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Welcome to the Grade 1/2 Busy Bee classroom blog!! We are so excited you have joined us in our learning journey! Mrs. Herbert is super excited about all the wonderful learners buzzing in our classroom! You are welcome to comment and join in our learning conversations and share our blog with family and friends! We can't wait to share what we are doing in our class with everyone! Here we go!!

Homework & Reminders

PLANNERS

Your child's planner is an important tool we use to communicate daily about what's going on in the classroom and in the school. We encourage you to read your child's planner every night with your child to review the tasks for home. While we are starting to take responsibility for our own learning & homework, and writing in our own planners, we will post here as well daily so that you are aware of what is priority and what is coming up. Thanks for your cooperation as we work together to make your child successful in Grade 1/2.
What's Happening This Week In Our Hive...
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 - Day 3

Green Shirt Day

Reminders:

  • Mailbag - Each student has their mailbag to transport items to and from school in their backpack. Please check and empty this bag daily and return any items seeking your attention promptly.
  • Planners - Please check the planner daily, with your child, to review homework due dates, reminders, materials to be brought to school, any notes, etc. Please initial/sign the planner each night, to confirm you have gone over your child’s planner with him/her, and ensure your child brings the planner to school every day.
  • Pizza Lunch Day Today - For those that ordered
Language:
  • Snuggle Up & Read (Read) - Remember to read as often as possible and record on the reading log so students can be rewarded for their wonderful reading practice at their individual reading level. Students should keep this folder in their mailbag and sent back and forth daily. Students will have an opportunity to change their book daily. Folders will be checked at the end of each week. If you have completed a reading log earlier, please write a note in the planner for the teacher to know to update the folder. Happy reading! 
  • High Frequency Word Rings (Word Ring) - Students have their personalized ring with 5 words on them that they are working on learning. This can be part of reading homework for one or times through to practice reading and instantly recognizing each word. This should just be about 2 minutes of practice max. Rings should stay in student Snuggle Up & Read folders in the clip for practice at home and school. As students recognize a word instantly, please check the back off. Once students have 10 checks on all words on the ring, please write a note in student planners for students to have these words checked & celebrate their hard work. Words will be replaced until all words are high frequency words are mastered for Grade 1/2. 
  • Letter Sound Rings (Sound Ring)- Students have a personalized ring with 5 letter sounds on them that they are working on learning. This can be part of reading homework for one or times through to practice reading and instantly recognizing each letter sound. This should just be about 2 minutes of practice max. Rings should stay in student Snuggle Up & Read folders in the clip for practice at home and school. As students recognize a sound instantly, please check the back off. Once students have 10 checks on all the cards on the ring, please write a note in student planners for students to have these letter sounds checked & celebrate their hard work. New cards, with new letter sounds, will be replaced until all letter sounds are mastered for Grade 1/2. 
  • Library Day Tomorrow - Students brought home a library book last week and are asked to return for tomorrow's library day. Students are only allowed one library book out at a time.
Thursday, May 7, 2026 - Day 4
Electives Today!!
Reminders:
  • Mailbag - Each student has their mailbag to transport items to and from school in their backpack. Please check and empty this bag daily and return any items seeking your attention promptly.
  • Planners - Please check the planner daily, with your child, to review homework due dates, reminders, materials to be brought to school, any notes, etc. Please initial/sign the planner each night, to confirm you have gone over your child’s planner with him/her, and ensure your child brings the planner to school every day.
  • Lion King Field Trip Forms & Payment Due Tomorrow
Language:
  • Snuggle Up & Read (Read) - Remember to read as often as possible and record on the reading log so students can be rewarded for their wonderful reading practice at their individual reading level. Students should keep this folder in their mailbag and sent back and forth daily. Students will have an opportunity to change their book daily. Folders will be checked at the end of each week. If you have completed a reading log earlier, please write a note in the planner for the teacher to know to update the folder. Happy reading! 
