All parents - please go to your CBE ACCOUNT to pay the $20.00 needed for the Zoo Field Trip. Any concerns with this process, please call Mrs. Dann at the office or email me.
Agenda Message: Correct and return blue and green books (by Monday). White notice. New spelling words.
SPELLING WORDS: TEST ON TUESDAY
gate
rake
name
bake
fine
bike
hide
mine
panda (challenge word for everyone)
EXTRA CHALLENGE
Garage Sale
reproduce
IMPORTANT DATES:
June 4 - Please return all green spelling practice duotangs and blue spelling test books
June 6 - RETURN ALL LEARNING COMMONS BOOKS
June 7 - Zoo Field Trip (all day - Grade 1 and 2)
June 26 - Breakfast, Fun Lunch, Sports Day and Talent Show
June 27 - Talent Show
June 28 - Last Day of School (Report Cards Go Home)
Names of the Pandas at the Zoo:
Giant pandas Er Shun, Da Mao and cubs Jia Panpan and Jia Yueyue are settling in to their brand new home at the Calgary Zoo.
Math: Review Doubles. See video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jOzhiACB68
Ask your child these facts. Which ones do they still do not know? Practice at home.
MORE MATH: We've been reviewing how to show we understand a story problem. It's a R.D.W.W. (READ, DRAW, WRITE, WRITE). These problems review both addition and subtraction. Here is a sample below:
Try these problems at home. These are the ones we tried in class. Try making up new ones at home using your families names in the stories.
1. Ella had 7 stuffed teddy bears. She bought 3 more at Ms. Waite’s garage sale. How many teddy bears does she have all together?
READ
DRAW
WRITE
WRITE
2. Rhys bought 8 books at Walmart. He bought 2 more books at Indigo. How many books does he have all together?
READ
DRAW
WRITE
HERE ARE SOME PIECES OF WORK FROM TODAY:
Learning Commons Book Exchange: ALL BOOKS RETURNED BY NEXT WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6. Today is the last day to get a book out.
Art: We drew pandas and bamboo. See our art in the hallway. Here is s different way to draw a panda.
Science: Here are 12 facts about bamboo. Ask your child, why is the bamboo tree important?
Here are parts of a bamboo :
TODAY WE LISTENED TO A VIDEO. DURING THE VIDEO WE WERE PRACTICING TO RECORD INFORMATION THAT WE HEARD IN THE VIDEO. WE COULD RECORD WORDS, PICTURES, NUMBERS ETC. HERE ARE THE STUDENTS WITH THEIR WORK. THEY SHARED WHAT THEY HEARD WITH A CLASSMATE. NEXT,
WE WILL BE SHARING WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT PANDA ON AN ART PIECE THAT WILL BE IN THE HALLWAY.
Here is the panda video we watched and listened to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNxx8jVEm3I
We looked at answering these questions.
1. What color are they?
2. Why are pandas mammals?
3. Do they belong to the bear family?
4. How are pandas different than other bears?
5. Where do pandas live?
6. What do they eat?
7. How do they grasp bamboo?
8. What else do they eat?
9. Do they mostly like to live alone?
10. How much do they weigh?
11. How big is a baby panda?
12. What are babies like when they are born?
13. Are pandas endangered?
