Highlights
We exchanged our
library books today. Our next class
visit to the library will be on Thursday.
Starting next week, students will have the opportunity to exchange their
books on a daily basis. In Science we
turned a pair of scissors into a temporary magnet! In math we continued to work on identifying
the rule for increasing patterns.
Students were also mixed into 3 groups for spelling along with Ms.
Klingbeil’s class and Ms. Fleming’s class.
Important Information
If your child is
staying for lunch and you have not yet registered for this service, you need to
do so by going online to your CBE account (preferred) or by sending back the
noon supervision registration form with payment that is coming home today.
Terry Fox school
assembly and run at 1:00 pm- Wed, Sept. 28 (Please wear any Panorama Hills
school clothing, or the colours blue or gold)
Healthy Hunger
Lunch- Thursday, Sept. 29
Class pictures
for all grades- Thursday, Sept. 29
Parents, please
read the PHS Reading Handbook for Parents
found on the Panorama Hills School homepage.
Homework
-Raz-Kids or
daily reading
-100 charts were
sent home for students to practice counting forward and backward by 2, 5 and 10.
Spelling
Spelling lists
sent home to practice. Quiz on Friday.
This week we are looking at words with the short a sound. We
are also looking at how we can use spelling patterns to spell a number of
different words. For example, knowing how to spell “back” can help
students spell other words like pack, quack, track, lack, Jack, etc. Please see the following list for a variety
of ways to practice at home:
We encourage students to
practice the spelling pattern each evening. We also encourage students to hunt
for the spelling pattern during their home reading. Below is a list of possible
activities you can do at home to make this practice fun.
ABC Order: write your words in alphabetical order.
Creative Letters: Write your words by cutting out letters in
old magazines and newspapers and glue them on a paper.
Sound Words: Use a recording device and record yourself
spelling your words. Then listen carefully to make sure you spelled all the
words correctly.
Flashwriting: In a darkened room, use a flashlight to
draw letters in the air.
Timer: Get a timer. Set it for 3 minutes. See how many times you can
write your words before the timer goes off.
Scramble: Have your parents scramble your spelling words. You
unscramble them.
Trace Around: Print your spelling words neatly. Take a
coloured pen and draw an outline neatly around the word, closely following the
shape of the letters. Close your eyes and remember the shape.
Letters: Write each word as many times as there are letters in the
word.
Colourful Words: Use two different colour pens to write
your spelling words. Use on colour to write the consonants and the other for
the vowels.
Computer Words: Type your spelling words ten times each on
the computer. Use different colour fonts and sizes.
Snap and Spell: Snap on each letter and clap when you say
the word at the end.
Action Spelling: Do jumping jacks, as you clap say a letter
to spell your words.
Sentences: Write a sentence for each spelling word.
Finger Tracing: Use your fingers to spell out each of your
words one letter at a time on your Mom or Dad’s back. Have him/her guess the words.
A
note about spelling:
The important aspect of spelling is whether students transfer
their knowledge of these words into their writing. We recommend frequent
review of these words, so students do not just commit them into short-term
memory for the quiz. Modified lists may also go home with students who
are finding these words quite difficult.
Ask me about:
-Increasing
patterns with monster math. Students had
to pick a rule for an increasing pattern and draw the number of eyes on
different monsters. For example, if the
rule was “Start at 1. Add 2 more each time” the first monster had 1 eye, the 2nd
had 3 eyes, the 3rd ha 5 eyes, etc.
-Can you skip
count backwards by 5 from 100? (100, 95,
90, 85, 80, etc.)
-How did you
turn the end of your scissors into a temporary magnet?
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