Letter of the Week: Oo

After Mass on Friday, the entire school sang a lovely song for Mrs. Saharchuk to the tune of You are my Sunshine -we will miss you!

On Friday afternoon, the students enjoyed watching the basketball tournament and cheering on the players in the shooting competition.

In Math, students are working on putting the numbers from 1- 10 in the correct order. I practice with the students with a set of flashcards and ask them to put them in order from smallest to biggest. Also, students should be able to identify the correct quantity for a number. For example, if I say give me 6 erasers they should be able to count out 6 and give them to me. And in reverse, they should be able to count the numbers of items in my hand and say 6!

In Language Arts, students are continuing to learn the letter names and sounds. They are beginning to sound out small three letter words and I have been emphasizing that everyone is learning how to read. Please encourage them to 'Turtle Talk' which means to sound out each letter of the word very slowly at first (for example, h-a-t) and then repeat the sounds until they hear the word. 

I will be sending an optional SIGHT word home program this week for those families who are interested in looking forward to goals for Term 3. By the end of Term 2, students should be able to remember all letter names and most of the sounds we have learned.

 Upcoming this week

-meeting Mrs. Lemire, new Kindergarten teacher 
-Scholastic Book orders are due Monday, Jan 13th

-Hot lunch on Wednesday by Mavalicious KidsEat
-Teeth check on Friday morning

-Hand washing demonstration by Mrs. Baptista, public health nurse, on Friday afternoon 
-Pro d day on Monday, Jan 20th