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Calendario – Septiembre 2019 Grado 1 Sra. Colluney

GRADO 1- Sra. Colluney

September
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
No School Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
Gym

8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Day 5 Day 6 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
Gym Gym Faith Pep Rally

15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 1 Parent Teacher
Gym Gym Opening Mass at Gym Conferences
Home Reading Starts Picture Day Canadian Martyrs Parent Teacher 8:30am-3:00pm
Church 9:30am Conferences 4:00-7:00pm

22 23 24 25 26 27 28
No School Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5
Professional Development Return Home Reading Gym Gym
Day Terry Fox Run/Walk

29 30 1 2 3 4 5
Day 6
Orange Shirt Day
Return Home Reading
Welcome to Grade 1! You will receive a monthly classroom newsletter at the beginning of each month, which will keep you updated about the learning outcomes, and
projects we are working on. Projects are done during class time, however, I will be requesting some materials or pictures in advance.
Our main communication will be by:

✔ Agenda: daily school, classroom message, learning practices and parent messages.
✔ Classroom Website (Blog): Address for website will be sent home in the agenda in the coming weeks. This website will keep you updated on classroom
projects, special days, photos, and useful links to enhance practice of curriculum concepts at home.
✔ Phone : School phone : 403- 500- 2025

In Math: Our unit is called PATTERNS. The students will build on their understanding of repeating patterns by:
✔ Describing
✔ Reproducing
✔ Extending
✔ Creating Patterns, using manipulatives, diagrams, sounds, and actions.

In Language Arts: Students will listen, speak, read, write, view, and represent to explore thoughts, ideas, feelings and experiences.
** Ongoing literacy activities will take place all day and every day through cross curricular Science, Social Studies, Religion, Health themes and literature links.

✔ Sound- letter recognition

✔ Phonetical awareness
✔ Sight words
✔ patterned sentences
✔ Journals
✔ Weekly Word Work and Home Reading practice goes home every Monday. It is to be returned the following Monday. Home Reading books and list of words to
practice will be changed each week.

Home Reading Practice begins Monday September 16th. Please follow the steps below to support your child with early literacy skills and to build a foundation
for reading the words of a story.
3 Ways to read

1. Read the Pictures : Child

2. Read the Words : Parent
3. Retell the Story : Child

In Spanish Language Arts: Listening instructions are in progress, school and class vocabulary, colors, and calendar (days, month, season, and weather) songs and
rhyming.

Religion Education: Our unit is called “I am a Child of God”. We are learning daily and meal prayers, as well as Our Father prayer in Spanish. Also we are learning about
God through Bible stories.

In Science: We will be:

✔ Observing and recording weather/seasonal changes
✔ Experimenting/creating colors

Social Studies: We will be reading, discussing and reflecting on

✔ What different types of communities or groups do you belong to?
✔ My family/ school groups

Sra. Seifert will be Teaching Physical Education class in Spanish

If you have any concerns, please contact me via email or by phone.

Thank you for your support in your child’s education.

Sra. A. Colluney
Grade 1 Teacher
Escuela St Margaret
Anne-marie.colluney@cssd.ab.ca