May 4-8, 2026

Learning Intentions 

• I can hold a cricket bat the right way. 
• I can practice hitting a ball from a tee or gentle toss. 
• I can throw a ball toward a target. 
• I can follow simple cricket rules during games. 
• I can show fair play and respect during competition

Students participated in a Cricket Residency this week. The instructors started our sessions off by sharing the fact that cricket was declared Canada’s first national sport in 1867 by Sir John A. MacDonald (lacrosse replaced it 1.5 years later). Skills lessons for cricket included: batting skills, bowling skills, running skills and fielding skills. Your child should be able to explain how to hold the bat, how to hit the ball and how points are scored. This was a great opportunity for students to learn a bit about this popular sport and to try it out for themselves. 

Learning Intentions 

• I can share my ideas through pictures, letters and words.
• I can use sounds I hear, and UFLI lessons, to help me spell words. 
• I can add details to make my writing clear.
• I can write stories, facts and opinions for different purposes.
• I can organize my writing with a beginning, middle and end.
• I can edit my writing for spelling, punctuation and neatness. 

In Literacy this week, students have also been working on their reading and writing skills. Over the past few weeks, students have had opportunities to further develop their ability and creativity as writers. As developing authors, they are practicing applying expressive words – such as adjectives. Whether they had a picture prompt or a word bank, they practiced building engaging stories. Students also created some unique, new ice cream flavour names that featured alliteration. These combined experiences should help them to appreciate the writer, E.B. White, as we read their classic novel: Charlotte’s Web. 

Supporting Your Child at Home: 

Literacy: 
Ask your child to write step-by-step instructions for a simple activity, like brushing your teeth. They should include words such as first, next, then, and finally.  

Math: 
Your child brought home basic facts to practice. Please have them complete the work to build faster recall.

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