Good afternoon!

We started off the day today working on sentence writing.  This is a skill that I am planning on working a lot this school year to develop a class full of amazing writers!  This morning they were allowed to chose to write either a fiction or non-fiction story using the story starter "After school today..."  We also continued on with our IB unit on rules, relationships and responsibilities.  Today we read a story called 'Olivia', where we watched a girl follow (and not follow) rules.  The children then discussed the story and the rules they heard in their journals.  In math today the children continue with counting and matching (grade one) and more, fewer, and the same (grade two).  The children also went to drama, P.E and french class.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, and complete bell work if necessary.

Important information:  The students received their first weekly spelling words list this morning.  They have recorded their spelling words in their spelling books that will be coming home every night.  The spelling tests will take place every Friday.  Every Monday they will receive a new weekly spelling list.  Please see the weekly spelling words copied below.

This Friday is our first Spirit Day at SJA.  Students should come to school dressed in their house colours.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson


Grade One                      Grade Two

1. in                                1. save
2. pin                              2. dull
3. win                             3. tell
4. the                              4. bill
5. on                               5. mind
6. pond                           6. find
7. fun                              7. belt
8. run                              8. gave
9. spin                             9. bell
10. get                           10. more