June 15-19
Reading/Listening
- Please read every day from your Just Right Readers for 20 minutes using your Reading Room in Raz Kids. Answer the comprehension questions too.
- Take 5 books that are your favourite and have a teddy bear picnic. Read to your stuffies (family members and pets are welcome!) either inside or outside depending on the weather. Use lots of expression and repeat your book at least one time. Can you record on Seesaw?
Printing
- Yellow Printing Book – Handwriting without Tears – p.88 to 93. This will be a good practice for your numbers. Colour the pictures too! ·
- Page 94 is your final page in the book. How neat can you be? Hint: Capitals start at the top! ·
- JOLLY PHONICS STUDENT BOOK 2 Page 16 and 17. This is a good review for vowel sounds. Be careful!
- We usually did Printing on a Wednesday morning.
Journal Writing
- In your "MY 2020 COVID-19 TIME CAPSULE' booklet, please finish anything you did not do and read over your journal. Well done students on completing your journal writing!
- Parents Homework: please have parents write a letter to you! Last page of the book.
Spelling
- Go back from the beginning and see if you missed any spelling words in your Grammar Book 1. Do these pages for your catch uptime. No mustard please. :)
- You can practice the list of these tricky words for this week? Can you write them in the sand in the sun? Can you write them in your blue book and have some fun? Can you write them in the air? Can you write them while eating a pear? Can you write them in a box? Can you write them with a fox? Who is this author?
Tricky Words Review
1. the
2. some
3. because
4. when
5. saw
6. said
7. have
8. like
9. are
10. father
June 8-12
Reading/Listening
- Please read every day from your Just Right Readers for 20 minutes using your Reading Room in Raz Kids. Please record 2 favourite stories this week from Raz Kids. ·
- Please listen to Chapter six ‘Emma’ of ‘Stanley Flat Again’ found on Seesaw. Answer the questions listed on the activity.
Printing
- Yellow Printing Book – Handwriting without Tears – p.80. What month is your birthday in? Can you write the long and short form of your month? ·
- JOLLY PHONICS STUDENT BOOK 2
- Page 14 and 15. Write at least 3 sentences for the story about the pond.
- We usually did Printing on a Wednesday morning.
Journal Writing
- In your "MY 2020 COVID-19 TIME CAPSULE' booklet, please do page 7. ‘Special Occasions’ We have had many holidays and birthdays during COVID. Can you list them on this page?
Spelling
- Write your words daily in your practice blue spelling book.
- Do your Spelling Jolly Grammar, page 72, with the ‘aw’ sound then print words below. Colour the ‘saw’ pictures. (we usually did this on Tuesday)
- Please do pages 43 and 45 in your Jolly Grammar Book 1. Remember adjectives help describe a noun to make the word more interesting.
- Spelling test on Friday just like we do in class. Do this on your spelling test sheet. If you are running out, please do your test in your Blue journal book.
New words 'aw'
1. zip
2. men
3. pond
4. saw
5. claw
6. dawn
7. prawn
8. mother
9. father
10. strawberry
June 1-5
Reading/Listening ·
- Please read every day from your Just Right Readers for 20 minutes using your Reading Room in Raz Kids. Have you tried a poem or song? ·
- Please listen to chapter five ‘of ‘Stanley Flat Again’ found on Seesaw. How was Stanley feeling? Who talked to him to make him feel better?
Printing ·
- Yellow Printing Book – Handwriting without Tears – p.87. This is a good practice for number order. Colour the picture too.
- JOLLY PHONICS STUDENT BOOK 2 Page 12 and 13. These pages are a good review for adjectives and tricky words.
- We usually did Printing on a Wednesday morning.
Journal Writing
- In your "MY 2020 COVID-19 TIME CAPSULE' booklet, please do page 3 ‘How I’m Feeling.’ We have had many feelings in the last couple months. Talk about this with your family and write the answers.
