French Update from Mr. Hadskis

Dear Parents/Guardians,  

Please feel free to continue working on the list of sight words and vocabulary I shared last week.

Another video link with great Easter vocabulary is listed below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH3etSNbi6s 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t586eS-OXho 

I am also sharing a list of general french resources shared by the FSL department.

Please find below, a variety of French online educational resources that you can explore with your child/children, if you wish to do so.  These resources are aimed at elementary students. It is an opportunity to discover new learning tools and have fun! 

Resources for All Students

• Boukili - Online reading:  https://boukili.ca/en
• La BiblioVirtuelle - OCSB French virtual library:  https://www.ocsb.ca/bibliovirtuelle/
• Curio - Educational streaming platform:  https://curio.ca/fr/
• Sora - Online reading  (on Student Portal): https://soraapp.com/welcome/login/201613
• Duolingo - Language learning platform:  https://en.duolingo.com/
• French language games:  https://www.digitaldialects.com/French.htm

Learn French vocabulary:  https://www.languageguide.org/french/vocabulary/

Primary

Idéllo - TFO Family Camp folder

• Thematic folders that offer resources for your 6 to 9 year-old child: https://www.idello.org/en/resource/30544-TFO-Family-Camp

Radio-Canada Kids Zone:

• https://ici.radio-canada.ca/jeunesse/prescolaire

Bingo games:

• Numbers 0 to 20:  https://samamuse.ca/jeux/bingo3x3nombres0a20.html
• Colored shapes:  https://samamuse.ca/jeux/bingo5x5formescolorees.html

Online Games

• Listening Game: Classroom Objects:  https://samamuse.ca/jeux/chosesclasseniv05.html
• Concentration games

Numbers 0 to 20:  https://samamuse.ca/jeux/memoirenombres.html

Letters:  https://samamuse.ca/jeux/memoirelettres.html

• Reading Games:  https://grover.concordia.ca/abra/fr/

Please take care of yourselves and each other.

You are all missed.

Talk soon,

Monsieur Hadskis

Attachments area

Preview YouTube video Foufou - Special Pâques pour les enfants (Easter for kids, Children, Toddlers) 4K

Foufou - Special Pâques pour les enfants (Easter for kids, Children, Toddlers) 4K

Preview YouTube video Foufou - Chiffres/Couleurs avec Oeufs de Pâques (Learn Numbers/Colors with Easter Eggs for kids) 4k

Foufou - Chiffres/Couleurs avec Oeufs de Pâques (Learn Numbers/Colors with Easter Eggs for kids) 4k

March 30 - April 3

                                    

Hello Grade One families and students,

I hope everyone had a nice weekend. Here are some activities/resources for this week's learning. Please note they are optional. There is no need to print the sheets if you don't have access to a printer. All of the activities can be completed on any piece of paper if you choose to do them :)

I have updated the settings in RazKids. Students have access to a greater number of books in English and French.

I hope the students are remembering to do good deeds for Lent :) When you pray today, please think of those who may need God's love.

Sending well wishes to all of you!

Please click on the link below.


 At home learning

Happy Thursday

Hello Grade One families,

It was great to connect with all of you and hear some of my little friends :)  It was also nice 

to hear that students are working on reviewing their WWW, reading books, making crafts,

painting, going outside and playing family games. I am sharing more resources below.

Useful resources:

Word Searches with Sight Words

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_Q1eFc3jlfuzo2tVLairtRWqS0voV46w/view?usp=sharing

Story Sequencing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1walkOKWuKTn_Dj52Qq6q2qIxPt5AXn4u/view?usp=sharing

https://www.abcya.com/

https://www.starfall.com/h/

https://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-1

https://www.ocsb.ca/six-religious-education-resources-for-families/  

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/covid-19-isolation-ideas-parents-kids-teens-online-resources-1.5509233

I am sending very happy birthday wishes to Caroline! (March 25)

Have a nice day everyone! Thinking of you all.

Mrs. Singer

Grade 1 Updates

Dear Grade One students and families,

I hope everyone has had a nice March Break and maybe caught

a leprechaun or two on St. Patrick’s Day!

I am well at home with my family, but I miss being in the

classroom with you. Hopefully you have been spending time

with your families, getting lots of fresh air and reading

lots of books. Remember “feeding your brain” every day

is super important!  

While you are at home, I am asking that you spend time completing

some Math, Reading and Writing activities.

Homework sheet - WWW # 23 (click on the link and print if you wish, students can also use lined paper to complete the sheet :)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Phbvy5_zqhdZ2ik-t4UUZDdG8wOahRy

/view?usp=sharing

Tips for the parents:

• Set up a daily routine  
• Have a good balance of educational screen time, one on one time,
• working on sheets, outdoor activities, play time/games and family activities
• Create a space for work and for relaxation

Math Ideas:

• Practise recognizing numbers to 100
• Practise counting by 1’s, 2’s,  5’s and 10’s to 100
• Practise printing numbers to 50 (no reversals:)
• Practise adding doubles (2+2, 3+3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jOzhiACB68
• Practise addition/subtraction to 20, solve problems involving addition/subtraction
• Find 2-D and 3-D shapes around the house, describe “How are they different?”
• Make a picture using 2-D shapes (make your own shapes or the printed sheet from the website)
• Make a city, a farm, a school, a park, a castle or other design using any 3-D shapes (blocks, Lego)
• Lego Challenge