  • High Frequency Word Rings (Word Ring) - Students have their personalized ring with 5 words on them that they are working on learning. This can be part of reading homework for one or times through to practice reading and instantly recognizing each word. This should just be about 2 minutes of practice max. Rings should stay in student Snuggle Up & Read folders in the clip for practice at home and school. As students recognize a word instantly, please check the back off. Once students have 10 checks on all words on the ring, please write a note in student planners for students to have these words checked & celebrate their hard work. Words will be replaced until all words are high frequency words are mastered for Grade 1/2. 
  • Letter Sound Rings (Sound Ring)- Students have a personalized ring with 5 letter sounds on them that they are working on learning. This can be part of reading homework for one or times through to practice reading and instantly recognizing each letter sound. This should just be about 2 minutes of practice max. Rings should stay in student Snuggle Up & Read folders in the clip for practice at home and school. As students recognize a sound instantly, please check the back off. Once students have 10 checks on all the cards on the ring, please write a note in student planners for students to have these letter sounds checked & celebrate their hard work. New cards, with new letter sounds, will be replaced until all letter sounds are mastered for Grade 1/2. 
  • Library Day Today - Students brought home a library book last week and are asked to return for today's library day. Students are only allowed one library book out at a time. Today's library book will need to be returned on (or before) the next library day on Thursday, May 7.
  • Spelling Quiz Tomorrow - Students brought home their 5 spelling words for the week on Monday. Each student is working on their own list of high frequency words that they are working on mastering. A list of ideas have come home at the beginning of the year to support fun home practice. Tomorrow, students we will do a little Spelling Bee (quiz) on those 5 words. The words that they master will be marked off as achieved while the ones they are working on will stay on their learning list for the next week, sent home the beginning of the next week, until they have mastered them.
Math:
  • Mental Math Quiz Tomorrow - Students have been practicing their mental math abilities of seeing a number sentence and recognizing which strategy to use. We have practiced one/two more, one/two less, zero facts, wipe out, count on, count back, make 10, doubles, subtracting neighbours, monkey in the middle, doubles plus one, subtraction as think addition, reverse doubles and this week we are continuing to work on bridge to ten. They are going to put their knowledge to a little quiz tomorrow. Work will come home on Monday to be corrected and returned to school on Tuesday. 
Friday, May 8, 2026 - Day 5
Happy Birthday to Madelyn!!
Happy Mother's Day to all the mommas, grandmas, aunties, stepmoms, pawrents and all the other women that care for others like their own! Enjoy your day!
Reminders:
  • Mailbag - Each student has their mailbag to transport items to and from school in their backpack. Please check and empty this bag daily and return any items seeking your attention promptly.
  • Planners - Please check the planner daily, with your child, to review homework due dates, reminders, materials to be brought to school, any notes, etc. Please initial/sign the planner each night, to confirm you have gone over your child’s planner with him/her, and ensure your child brings the planner to school every day.
  • Lion King Field Trip Forms & Payment Due
Language:
  • Snuggle Up & Read (Read) - Remember to read as often as possible and record on the reading log so students can be rewarded for their wonderful reading practice at their individual reading level. Students should keep this folder in their mailbag and sent back and forth daily. Students will have an opportunity to change their book daily. Folders will be checked at the end of each week. If you have completed a reading log earlier, please write a note in the planner for the teacher to know to update the folder. Happy reading! 
  • High Frequency Word Rings (Word Ring) - Students have their personalized ring with 5 words on them that they are working on learning. This can be part of reading homework for one or times through to practice reading and instantly recognizing each word. This should just be about 2 minutes of practice max. Rings should stay in student Snuggle Up & Read folders in the clip for practice at home and school. As students recognize a word instantly, please check the back off. Once students have 10 checks on all words on the ring, please write a note in student planners for students to have these words checked & celebrate their hard work. Words will be replaced until all words are high frequency words are mastered for Grade 1/2. 
