:)
Social Studies:
Grade 1 and Grade 2 – Go to Google classroom to hear Mrs. Gouin read the traditional Inuit story, The Walrus and the Caribou.
Thank you again for all your hard work and support of our learning these past weeks at home. I am very much looking forward to being back in the classroom with students on Tuesday morning. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns or need any assistance.
Hello Grade One and Grade Two Families,
Here is our learning plan for today!
Daily work booklets Tuesday page for Math and LA – (in the classroom we start our day with this foundational practice. I provide as much reading support and answer any questions needed for students to understand the concepts and then we go over them together as a class. Please encourage your child to be as independent as they can with these booklets daily and go over them together to make any corrections or clarify any misunderstandings).
Language Arts:
•Writer’s Workshop – students write about any topic of their choice and add an illustration with labels (there is lined writing paper in your child’s writing folder). Encourage ‘kid writing’ i.e., Making sure that all the sounds are shown with letters that make sense. (writers also think about spaces between their words, using punctuation and upper- and lower-case letters, tidy printing, adding interesting details, and rereading their work to make sure it makes sense).
•I have added a photo of our ‘No Excuses Words’ to the Parent Resources page above. Please go over your child’s writing with them to look for and fix spelling errors in these everyday words.
•After writing, listen, read, and complete the quiz for at least one book on Level Up on RAZ Kids
•Go to Google classroom for Mrs. Webb’s book of the day. (I will post this as soon as it is available).
Math:
•Go to Google classroom to watch Mrs. Gouin’s grade level math video for the day (feel free to watch both grades any time you’d like)😊
•Continue working on your addition station, subtraction station, and problem-solving booklets. Students should complete at least one page from each daily and are encouraged to do more if they can. Aim for about 30 minutes of pencil/paper math work each day, either in one sitting or split up over 2 15-minute sessions (students are all at different places in these booklets and will work at significantly varying paces and some pages are easier or harder than others. If your child has a solid grasp on the concept they are working on and completes their pages very quickly, they should do a bit more. Likewise, if they are at a particularly challenging page, they may not complete it in one sitting. Please use your best judgement around what makes sense for your child and let me know if you have any questions).
•Go on Mathletics to complete the assigned tasks.
Music:
•Go to Google classroom to find the link to join Mr. Hibberd’s music class from 11:25-11:55 (I will post the recoding of this session once it is available).
Science:
Grade 1 – Go to Google Classroom to hear Mrs. Gouin read the book Cross a Bridge. Then if you didn’t build a bridge on Monday, give it a try today using anything you have around the house (if you did build a bridge on Monday, can you make improvements to it to make it more stable and/or better able to support weight?)
Grade 2 – Go to Google Classroom to listen to Mrs. Gouin read about different types of boats. Then fill in the Types of Boats page in your package with a drawing and information about 4 of the boats. You can also read the pages Mrs. Gouin uses on your own here.
Thank you so much for your hard work and support of our learning. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns or need any assistance.
Hello Grade One and Grade Two Families,
Here is our learning plan for today!
Daily work booklets Tuesday page for Math and LA – (in the classroom we start our day with this foundational practice. I provide as much reading support and answer any questions needed for students to understand the concepts and then we go over them together as a class. Please encourage your child to be as independent as they can with these booklets daily and go over them together to make any corrections or clarify any misunderstandings).
Language Arts:
•Listening Centre Response – Frank and Izzy Set Sail on Tumblebooks – click the Tumblebooks link above (if you are prompted to sign in, username: tvalley password: books) and find the story Frank and Izzy Set Sail (you’ll need to do a title search). After listening, do the quiz on Tumblebooks (some of our students may need help reading the questions) and then write about the story. There are printable listening centre pages on the Language Arts drop down menu above. Students can choose to write about their favourite part, their favourite character, retell the story, or write about the problem and solution. If you prefer not to print a page, they can write on a page from their writing folder or any other paper you have at home.
•I have added a photo of our ‘No Excuses Words’ to the Parent Resources page above. Please go over your child’s writing with them to look for and fix spelling errors in these everyday words.
•After writing, listen, read, and complete the quiz for at least one book on Level Up on RAZ Kids
•Go to Google classroom for Mrs. Webb’s book of the day. (I will post this as soon as it is available).
