Mrs. Henderson - Archived 09/2022 | North and South Esk Elementary

Welcome to our grade 1 class for the 2021-2022 school year!

Posted: November 2, 2021

Home Learning - Day 2 - November 2, 2021

Good morning!

I hope that everyone was able to take part in our Home Learning activities yesterday. I am posting the new work for today. It is much the same as yesterday. I will try to keep it as straight-forward as possible as I realize that parents are very busy. Most of the assigned work students are able to do independently. They really just need to be prompted to do it. I suggest allowing them a movement break between each activity. At school I provide a movement/brain break approximately every 10 minutes. At school this break ranges from 30 seconds to 5 minutes. At home you can make the break longer and spread the learning activities throughout the day if that works best for you and your child. I believe you will find that breaks make your child much more cooperative and productive! :)

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Posted: November 1, 2021

Home Learning - November 1, 2021

Good morning!

I am sorry that we can't be at school together today. I would love to hear about all of your Halloween adventures last night! Thanks to those who posted pictures on our Facebook group! I'm looking forward to reading your stories about Halloween.

I am posting a document that describes activities that I would like your child to do today as part of their Home Learning. I understand that many parents still have to work, so please do what you can. I tried to include activities that your child will enjoy but can also do independently. Remember when using Squiggle Park and DreamBox it is important NOT to help your child. It will impact what the program believes they can do. The amount of parental support is not much more than expected on a regular homework night. Writing is something they have not been required to do at home before but it's expected that they are fairly independent. Keep in mind that at school there is one adult to 14 students. Please do not spell words for them. Our philosophy is "do your best and keep going". They can use the alphabet chart in their homework to help them find letter sounds they are unsure of.

If you have any questions or concerns send me a message. I will be available everyday from 8:00 - 3:30. Have a great day!