  • Letter Sound Rings (Sound Ring)- Students have a personalized ring with 5 letter sounds on them that they are working on learning. This can be part of reading homework for one or times through to practice reading and instantly recognizing each letter sound. This should just be about 2 minutes of practice max. Rings should stay in student Snuggle Up & Read folders in the clip for practice at home and school. As students recognize a sound instantly, please check the back off. Once students have 10 checks on all the cards on the ring, please write a note in student planners for students to have these letter sounds checked & celebrate their hard work. New cards, with new letter sounds, will be replaced until all letter sounds are mastered for Grade 1/2. 
  • Spelling Quiz Today - Students brought home their 5 spelling words for the week on Monday. Each student is working on their own list of high frequency words that they are working on mastering. A list of ideas have come home at the beginning of the year to support fun home practice. Today, students we will do a little Spelling Bee (quiz) on those 5 words. The words that they master will be marked off as achieved while the ones they are working on will stay on their learning list for the next week, sent home the beginning of the next week, until they have mastered them.
  • Reading Practice Book Home - Please see the letter on the first page of the workbook to see the home reading practice to support our phonics lessons in class. Complete the last page(s) not within the clip for this weekend's reading practice (highlight the lesson words, complete an illustration for the text, read to a parent/expert reader and initial the top corner). Information for these lessons are posted on the blog & was emailed to parents.
Math:
  • Mental Math Quiz Today - Students have been practicing their mental math abilities of seeing a number sentence and recognizing which strategy to use. We have practiced one/two more, one/two less, zero facts, wipe out, count on, count back, make 10, doubles, subtracting neighbours, monkey in the middle, doubles plus one, subtraction as think addition, reverse doubles and this week we are continuing to work on bridge to ten. They are going to put their knowledge to a little quiz today. Work will come home on Monday to be corrected with whatever help they may need from home and returned to school on Tuesday. Please see the strategy posters sent home previously for assistance or reference this blog post. 
What's Coming Up Next Week In Our Hive...

Monday, May 11, 2026 - Day 1
School Council Meeting @ 6:30pm - Everyone is welcome to attend to have your say about what happens in our school community.
Reminders:
  • Mailbag - Each student has their mailbag to transport items to and from school in their backpack. Please check and empty this bag daily and return any items seeking your attention promptly.
  • Planners - Please check the planner daily, with your child, to review homework due dates, reminders, materials to be brought to school, any notes, etc. Please initial/sign the planner each night, to confirm you have gone over your child’s planner with him/her, and ensure your child brings the planner to school every day.
Language:
  • Snuggle Up & Read (Read) - Remember to read as often as possible and record on the reading log so students can be rewarded for their wonderful reading practice at their individual reading level. Students should keep this folder in their mailbag and sent back and forth daily. Students will have an opportunity to change their book daily. Folders will be checked at the end of each week. If you have completed a reading log earlier, please write a note in the planner for the teacher to know to update the folder. Happy reading! 
  • High Frequency Word Rings (Word Ring) - Students have their personalized ring with 5 words on them that they are working on learning. This can be part of reading homework for one or times through to practice reading and instantly recognizing each word. This should just be about 2 minutes of practice max. Rings should stay in student Snuggle Up & Read folders in the clip for practice at home and school. As students recognize a word instantly, please check the back off. Once students have 10 checks on all words on the ring, please write a note in student planners for students to have these words checked & celebrate their hard work. Words will be replaced until all words are high frequency words are mastered for Grade 1/2. 
  • Letter Sound Rings (Sound Ring) - Students have a personalized ring with 5 letter sounds on them that they are working on learning. This can be part of reading homework for one or times through to practice reading and instantly recognizing each letter sound. This should just be about 2 minutes of practice max. Rings should stay in student Snuggle Up & Read folders in the clip for practice at home and school. As students recognize a sound instantly, please check the back off. Once students have 10 checks on all the cards on the ring, please write a note in student planners for students to have these letter sounds checked & celebrate their hard work. New cards, with new letter sounds, will be replaced until all letter sounds are mastered for Grade 1/2. 
