C'est le printemps déjà!!

Bonjour!
Hard to believe it is the end of March already!

Reading - As we head into April, I have been completing another GB+ reading assessment with each student. Our reading is coming along nicely!
Please remember to read with your child each day and work on reading strategies. Students are encouraged to sound out words carefully by covering their words with their finger, saying the sounds out loud, and re-reading the blends to put the word together. Furthermore, after sounding out a word, make sure that they are repeating the word carefully.
I have posted the Lecture Enfant - vidéos link on the blog with the username and password. Please visit this site frequently as it offers books read aloud as well as sight words so that students hear correct pronunciation.
Oral Language - Listening and Speaking -- PLEASE encourage your child to be speaking in French in the classroom at all times. Using the vocabulary learned in class is the BEST way to strengthen understanding and further help with reading. You may also find French resources on YouTube, Television, or the Radio to support hearing the French language at home.
Math - We have been working on balancing equations (with numbers less than 10) as an introduction to Algebra.
For example,
             a.  6+3 = 5+___  
             b.  8 -___ = 2+3
The class has been doing very well with this concept but I would ask that you continue to work on these at home.
We are moving on to Number Sense and Numeration. We will be solidifying our counting by 10s and making groups of 10. We will be composing and decomposing numbers to 20 in a variety of ways. We will be counting backwards from 20 by 1s, 2s, and 5s. Please be counting at home each day in a variety of ways, (skip counting by 2s, 5s, 10s, and backwards). We will be investigating dividing whole objects into equal parts using fractional names (halves, fourths, and one-quarter).

Science - We will be finishing up our Energy Unit in the next few weeks. We will be discussing Wind Energy and continuing with energy from the Sun as we grow some plants in class. We will be looking at the transfer of energy:
ex.   from the sun --> to plants --> to animals --> to humans
Tomorrow is our presentation from L.C. Henderson on Spring Water Awareness.
Social Studies - We are continuing with Our Local Community. We have been looking at Ontario and Sarnia maps, local landmarks, etc. We have talked about residential and commercial areas of the city. We have talked about plans for what we can do to make our community a more safe or clean place. We will be investigating occupations in these upcoming weeks.



Thank you for the continued support of your child's education. We have been having a great time so far this year!

Mme K. Forbes
kelli.forbes@lkdsb.net