Ms. Hitchman | Nelson Rural School

welcome back!

Posted: October 20, 2020

Memo sent home

Just a few reminders:

The school will be providing fruit & veggie trays for all classes on the 29th for our Halloween celebrations. As per Covid regulations, we can not have treats sent in on that day.
October 29th is Orange and Black day. Students are encouraged to wear orange and Black!
No school for students on the 30th as it is a PD day for teachers (Happy Halloween!)
The Primary classes normally have a Costume Parade for students, but because we are not able to send in costumes this year due to Covid restrictions, I have decided to have VIRTUAL Costume Parade for my students!! This means, any student who would like to dress in their costume at home and take either a photo or video of them in their costume can send it to my email rebecca.hitchman@nbed.nb.ca

I will put it all together in a slide show so that each student can describe their costume at school to their classmates. Every year I use this as a great writing opportunity and students seem to really enjoy it! If your child would like to participate, please send me the picture of video of them in costume by this Sunday so that I can prepare the slide show.

Happy Halloween!!

Mme Hitchman

Posted: October 19, 2020

Sound of the week

Le son AU

Fais dodo...

Posted: October 19, 2020

This song will also help with family vocabulary :)

J'aime Maman, j'aime papa!

Posted: October 19, 2020

This song will help with Family Vocabulary

Posted: October 19, 2020

Les Devoirs (19- 23 octobre)

Happy Monday! I hope you all enjoyed the beautiful fall weather today! I am so impressed with how many students began using new French words today when they arrived! Keep up the great work grade 1!

Here is the homework for the week:

Lecture: Students received a new book today. They are to practice reading the book at least three times this week. I put songs on my teacher page to help. Students can also read on "Je lis Je lis". They are to colour in their pumpkins on the back of their home folder.

Les sons: Students can listen to the sound poem on my teacher page, and sing along with the song while doing the action. The sound is "O" "AU" this week. They are to touch their head when they hear that sound. Their sound words are also in their sheet protector this week.

Les Mots: Their 5 new sight words are in their word wallets. They are to practice saying them aloud. One fun activity at home is to tape them to their bedroom wall at night and shut the light off. Get them to shine a flashlight to each word and say the word!

Les Maths: I will be starting to send a Math wallet home on Tuesdays. There will be one task in it each week. The task will align with the math outcomes this year. Students can do this once a week or more if they prefer. They are to continue using Zorbits at least 20 minutes per week. I opened up another part in their worlds for shapes as we are working on shapes in class.

*Student Photos went home today! Please check their homework bags for their beautiful photos!

Pumpkin Carving\decorating contest!

Posted: October 14, 2020

Please see memo in agendas

Posted: October 14, 2020

Pumpkin Carving\decorating contest!

Dear Parents:

We will be having a VIRTUAL Pumpkin carving/decorating this year. Two categories: (1) Carving and (2) Decorating. Students will decorate or carve their own pumpkins at home and take a picture of themselves WITH their pumpkin and email it to me at rebecca.hitchman@nbed.nb.ca . The deadline for entries will be October 23rd.

*Any student who would like to participate can send me the picture any time between now and the 23rd of October! Happy carving/decorating!

Joyeux Halloween!

Mme Hitchman

Posted: October 13, 2020

Skip Counting by 2 Activity

This is a fun game for students to play to practice ordering their numbers when skip counting by 2.

Posted: October 13, 2020

Skip count by 2

Skip Count by 2

Students can watch this video and skip count to 20. They can continue up to 100 if they would like! :)

Posted: October 13, 2020

Les Devoirs (13-16 octobre)

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!

Here is the homework for the week:

Math: Students are to practice skip counting by 2 from 1-20 with their rocket ships. I put up a couple videos on my teacher page to help as well and there is a new assignment on Zorbit Math for skip counting on 2. Just click on the back pack.

Students also have a patterns sheet they are to finish at home. They are extending their pattern.

Sound: Our new sound of the week is "E". Students are to listen to the sound poem on the teacher page and sing along each night.

Reading: They have a new book about hair and eye colour.

Word work: Students received their new words today. I took out the words they know from last week, so studetns are to practice the words they are working on in their word wallets. They are to read each word a couple times. If they know the word, they put it in the right side of the wallet in "words I know".

Just a couple reminders:

Library is on Thursdays, please return books on this day. Students have started bringing a french book home as well. I am encouraging them to look at the pictures and try to look for familiar words that they have learned in these books and to try to sound them out the best that they can!
It is getting a bit cooler outside in the mornings, so students are asked to bring a jacket and dress for the weather as they will continue to go outside at both recesses.

Have a fantastic week!

Mme Hitchman