Hello Parents!

Before I let you know what we worked on today, I just wanted to take a second to talk about a program that is happening within the St. Judes Academy community this year. We are going GREEN! There is a company called “Terracycle” which focuses on the recycle and up cycle of garbage. They take material that is traditionally not recyclable and turn them into things we can use as a community. They aim to make our world a cleaner and safer place, and that is something we wish to promote within the school. Right now we are focusing on collecting “cookie and cracker” wrappers. For instance, Mr. Christie packages. If you have any of these at home and could bring them in that would be great!! Terracycle works closely with schools, and they actually give money to schools who collect a certain amount of material. Our goal is to be that school! Please check out the website for more information;

http://www.terracycle.ca/en-CA/

We had a great day today. Here’s what our day looked like;

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Grade 1:

The grade ones talked more about family and relationships today. We took it one step further, and talked about the roles of family members and why they are important. For all the moms out there, they really do appreciate that you make them lunch! They filled out a worksheet that stated the different roles within their family, and why they are important.

NO HOMEWORK

Grade 2:

Today the students reviewed the directions, North, East, South, West. They also looked at the difference between maps and globes. The one thing they really enjoyed was using an atlas to identify the different elements found on a map.

Math:

Grade 1:

Today the grade ones worked more with numbers from 1 to 10, and more specifically they worked on adding these numbers together. During class time, we worked on these pages together, and they did great.

Homework:

A = Arithmetic 1 – pg. 7 – 10

Grade 2:

The grade two’s worked on adding, calendar, and telling time today in their workbooks. They did an awesome job.

Homework:

A = Arithmetic 1 pg. 6-7

Novel Study:

Grade 1 & 2:

We are starting the novel study off this year with the novel “Flat Stanley”. We did some reading, and then we worked on identifying characters in our journals. They also had to draw a picture of what they think flat Stanley looks like!

NO HOMEWORK

Language:

Grade 1:

We reviewed when to use periods and did some examples on the board together. We also reviewed vowels and short vowel sounds. They practiced in their “Letters and Sounds” notebooks.

Homework: Letters and sounds = LS -  pgs. 5-6

Grade 2:

The grade two’s worked on vowels and consonants and the sounds they make. They also practiced in their “Letters and Sounds” notebooks.

Homework: Letters and Sounds = LS- pgs. 3-4

Spelling

Both grades should be practicing their spelling words on a daily basis. They will be having their test this upcoming Friday.

Have a great night!