Book Orders:  Due Friday January 21. Homework:  Reading logs will now be in students homework books.  Spelling:  In the following month, students will be reviewing “No Excuse” words. This week’s words are: we and with play then Library is each Monday.  Reading:  We are working on fluency.  Each week, Student will learn a new poem.  Students are learning the poem “The Sleepover”. The Sleepover We jump, We sing, We run and play. We draw We laugh, We build with clay. We eat, We ride, We dance and creep. We think, We wish, And then – we sleep.    Show and Tell:  We will still have show and tell each Friday but only for 3-4 children.  A sheet will be sent home with your child on Monday for them to draw and write 2-3 details to share with their classmates.  Hint of the week:  When reading, have your child look for parts of words and little words inside big words.  Example: little, shout,    

Homework:  This will be our last week for homework.  Spelling:  We are reviewing our an and ot word family this week.  Decembers spelling words can be located on our home page. Christmas Concert:  Wednesday December 15th @ 12:00.  See you there! Writing:  Students did a wonderful job writing about their Christmas tree decorations.  I am still in the process of uploading some of their stories but I am having some difficulty with the audio.  Please stay tuned. Hint of the Week: When your child reads choppy because they are working hard at decoding words, have them go back and reread the sentence.  This helps keep the meaning of the text and your child hears what good reading sounds like.   Have a great week!  

Welcome back to another blustery week at Gretna Green! Spelling:  This week we will review our word family “an”.  Students should be aware that Allie Alligator and Nigel Night owl might be at the beginning, middle or end.  It is your job to be good detectives and find out where they are! Writing:  This week students are writing about the decorations on their Christmas tree.  Students are working on organizing their thoughts by using a web, so they can write lots of details about their beautiful Christmas trees.  I can’t wait to read them! Library:  Next week, December 13th will be the last week for taking out library books.  All books must be returned to the library no later than December 20th.  If all students return their books on time, the librarian has a special treat for the class.  I wonder what it is?  And will she share with Mrs. Moody?  Hint of the week:  Reading should sound like talking, not like a robot.  Have your child phrase their words when reading (putting 2-3 words together at a time, or more if they can), so they can hear what good reading sounds like.     

  Students will be skating on Tuesday November 30 from 9:40 to 10:40 at the Miramichi Civic Center.  Hope to see you there!

Yesterday we planted seeds.  They were corn seeds.  We put paper towel in a cup and put six seeds in the cup and watered them.  Students want to see the seeds grow from seed to sprout to flower.  The reason we are doing this activity is to help our writing grow longer just like a beautiful blooming corn flower.  Lucas is hoping that if someone does a great job on their writing, the seed might start to sprout.  Wouldn’t that be cool!  It was enjoyable!  Grade One Mrs. Moody,  Shared Writing

Spelling:  This week we are working on the "bl" word family.  Students are using "Bubba Bear and Lizzy Lizard" to help them remember.  Students should recognize that our chunk is now at the beginning of each word. x