Spelling
- Write your words daily in your practice blue spelling book. Do your Spelling Jolly Grammar, page 70, with the ‘au’ sound then print words below. Colour the ‘astronaut’ pictures. (we usually did this on Tuesday)
- Write 10 sentences using your spelling words in your Blue Journal book.
- Page 69 and 71 are your W words that are used for questions. Please complete both pages.
- Spelling test on Friday just like we do in class. Do this on your spelling test sheet. If you are running out, please do your test in your Blue journal book.
New words 'au'
1. map
2. fix
3. jump
4. fault
5. pause
6. haunt
7. August
8. after
9. every
10. astronaut
May 25-29
Reading/Listening
- Please read every day from your Just Right Readers for 20 minutes using your Reading Room in Raz Kids. Keep recording your reading this week with 2 to 3 books. Make sure you use your expression, good volume and pay attention to punctuation like exclamation and question marks.
- Please listen to chapter four ‘Back to School’ of ‘Stanley Flat Again’ with you found on Seesaw. Draw a picture of your favourite part and write 1-2 sentences telling me about it. The template can be found on the attachments below.
Printing
- Yellow Printing Book – Handwriting without Tears (review of location words) – Page 86. Do your best printing and look at the picture and decide which words to use to complete the sentence. ·
- JOLLY PHONICS STUDENT BOOK 2 Page 10 – Review the ‘ck’ words and draw the pictures.
- Page 11 – Trace and match. Can you write words describing summer on the ‘Dictation’ lines? We usually did Printing on a Wednesday morning.
Journal Writing
- In your "MY 2020 COVID-19 TIME CAPSULE' booklet, please do page 9 ‘Interview your Parents.’ Pretend you are a reporter and get ready to ask the questions on the page to your parents or grandparents and write your answers down. Be courageous with your spelling as you sound out words, use your spelling rules and maybe get some help with a word or two from your parents if you are stuck.
Spelling
- Write your words daily in your practice blue spelling book.
- Do your Spelling Jolly Grammar, page 68, with the ‘ur’ sound then print words below. Colour the ‘turkey’ pictures. (we usually did this on Tuesday)
- Can you draw and colour a hamburger with 5 toppings? Label the picture. What is your favourite topping? Write one sentences telling me about your hamburger. You can do this in your Blue Journal Book on Tuesday.
- Spelling test on Friday just like we do in class. Do this on your spelling test sheet. If you are running out, please do your test in your Blue journal book.
New words 'ur'
1. not
2. sum
3. next
4. turn
5. nurse
6. turkey
7. purple
8. love
9. cover
10. hamburger
May 19-22
Reading/Listening
- Please read every day from your Just Right Readers for 20 minutes using your Reading Room in Raz Kids. Please record your 2 of your favourite books as I love to hear how you are doing. Thank you!
- Read your favourite book from your books at home to a family member. Can you record it on Seesaw too? ·
- Mrs. Okuma has shared the second part of chapter three ‘Stanley Sails’ of “Stanley Flat Again’ with you found on Seesaw. Answer the questions about the chapter and record on Seesaw.
Printing
- Yellow Printing Book – Handwriting without Tears (the letter ‘z’) – Page 66 and 67
- Have a listen to this song to help with your printing and to move through the whole alphabe with your body! Can you make it to the end of the alphabet? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu-o1k0QHhI
- JOLLY PHONICS STUDENT BOOK 2 Page 8 – Review the tricky words. Page 9 – Write 2 sentences about the picture using the words below to help with the story, ‘swing, dog, picnic, tree, in the park.’
- We usually did Printing on a Wednesday morning.
Journal Writing
- In your "MY 2020 COVID-19 TIME CAPSULE' booklet, please do page 4 ‘My Community.’ Do the questions on the page and colour the picture of the house just like your home.
- In your Blue Journal Book, please write about what you did on the long weekend. Use your senses and 5 Ws (WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHO, WHY) to help you write this story. Please write 5 sentences or more with a picture to compliment.
Spelling
- Write your words daily in your practice blue spelling book.
