As-salamu Alaikum Wa
Dear Parents,
Here are our classroom
updates:
Language
Arts
Last week, we learned how to differentiate between long and short vowel sounds. Differentiating between short and long vowel sounds is an essential skill in learning how to read. We also participated in different activities in order to learn and identify vowel digraphs. SK2 did a great job playing bingo to practice identifying and sounding out words that contain different digraphs, Alhumdulilah. For more practice on long vowel sounds and other letter sounds, please go to this interesting website: http://www.readingbear.org/
In reading, we
re-read the books “The Mittens “ and
“The Hat” by Jan Brett. Then, we compared these books and made a Venn diagram. SK2
did a great job recalling and comparing
the similarities and differences between two books.
Also, Sister Madlien
came to our class to read a book and students did an activity that goes along
with the story. Jazaki-Allah-khairen sr. Madlien for your great work and
volunteering in our class!
Writing: This week, we practiced writing using words that contain long vowels. The students wrote the sentence “I like to eat peach” or “I like to eat pie.” Good job Sk2!
Literacy Tips:
· Read for 20 minutes
with your child everyday.
· Practice finding words
with long vowels (ai, ay,oa, ie, ee, ea ) with your child while reading at
home.
· Go to starfalls.com and reading
bears.org to enhance your child’s reading skills.
Math
We practiced a little more measuring
with non-standard units and did lots of hands-on learning activities. On Friday, we traced out our hand and
cut it out. Then, we measured the length
of our hand with “Froot Loops.” We
counted how many Froot loops long our hand is and, finally, we ate those yummy Froot
Loops. Yum!
Math
tips:
- Use play dough to roll out two ‘snakes' of different lengths. Talk about one snake being ‘shorter' and the other ‘longer.'
- Compare the heights of family members and discuss who is shorter, taller and the tallest in the family.
- Play board games like Chutes & Ladders, Sorry!, Dominoes, etc. as they promote the development of counting skills, understandings of patterns, and numeral recognition.
Science
In Science, we learned how to care for birds in winter who don’t migrate and adapt to the winter weather using their feathers. We did a little experiment on how bird feathers protect the birds in the cold winter. Then, we started to make bird feeders using juice cartons, in order to feed the birds.
In Science, we learned how to care for birds in winter who don’t migrate and adapt to the winter weather using their feathers. We did a little experiment on how bird feathers protect the birds in the cold winter. Then, we started to make bird feeders using juice cartons, in order to feed the birds.
Visual Arts
In Visual Arts, we did
a free art activity using bingo dabbers. Sk2 really enjoyed the activity and
produced some creative art work, Masha-Allah!
Islamic
Studies
We reviewed the steps
of Wudu and did a group activity by sequencing the Wudu cards in order and made
a beautiful poster about it. Sk2 did an excellent job interacting co-operatively
within their groups and working together to complete the task. Way to go SK2!
Gym
We have been playing
and participating in skill building exercises such as warm-up drills, soccer
and practice running. We also played co-operatively with our new giant
parachute.
Field Trip
We will be going to
the Museum of Civilization
Jazakumullahu-khaira
for your co-operation and support!
