Thursday, January 31, 2019

Wow, can you believe January is over! 

Next Thursday is 100 days in school. We now have popsicle sticks, q-tips, pom poms, jiggly eyes, and foam shapes. Please, we need 100 of one thing from each child for this to be successful. Thanks for supporting and visiting the dollar store. Let your child do the counting. 

We watched another video about inventions - paper, pencils, aeroplanes, telephones, and light bulbs. These are things we use daily and a lot. 

Soon, we will talk about our own inventions, materials needed, and why these inventions are important. 

We have started a new routine of having two students read a book to the class at the end of the day. They look forward to reading and being read to by fellow students. Hearing two students read is such a thrill. 

Have a good evening. Brrrrrrrr! Stay warm.

Mrs. Autio
Grade One 

Monday, January 28, 2019

Greetings:

I am so proud of our students and their willingness to write and memorize speeches presented today. It is nerve wracking and they did very well.

Miss Cranfield was absent so Miss Kiroff and I joined our classes for dodge ball. That was fun.

Don't forget Wednesday is Casual Day!

Today, I introduced two digit by two digit addition, constantly reiterating to start in the one's column then the 10's. This was interesting for them to see numbers greater than 20!

Be safe driving today.

Mrs. Autio
Grade One

Tuesday, January 30, 2019

Greetings:

Well, we were in school but it was blistering cold, so indoor recesses. 

In Math, we are studying tally, picto and bar graphs. We are also touching a bit on 2 digit by 2 digit adding without regrouping. Reminding the students to always start in the one's column because when they start regrouping, they need to be in the habit. 

Our second writing assessment is about a snowy day. In light of yesterday being a Snow Day, I had the students write about it using the 5 W's, and sequence words. It went a bit better with fresh memories. We will visit it again at the end of the term. 

For our unit, we watched a video of inventions created by young people. They were very interesting, especially the partial mitten/arm sleeve that you wear under a jacket and mitten, that part of the wrist that is always exposed to the cold air. Smart idea. Also, a plastic tube that holds the halves of crayons so they aren't wasted. Cool. 

Anyways, have a lovely evening. Try to stay warm. We will probably have indoor recesses again tomorrow. 

Mrs. Autio
Grade One

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Snow Day!!!

I trust your snow day was relaxing, fun, and memorable. See you all tomorrow, kiddies!!

Mrs. Autio
Grade One

Friday, January 25, 2019

It's Friday!!!

Your child has an envelope with the DRA and Math Assessments from Term 2. As a teacher, to see and hear the students reading every day thrills my heart and soul. It is one of the reasons to be in this profession. To see them moving ahead in reading levels means that all the work we - you and me - do in their lives is working and paying off. So, thank you, parents, for reading with them daily and listening to them read as well. What with a morning message, poem, Calendar Wall, stories, Math reading, etc., it is starting to stick in their brains. 

Remember, the speeches are Monday 9-10:10. Some are memorized while others are needing review, review, review. 

We looked at the last two graphs in our 10 page packet today. I hope this has helped the students understand Data Management and that bar graphs, pictographs, and data tables help read numbers easier.