Thursday, 28 March 2013


The Scheduled Meeting Times
Thursday April 4th: Parents Meeting (No students)


Here is the schedule for the Parent Meetings on Thursday. Please let me know if that time will work for you or if you would like me to move it to one of the other open slots. If you can’t attended the meeting I can email your child's updated progress. Thank you and I look forward to emailing/seeing you! 

Mrs. Michelle updated list

The list of the scheduled times once again:
Sometime between
7:30-8:00
Ali w.
   8:00
Hania
2.       8:15
Zeina
3.       8:30
Open
4.       8:45
Ali H.
5.       9:00
Open
6.       9:15
Amenah
7.       9:31
Hamza
8.       9:45
Jana
9.       10:00
Lana
10.   10:15
Maya
11.   10:30
Omar K.
12.   10:45
Omar M.
13.   11:00
Lara
14.   11:15
Ahmad
15.   11:30
Habiba
16.   11:45
Muhammad

Wednesday, 27 March 2013


Homework
March 25-28
Lesson 21
Wednesday
77,80,81 and 86
Due Sunday
Lesson 21
Thursday
87,89 and 90
Due Sunday



~~Please send in 120 le for the costume for the end of the year production. The costume money is due by tomorrow Thursday, March 28. 

~~ Next week, we start swimming. Every Wednesday (10:55am-12:30pm) your child will take swimming instead of PE. Please make sure that you send with them *EVERY WEDNESDAY* a swimsuit, large towel, swimming cap, goggles, slippers and noodles/floaters each money and all of these things MUST be labeled! Thank you. 

~~ Please make sure that you label the GP sweatshirts. I have three in my class that have no names on them and none of the students are saying it's theirs. If you think you are missing one, let me know. 

~~ This Thursday will be out of uniform.

Trimester 3 start officially next:
Trimester 2 is almost done!! The students are doing a great job so far and I am proud of them.

SundayMarch 31st: Beginning of Trimester 3




Tissue Supply: ( This month is Maya’s turn)
2 Kitchen Paper Rolls
2 Tissue Boxes

Thanks



Once Again
Trimester 2 is almost done!! The students are doing a great job so far and I am proud of them.

Sunday March 31st: Beginning of Trimester 3
Thursday March 28th: Out of School Uniform/ Deadline for costume payment
Thursday April 4th: Parents Meeting (No students)

Sunday, 17 March 2013


Homework

March 17-21 2013

Sunday
High Frequency  words sent home to your child
Monday
Phrase words
Tuesday
High Frequency  words sent home to your child
Wednesday
Phrase words
Thursday
High Frequency  words sent home to your child/Phrase word

 

 

 

Mothers Day Celebration



Thursday March 21st is Mother's Day Celebration at GP School!

At 10:15 am you will be invited to attend the party. Each class will perform at 10:15 and 10:45 in case there are siblings.

We will start at 10:15 am sharp.

Waiting for you all :)

Thanks

Thursday, 14 March 2013





  High Frequency Words and Phrases 

Learning the High Frequency Dolch words in isolation is effective but its time to challenge the student's. I'm giving students a new list of High Frequency Words this Sunday March 17, 2013. In additions I have also added a High Frequency Dolch Phrase list. The list I have created has 150 phrases using the 220 most common words and 95 nouns in children's reading books. 
           These High Frequency Dolch phrase provides an excellent base for reading because they cover over 50% of the vocabulary used in written English. Children will build confidence in reading far quicker by learning common English patterns. Therefore practice the High Frequency Words and Phrases 1-3 times a week.

