le 18 fevrier

Bonjour

I hope you all had a wonderful very long weekend!

This week's new sound is "oi." How many words can your child tell you that feature the sound oi? Can they blend oi with a variety of consonants?

I am sending home a Math game for you to play with your child called 12 Hearts. You need 2 dice and some sort of counters (buttons, cheerios etc).

Roll the dice. Add the sum. Cover the heart. Goal is to fill the entire grid. We played this morning. Observe your child while he/she is playing. Which strategies is he/she using to add the numbers? Do they know their facts to 5? Are they counting each pip (black circle) on the die? Counting on? Using doubles or near doubles? They only correction I will ask you to make is that when they add, they start with the LARGEST number and then count up instead of starting at one and counting both dice, as that isn't an efficient strategy. To get the 1, students will need to do a subtraction. Or, you can cover the 1 fill the rest of the board.

I'm a big believer in the power of games to learn Math. I'm interested in hosting a Math morning one Friday morning and inviting parents to come and learn/play some Math games with room 2 students for an hour. If you are interested, please email me. I will then send out a survey with options for dates.

Scholastics coming home today.

Merci!

Important Dates:
Wednesday: 100 day! We'll be celebrating all day long.
Thursday: Healthy Hunger
Monday: Library Day