Spelling Poem #8: 5 Little Jack-O-Lanterns

It is almost time for Halloween!  Most boys and girls are excited about this celebration because it involves a lot of dressing up and candy.  This week I have a song called ''5 Little Jack-O-Lanterns''.  We are learning about numbers in Math and I picked this particular song because it has ordinal numbers, such as first, second, third.  We should not only know our numbers, but also our ordinal numbers as well because it is important for sequencing (as well as the date....we say ''thirty-first, not thirty-one'').  This week, the Spelling Words are in the 'it' and 'at' word families!  Please try the ''Additional Questions'' below and this week, if you hand it in to me, you get a BONUS prize!  :)

Spelling Words:

1)  it
2)  fit
3)  sit
4)  at
5)  sat
6)  fat
7)  cat
8)  bat
9)  rat

Additional Questions:

1)  Fill out the following chart.  I have started it for you already.

1st	first
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th

2)  What is the past tense of sit?   _____________

3)  What other words are in the ''it'' and ''at'' family?

Getting ready for Halloween!

Halloween is coming next Monday and we made some Frankensteins and jack-o-lanterns to make our classroom more festive!  We will be having a Halloween party on Monday.  If you want to wear a costume, make sure to wear it before coming to school.  However, if you have a mask, you can wear it when you get to school to be safe.  If you want to bring treats to share with the class, make sure that there are NO nuts and peanuts, as we have people with allergies.  Thank you!  Can't wait to see all your costumes!!!

 

Our Class Jack-o-Lantern!

Today we turned our pumpkin from Willowgrove Farm into a jack-o-lantern!  We read a story about pumpkins and then we decided on the face of our pumpkin.  We then carved it and felt the slimy insides!  It was very interesting how pumpkins can float in the water because they are very heavy.  This is because they are hollow inside.  We found lots of seeds inside our pumpkin, but they didn't go to waste because we toasted them and ate them!  Congratulations to Twinkle who got to take home our class jack-o-lantern!

First, we need to gather all our materials.

Next, we draw on our face.

This is how the inside of our pumpkin looked like.

Carving the face!

Our finished product! How spoooooky!

Everything we need to toast our pumpkin seeds.

Our toasted pumpkin seeds!  YUMMY!

Number Art

We have been learning all about numbers!  Today, we used the numbers 0-9 to create a picture!  Here are some of our creations:

Spelling Poem #7: Come Little Leaves

We are continuing with our fall theme with this week's poem.  This week's poem is a very interesting one, full of rich imagination.  Quotation marks are used when someone is talking.  Who is talking in this poem? 

Spelling Words:

1) big
2) small
3) play
4) day
5) say
6) pay
7) lay
8) way

Additional Questions:

1)  Make a sentence with the word ''say''.

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2)  What does it mean when the poem says ''Put on your dresses of red and gold.''  Do the leaves actually wear dresses?

_________________________________________________

3)  Which words are opposites?

_________________________________________________

Hope you are all warm and toasty!

It was a chilly and wet day today at Willowgrove Farm, but that didn't stop us from having fun!  We did lots of activities today, including a scavenger hunt, pumpkin races, wagon ride, and even made our very own scarecrow to take back to school!  I hope everyone had fun and are nice and toasty at home now.  A big THANK YOU to Amy (Han's mom), Becky (Ethan's mom), and Mrs. Chen (Jasmine's grandma) for helping us on our trip!!!  :D

Reminder of our Field Trip tomorrow

Just a reminder that tomorrow is our trip to Willowgrove Farm!  The weather said that it may rain, so you can wear rainboots and raincoats if you wish.  It also seems to be fairly cold tomorrow, so bundle up!!  See you tomorrow!

