Update from Ms. R

HOMEWORK:

The homework for this week is to write a fiction story about a spider in the homework writing journal. There is also a math worksheet reviewing two-digit addition (without regrouping) and ordinal numbers. This homework is due on Friday, October 19th.

PARENT NOTES:

1. Water Bottles: Students are allowed to have one water bottle on his/her desk. Please put only water in the bottles as spill often occur and juice can be sticky and tea is hot. We now have a system in our class that if a water bottle is empty your child will put the empty bottle in a bin and I will refill the bottle at the new water fountain down the hall. This minimizes disruptions during class time.

2. Agendas: We now know that our agendas will arrive by October 31. In the meantime, children will continue to bring home cards with the weekly word wall words (spelling) written down, so they are able to practise at home. When we get the agendas, the word wall words will be written down there as the agendas will be the place to reference these words, as well as a place to hold homework (there is a pocket in the front to hold loose papers).

3. Math Facts: A few families have contacted me about helping their children to increase the speed and accuracy of solving addition and subtraction facts. Automating these facts helps free up working memory, so your child can use their brain power to solve more complex questions. Homemade flash cards or ones purchased from the dollar store can be used to practise. Five minutes a day really helps! Have your child answer the questions and then trade places and have your child ask the questions and you give the answers. ALSO playing games with playing cards or dice is a fun way to practise. A roll of 4+5, for example, after being seen several times, becomes remembered quickly as 4+5=9.

Important Dates:

October 19 - OISE/UT Student teacher arrives in our classroom

October 24 - Our first library visit to borrow a school library book

October 22 to 26 - BOOK FAIR - Our class days are Oct. 23 (looking) and October 25 (buying)

October 31 - Halloween - Halloween parade (pm)

November 11 - Remembrance Day - whole school assembly this day

November 14 - Progress Reports go home

November 15 (evening) and November 16 (morning) - parent/teacher interviews

November 16 - P.A.Day - no classes

December 7 - P.A. Day - no classes

December 22 - January 6 - Winter Holidays