1) a big horse
2) a big house
3) a new book
4) a new hat
5) a pretty home
6) a pretty picture
7) about him
8) about it
9) all day
10) all night
11) as he did
12) as he said
13) as I do
14) as I said
15) at home
16) at once
17) at school
18) at three
19) by the house
20) by the tree
21) can fly
22) can live
23) can play
24) can run
25) could eat
26) could make
27) did not fall
28) did not go
29) down here
30) down the hill
31) down the street
32) down there
33) for him
34) for the baby
35) for the girl
36) for them
37) from home
38) from the farm
39) from the tree
40) has come back
41) has found
42) has made
43) has run away
44) he is
45) he was
46) he would do
47) he would try
48) her father
49) her mother
50) his brother
51) his sister
52) I am
53) I may get
54) I may go
55) I was
56) I will come
57) I will go
58) I will fall
59) if I could
60) if I may
61) if I might
62) if I must
63) if you can
64) if you wish
65) in the barn
66) in the box
67) in the garden
68) in the grass
69) in the water
70) in the window
71) is coming
72) is going
73) it is
74) it was
75) must be
76) must go
77) my brother
78) my father
79) on the chair
80) on the floor
81) so long
82) so much
83) some bread
84) some cake
85) the black bird
86) the black horse
87) the funny man
88) the funny rabbit
89) the little chicken
90) the little children
91) the little dog
92) the little pig
93) the new coat
94) the new doll
95) the old man
96) the old men
97) the red apple
98) the red cow
99) the small boat
100) the small boy
101) the white duck
102) the white sheep
103) the yellow ball
104) the yellow cat
105) then he came
106) then he said
107) they are
108) they were
109) to go
110) to stop
111) to the barn
112) to the house
113) to the farm
114) to the nest
115) to the school
116) too little
117) too soon
118) up here
119) up there
120) was found
121) was made
122) we are
123) we were
124) went away
125) went down
126) what I say
127) what I want
128) when I can
129) when I wish
130) when you come
131) when you know
132) will buy
133) will go
134) will look
135) will read
136) will think
137) will walk
138) with brother
139) with mother
140) with the dog
141) with us
142) would like
143) would want
144) you are
145) you were
146) you will do
147) you will like
148) your father
149) your mother
150) your sister
________________________________________________________________________________



 New High Frequency Words

about
don't
its
said
very
again
enough
journal
schools
want
almost
especially
knew
something
was
also
everybody
know
sometimes
wear
always
everything
laughed
terrible
weather
another
except
let's
that's
went
anyone
exciting
lovable
their
we're
are
favorite
myself
then
were
beautiful
first
new
there
what
because
friendly
no
they
when
before
general
off
they're
where
buy
getting
one
thought
whether
by
governor
our
threw
who
can't
have
people
through
whole
city
hidden
prettier
to
winner
could
hole
prettiest
too
with
community
hopeless
pretty
trouble
won
confusion
I'm
probably
two
won't
countries
impossible
question
unhappiness
wouldn't
didn't
independent
really
until
write
discover
into
recycle
usually
your
doesn't
it's
right
vacation
you're





 I haven’t started reviewing the new High Frequency Words / Phrases  with students. Therefore don"t start just yet.  Please start reviewing this upcoming Sunday March 17, 2013. I will send the printed list home this upcoming Sunday 17, 2013 as well.




Thank you,

Mrs. Michelle M




Monday, 11 March 2013

Dont Forget!

 Field Trip on Thursday March 14

- March 17 - 21, Half Days for students due to trimester exams, Buses leave at 11:30

- March 21, Mother's Day

- March 24 & 25, No School for Students

- April 3, Report Cards go home

- April 4 - Parent Meetings, No School for Students

Reading Levels  



Last week, I reassessed each student for their reading level. Overall, our class has shown excellent progress!!! I am very proud of their hard work and you should be too. Be sure to tell your child how proud you are of him/her for working so hard to be a better reader!

This week , your student will be bringing home a new book from their new reading level. Since we are making large growths, the books might seem much more difficult from what you are used to seeing. Also, some of the books may be much longer as well. As a reminder, your student is only required to read 15-20 minutes each night, so if the book is taking much longer than that, your student doesn't need to finish it in one day. They can keep the book for two days to take their time in reading it.

Some strategies to help your student have success at their new level:

- If your child is struggling with a word, don't tell them the word. Encourage them to sound out and make the sounds of new words that they are unfamiliar with.Give them time to figure it out on their own. I give them several minutes to figure out a word and only tell them what it is after they have made all of the sounds and made several attempts at figuring it out.

- Ask them questions as they read. Can you tell me what just happened? How do you think that makes the character feel? How would you feel? What would you have done? Having them answer questions along the way keeps them engaged and focused and thinking about the words instead of just saying the words.

