Hello! Time for a little math update.
We have now moved on to our first measurement unit. There are several topics to cover in the next few weeks, including time and temperature. We began with the calendar - days of the week and months of the year. I have taught the class 2 songs, one for the weekdays and one for the months, which I hope will help them remember the order. Please ask them to sing and teach them to you! (Then, you can quiz them on the order. E.g., What day comes before mercredi?)
Yesterday you received the day-of-the-week journal that we kept last week, and today the kids are bringing home their calendar. We worked long and hard to number each month, but it was a tiresome process and many students have not yet completed it. We decided it would be more fun to tackle the remaining months at home a little at a time. They know that each month, when they turn the page, they can finish numbering the month with your help. You might also want to seize the opportunity to point out any backwards numbers. I caught a lot while we were working, but I didn't want anyone to be discouraged, so there are plenty left to correct.
We added a few important dates to our calendars - when the next Scholastic is due, Halloween, our first field trip (info later), Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and our choir concert. I'm really hoping that the children will continue to use their calendar at home, and that perhaps they can note other important dates on their calendars as time goes on. Thanks for all your help with this endeavour!
This week, we are working on the sequence of events, something we touched on when we learned the words "premier", "deuxieme", "troisieme" etc. This is particularly handy right now as we are also writing an extended ending for a story we read ("Citrouilleville"), and our sequel will have a beginning, middle and end. Ask about their extended ending for "Citrouilleville". What's going to happen??
Talk to you soon,
Tamara