Édition # 24

le 9 avril, 2021                                                

Le coin français

Students have been learning about Spring.  Each day they enjoy a story read aloud by Mme Ireland. Daily read alouds allow students to practice several skills including: active listening, predicting and inference skills, story comprehension, connecting to previous experiences, vocabulary development and questioning skills.  There is also great joy and enjoyment when a story is read aloud in class. 

                                                                                    Home Reading Program - lecture à la maison

 

The home reading program is another important tool for reading success.  Students are expected to be reading every day at home. Students were reminded today that home reading "kits" must look like the posted photo!  Please make sure that all books are coming back to school in a Ziploc bag with the student's caterpillar book mark.  This ensure a "smooth" system of getting new books back into the hands of students quickly, with accurate tracking and quarantine procedures.  Helping your child develop good organizational skills by following the expected instructions is most appreciated!  As mentioned above, it is essential that students are reading everyday! Try setting a schedule that allows for 10 minutes of reading practice per night at home and remember that variety is the key to reading success.               Here is a suggested schedule: 

Monday - Home reading (first reading)

*** Send books back to school on Monday morning for a new selection

Tuesday - Mots globaux (sight words)

Wednesday - Home reading (second and third reading)

Thursday - Library Book Bedtime Stories 

Friday -  Je lis on line levelled books (remember to read each book three times)

*** Send books back to school on Friday morning for a new selection 

Sat/Sun - Student choice or any catch up on Home Reading that needs to be done before Monday) 

Science et études sociales 

This week, students explored the concept of urban and rural communities.  After an extensive brainstorming session students then built their own "communauté urbaine" using a variety of materials. Students labelled some of the buildings and worked collaboratively with peers to create their city.  They are excited about building a rural community next and comparing the two. Ask your child to tell you something they learned about our key vocabulary: communauté urbaine/communauté rurale. These concepts also helped plant the seed for our April/May oral language project on "How the past informs the present". 
Students came home with an interview sheet that will get things rolling with this fun new project. 

Potpourri

April Newsletter

Mme Ireland is working on a smaller/condensed newsletter for the month, that will hopefully be ready by Monday. Stay tuned!

Google Classroom

I have uploaded new videos, stories and songs in the STREAM regarding Earth Day!  Le jour de la Terre. Enjoy exploring!