We had a great day today in the grade 1/2 classroom.  We started off the day today working on proofreading.  The students were asked to proofread sentences and correct them for house points.  They have a lot of fun with this activity and I can see some great improvement with proofreading skills.  During language we worked on picture words, special sounds, rhyming words and vowels sounds.  They also practiced their cursive.  In our IB unit of inquiry today we continued on with the changes that living things face in each season.  We reviewed what we learned yesterday about the basic needs of humans and animals (water, food and shelter) and then today we continued on by discussing how humans and animals react to cold seasons.  The children learned three new words 1. hibernation 2. migration 3. adaptation and then we role played examples of animals doing each of these three things to get ready for the winter.  During math the students worked on addition (grade one) and balancing (grade two).  They also went to french class.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words for tomorrow's test, Letters and Sounds page 38 - 39 and cursive page 30 - 31.

Important information:  Scholastic book order forms went home last night.  If you are interested in purchasing anything please send in the completed form with a cheque by tomorrow.

Coffee order forms have been sent home.  Please keep your eye out for these forms.  These act as great gift ideas and a portion of the proceeds go towards SJA's IB certification.

The October reading charts can now be kept at home in your records as the students are now working on their November reading chart.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson