We have had the busiest of weeks! I was so busy prepping for all of the fun we had, that I didn't find time to post this week. This week as part of an exploration of our Communities unit, we practiced being good citizens by cleaning up the playground after snack. Students were also paired up with different members of our school community. They interviewed them, and helped them with some tasks. It was a really valuable experience. We then talked about how important it is to show thanks to community members. Our little learners made cards and hot chocolate to thank the helpers that they worked with. Speaking of thanks, I really loved all of the emails, cards and treats that were sent in for teacher appreciation week. I have the pleasure of doing what I love day in and day out. Teaching your wonderful children really is a pleasure. In Math this week we have been learning on building our addition and subtraction fluency, and adding and subtracting two digit numbers. We spent some time learning about number patterns on the 100 grid. Please continue to support your children at home with mental addition and subtraction within 10. In Language Arts, we are learning about conventions. We have been talking about different types of punctuation. This week we learned about contractions. On Friday, we did 'contraction surgery'. Students had to cut up two words, and 'stitch' them together as a contraction, adding an apostrophe. This was a great tie in with our community helpers unit. We learned about a special type of doctor called a surgeon. I have added a slideshow of photos below.
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