-Break up big words into smaller words or parts. I tell my class to break the word apart and put it back together. For example if we have the word forget. I will tell my students this is a compound word. I would next tell them to break the word apart and find the two different (for/get) words. Then tell them to put the words back together. They will now see the word is forget. Another example would be the word "watching". I would cover the "ing" part and ask them to say the first part of the word. After they can read "watch" then I uncover the "ing" and have them put the two parts together into one word. This strategy can be really helpful with bigger words.

-Remember to give your child positive encouragement. When they figure out a hard word, tell them bravo/great job for doing that on your own! This helps build their confidence as a reader and will help them grow as readers and develop a love of reading!

Thanks for working with me to see excellent progress in our students!!!
Mrs.Michelle

MAP Scores and Results

Dear Parents,

The Grade 1 and Grade 2 teachers have been reviewing the results from the MAP testing and have identified key areas where our students need the most support in both Math and English. Based on the data, we have selected skills to work on as a class until the end of the school year. Some results show a low mark as a whole group, and this is because we have not yet taught this unit in Math or English. An example of this is Statistics. Once that unit has been taught, the results on the next MAP test should improve. Following is a list of skills that each grade and class are focusing on. These skills were generally weak within the whole group of students and are areas that we are aiming to improve. One main goal all classes are working on are increasing vocabulary, and this will also reflect in the marks of the next MAP test.

Grade 1 Math

Measurement- put objects in order from shortest to longest and narrowest to widest
- identifying the days of the week and which day comes after

Number Sense- children can count forward up to 100; skip count by 2, 5, and 10 starting at any number
- recognize the number word for numbers up to 100

Grade 1 Reading

- identifies basic punctuation such as ? ! . " "
- put words into alphabetical (ABC) order
- understanding the vocabulary of uppercase of lowercase letters (capital and small letters) - including knowing the difference in letters that are the same- Ss Xx Zz
- matching 2 words with same beginning, middle or ending sounds (eg. stomp, stick)
- identifies a complete sentence and a question sentence

Grade 2 Math

Measurement- estimates and measures length of an object to the nearest inch and centimeter
- uses a calendar as a tool to answer questions

Number Sense- recognize the number word for numbers up to 999
- identifies the number that is 1 more and 1 less up to 999

Grade 2 Reading and Language Usage

Reading Comprehension- identifies main idea and details in a short story
- identifies setting, characters and feelings in a story

Writing Process- recognizes errors in spelling, punctuation and capitalisation

Grammar- use present, past and future tense of verbs

These skills will be taught through the remainder of the school year. Some of these skills can be worked on at home. Thank you for your continued support of your child's growth in learning.

Grade 1 and Grade 2 Teachers

Homework
March 11-14 2013



Lesson

English
H.W Assignment
H.W
Due Date
lesson 20
Sunday
None
Sunday 17
lesson 20
Monday
Page: 63,66 and 65
Sunday 17
lesson 20
Tuesday
Page: 70 and 71
Sunday 17
lesson 20
Wednesday
Page: 73, 74 and 75
Sunday 17
lesson 20
Thursday
Page: 63,66 and 65
Sunday 17






Math
Lesson
H.W Assignment
H.W
Due Date

Sunday
None
None
None

Monday
17.2

PW111
Sunday 17

Tuesday
17.3

PW112
Sunday 17

Wednesday
17.4

PW113
Sunday 17

Thursday
17.5

PW114
Sunday 17








 



Review: 0, 1, 2, 5, 10 and 11 only. The students are really
starting to understand.




        Spelling 
Test date
Bonus words for the week.
Vocabulary words
No spelling dictionary this week.
Sunday 20, 2013

July
August
September
October
November
December

Lesson 20 vocab words







Science
Book
H.W Assignment
H.W
Due Date
Sunday
nonenonenone





Monday
Read Support and homework
RS 50-51
Sunday 17

Tuesday

None
None

Wednesday

None
None

Thursday

Review: Flash cards

Precipitation
Season
Thermometer
Weather pattern
Weather
None