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Week Ending October 31st From the Classroom Literacy / Phonics Reviewed previously introduced letters and sounds. Focused on W, V, and G — identifying and printing both uppercase and lowercase . Practiced stretching out words to hear beginning, middle, and ending sounds. Introduced syllables — students practiced clapping and counting the beats in words. Explored compound words and worked on putting them together (sun + shine → sunshine) and taking them apart (snowman → snow + man). Students also completed Halloween-themed sentence writing and illustrations in their writing books. Math Practiced printing numbers accurately to 30 and counting to and from 100 using songs and chants. Identified “what comes next?” in number sequences. Were introduced to number lines and dice as tools to support counting and problem solving. Science Visited the  bear habitat  on Grouse Mountain via webcam. Noted that the bear den camera is now operational , a...

 Week Ending Oct. 3rd  I have been away from the classroom this week due to illness. In my absence, students have been engaged in review activities for the literacy and math concepts we have covered so far this year, under the guidance of our guest teacher. The classroom blog will be updated again once teachers have returned to their classrooms. In the meantime, I encourage you to continue reading with your child each night. Please also support them in sounding out simple CVC (consonant–vowel–consonant) words, such as  cat, dog, sun,  when reading together. Thank you for your support and understanding.