Good afternoon!

We had a really fun Friday!  They started off the day by working on their weekly spelling tests and in their spelling books.  The marked spelling tests will be going home with them tonight. After spelling tests the children worked on language where they distinguished between short and long vowel sounds.  We watched  a video called 'Stories From Around the World' which had guided reading of popular children's stories from countries around the world.  It was a nice way to become more knowledgeable and open-minded which are important IB learner qualities.  We had an IB art project today, where the children made collages about their families.  It was a fun way for them to find words and images that they connected with.  They also went to french class.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, re-write any incorrect spelling words ten times each in their spelling notebooks, and Letters and Sounds page 8 - 9.

Important information:  The field trip is taking place this coming Wednesday.

Nest Friday is a P.D day which means the children do not have to come to school.

Due to a math conference I attended yesterday afternoon I was not at school for dismissal.  A few children did not bring home their original math tests last night in my absence.  Because of this, I had to move the math re-test to Monday so that all parents have a chance to view the original test and review concepts with their child prior to the re-test.  This means all children have the weekend to study if they are re-writing the test.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Nelson

Good afternoon!

We had a great day today.  The students has a lot of fun presenting their interview booklets to the class.  I marked their rubrics and am sending them home with them tonight for you to review.  Their actual booklets are going to stay here in their student profiles until the end of this unit (October 14th).  The children worked on cursive 'l' and 't' today and had a great time turning their letters into cursive words for the first time!  They also worked on long and silent vowels.  The students went to french and music today.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes, practice spelling words for tomorrow's test, cursive page 11 - 12 and Letters and Sounds pages 6 - 7.

Important information:  Please send in any extra magazines you may have at home for tomorrow's art project.

Trip forms are due tomorrow with $15 if your child is attending the field trip. As of now I am missing forms and payment from Rayn, Emerald, Seanna, Dumeir, Mishal and Ninara.

Math re-test is taking place tomorrow at lunch recess for those who scored a level 3 or lower.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Good afternoon!

We had a great day today working on various tasks.  The children started off the day by having their math unit test.  The marked unit tests will be going home with your children tonight.  Please sign the test and send it back with them tomorrow so that I know you have seen their test paper.  After the test the children worked on cursive.  They practice their cursive 'o'.  We continued on with our IB unit of inquiry as well.  The children completed their good copy interview booklets which they will be presenting to the class tomorrow morning.  Please see the rubric I posted for this assignment on Monday if you would like to help your child prepare for their presentation.  We also worked on phonics today, where they continued working on activities that tested their vowel and consonant knowledge.  The students also went to drama, french and P.E.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, cursive pages 9 - 10 and Letters and Sounds pages 4 - 5.

Important information:  Please send in magazines or coloured flyers with your child tomorrow.  We are beginning an art project and need these items to complete it.

Cookies are for sale for $1 at lunch recess.

Field trip forms and $15 are due by this Friday if your child is attending the trip.  I hope that all children are attending as this is a crucial aspect of our IB unit of inquiry.

Math re-tests are available for children who scored a level 3 or lower.  The math re-test will take place Friday at lunch recess.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Good afternoon!

We had a great day today.  We started off the day working in our new Letters and Sounds books.  The children worked on vowel sounds and identified consonants.  Once that was completed we moved on to our IB unit of inquiry.  The children continued turning their rough copy interview sheets into their good copy booklets.  Please see my posting from last night to view the rubric on what I am expecting the children to achieve with this assignment.  During math today the children worked on theuir math on last time before tomorrow's math test.  The grade ones worked on more than and the grade twos worked on subtraction sentences.  We also worked on cursive 'a' today.  The children also went to music and french class.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, finish cursive pages 7 - 8 and math pages 32 - 34 (grade two).

Important information: 

• Our first math unit test is taking place tomorrow.
• Tomorrow is SJA's first casual day.  If your child has paid to dress casually, they may come to school in whatever casual clothing that would like.
• Please make sure the forms and assignments I am sending home in your child's home folders are being taken out and kept at home.
• Please see the rubric that I posted last night for the interview booklet.  I posted this so that you may review it at home with your child as well to ensure they are fully prepared to succeed.
• Please send in any old magazines or coloured flyers with your child tomorrow.  We are working on an art project in class and need magazines to complete it.
• All children have brought home a field trip form for the Bradley Museum.  Please send in the completed form and the $15 by Friday.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Good afternoon!

