Good evening grade one families, I hope this email finds you well! Happy Sunday to you all. I hope you have all had a wonderful weekend together. We had another busy week of learning in grade 1 this week. Some of our learning intentions this week were focused in Math.

Grade 1 Math – Number Sense to 50

I Can Statements:

• I can count forward to 50.

• I can read and write numbers up to 50.

• I can show numbers up to 50 using objects, pictures, and numbers.

• I can tell how many are in a group up to 50.

• I can compare numbers up to 50 and tell which is more, less, or the same.

• I can explain my thinking about numbers using math words.

• I can show one more and one less than a number up to 50.

• I can make groups of ten and ones to show numbers up to 50.

• I can order numbers up to 50 from smallest to largest and largest to smallest.

• I can use numbers up to 50 to solve simple problems in everyday situations.

Using 10-frames to Represent Numbers

Students will use full 10-frames and one partially full 10-frame to represent numbers that include some tens and some additional ones.

•	For example, they can show 35 as:
•	They can show 27 as:

When a number under 100 has two parts as these do, showing some groups of ten as well as some ones, it is called a two-digit number.

When students represent 28 on a number rack, they can see that 28 is some groups of 5 and 3 more.

Helping Your Child

Provide opportunities for your child to count at home in situations where there are up to 50 items. You can count aloud with your child if your child finds that helpful.

Play a card game. Create two sets of cards, one showing the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 and the other showing the numbers 0 through 9. Place each set in a pile, face down. Turn over one card from each pile and have your child say the number. (Use the pile containing 1, 2, 3, and 4 for the tens digit of each number.) For example, if you turn over a 2 and a 7, your child should say “27.”

Reminder we have library on Wednesday please return both library books. Also we started sending home our decodable readers when students are done reading their book, please return them daily or weekly for students to choose a new book. They have really enjoyed this thus far, thank you for your at home support with this.

See you all on Monday!

Ms. Craik