December 8-12, 2025

 Learning Intentions:

• I can work with a group
• I can follow step by step instructions to create art
• I can read and listen to stories and make connections
• I can use my knowledge of letter sounds to solve a puzzle
• I can create complete sentences
• I can show my learning through multiple literacies

This week, the students started their first rotation of literacy centers. The students worked with their groups to complete the following tasks: Winter Code Breaker, Guided Drawings of Gingerbread Person and House, Listened and Read various Gingerbread stories and made connections and shared their thoughts on the book, finally, they made fun holiday sentences through a game! The students will continue to explore literacy centers throughout the year. They are working on staying at their center and working the whole time, working with their teammates and completing their tasks.

Learning Intentions:

• I can record data using tally marks
• I can ask my classmates survey questions to collect data
• I can use data to make bar graphs
• I can use data to make pictographs
• I can create a question, survey my classmates, graph the results and draw conclusions (Gr 2)

This week the Grade 1s and 2s both continued their exploration of data in math. They continue to practice different skills such as recording data in tally marks when surveying their peers and sharing data through various types of graphs like bar graphs and pictographs. They are continuing to explore how to draw conclusions from the data such as "What is the difference between how many people chose snowflake over tree?" They will finish their learning on statistics by the end of next week with more hands on activities as well as a quick check-in to assess their learning.  

Supporting Students at Home

Spelling:
Students will not be receiving a spelling test this week as next week we will be busy with festive learning opportunities! We will continue spelling when we return in January. 

Math:
As we explore data and statistics, please encourage your child to find ways to explore this unit at home. Ask your child to make a tally chart and count how many items in the fridge? On the Christmas tree? Have your child ask family members a would you rather question and have them record their answers.