Upcoming Dates:

May 14^th – Spell-A-Thon test

May 14^th – Spell-A-Thon $ due

May 16^th – Shrek The Musical (JMH)

May 19th – Victoria Day (no school)

Homework: Read 3 nights this week.

Reminder: Students are kindly asked to keep personal items such as toys, makeup and electronics at home.

SPELL-A-THON

(info was sent home Monday)

because

think

wish

friend

made

people

into

school

such

** your last name (each child will study their own last name)

Math:

This week, we will be continuing with double digit subtraction (with regrouping/carrying and borrowing). We will continue to review addition and subtraction strategies (friends of ten doubles, doubles + 1, +2, bridging through ten) and subtraction using “normal/traditional” method.

Thanks!

Ms. Duffy

Upcoming Dates:

May 1^st – NBTA meetings (no school)

May 2^nd – Council day (no school)

May 19^th – Victory Day (no school)

Homework: No Homework

Parent Teacher: Any parents who didn’t make it to parent teacher and are still interested in discussing their child’s report card, please feel free to send me an e-mail paula.duffy@nbed.nb.ca

Reminder: Students are kindly asked to keep personal items such as toys, makeup and items of value at home.

Literacy

This week, we will be looking at “long VCC - ild, -old, -ind, -olt, -ost”. Typically, VCC patterns are closed syllables because the consonants “close in” the vowel. The vowel typically makes it short sound.

“long VCC - ild, -old, -ind, -olt, -ost”

mild, mind, hold, host, bolt, child   

“Heart words”

people – because – friend – move - both

Math:

This week, we will be continuing with double digit subtraction (with regrouping/carrying and borrowing). We will continue to review addition and subtraction strategies (friends of ten doubles, doubles + 1, +2, bridging through ten) and add using “normal/traditional” method.

Extra Practice in math:

Random subtraction

15 – 7 = 8

12 - 8 = 4

16 – 9 = 7

11 – 6 = 4

19 – 9 = 10

12 – 7 = 5

15 - 10 = 5

17 – 9 = 8

9 – 5 = 4

10 – 9 = 1

Doubles + 1

0 + 1 = 1

1 + 2 = 3

2 + 3 = 5

3 + 4 = 7

4 + 5 = 9

5 + 6 = 11

6 + 7 = 13

7 + 8 = 15

8 + 9 = 17

9 + 10 = 19

Doubles + 2

0 + 2 = 2

1 + 3 = 4

2 + 4 = 6

3 + 5 = 8

4 + 6 = 10

5 + 7= 12

6 + 8 = 14

7 + 9 = 16

8 + 10 = 18

9 + 11 = 20

Thanks!

Ms. Duffy

Upcoming Dates:

April 18^th – Good Friday (no school)

April 21^st – Easter Monday (no school)

Homework:

Literacy:Read three nights this week. Return books Thursday. 

Sign and return last page of the report and envelope.  

Fidgets for sale for $2

Proceeds go to entrepreneurship students.

Parent Teacher: Any parents who didn’t make it to parent teacher and are still interested in discussing their child’s report card, please feel free to send me an e-mail paula.duffy@nbed.nb.ca

Literacy

In literacy this week we are reviewing “dge”.  When a word ends with the /j/ sound (as in "judge") and is preceded by a short vowel sound, it's spelled with "dge".   

“dge”

ledge-nudge-ridge-dodge-wedge-badge 

“Heart words”

people – because – friend-move

Math:

This week, we will be continuing with double digit addition and subtraction (with regrouping/carrying). We will continue to review addition strategies (friends of ten doubles, doubles + 1, +2, bridging through ten) and add/subtract with base 10 blocks but we have started regrouping (carrying a number over).

Extra Practice in math:

Random subtraction

15 – 7 = 8

12 - 8 = 4

16 – 9 = 7

11 – 6 = 4

19 – 9 = 10

12 – 7 = 5

15 - 10 = 5

17 – 9 = 8

9 – 5 = 4

10 – 9 = 1

Doubles + 1

0 + 1 = 1

1 + 2 = 3

2 + 3 = 5

3 + 4 = 7

4 + 5 = 9

5 + 6 = 11

6 + 7 = 13

7 + 8 = 15

8 + 9 = 17

9 + 10 = 19

Doubles + 2

0 + 2 = 2

1 + 3 = 4

2 + 4 = 6

3 + 5 = 8

4 + 6 = 10

5 + 7= 12

6 + 8 = 14

7 + 9 = 16

8 + 10 = 18

9 + 11 = 20

Thanks!

Ms. Duffy