Thursday, April 18, 2024

 Hello families,

We hope you have a wonderful weekend! Here are some reminders and highlights of grade one this week!

Field trip forms went home last week! Please ensure that your child returns their form as quickly as they can. If you have contacted us about volunteering (and you are cleared to volunteer) and you received a volunteer form, please send it back as well! (If you are in the process of getting your police clearance in order to come with us, please let us and Mrs. Brinson know when your police clearance has been completed and we will send home a volunteer field trip for for you to complete.) 

*Due to the field trip taking place on May 9th, any Cobb's orders made for that day will be given out and sent home with your child at the end of the day.  

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Next week is Literacy week!  There are a few SPIRIT DAYS that your child can participate in.  For additional info about these days please refer to Mrs. Brinson's weekly email.

Monday, April 22 - Read My Shirt Day

Tuesday, April 23 - Dress Like Your Favourite Books Character

Thursday, April 25 - Stop, Drop and Read Day (Students can bring their favourite book to school. Please make sure their name is written inside)

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The high frequency words we studied this week:

gym

giant

right

people

This week we:

• learned when we put a 'c' or a 'k' at the beginning of words that start with a /c/ sound (in words like 'cat' or 'cop' or 'kite')

• learned why the letter 'y' sometimes says the long e sound at the end of a word (in words like 'funny' and 'goofy')

• worked on writing our first how-to writing of our own where we got to choose what we taught to someone else! Ask your child what they wrote to teach someone how to do!

• sorted pictures of a variety of objects that were 3D shapes. Ask your child how they sorted the 3D shape pictures

• looked at groups of different 3D shapes/objects and decided which one of the group did not belong! Ask your child which one doesn't belong for the group of pictures below:

• tested the eggs we had put into vinegar last week to see if they would bounce. Ask your child what happened to the eggs!

• learned that animals, objects and people can move in different speeds. Ask your child what speeds they and different objects/animals can move at!

• learned about the importance and role of wheels! We did an experiment to see how wheels help things move!
• finished up our last week of Drum Fit in gym. Ask you child about some of the things they had to do with the ball and their drum sticks!

Skills to Work on at Home:

Counting by 2s to 20 (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20)

Reading and writing 'heart words' from the Heart Word Hub

Friday, April 12, 2024

 Hello families,

We hope you have a wonderful weekend! Here are some highlights of grade one this week!

Field trip forms went home on Monday! Please ensure that your child returns their form as quickly as they can. If you have contacted us about volunteering (and you are cleared to volunteer) and you received a volunteer form, please send it back as well! (If you are in the process of getting your police clearance in order to come with us, please let us and Mrs. Brinson know when your police clearance has been completed and we will send home a volunteer field trip for for you to complete.)

As a reminder, please  make sure your child is bringing a water bottle to school that they can fill with water to drink throughout the day.

The high frequency words we studied this week:

place

their

most

more

This week we:

• learned about the Solar Eclipse that happened on Monday! We learned about what solar eclipses are and watched videos of the solar eclipse happening in different locations!

• learned that adding 'ed' to the end of an action word changes it so that it happened in the past (i.e., spilled, helped, jumped, planted)

• worked together to write our first how-to writing
  on how to make a friendship bracelet! We discussed what special words we use when giving instructions and how instructions need to be clear and detailed so the person reading knows what to do!

• decided on the topic we are going to teach someone how to do for our how to writing next week! Stay tuned for our writing next week!

• practiced skip counting by twos on a hundreds charts and by pointing at groups of two

• went on a 3D scavenger hunt and and looked for things in our classroom that are 3D shapes. We drew and labelled these pictures on a recording sheet.

• worked on tracing the different faces on 3D shapes to figure out what 2D shapes are on each of the 3D shapes

• learned about how objects can roll or slide and why they do that. Students had a chance to create objects in the Makerspace that could roll or slide.

• worked in rotations to explore and create different 3D shapes

• did Drumfit in the gym! We had such a good time drumming and exercising!

• shared different talents in music class (piano, ukelele, singing)

• tested out different objects to see if they bounce and how many times they bounce (including an egg!) We began an experiment by adding vinegar and an egg to a glass to see if we can make an egg bounce. We will let it sit over the weekend and test it out on Monday.

• went to the Learning Commons on Thursday to borrow a new book! Please return them next Thursday!

Skills to Work on at Home:

Counting by 2s to 20 (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20)

Reading and writing 'heart words' from the Heart Word Hub

Have your child practice giving instructions on how to play a favourite game or do a favourite activity

(For example, to make a snowman: "First, roll the snow into a big ball. Next, roll more snow into a medium ball and put it on top of the big ball. Then, roll a small ball and put the small snowball on the top. Finally, add details such as eyes, a nose, mouth and arms!")

Reminders:

April 19 – No School for Students

April 22 – SPIRIT DAY: Read my Shirt Day (Wear a shirt that has words or letters on it for others to read.) 

April 23 – SPIRIT DAY: Dress as Your Favourite Book Character Day (Dress up as your favourite book character, or wear something small that gives a hint at what character you love.

April 25 from 4:30-6:00 - Family Literacy Event Open House and Book Fair (Food Trucks also on-site to purchase food if you like.) No sign up required. More details in a reminder will be sent out closer to the date.