January 20-24

Dear Parents,

We had another busy week in our classroom!  Here are some of the highlights.  

Math

Learning Intentions:

I can identify familiar shapes in various sizes and orientations.

I can model 2D shapes

I can put 2-D shapes together or take 2-D shapes apart to make other shapes and designs.  

We continued our learning of 2-D shapes.  This week we focused on recognizing shapes within other shapes.  

​​   You can put two or more 2-D shapes together to make another 2-D shape.

For example, you can put two triangles together to make a different triangle:

Or you can put the same triangles together to make a rectangle:

When you put shapes together to make another shape, you are composing shapes.

When you break a 2-D shape up into other 2-D shapes, you are decomposing a shape.

For example:

•	You can decompose a pentagon into triangles.
•	You can decompose a square into other squares.
•	You can decompose a rectangle into a variety of shapes.

We also created our own pictures using pattern blocks

Inline Skating       

Of course, one of the top highlights may have been Inline Skating for many of us!  We were patient to wait all week and excited for our first session on Friday.  We did a great job at getting our equipment on and learning some basics - such as drop stop and using our brake.  We look forward to continuing this week, and watching our skills improve!  

   

Literacy

We continue our learning of individual letter sounds, and are nearing towards the end of the individual letters of the alphabet that make their ‘most common’ sound.  This week we worked on ‘x’ and ‘Q’, and are remembering that ‘q’ and ‘u’ often go together in English words.  

Keep up the great home practising and returning our decodable texts!