Parent Newsletter for 1A

May 4
th
May 8
th



Reminders:
- Please make sure your child has the
requirements for PE swimming starting on
May 11
th
.
- Please make sure you child has a water bottle
and a hat that is labelled for PE, recess and
lunch times.
- After school activities continue this week on
Sunday, Monday and Wednesday. Please
remember to collect your child at 4:00pm.

LANGUAGE ARTS

Reading: This week students will be reading
both online and physical books. Mondays reading
is on RAZ KIDS and Wednesdays reading is the
guided reader sent home.
Phonics: This week we will be focusing on soft c
sound. Word examples of this would be prince,
dice or spice.
Spelling: Words their Way, our individualized
spelling program, is suited to your childs needs in
spelling and will focus on either initial/final
sounds, short vowels, long vowels, digraphs, other
vowels, blends or inflected endings. Spelling test
on Thursday!

Writing and Grammar: We will be writing about
our weekend in our Weekend News session.
Students will concentrate on making complete
sentences that use correct subject verb agreement
and punctuation. This week, we will also be
exploring synonyms making synonym (cinnamon
spiced) rolls.

The Dojo Weekly winners are
Diogo and Alia for being
cooperative and good
communicators in their learning.
Well Done!!



INQUIRING ABOUT TRANSPORTATION

This is our final week in the Unit of Inquiry Transportation
systems develop over time to meet the needs of a
community. We will developing a co constructed rubric
and use visual media to demonstrate how a type of
transport meets peoples needs. The students will be using
a stop motion program on the iPads to help achieve this.



MATH
This week, we will start to explore fractions. Students will
be learning how to cut shapes and even some edible snacks
into halves, quarters, thirds and sixths.

A great way to extend your childs understanding of
fractions is in recipes for baking and cooking. You and your
child could measure ingredients together to bake or cook
something. Then cut the final product into halves, quarters,
thirds or sixths.



www.everydaymathonline.com is a great resource of
games and support to enhance your childs math skills.















Grade 1 A
May 2014



Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat.
May 1

2 3

Day 3
PE


4 Day 4 5 Day 5 6 Day 6 7 Day 7 8 Day 8 9 10
MUSIC PE
Caps
Library
IT ART MUSIC
Library
Swimming starting
this week so please
remember to get a
bathing suit, cap and
towel.

11 Day 1 12 Day 2 13 Day 3 14 Day 4


15 Day 5 16 17
PE Swimming
Bathing suit (wear to
school) cap and
towel. Remember a
change of clothes
too.

ART PE Swimming
Early
Dismissal or
Activity
afternoon
MUSIC PE Swimming
Library

18 Day 6 19 Day 7

20 Day 8 21 Day 1

22 Day 2 23 24
IT
MAP Testing
ART
MAP Testing
MUSIC
Library
MAP Testing
PE
Music Concert
MAP Testing
ART
MAP Testing

25 PD Day 26 Day 3 27 Day 4 28 Day 5 29 Day 6

30 31
No school PE
MAP Testing
MUSIC

MAP Testing
PE
Library
MAP Testing
IT

MAP Testing



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This schedule may be updated if changes arise.