- Do your Spelling Jolly Grammar, page 66, with the ‘ir’ sound then print words below. Colour the ‘bird’ pictures. (we usually did this on Tuesday)
- On Seesaw please do the activity, ‘Bossy R Word Sort.’
- Spelling test on Friday just like we do in class. Do this on your spelling test sheet. If you are running out, please do your test in your Blue journal book.
New words 'ir'
1. yet
2. hid
3. wept
4. skirt
5. girl
6. shirt
7. first
8. of
9. eight
10. birthday
May 11-14
Reading/Listening
- Please read every day from your Just Right Readers for 20 minutes using your Reading Room in Raz Kids. Please record at least 2 stories of you reading this week on Razkids.
- Mrs. Okuma has shared the first part of chapter three ‘Stanley Sails’ of “Stanley Flat Again’ with you found on Seesaw. Listen and draw a picture of your favourite part on the template provided. Tell me your favourite part either by recording or writing it down.
- Please listen to the poem, ‘Spring’ on Seesaw. You can also print off the copy found below on the attachments. Can you memorize this and record it on Seesaw maybe outside in the yard? Find the nouns and verbs in the poem and write them in your Blue journal book. Draw a picture of this poem in your journal book.
Printing
- JOLLY PHONICS STUDENT BOOK 2 Page 6 – Find the short vowel for each picture and print the word below.
- Page 7 – Printing practice for capitals. Here is a song to help you remember where to start your letters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um096Twf3lQ
- Another song if you liked the first one, ‘Frog Jump Capitals’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaifybYd4qA
- On the Dictation line, please print tricky words. They are found in your Blue Journal in the back of the book or maybe you have some memorized!
- Now head outside and print your tricky words with chalk on the sidewalk. How many can you remember?
- We usually did Printing on a Wednesday morning.
Journal Writing
- In your "MY 2020 COVID-19 TIME CAPSULE' booklet, please do page 9 and write a letter to yourself. Think of using the five W’s – What, where, when, who, why to help you write about your time at home. (The 5 ws hand is found down below in the documents if you need a reminder.) Also, they are found in your Blue journal book inside the front cover. Be neat as this is an important keepsake for the future.
- Please write the end of the story, ‘The Snail and the Whale’ and draw a picture on the top. You can hear the story on Seesaw and see the pictures too. Is this a happy or sad ending? Use the sheet, “Beginning, Middle and the End’ given to you in the second package picked up from school.
Spelling
- Write your words daily in your practice blue spelling book.
- Do your Spelling Jolly Grammar, page 64, with the ‘er’ sound then print words below. Colour the ‘gingerbread’ pictures. (we usually did this on Tuesday)
- Spelling test on Friday just like we do in class. Do this on your spelling test sheet.
New words 'er'
1. mud
2. jam
3. sent
4. term
5. summer
6. river
7. number
8. always
9. also
10. woodpecker
May 4 - May7th
Reading/Listening
- Please read every day from your Just Right Readers for 20 minutes using your Reading Room in Raz Kids. Did you notice there are poems and songs you can listen to and read as well?
- Mrs. Okuma has shared chapter two of “Stanley Flat Again’ with you found on Seesaw. Listen to the chapter two and record who Stanley went to see and why.
- This week bring your books, blanket, pillows and your favourite stuffed animals outside to have a Reading Picnic. After you read out loud, sit quietly and use your senses to understand God’s nature. Now think of a poem you could say using your senses. For example, “I hear a bee and it landed on my knee!”
Printing/Science
- Please print very neatly in your green Science booklet ‘Sources of Energy’ and on page one, name the three types of energy (Hint: they are on page 2).
- Colour objects that are sound, light and heat energy only on page 2.
- Now head outside either on a hike with your family or walk around your yard listening to sounds. What do you hear? Print neatly on the lines 5 things that you hear and draw a picture using pencil crayons or crayons of one thing or more.
- Here is a video about energy “What is energy?’, (One of my favourite’s!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjuvatIoSzY
- NEW BOOK - JOLLY PHONICS STUDENT BOOK 2 – On page 4 you will be working on tricky words. Write 2 sentences or more on page 5 about the ‘hen’.
