Wednesday, June 9

 Hi parents,

We had another good day today!

In the morning, we started a new topic in math - skip counting. Skip counting is an important skill for students to learn as it lays the foundations for a strong understanding of multiplication and division in later grades. Unfortunately, it can also be quite a difficult concept to learn, especially for grade 1 students who may still be familiarizing themselves with counting by 1's. As with most math, the best way to learn it is simply by practicing a little bit each day. Here are some videos that may help!

Counting by 2's Scratch Garden

Counting By 5s - Scratch Garden

Counting by 10's - Jack Hartmann

Skip Counting Workout (2s, 5s, 10s)

Students who already have a strong understanding of skip-counting were challenged to try skip counting by 2's, but starting from odd numbers. You can also challenge your child to count by 5's and 10's, starting from odd numbers, or to count backwards by 2's, 5's, or 10s. Skip-counting by other numbers can be a good challenge too. There are a whole bunch of ways to adjust skip-counting practice to be easier or more difficult, and everyone can benefit from some extra practice.

The students tested their boats today, and tried to find how much weight their boat could carry without sinking or flipping over. 

In the afternoon, the class made a wonderful first impression on our school's new principal, Ms. Rooke, who came for a quick visit today. We finished working on our 2-D Shape Community projects. With the boat project and the shape community project finished, our classroom should become drastically less messy.

Have a nice evening,

Zac