November 24-27, 2025

 Learning Intentions:

• I can start every sentence with a capital letter.
• I can use capitals for names, places, and days of the week.
• I can end my sentences with the right punctuation (., !, ?).
• I can find and fix mistakes in sentences from a story.
• I can rewrite sentences to be clear, correct, and easy to read.

This week in Literacy, students learned how to use capital letters and punctuation correctly as we started a unit centred on the Gingerbread Man story. We read and watched versions of The Gingerbread Man, and used a decodable version of the story to spot and fix sentences that were missing punctuation (periods, question marks and exclamation points). They practiced starting sentences with a capital letter, using capitals for names and places, and found misplaced capitals in sentences related to the story. Be sure to ask your child to show you how they can find and fix capital letters and punctuation mistakes at home.

Learning Intentions:

• I can read and show numbers in different ways.
• I can use tens and ones (and hundreds in Grade 2) to build numbers.
• I can break numbers apart to show what each digit means.
• I can write numbers using place value, such as the expanded form. (Grade 2)
• I can explain my thinking when I compare and build numbers.

This week in Math, students continued with their unit on Place Value. Grade 1 students explored numbers up to 100 and learned to represent numbers in different ways. They have also been practicing subitizing, which means quickly recognizing how many objects are in a group without counting them one by one. This is an important early numeracy skill that supports mental math and number sense. Grade 2 students worked with numbers up to 1000 and learned how to break numbers apart using expanded form. We used songs, videos, stories, math games, and independent activities to help students strengthen these skills in fun and engaging ways.

Supporting Students at Home

Spelling:

At the end of the week, students will bring home spelling words for them to study for the following week. Please support your child and help them practice the words. Please see the lists below.

Math:

To continue building place value understanding at home with numbers up to 100 (Grade 1) and 1000 (Grade 2), numbers up to 100 (Grade 1) and 1000 (Grade 2). Discussions surrounding place value, such as “In the number 142, what number is in the tens place?” Asking your child to explain how they know or why they arrived at that answer will instill confidence and deepen their understanding of numbers.

Sunrise Spelling Group Words

1. chase

2. chest

3. dish

4. flash

5. push

6. shine

7. such

8. than

9. thin

10. these

11. while

12. white

Review:

1. add

2. dress

3. fell

4. off

Challenge: 

1. thumb

2. whisper

Sunset Spelling Group Words

1. dash

2. fish

3. rush

4. ship

5. shop

6. wish

Review:

1. grass

2. miss

3. tell

4. will

Challenge:

1. shape

2. shoe