- We usually did Printing on a Wednesday morning.
Journal Writing
- In your "MY 2020 COVID-19 TIME CAPSULE' booklet, please do page 7, Our Handprints. You may have to use 2 sides for bigger families.
- Please write the middle of the story, ‘The Snail and the Whale’ and draw a picture on the top. You can hear the story on Seesaw and see the pictures too. Remember to pick one part only that is your favourite to write about. You have the sheet, “Beginning, Middle and the End’ given to you in the second package picked up from school.
Spelling
- Write your words daily in your practice blue spelling book.
- Can you draw this funny sentence and say it? (You can use your green journal book) Can you make a funny sentence with your new spelling words and draw a picture?
“Once upon a time, there was a pink fish winking with a lemonade drink sitting in a sink. It had a purple fin.”
- Do your Spelling Jolly Grammar, page 62, with the ‘nk’ sound then print words below. Colour the ‘drink’ pictures. (we usually did this on Tuesday)
- Maybe you can make your favourite drink this week and share it on Seesaw. I love lemonade with a cherry and ice cubes in it!
- Spelling test on Friday just like we do in class. Do this on your spelling test sheet.
New words 'nk'
1. fin
2. sob
3. left
4. sink
5. pink
6. drink
7. think
8. once
9. upon
10. winking
April 27th- May 1st
Reading/Listening
- Please read every day from your Just Right Readers for 20 minutes using your Reading Room in Raz Kids.
- Mrs. Okuma has shared Chapter One of a story with you found on Seesaw. Listen to the chapter and record the name of the book and the characters in the story.
- I have shared another poem with you on Seesaw. Have fun saying it out loud with me or even memorize and try some actions while you say it.
Printing
- Please print very neatly the bible verse and colour the picture. This can be found on Seesaw and at the bottom of this page in a PDF.
- Here are some videos to help you with the words, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN4D7K-HqNs and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5la5EtAUYGU
- NEW BOOK - JOLLY PHONICS STUDENT BOOK 2 – please do page 3 and you can write as many tricky words as you can on the dictation lines. Your tricky words are in your green journal book at the end if you need a hint. :) We usually did Printing on a Wednesday morning.
Writing
- In your "MY 2020 COVID-19 TIME CAPSULE' booklet, please fill in page 6, ‘You are not stuck at home, you are safe at home!’ Name 6 things you are doing to keep yourself busy. I have seen you on your videos and journal entries do so many things! This will be a special memory for you so do your very best work by printing neat and colouring in the lines.
- As an extra activity, Brain Pop, https://www.brainpop.com/health/diseasesinjuriesandconditions/coronavirus/ (Username: K-3 Password: El3ment@ry) has a story about COVID and activities. (Your child has been on this site before on the Ipads at school.)
- Please write the beginning of the story, ‘The Snail and the Whale’ and draw a picture on the top. You can hear the story on Seesaw and see the pictures too. You have the sheet, “Beginning, Middle and the End’ given to you in the second package picked up from school. We have done a few of these already in school this year.
Spelling
- Write your words daily in your practice spelling book. Can you print them on the sidewalk with some chalk or write them on the beach in the sand or even write them with a stick in the mud?
- Do your Spelling Jolly Grammar, page 60, with the ‘al’ sound then print words below. Colour the pictures. (we usually did this on Tuesday) On page 61, please write a word and draw a picture with opposite words. Check out the video on Seesaw from Mrs. Bouchard to help you with this idea. (we usually did this on Wednesday)
- Spelling test on Friday just like we do in class. Do this on your spelling test sheet.
New words 'al'
- bad
- vet
- fact
- all
- talk
- walk
- small
- made
- their
- beanstalk
April 20-24th
Reading/Listening
- Please read every day from your Just Right Readers for 20 minutes.Can you record one story and read it on Seesaw? I can share it with the class on our Classroom Blog. ·
- Mrs. Okuma has shared a story with you found on Seesaw. Listen to the story and record your favourite part. ·
- I have shared a poem with you on Seesaw just like we do in class. Have fun saying it out loud with me or even memorize and make your own actions.
