A word that ends with a vowel, (e.g. Valise), will sound like two syllables orally. A word with a consonant-blend is counted as a single sylable. Students will continue to review our reading decoding strategies.
A word that ends with a vowel, (e.g. Valise), will sound like two syllables orally. A word with a consonant-blend is counted as a single sylable. Students will continue to review our reading decoding strategies.
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A word that ends with a vowel, (e.g. Valise), will sound like two syllables orally. A word with a consonant-blend is counted as a single sylable. Students will continue to review our reading decoding strategies.
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Mlle Goss, Mme Jacquie, Mme Jarvis et Mme Laszlo December 2010 Syllables: What’s New: Breaking words into syllables is a good skill for reading Winter Craft Event: success. When breaking words into syllables in French, a On Thursday, December 16 th, the Grade One classes good indication of the number of syllables is to refer to the will participate in a winter craft event. Students will visit number of vowels. A word that ends with a vowel, (e.g. two classrooms in the afternoon to make holiday crafts, valise) will sound like two syllables orally, but in fact has and they will also perform some seasonal songs. Parents three syllables or “parts” to the word. However, a consonant are welcome to attend and assist if they wish, 12:15- with a vowel-blend (e.g. boi, beau...) is counted as a single 1:30pm (Sullivan & Goss), 12:30-2:15pm (Laszlo & Jarvis). syllable. Double consonants are always separated. e.g. une cage = une ca - ge (2) In Each Subject e.g. une valise = une va - li - se (3) Language: e.g. un boisson = un bois - son (2) In December, we will continue to review our reading decoding strategies as we have a closer look at the French Students are encouraged to practise breaking homework sounds “e” and “u” by studying the La phonétique animée vocabulary into syllables, and to track the words with their characters “René Renard” and “Lucie Tortue” as well as index finger as they read. the Lire en criant ciseaux stories “Reno le renard” and “Au Mathematics: clair de la lune”. We will also begin focused instruction For the next month we will continue to explore the about the six reading comprehension strategies (a copy of relationship between 3-dimensional solids and 2- which is already included in your child’s Home Reading dimensional shapes. Students are learning the names and duotang). properties of solids, as well as the 2D shapes (faces) that form them. Students will also explore the presence of solids in the environment and will practise using solids to make 3D Home Reading Program: structures, as well as using 2D shapes to represent 3D The home reading program is off to a good start! We are objects. In addition to the vocabulary sheet that was sent pleased with the interest the students are showing and home recently, here are a few key French terms that you their effort to progress to more challenging texts. may find useful: We hope that your child is already attempting to Face – the flat surface of a 3D shape practise independent use of the decoding strategies Surface – the rounded face of a 3D shape (of a cone or sphere) introduced at school (i.e., referring to the illustrations to Arête – the edge of a 3D shape (where 2 faces meet) make predictions, recognizing words with similar beginning Sommet – the corner where the edges of a 3D solid connect sounds or that contain grouped sounds, etc.) by using the Côté – the side of a 2D shape reference sheet in their Home Reading duotang to prompt Coin – the corner of a 2D shape his/her memory about the tools available to assist him/her. For now, do not worry if you feel your child has Once we have completed our unit on geometry, we will “memorized” a certain text as this is part of the process of begin to build a foundation for addition and subtraction prior expanding their French “sight” vocabulary. to the holidays. A reminder that if your child brings home a book from Science & Health: the Étincelle series (with a penguin on the cover) audio In December, we will discuss and build on students’ support is available at understanding of healthy eating habits. See http://www.duvaleducation.com/fr/ressources- www.missionnutrition.ca for Healthy Eating tips for the francais/litteratie-1/etincelle-5/. To download audio whole family! support for the collection, click on the yellow button beside As a final project for our Life Systems strand, we will also “Téléchargez le CD audio de l’ensemble 1” or “Téléchargez build bird houses this month – just one of the ways we can le CD audio de l’ensemble 2” halfway down the page, then help other living things. A couple of parent volunteers would click on the title of your child’s book. Please be patient be valuable in ensuring the success of this project – please with your child’s Home Reading book exchange process; let your child’s teacher know as soon as possible if you while the teachers try to read with students who return their could be available one afternoon in early December to help books each day, sometimes we are not able to get to out with this! everyone. Students are encouraged to practise reading a book to their parents nightly for at least two nights before reading to the teacher. Early Dismissal: On December 17th, students will be dismissed at 1:50 p.m. School will resume on January 3rd, 2010.