  • Spelling Words Home - Students have brought home 5 words they are working on learning to spell from their own individualized list. Please work on practicing these words in whatever creative way that helps solidify the words for students. A suggestion sheet was sent home at the beginning of the year with some ways to practice. At the end of the week, students will complete a little quiz of their words. They keep words on their list for next week if not mastered just yet and any that are mastered are replaced with new ones.
  • Reading Practice Book Due - Please see the letter on the first page of the workbook to see the home reading practice to support our phonics lessons in class. Complete the last page(s) not within the clip for this weekend's reading practice. Information for these lessons are posted on the blog & was emailed to parents.
Math:
  • Mental Math Quiz Corrections Home - Students have been practicing their mental math abilities of seeing a number sentence and recognizing which strategy to use. We have practiced one/two more, one/two less, zero facts, wipe out, count on, count back, make 10, doubles, subtracting neighbours, monkey in the middle, doubles plus one, subtraction as think addition, reverse doubles, bridge to ten, ten more and this past week we were focusing on ten less. They put their knowledge to a little quiz on Friday. Work will come home today to be corrected with whatever assistance they may need and using the home copy of the strategy posters and returned to school tomorrow.
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 - Day 2
Reminders:
  • Mailbag - Each student has their mailbag to transport items to and from school in their backpack. Please check and empty this bag daily and return any items seeking your attention promptly.
  • Planners - Please check the planner daily, with your child, to review homework due dates, reminders, materials to be brought to school, any notes, etc. Please initial/sign the planner each night, to confirm you have gone over your child’s planner with him/her, and ensure your child brings the planner to school every day.
Language:
  • Snuggle Up & Read (Read) - Remember to read as often as possible and record on the reading log so students can be rewarded for their wonderful reading practice at their individual reading level. Students should keep this folder in their mailbag and sent back and forth daily. Students will have an opportunity to change their book daily. Folders will be checked at the end of each week. If you have completed a reading log earlier, please write a note in the planner for the teacher to know to update the folder. Happy reading! 
  • High Frequency Word Rings (Word Ring) - Students have their personalized ring with 5 words on them that they are working on learning. This can be part of reading homework for one or times through to practice reading and instantly recognizing each word. This should just be about 2 minutes of practice max. Rings should stay in student Snuggle Up & Read folders in the clip for practice at home and school. As students recognize a word instantly, please check the back off. Once students have 10 checks on all words on the ring, please write a note in student planners for students to have these words checked & celebrate their hard work. Words will be replaced until all words are high frequency words are mastered for Grade 1/2. 
  • Letter Sound Rings (Sound Ring)- Students have a personalized ring with 5 letter sounds on them that they are working on learning. This can be part of reading homework for one or times through to practice reading and instantly recognizing each letter sound. This should just be about 2 minutes of practice max. Rings should stay in student Snuggle Up & Read folders in the clip for practice at home and school. As students recognize a sound instantly, please check the back off. Once students have 10 checks on all the cards on the ring, please write a note in student planners for students to have these letter sounds checked & celebrate their hard work. New cards, with new letter sounds, will be replaced until all letter sounds are mastered for Grade 1/2. 
Math:
  • Mental Math Quiz Corrections Due - Students have been practicing their mental math abilities of seeing a number sentence and recognizing which strategy to use. We have practiced one/two more, one/two less, zero facts, wipe out, count on, count back, make 10, doubles, subtracting neighbours, monkey in the middle, doubles plus one, subtraction as think addition, reverse doubles, bridge to ten, ten more and this past week we were focusing on ten less. They put their knowledge to a little quiz on Friday. Work came home yesterday to be corrected with whatever assistance they may need and using the home copy of the strategy posters and returned to school tomorrow.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 - Day 3

Reminders:

  • Mailbag - Each student has their mailbag to transport items to and from school in their backpack. Please check and empty this bag daily and return any items seeking your attention promptly.
