Today we read the book "I am Peace" by Susan Verde. The task for the next couple days is to name one thing that you could do every day to be mindful and help make your worries go away. Draw a picture of yourself doing this mindful practice or write about what you would do and why. You may either post it on IRIS or try to post it to our google classroom. See your email for the invite.
Math This week we looked at words for addition and subtraction. Here are some questions you can ask your child to reinforce their learning: What are some words for addition (add, plus, more than, sum, total) and some words for subtraction (minus, subtract, difference, less than, decrease)? Does this make sense: 3 + 2 = 4 +1? (yes, because each side of the equation equals 5) Students have also been practicing their basic math facts to 18. Please practice this with them at home as these basic facts will be super important for the rest of their lives! Socials This week we have been looking at pictures, books, and artifacts to learn about the past. We looked at some pictures from a kitchen, child's bedroom, school, and farm to learn about the past. Here are some questions you can ask your child to reinforce their learning: How can studying photographs help us learn about life long ago? Is life today the same a...
Here are the December writing rubrics for grade 1 and 2 along with some writing examples for each corresponding report card mark. On Thursday at the Celebration of Learning, you will be able to look through your child's reading journal and compare your child's writing to the rubrics they will be assessed on for report cards. Grade 1: Grade 2:
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