Math:
•Go to Google classroom to watch Mrs. Gouin’s grade level math video for the day (feel free to watch both grades any time you’d like😊
•Continue working on your addition station, subtraction station, and problem-solving booklets. Students should complete at least one page from each daily and are encouraged to do more if they can. Aim for about 30 minutes of pencil/paper math work each day, either in one sitting or split up over 2 15-minute sessions (students are all at different places in these booklets and will work at significantly varying paces and some pages are easier or harder than others. If your child has a solid grasp on the concept they are working on and completes their pages very quickly, they should do a bit more. Likewise, if they are at a particularly challenging page, they may not complete it in one sitting. Please use your best judgement around what makes sense for your child and let me know if you have any questions).
•Go on Mathletics to complete the assigned tasks.
Music:
•Mr. Hibberd’s music class from yesterday is posted on Google classroom if you’d like to watch it today😊
Social Studies:
Grade 1 – If you have time, go on a family walk around your community and make a list of some of the places you see, like Charlie did in the story On the Town.
Grade 2 – Watch this Welcome to Nunavut video. As you watch, notice the land and the people and things they are doing. (Please have your Nunavut booklet and a pencil ready to go for our afternoon meeting).
Thank you again for your hard work and support of our learning. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns or need any assistance.
Hello Grade One and Grade Two Families,
Here is our learning plan for today!
Daily work booklets Monday page for Math and LA – (in the classroom we start our day with this foundational practice. I provide as much reading support and answer any questions needed for students to understand the concepts and then we go over them together as a class. Please encourage your child to be as independent as they can with these booklets daily and go over them together to make any corrections or clarify any misunderstandings).
Language Arts:
•Non – Fiction Writing – Go to Google classroom to watch a video of Mrs. Gouin reading about red pandas and then write about them! (there is lined writing paper in your child’s writing folder). Encourage ‘kid writing’ i.e., Making sure that all the sounds are shown with letters that make sense. (writers also think about spaces between their words, using punctuation and upper- and lower-case letters, tidy printing, adding interesting details, and rereading their work to make sure it makes sense). If you’d like to see red pandas in action, watch this short video of red pandas at a zoo.
•I have added a photo of our ‘No Excuses Words’ to the Parent Resources page above. Please go over your child’s writing with them to look for and fix spelling errors in these everyday words.
•After writing, listen, read, and complete the quiz for at least one book on Level Up on RAZ Kids
•Go to Google classroom for Mrs. Webb’s book of the day. (I will post this as soon as it is available).
Math:
•Go to Google classroom to watch Mrs. Gouin’s grade level math video for the day (feel free to watch both grades any time you’d like)😊
•Continue working on your addition station, subtraction station, and problem-solving booklets. Students should complete at least one page from each daily and are encouraged to do more if they can. Aim for about 30 minutes of pencil/paper math work each day, either in one sitting or split up over 2 15-minute sessions (students are all at different places in these booklets and will work at significantly varying paces and some pages are easier or harder than others. If your child has a solid grasp on the concept they are working on and completes their pages very quickly, they should do a bit more. Likewise, if they are at a particularly challenging page, they may not complete it in one sitting. Please use your best judgement around what makes sense for your child and let me know if you have any questions).
•Go on Mathletics to complete the assigned tasks.
Music:
•Go to Google classroom for Mr. Hibberd’s live music session at 11:25-11:55). This will also be recorded, and I will post the video if you’d like to view it at a different time.
Science:
RAZ Kids Assignments (Go to RAZ Kids and click on assignments):
•Grade ones have been assigned the book and quiz Let’s Build a Fairy Bridge
•Grade Twos have been assigned the book and quiz Does it Sink or Float?
*If your child did not complete last week’s RAZ Kids science book, it will still be there too.
Then,
Grade 1 Challenge – Can you build a bridge that spans at least 10 cm and holds weight using materials around your house (ie. Blocks, lego, paper/cardboard, other supplies around the house or things from your recycling bin…)
Grade 2 Challenge – Find and record (make a list or chart) at least 5 things around your house that float and at least 5 things around your house that sink.
Thank you for your hard work and support of our learning. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns or need any assistance.
