Bonjour
Wonderful seeing so many of you this morning.
Today we did some problem solving about birthday cakes as a student is celebrating her birthday this weekend. We explored the way we could arrange 6 candles on two cakes. Have your child explain the problem at home and which solutions they came up with. The beauty of problem solving is that they often allow for multiple correct answers.
We read "Merci M. Panda?" What was the message of the story and how does it relate to the virtue of the month?
Bon weekend!
Salle 2
Friday, September 13, 2019
Thursday, September 12, 2019
le 12 septembre
Bonjour!
Aujourd'hui (today) we learned about mixing les couleurs primaires in Science using modeling clay.
Rouge + bleu =?
Bleu + jaune = ?
Jaune + rouge =?
We played one of the "most difficult games in the world".... the group counting to 10 game. Ask your child how to play and try playing it as a family.
Thank you so much for sending your magazines in, they'll be helpful next week.
See you at the fall welcome demain. Notre couleur c'est bleu!
Aujourd'hui (today) we learned about mixing les couleurs primaires in Science using modeling clay.
Rouge + bleu =?
Bleu + jaune = ?
Jaune + rouge =?
We played one of the "most difficult games in the world".... the group counting to 10 game. Ask your child how to play and try playing it as a family.
Thank you so much for sending your magazines in, they'll be helpful next week.
See you at the fall welcome demain. Notre couleur c'est bleu!
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
le 10 septembre
Bonjour!
Today we practiced subitizing with 10 frames. Check it out!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8U_zZ-rW1E
We are learning a new song called "sac à dos"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdo69O2B2c4
We sing to acquire new vocabulary and have it stick. Following along with the lyrics on the screen helps build word recognition skills.
Friday morning is our Fall Welcome. Looking forward to seeing many of you then. Our grade colour is blue.
A bientôt!
Salle 2
Monday, September 9, 2019
le 9 septembre
Bonjour,
What did we learn today at school?
In Science we are starting to learn about colours. Ask me what colour we started with.
In Math we tried different ways of counting the members of our class. It was a bit tricky. Ask me what I learned about making counting easier. How did we succeed?
To practice our virtue of the month, politeness, we read a book about saying please and thank you. I will tell you how we say these in French.
A bientôt!
Salle 2
What did we learn today at school?
In Science we are starting to learn about colours. Ask me what colour we started with.
In Math we tried different ways of counting the members of our class. It was a bit tricky. Ask me what I learned about making counting easier. How did we succeed?
To practice our virtue of the month, politeness, we read a book about saying please and thank you. I will tell you how we say these in French.
A bientôt!
Salle 2
Friday, September 6, 2019
AMA! (Ask me about)
Bonjour!
Thank you for taking the time to check our Blogger. Please review the posts from this week as there is some information to share and a game for your child to teach you.
This week we have been working on letter formation and identification (in French), classroom vocabulary/routine phrases and counting to 10.
Some things to ask your child about:
-What was your favourite moment from this week?
-Have you been trying to speak French when you know the words?
-What do you like best about grade 1?
-Have you made a new friend?
-Is there anything you need help with?
What can we do at home? (This is a question I receive frequently, so I thought I'd make a few suggestions...)
-printing his/her name with only the first letter being capitalized
-practicing printing letters and words (in English or French)
-read to your child
-play our weekly Math game (if applicable)
Merci! Bon weekend!
Salle 2
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
le 4 septembre 2019
Bonjour!
Today we practiced our numbers from 1-10 in French. We played Math Baseball as a group and in teams. Tonight, your child will teach you how to play!
(If he/she forgot, two players each have a strip of paper on which is written 1 2 3 4 5 6. Each player rolls 1 die. You put an X "strike" above the number. 3 strikes above one number? You're out and the other player wins.)
What do students learn playing this game?
-numbers to 6 in French
-how to subitize (recognize dots patterns at a glance)
-taking turns
A bientôt!
Mme McCann
Today we practiced our numbers from 1-10 in French. We played Math Baseball as a group and in teams. Tonight, your child will teach you how to play!
(If he/she forgot, two players each have a strip of paper on which is written 1 2 3 4 5 6. Each player rolls 1 die. You put an X "strike" above the number. 3 strikes above one number? You're out and the other player wins.)
What do students learn playing this game?
-numbers to 6 in French
-how to subitize (recognize dots patterns at a glance)
-taking turns
A bientôt!
Mme McCann
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
9 Helpful phrases to get your child to talk about the first day of school
Bonjour!
We had a great first day of school. Of course the first day is full of nervousness, we read a book called "First Day Jitters" that had a surprise ending - ask your child! Hopefully everyone will feel increasingly comfortable as the week goes on.
We will be practicing routines and expectations this week as well as beginning our work around numbers to 12 and letters of the alphabet.
I sent paper bags home with each student today for the Paper Bag presentations. I did mine today. The objects in my bag included a family picture, the miniature version of my favourite animal, my favourite book and an item in my favourite colour. Please feel free to send them in whenever they are ready.
Here's a link with great questions to ask your child about their day at school:
https://www.mother.ly/child/phrases-to-get-kids-to-talk-on-first-day-of-school
A bientôt! (See you soon)
Mme McCann
We had a great first day of school. Of course the first day is full of nervousness, we read a book called "First Day Jitters" that had a surprise ending - ask your child! Hopefully everyone will feel increasingly comfortable as the week goes on.
We will be practicing routines and expectations this week as well as beginning our work around numbers to 12 and letters of the alphabet.
I sent paper bags home with each student today for the Paper Bag presentations. I did mine today. The objects in my bag included a family picture, the miniature version of my favourite animal, my favourite book and an item in my favourite colour. Please feel free to send them in whenever they are ready.
Here's a link with great questions to ask your child about their day at school:
https://www.mother.ly/child/phrases-to-get-kids-to-talk-on-first-day-of-school
A bientôt! (See you soon)
Mme McCann
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