Colours and More

We started learning about numbers this week and explored colours.

Our favourite part of the day
On Monday we went outside and learned the number 1.
On Tuesday we learned how to make the number 2 and the letter U.
On Wednesday Sophia had her show and tell and Lexi was the special helper.
On Thursday we went outside and Mahdi was the special helper.
On Friday we went outside and Mrs. MacDonald dressed up.

Our poem this week was about the colours of the rainbow. We remember this by learning about Roy G. Biv.

Roy G. Biv
Roy G. Biv is an odd fellow
But what his name means is
Red Orange Yellow
The G is for Green which as you may know
Comes right in the middle of every rainbow
Next Blue and Indigo more pale than dark
Then V for Violet completes the arc

The children are doing quite well at finding some sight words. They have been looking for "the" "is" "and" we highlight them every day in our poem once they are found. We also highlight and discuss rhyming words.

**At home you can work on rhyming words. For example: "cat--mat", "dad--mad", "night--light"**

By the end of the week I had the whole poem written in black and they could find the colour words.

 Mrs. Roy G. Biv :)

Our art project: Mr. Roy G. Biv

COLOURS!!
We explored colours this week!
First we learned about the primary colours: red, yellow and blue. The children learned that these are the colours we use to make all of the other colours.

Second we learned about the secondary colours: orange, green and purple. We mixed the primary colours to see what they made. Then we did a few art activities: handprints and marble art.

Blue and Red make Purple

Blue and Yellow make Green

Red and Yellow make Orange

Numbers1-3
We started a new unit in math. We will be learning about numbers 1 to 10. For every number we look at the different ways to represent that number as well as the quantity of each number. Have a look at what we have done for each number so far.

Special Guest: Karthikeyan Sengottaian
He is a local artist who specializes in sculptures. He has done several sculptures for various locations in Calgary out of chocolate, wax and ice. His latest accomplishment was a 700lb pumpkin! He came to our class and carved one of our pumpkins. The children loved it!
He explained his process as he worked.

First he takes off the skin to have a fresh and clean surface.

Then he draws a rough outline on the pumpkin.

Next he begins to carve. When carving he does not touch the nose or lips. He just moves inwards for depth perception. All done!

This week was brought to you by: The letters U, V and W

Finally we learned about the letters U, V and W. We practiced writing the uppercase letters and discovered words that start with that sound. When you have a moment practice writing U, V and W as well as what words start with "uuu" (for "umbrella") or "vvv" (for "van") or "wuh" (for "water). 

Don't Forget:

Scholastic due today.

Examples of past presentations for the Multicultural Show and Tell can be found on the table when you drop off or pick up your child. 

Contact me at the school or by email if you have any questions or concerns.