Hello Grade One and Grade Two Families,
Here is our learning plan for today!
Daily work booklets Friday page for Math and LA – (in the classroom we start our day with this foundational practice. I provide as much reading support and answer any questions needed for students to understand the concepts and then we go over them together as a class. Please encourage your child to be as independent as they can with these booklets daily and go over them together to make any corrections or clarify any misunderstandings).
Language Arts:
•Go to Google Classroom to watch Mrs. Gouin’s video about real reading.
•Then, do your choice of writing – writer’s workshop to write about any topic of your choosing or go back and complete any writing tasks you didn’t get to earlier in the week.
•I have added a photo of our ‘No Excuses Words’ to the Parent Resources page above. Please go over your child’s writing with them to look for and fix spelling errors in these everyday words.
•After writing, listen, read, and complete the quiz for at least one book on Level Up on RAZ Kids
•Go to Google classroom for Mrs. Webb’s book of the day. (I will post this as soon as it is available).
Math:
•Grade 1 – Click this link to hear the math story and do the related activity on Mathology – Cats and Kittens.
•Grade 2 – Click this link to hear the math story and do the related activity on Mathology – Marbles, Alleys, Mibs, and Guli!
•Then, do some math on paper – your choice of addition station, subtraction station, or your problem-solving booklet.
•Go on Mathletics to complete the daily assigned tasks.
Music:
•Go to Google Classroom for the link to join Mr. Hibberd’s live music class from 11:25-11:55.
Science:
Grade 1 – Build something this afternoon! Create a structure or device using any building materials you have at home. Blocks, Lego, Play-doh, things from your recycling bin…when you’re done, tell someone what it is and what it does (Mrs. Gouin would love to see pictures – if you send them, we can share in our Monday afternoon meeting).
Grade 2 – Go to Google Classroom to watch The Magic School Bus – Ups and Downs. As you watch, think about how or why things sink and float. We will have a follow up discussion on Monday afternoon.
Great work finishing week one at home! Have a great weekend and I will see you online on Monday. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns or need any assistance.
Hello Grade One and Grade Two Families,
Here is our learning plan for today!
Daily work booklets Thursday page for Math and LA – (in the classroom we start our day with this foundational practice. I provide as much reading support and answer any questions needed for students to understand the concepts and then we go over them together as a class. Please encourage your child to be as independent as they can with these booklets daily and go over them together to make any corrections or clarify any misunderstandings).
Language Arts:
•Listening Centre Response – Clark the Shark on Tumblebooks – click the Tumblebooks link above (if you are prompted to sign in, username: tvalley password: books) and find the story Clark the Shark (you’ll need to do a title search). This is a familiar story for our class. After listening, play the Clark the Shark sentence game on Tumblebooks and then write about the story. There are printable listening centre pages on the Language Arts drop down menu above. Students can choose to write about their favourite part, their favourite character, retell the story, or write about the problem and solution. If you prefer not to print a page, they can write on a page from their writing folder or any other paper you have at home.
•I have added a photo of our ‘No Excuses Words’ to the Parent Resources page above. Please go over your child’s writing with them to look for and fix spelling errors in these everyday words.
•After writing, listen, read, and complete the quiz for at least one book on Level Up on RAZ Kids
•Go to Google classroom for Mrs. Webb’s book of the day. (I will post this as soon as it is available).
Math:
•Story problem booklet – do another page or two (or more!) in your problem-solving booklet. I have posted another grade 2 problem solving video on Google Classroom today. This one shows a subtraction problem with regrouping.
•If the problem solving goes quickly and your child has the stamina, do some more work in your addition station or subtraction station duotangs.
•Go on Mathletics to complete the daily assigned tasks.
Music:
•Mr. Hibberd’s music class from yesterday is posted on Google Classroom in case you’d like to watch it 🙂
Social Studies:
Grade 1 – Go to Google Classroom to listen to Mrs. Gouin read the book: On the Town – a Community Adventure.
Grade 2 – Bring your Nunavut booklet to our afternoon meeting and we will continue on with our introduction to Nunavut together.
Thank you for all your hard work and engagement with our Google Meets. I deeply appreciate your support of our learning. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns or need any assistance.
