During word work we learned about vowel pairings - sometimes when there are 2 vowels together, they make the "long" vowel sound of the first vowel.
The vowel pairings we learned about are: "ai / au", "ea", "ie" and "oa / oe" - the grade 2s put together a table of these sounds and will be going on a "word hunt" for these vowel pairings this week. Meanwhile, the grade 1s practiced printing words from the "-ack" family.
We also began our gymnastics unit in gym. First we learned about safety - for example, we must avoid wearing clothing that is too baggy or loose, no hoodies allowed, long hair tied up and accessories/hats put away, and only one person on the mat/equipment at a time. We are starting with mats this week so we were practicing how to do various stances, walks and rolls.
Reminders:
1. Tomorrow we will be starting our science experiment so please remember to bring in a plastic container (i.e. large yogurt container).
2. Special helper for tomorrow is Nooray - please prepare to share about your special talent.