  • Planners - Please check the planner daily, with your child, to review homework due dates, reminders, materials to be brought to school, any notes, etc. Please initial/sign the planner each night, to confirm you have gone over your child’s planner with him/her, and ensure your child brings the planner to school every day.
  • Pizza Lunch Day Today - For those that ordered
Language:
  • Snuggle Up & Read (Read) - Remember to read as often as possible and record on the reading log so students can be rewarded for their wonderful reading practice at their individual reading level. Students should keep this folder in their mailbag and sent back and forth daily. Students will have an opportunity to change their book daily. Folders will be checked at the end of each week. If you have completed a reading log earlier, please write a note in the planner for the teacher to know to update the folder. Happy reading! 
  • High Frequency Word Rings (Word Ring) - Students have their personalized ring with 5 words on them that they are working on learning. This can be part of reading homework for one or times through to practice reading and instantly recognizing each word. This should just be about 2 minutes of practice max. Rings should stay in student Snuggle Up & Read folders in the clip for practice at home and school. As students recognize a word instantly, please check the back off. Once students have 10 checks on all words on the ring, please write a note in student planners for students to have these words checked & celebrate their hard work. Words will be replaced until all words are high frequency words are mastered for Grade 1/2. 
  • Letter Sound Rings (Sound Ring)- Students have a personalized ring with 5 letter sounds on them that they are working on learning. This can be part of reading homework for one or times through to practice reading and instantly recognizing each letter sound. This should just be about 2 minutes of practice max. Rings should stay in student Snuggle Up & Read folders in the clip for practice at home and school. As students recognize a sound instantly, please check the back off. Once students have 10 checks on all the cards on the ring, please write a note in student planners for students to have these letter sounds checked & celebrate their hard work. New cards, with new letter sounds, will be replaced until all letter sounds are mastered for Grade 1/2. 
  • Library Day Tomorrow - Students brought home a library book last week and are asked to return for tomorrow's library day. Students are only allowed one library book out at a time.
Thursday, May 14, 2026 - Day 4
Reminders:
  • Mailbag - Each student has their mailbag to transport items to and from school in their backpack. Please check and empty this bag daily and return any items seeking your attention promptly.
  • Planners - Please check the planner daily, with your child, to review homework due dates, reminders, materials to be brought to school, any notes, etc. Please initial/sign the planner each night, to confirm you have gone over your child’s planner with him/her, and ensure your child brings the planner to school every day.
Language:
  • Snuggle Up & Read (Read) - Remember to read as often as possible and record on the reading log so students can be rewarded for their wonderful reading practice at their individual reading level. Students should keep this folder in their mailbag and sent back and forth daily. Students will have an opportunity to change their book daily. Folders will be checked at the end of each week. If you have completed a reading log earlier, please write a note in the planner for the teacher to know to update the folder. Happy reading! 
  • High Frequency Word Rings (Word Ring) - Students have their personalized ring with 5 words on them that they are working on learning. This can be part of reading homework for one or times through to practice reading and instantly recognizing each word. This should just be about 2 minutes of practice max. Rings should stay in student Snuggle Up & Read folders in the clip for practice at home and school. As students recognize a word instantly, please check the back off. Once students have 10 checks on all words on the ring, please write a note in student planners for students to have these words checked & celebrate their hard work. Words will be replaced until all words are high frequency words are mastered for Grade 1/2. 
  • Letter Sound Rings (Sound Ring)- Students have a personalized ring with 5 letter sounds on them that they are working on learning. This can be part of reading homework for one or times through to practice reading and instantly recognizing each letter sound. This should just be about 2 minutes of practice max. Rings should stay in student Snuggle Up & Read folders in the clip for practice at home and school. As students recognize a sound instantly, please check the back off. Once students have 10 checks on all the cards on the ring, please write a note in student planners for students to have these letter sounds checked & celebrate their hard work. New cards, with new letter sounds, will be replaced until all letter sounds are mastered for Grade 1/2. 