Printing
- Please go to p.62-63 for the letter 'q'. It starts as a magic ‘c’ then bumps the line and comes back down. It says to curl around bottom, but you can make an angled line instead.
- Check out this video as a review for starting your letters at magic ‘c.’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeOOB-GVOyI
- Here is a video for the lowercase q. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XywAcFySeU8 For the capital Q, remember to start at the top. Where do the capitals start? (At the top)
- Here is video to view. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFbMH-2xjlk
- We usually did Printing on a Wednesday morning.
Journal Writing
- In your "MY 2020 COVID-19 TIME CAPSULE' booklet, please fill in page 3, just the box that says MY FAVOURITES. Use a pencil and be a fearless speller! This will be a special memory for you so do your very best work in this at all times.
- Earth Day is this week on Wednesday, April 22nd. Head outside on Wednesday with your green journal book and draw things from the colour of the rainbows – red, orange, yellow, blue, green, purple. There are so many colours this time of year. What is your favourite thing about earth, God’s creation? Write 2 or more sentences. Post on Seesaw.
- Here are some Earth day videos:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpweF2c-m-g
- https:// www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=B4PDQNQqch0&feature=emb_logo
Spelling
- Write your words daily in your practice spelling book.
- Do your Spelling Jolly Grammar with the ‘or’ sound then print words below. (we usually did this on Tuesday or Wednesday)
- Can you draw Mrs. Bouchard a picture of a horse? Label the parts. You know I love horses!
- Spelling test on Friday just like we do in class. Do this on your spelling test sheet.
New words 'or'
- got
- bun
- belt
- fork
- storm
- horse
- forty
- goes
- does
- morning
April 14-17th
Printing-
- Please go to p.60-61 for the letter 'f'. It starts at the top and puts a cross in the middle.
- Here is a video for the lowercase f. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE9QwnqnSGo
- For the capital, remember to jump frog back up to the top. Here is video to view. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4DYlbPNO6Q
Journal Writing
- We will be working in your "MY 2020 COVID-19 TIME CAPSULE' booklet for the next couple weeks. Please colour the front page. Put your name at the bottom - neatly please! On page 2 please draw a picture of you and your family (pets too). You can colour with pencil crayons or crayons. No markers please. This will be a special memory for you so do your very best work in this at all times.
Spelling -
- write your words daily in your practice spelling book.
- Jolly Grammar spelling - p.56 - print words in the toy shapes with the oy sound then print words below.
- Make a sentence with each word. Is the word a noun (person,place or thing) or a verb (doing word). Circle the noun or underline the verb in the sentence.
- Go to Seesaw for two activities. They will be labelled April 14-17.
New words 'oy'
- jet
- dig
- help
- boy
- toy
- enjoy
- annoy
- two
- four
- destroy
April 6-9th
Writing Journal - Please write 5 or more lines on what you did on your spring break. Use your 5 Ws (what, where, when, who, why) to help with your writing details. Did you remember your capitals and punctuation?
Spelling Please study words by writing in your blue book for each day. Have your parent test you on the last page on the other side of your printed words. Finish the Jolly Grammar spelling sheet that was given to you before March Break 'oi' words. You can color this when done.
Spelling Words for week of April 6th
- bug
- had
- film
- oil
- coin
- noisy
- toil
- would
- right
- boiling
March 16-20th
Reading Continue with Reading program each day.
Writing Printing without Tears – pages 44-45 (the letter j) and if done then he/she can do pages 64-65 (the letter x). St. Patrick’s booklet – printing exercise Spelling – ‘ow’ like the sound in ‘owl’. Write words out daily. They can also draw pictures of each word like a picture dictionary. Journal - Please write me 5 or more sentences about the signs of spring by using your 5 senses. Use the rubrics to check your work. Draw a ‘wow’ picture to compliment.