Reading Ideas:

•  Read any book of your choice
•  Read with your stuffy
•  Review WWW
•  Play WWW games
• Make connections (personal connections, text-to text connection)

Writing Ideas:

• After you make a 2-D picture shape, write about it (title, 1 opening
• sentence, 1-3 describing sentences and 1 closing sentence)
• After you make a 3-D design (Lego, blocks, loose parts), write about it
• Journal Ideas

• Write a story about your day (first, then, next)
• Predict what is going to happen next in your book
• Write an alternate ending to your book

Physical activity:

DPA: Luv2Groove dance and movement

Daily Physical Activities Health Living

EDUCATIONAL SCREEN TIME CHOICES

Scholastic Learn At Home

EPIC!

Brain Pop

Virtual Field Trip

Seek 

https://www.ontario.ca/page/learn-at-home

OCSB student portal

Please feel free to use any of the resources/ideas above :)

I will keep communicating with you through my blog and Twitter.

Stay safe and healthy!

Mrs. Singer

March Update

It is hard to believe that the first term of school is over! The students should be very proud of their accomplishments and efforts this term :) It is exciting to see them reading the books on their own and writing short paragraphs, using WWW and phonics.

Important dates and information:

Our Lenten fundraiser for the Peru Mission will be taking place throughout the duration of Lent at St. Philip Catholic.  Students are encouraged to do chores and acts of kindness at home to “earn” funds for the poor.  As a result of your child’s aOur Lenten fundraiser for the Peru Mission will be taking place throughout the duration of Lent at St. Philip Catholic.  Students are encouraged to do chores and acts of kindness at home to “earn” funds for the poor.  As a result of your child’s acts of service, families can contribute to the Lenten fundraiser. All collected funds will be donated to the Peru Mission of St. Philip Parish. 

Donations can be made using SchoolCash online and/or during our  "$2 for Peru Days" at St. Philip Catholic School.

"$2 for Peru" March 11 - Bring in $2.00 and chew gum for the day!

(gum will be provided)

Our Lenten fundraising for children in Peru is an excellent opportunity for students to live out our OCSB theme of "Be Community" by helping those in need.  

Luv2Groove Dance workshop - Monday, March 9    (3:00 - 3:40 pm, all 3 days)

                                                  Tuesday, March 10 

                                                  Thursday, March 12        

Scientists in School  - Friday, March 27 - pm (note sent home)

Artist Kate - Monday, March 30 (pm)

With melting snow and wet conditions outside, it would be appreciated if students have an extra set of clothes and socks. They can be left at school. Thank you for your support.

Have a nice weekend!

January Update

Happy New Year and welcome back! I hope everyone had a peaceful and restful holiday. This first week we will get back to our everyday routines and tasks :) We will be also discussing and celebrating the season of Epiphany. I will continue to tweet the classroom updates and activities related to the curriculum. Thank you to all of the parents who sent the boxes of Kleenex in December. We were running low on tissues upon entering the "cold" season.

I would like to mention that your child's homework duotang is a great resource of reviewing WWW and practising reading sentences (since September), combined with the word games I have sent home earlier. Please feel free to keep the doutang home Monday to Thursday, there is no rush in returning it on Tuesday. If you would like to keep the duotang home over the weekend as well, that's fine too, as long as it is returned on Monday.
After your child completes the weekly homework, please check their printing, rhyming words, the sentence and guide them if any corrections are needed (e. g. a capital letter at the beginning of the sentence, a period at the end, proper letter/size formation). Your help in this matter is greatly appreciated.

Wishing you all the best for the New Year!

November Update

                             

                                
  
It was nice to meet with many of you during our Parent/Teacher Interview night and talk to some of you on the phone. I believe good communication plays a role in your child's success at school :)

Remembrance Day 

The students were very respectful and attentive during our school's Remembrance Day ceremony in the gym. Each class made a wreath with poppies. All these wreaths were then brought up and placed together. They are now on display in our front foyer. Here is our classroom wreath.

                                                                 

Winter clothing 

The temperature has dropped and the snow is here! Please continue to send your child to school ready to play outside with a warm coat, hat, mitts, snowpants and boots. Unless it is below -25C, children will be outside enjoying winter so it is important that your child is dressed warmly. Please make sure to label every piece of clothing with your child's name as items of clothing are often misplaced.

In November we are working on:

Math - Data Management (sorting, graphing and creating surveys/interprenting data)

Reading - Guided reading with small leveled groups, using visualizing (creating mental images, using all senses) to connect the texts

Writing - Writing sentences, adding more details, phonetic spelling, using WWW in writing

Science - Describing materials and objects

Religion - Road to Bethlehem

Fully Alive - Living in Relationships

Health & Phys. Ed - Health and healthy eating, movement skills and active participation

The Arts - Music

The students are working hard on filling up our classroom "reward" jar with loose parts :) Every time the students work well as a team and show good collaboration, critical thinking, smooth transitions or acts of kindness, they earn a new piece. Once the jar is full, we will brainstorm the "reward" ideas! I will keep you posted how we are doing :)

Thank you for your continued support.