  • Library Day Today - Students brought home a library book last week and are asked to return for today's library day. Students are only allowed one library book out at a time. Today's library book will need to be returned on (or before) the next library day on Thursday, May 7.
  • Spelling Quiz Tomorrow - Students brought home their 5 spelling words for the week on Monday. Each student is working on their own list of high frequency words that they are working on mastering. A list of ideas have come home at the beginning of the year to support fun home practice. Tomorrow, students we will do a little Spelling Bee (quiz) on those 5 words. The words that they master will be marked off as achieved while the ones they are working on will stay on their learning list for the next week, sent home the beginning of the next week, until they have mastered them.
Math:
  • Mental Math Quiz Tomorrow - Students have been practicing their mental math abilities of seeing a number sentence and recognizing which strategy to use. We have practiced one/two more, one/two less, zero facts, wipe out, count on, count back, make 10, doubles, subtracting neighbours, monkey in the middle, doubles plus one, subtraction as think addition, reverse doubles and this week we are continuing to work on bridge to ten. They are going to put their knowledge to a little quiz tomorrow. Work will come home on Monday to be corrected and returned to school on Tuesday. 
Friday, May 15, 2026 - Day 5
Reminders:
  • Mailbag - Each student has their mailbag to transport items to and from school in their backpack. Please check and empty this bag daily and return any items seeking your attention promptly.
  • Planners - Please check the planner daily, with your child, to review homework due dates, reminders, materials to be brought to school, any notes, etc. Please initial/sign the planner each night, to confirm you have gone over your child’s planner with him/her, and ensure your child brings the planner to school every day.
Language:
  • Snuggle Up & Read (Read) - Remember to read as often as possible and record on the reading log so students can be rewarded for their wonderful reading practice at their individual reading level. Students should keep this folder in their mailbag and sent back and forth daily. Students will have an opportunity to change their book daily. Folders will be checked at the end of each week. If you have completed a reading log earlier, please write a note in the planner for the teacher to know to update the folder. Happy reading! 
  • High Frequency Word Rings (Word Ring) - Students have their personalized ring with 5 words on them that they are working on learning. This can be part of reading homework for one or times through to practice reading and instantly recognizing each word. This should just be about 2 minutes of practice max. Rings should stay in student Snuggle Up & Read folders in the clip for practice at home and school. As students recognize a word instantly, please check the back off. Once students have 10 checks on all words on the ring, please write a note in student planners for students to have these words checked & celebrate their hard work. Words will be replaced until all words are high frequency words are mastered for Grade 1/2. 
  • Letter Sound Rings (Sound Ring)- Students have a personalized ring with 5 letter sounds on them that they are working on learning. This can be part of reading homework for one or times through to practice reading and instantly recognizing each letter sound. This should just be about 2 minutes of practice max. Rings should stay in student Snuggle Up & Read folders in the clip for practice at home and school. As students recognize a sound instantly, please check the back off. Once students have 10 checks on all the cards on the ring, please write a note in student planners for students to have these letter sounds checked & celebrate their hard work. New cards, with new letter sounds, will be replaced until all letter sounds are mastered for Grade 1/2. 
  • Spelling Quiz Today - Students brought home their 5 spelling words for the week on Monday. Each student is working on their own list of high frequency words that they are working on mastering. A list of ideas have come home at the beginning of the year to support fun home practice. Today, students we will do a little Spelling Bee (quiz) on those 5 words. The words that they master will be marked off as achieved while the ones they are working on will stay on their learning list for the next week, sent home the beginning of the next week, until they have mastered them.
  • Reading Practice Book Home - Please see the letter on the first page of the workbook to see the home reading practice to support our phonics lessons in class. Complete the last page(s) not within the clip for this weekend's reading practice (highlight the lesson words, complete an illustration for the text, read to a parent/expert reader and initial the top corner). Information for these lessons are posted on the blog & was emailed to parents.