Spelling Poem #6: The Leaves on the Trees

The leaves on the trees are starting to change colour and fall to the ground.  This is a sign that winter is on its way.  This week I have a song for you again and it is sung to the tune of ''The Wheels on the Bus''.  Boys and girls did a better job last week on their ''Spelling Bees'', keep it up!  One person already got 5 stars and received a prize from my treasure chest!! Great job!  Please review the spelling words and correct any spelling words that you did not get correct on your spelling bee (by writing it 3 times).  

Spelling Words:

1) up
2) down
3) come
4) came
5) go
6) went

Additional Questions:

1)  What colours do the leaves turn in the fall?   _______________________________

2) Which words in the list are opposite words? 

_______________  and _________________

When something has happened already, we use the PAST TENSE.  For example, "I am going to eat the apple." and if it happened already,  ''I already ate the apple.":

 3)  What is the past tense of go?  ______________

4)  What is the past tense of come? ______________

Retelling Stories

Often times when we finish reading a book, we go ''DONE!" and go to another book.  However, as good readers, we need to understand the story as well.  We need to make sure that we are able to retell the stories that we read.  Today we talked about how to retell a story.  When retelling stories, we need to talk about the characters, the setting, the problem, solution, as well as the BME (beginning, middle, end).  We heard the story, ''The 3 Little Pigs'', a story many of us know.  Then, in groups, we practiced retelling.  Here are our work below.

Spelling Poem #5: Thanksgiving Dinner

Happy Thanksgiving!  I hope that everyone is having a wonderful long weekend and eating lots of yummy food!  I have a song this week for you.  There are less words this week because last week boys and girls didn't do so well on their ''Spelling Bee''.  Remember to do your corrections and get them signed for me tomorrow.  For those that remember all the words, feel free to learn the other words in the song!

 Spelling Words:

1) we
2) will
3) eat
4) what
5) for
6) and

Additional Questions:

1)  What are you thankful for?

______________________________________________________________

2)  What words rhyme with ''we''?

______________________________________________________________

3)  Make a sentence with the word ''and''.

______________________________________________________________

Happy Thanksgiving!

This week, we heard some books about Thanksgiving and made our own turkeys!  Below are some turkeys that we made and we talked about what we are thankful for.  This year, I am thankful that I get to stay with the boys and girls in my class!  Just a reminder that tomorrow is a PA day and that Monday is Thanksgiving, so there is no school.  Have a wonderful and restful long weekend everyone!

Patterning!

We are wrapping up our patterning and sorting unit in Math.  There are patterns everywhere!  Look for patterns in your house and next time you are out...and see if you can name them and find the pattern core!  You can also sort everything and anything!  You can sort the plates in your house into different groups, or even your toys and Lego.  Have fun with patterns and sorting at home!

Here are some Thanksgiving patterns that we came up with.

Snuggle Up and Read!

Today the ''Snuggle Up and Read'' folders went home!!  Boys and girls picked their first book that they want to read at home and wrote in their ''Reading Logs''.  Please remember to write down the name of your book.  Tomorrow, you may come back and switch the book to a new one when we do Agendas.  Parents, please remember to sign AFTER your child has finished reading the book.  Also, please also continue to read RAZ-Kids.  It is very important to READ a lot in Grade 1! 

Just a reminder that tomorrow is Day 1 and we have Library during our Computers period...if you want to borrow new library books, please remember to bring in last week's books!

Spelling Poem #4: October

I can't believe that we are already in the month of October!  Boys and girls are settling into the routines of school and the pace of learning is picking up.  Please remember to sign the ''Spelling Bee'' books that were sent home on Friday and bring them back to school tomorrow! Also, remember to do your corrections so that you will remember that word for next time.
  
The poem for this week is called ''October''.  Some spelling words are repeated from the first 2 ''Spelling Bees'' because we counted those as ''practice Spelling Bees'', hopefully boys and girls will remember them!

Spelling Words:

1) when
2) and
3) are
4) us
5) them
6) for
7) in
8) red

Additional Questions:

1)  When you think of October, what are some colours that you think of?

2)  What do you like to do in the Fall?