Monday, March 30, 2015

Highlights:

Ms. Bain’s class:  We started using our new listening centres. 

Mrs. Diduch’s class:  Keyboarding skills with Dance Mat Typing.  Dance Mat Typing 

Homework:

Please have your child read for a minimum of 15 minutes per night.  This can be a paper book or Raz-Kids.  If using Raz-Kids please have your child listen to the book, read the book, and then complete the comprehension quiz (independently). 

Ms. Bain’s class:  Practice the spelling lists sent home at student-led conferences.  (You may want to pick 3-5 words to work on each night.)

Mrs. Diduch’s class:  spelling words:  jump, kick, knew

Reminders:

Ms. Bain’s class:  We are starting to use headphones for our computer and listening centres.  If you would like your child to have their own personal headphones, please send a pair in a plastic bag labeled with your child’s name.

Ask me about:

Ms. Bain’s class:  What happened in one of the stories we read today?  (Books read:  Magic Tree House: Midnight on the Moon;  I’m Bored;  Even Monsters Need Haircuts)   

Mrs. Diduch’s class:  The more or less math game using a 100 board.