Math:
  • Mental Math Quiz Today - Students have been practicing their mental math abilities of seeing a number sentence and recognizing which strategy to use. We have practiced one/two more, one/two less, zero facts, wipe out, count on, count back, make 10, doubles, subtracting neighbours, monkey in the middle, doubles plus one, subtraction as think addition, reverse doubles and this week we are continuing to work on bridge to ten. They are going to put their knowledge to a little quiz today. Work will come home on Monday to be corrected with whatever help they may need from home and returned to school on Tuesday. Please see the strategy posters sent home previously for assistance or reference this blog post. 
What's Coming Up Next Week In Our Hive...

Monday, May 18, 2026 - Victoria Day (No School)
Enjoy the long weekend!

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 - Day 1
Reminders:
  • Mailbag - Each student has their mailbag to transport items to and from school in their backpack. Please check and empty this bag daily and return any items seeking your attention promptly.
  • Planners - Please check the planner daily, with your child, to review homework due dates, reminders, materials to be brought to school, any notes, etc. Please initial/sign the planner each night, to confirm you have gone over your child’s planner with him/her, and ensure your child brings the planner to school every day.
Language:
  • Snuggle Up & Read (Read) - Remember to read as often as possible and record on the reading log so students can be rewarded for their wonderful reading practice at their individual reading level. Students should keep this folder in their mailbag and sent back and forth daily. Students will have an opportunity to change their book daily. Folders will be checked at the end of each week. If you have completed a reading log earlier, please write a note in the planner for the teacher to know to update the folder. Happy reading! 
  • High Frequency Word Rings (Word Ring) - Students have their personalized ring with 5 words on them that they are working on learning. This can be part of reading homework for one or times through to practice reading and instantly recognizing each word. This should just be about 2 minutes of practice max. Rings should stay in student Snuggle Up & Read folders in the clip for practice at home and school. As students recognize a word instantly, please check the back off. Once students have 10 checks on all words on the ring, please write a note in student planners for students to have these words checked & celebrate their hard work. Words will be replaced until all words are high frequency words are mastered for Grade 1/2. 
  • Letter Sound Rings (Sound Ring) - Students have a personalized ring with 5 letter sounds on them that they are working on learning. This can be part of reading homework for one or times through to practice reading and instantly recognizing each letter sound. This should just be about 2 minutes of practice max. Rings should stay in student Snuggle Up & Read folders in the clip for practice at home and school. As students recognize a sound instantly, please check the back off. Once students have 10 checks on all the cards on the ring, please write a note in student planners for students to have these letter sounds checked & celebrate their hard work. New cards, with new letter sounds, will be replaced until all letter sounds are mastered for Grade 1/2. 
  • Spelling Words Home - Students have brought home 5 words they are working on learning to spell from their own individualized list. Please work on practicing these words in whatever creative way that helps solidify the words for students. A suggestion sheet was sent home at the beginning of the year with some ways to practice. At the end of the week, students will complete a little quiz of their words. They keep words on their list for next week if not mastered just yet and any that are mastered are replaced with new ones.
  • Reading Practice Book Due - Please see the letter on the first page of the workbook to see the home reading practice to support our phonics lessons in class. Complete the last page(s) not within the clip for this weekend's reading practice. Information for these lessons are posted on the blog & was emailed to parents.
Math:
  • Mental Math Quiz Corrections Home - Students have been practicing their mental math abilities of seeing a number sentence and recognizing which strategy to use. We have practiced one/two more, one/two less, zero facts, wipe out, count on, count back, make 10, doubles, subtracting neighbours, monkey in the middle, doubles plus one, subtraction as think addition, reverse doubles, bridge to ten, ten more and this past week we were focusing on ten less. They put their knowledge to a little quiz on Friday. Work will come home today to be corrected with whatever assistance they may need and using the home copy of the strategy posters and returned to school tomorrow.
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