We started off the day today working on our spelling words and in our spelling books.  The children copied down their new weekly spelling words that they will be tested on this Friday.  After spelling, we worked on our IB unit of inquiry.  The children began creating their good copy interview booklets using the information that they collected over the weekend.  A rubric was introduced to the children during this period, that shows them the various items I will be assessing for this assignment.  I have included the rubric at the end of this posting for you to review as well to help work with your child on strategies for reaching high levels in all areas.  During math the children worked further on more and fewer (grade one) and addition sentences (grade two).  I announced today that our first math unit test is going to take place this Wednesday on the concepts we have been working on to date.  The children also went to french, drama and P.E classes.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, and practice weekly spelling words.

Important information:  The first math test of this year is going to be taking place this Wednesday.  Grade ones will be tested on tracing, counting and more and fewer, while the grade twos will be tested on counting, more and fewer and addition sentences.

Cookies are going on sale again during lunch recesses.  They are $1 each.

This Wednesday is casual day.  If your child has paid their $2 they may dress in whatever casual clothing they would like on that day.

Please make sure you are taking out the forms and assignments that I am sending home in your child's home folders.  Any quizzes, tests or assignments that I send home have already been recorded here at school. I am sending these home as your copies for your records.  Many children have forms and assignments in their home folders that are weeks old that should be taken out and left at home.

There are couple children who did not complete their interview sheet over the weekend.  These sheets MUST be completed at home tonight and brought into school with them tomorrow.  They cannot move forward on this assignment without that completed interview sheet.

I have sent home a field trip form with your child tonight.  Our class is going on a field trip to The Bradley Museum on October 5th, 2011.  This field trip is directed towards our current IB unit.  The children will have a chance to see what rules and responsibilities early Canadian children had.  Please send back the permission form and $15 by Friday, September 30th  if your child would like to attend.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Grade One            Grade Two
1.pen                      1. let
2.pet                       2. his
3.get                       3. had
4.toy                       4. ask
5.play                     5. old
6.lip                        6. took
7.ham                     7. also
8.fell                       8. sat
9.had                      9. fell
10.took                 10. get


          Level:                                4                                  3                                  2                                  1

Work habits	Excellent. Worked very well with no interruptions.	Very good.  Worked well with few interruptions.	Fair.  Worked with many interruptions	Poor. Was not able to work due to interruptions.
Quality of writing.	Excellent.  Printing showed a great deal of effort.  The answers made sense.  There were little to no errors.  Proofreading was evident.	Very good.   Printing showed effort.  The answers made sense.  There were some errors that did not distract.  Proofreading was almost always evident.	Fair. Printing showed little effort.  The answers often did not make sense.  There were errors that distracted.  Proofreading needs improvement.	Poor. Printing showed no effort.  The answers did not make sense.  There were many errors that made the booklet difficult to read.  Proofreading was not evident.
Quality of illustrations.	Excellent. Illustrations were always meaningful and reflected the information presented on the page.  Title page showed great effort.	Very good. Illustrations showed good effort and usually reflected the information on the page.  Title page showed some effort.	Fair. Illustrations were attempted and sometimes reflected the information on the page.  Title page showed a little effort.	Poor.  Little to no illustrations that did not reflect the information on the page.  Title page was not complete/ had no effort.
Quality of oral presentation.	Excellent. Presentation was always clear and easy to follow.  The information always made sense.  The presentation consistently provided relevant information.	Very good. Presentation was clear and mostly easy to follow.  The information usually made sense.  The presentation provided relevant information.	Fair. Presentation was sometimes easy to follow.  The information sometimes made sense.  The presentation provided some relevant information.	Poor Presentation was unclear and hard to follow.  The information did not make sense.  The presentation did not provide any relevant information.