Dec 1

 Hello everyone,

Today, we practiced CVC words. We learned that CVC words have a consonant, a vowel, and then another consonant. Words like: cat, dog, bug, and rip are CVC words. With a partner, we used a pop-it to help us sound out some CVC words. We set up a row of 3 bubbles on the pop-it, then Ms. Byrne showed us a picture. We had to pop a bubble for each sound while we stretched out the word, then write the sounds that we hear. We are getting really good at spelling!

We had music with Mr. Wiens and then filled in our calendar and did some skip counting practice. After recess we did another round of literacy centres. The reading groups that worked with Ms. Byrne today were learning about the king E, or bossy E. King E makes other vowels say their name. For example: turning bit into bite, or cut into cute. We practiced reading lots of king E words during reading groups today. 

After lunch, we went through our letter sounds and then completed a word ladder. The last word in our word ladder today was a king E word! This gave our reading groups the chance to explain the king E rule to the rest of the class. The word was: j-o-k-e. If we're reading a book together this evening, see if we can find any king E words! You might even find a few in this blog post! Try reading the word while covering the king E, then with the king E to see how the word changes.

During math, we worked on the number 12. We made 12 using blocks, showed it on a 10-frame, and talked about why the 1 comes before the 2. We came up with a list of other ways to show 12 and then got to work on our printing book page. 

At the very end of our second recess, we got held up by a fire drill! We did really well during the drill, but it was pretty wet outside. Luckily, we were all in our outdoor clothes already! By the time we came back inside, it was almost time to go to the gym, so we finished up our printing book work, then played a quick rhyming game together. 

In gym we have been learning how to use hockey sticks. We practiced controlling a tennis ball with our sticks and today we were playing a game called "Pirate Treasure" where some people are pirates who are trying to steal our gold (tennis ball) for their treasure chest. We had lots of fun!

Have a great evening!

-Ms. Byrne