Thursday, January 31, 2019

Good Afternoon Families!  Please check out some of our highlights from the week!

"We learned about Groundhog Day and we drew a groundhog and we wrote a little about it.  We wrote does it come out in the winter or does it come out in the spring."  Bentley T

"Today in TWAS we wrote about what we wore for Tropical day.  I wore a dress with tropical leaves on it." Ciara

"We had an assembly this morning about water an there was a bull trout, a blue heron, and a beetle!" Trent

"This week we played a real basketball game in Phys. Ed.  Our team was called the fires because we were red!  We had to pass three times before you shoot a basket." Kalen

"In journals we got our sight words and we had to make a story or a sentence with them.  My sentence was my dog is black!" Cooper

"In math we practiced counting on.  We played dice war to practice." Bolor

"In gym we have been practicing shooting and passing." Ellia

"In stop and jot we learned more about Arctic foxes.  I learned that they shed their white fur in winter and they grow brown fur in the summer.  They use their tail as a blanket when they sleep." Evan

"This week we started Choir with grade one to grade six! We sang a song called My Old Cat!" Lucas

"Today was Fun Lunch and Tropical Day.  I wore a shirt from Hawaii that has palm trees on it!" Reid

"This morning we had a presentation in the gym and I got to help by holding up a sign!  It said use slow release fertilizer!" Anna

"In stop and jot I was writing about how arctic foxes follow polar bears and snack on their leftovers." Reggie


Reminders:
No School Friday February 1st
Please send back choir forms as soon as possible

It is going to be REALLY cold next week! Please send your child to school with the proper gear!

Have a great long weekend!! :)

Friday, January 25, 2019

Happy Friday families :)

What a wonderful week we have had together! Here are some highlights of our learning:

-"Today in our T.W.A.S. we drew a picture of a narwal and we labelled the parts of it." Presley

-"In T.W.A.S. we labelled the parts of Polar Bear. We also drew a picture of it". Lucas

-"In Sibbald U for Finding Fairies we built a crown out of jewelry, paper, glitter and stickers". Jacob NS

-"For Sibbald U we learned a new rhythm in bucket drumming, 123, 123, and then 12". Cooper

-"In coding today for Sibbald U Elijah and I we both were on the squirrel level then I got stuck on a level then we ran out of time". Aidan C

-"For Sibbald U I built a windshield and a piano in Lego". Marcus

-"In Phys Ed we played with basketballs and practiced dribbling. We also practiced shooting on the nets". Reid

-In our Stop and Jot journals we were drawing puffins and labelling them. I learned that some can be different and some can not". Jake S

-In Stop and Jot we listened to a story and it was about Arctic foxes. I learned that Arctic foxes have a thick fur to keep them warm in the Winter". Acasia

-"In math, we were working on doubles plus one. I know that 2 + 3 = 5". Lennon

-"In math we learned about doubles. I learned that 10 + 10 = 20". Kalen

-"We got to do intermurals. We played hot dog tag and you tag someone and they lay on the ground and they say I need some buns". Trent

-"This week in gym in we practiced shooting and passing the ball to partners and we also practiced feeling the ball too". Andrew

Important days:
-S4 Jan 28th Craik.
-Sprit Day (tropical day) Jan 31st.
-Fun lunch Jan 31st.
-No school Friday February 1st.

Have a great weekend and stay warm!

Friday, January 18, 2019

Hello Wonderful Sibbald Familes!  We had a great week of learning in grade one!  Please check out the highlights below:

"In bucket drumming in Sibbald U we made our own sticks.  We made them with tape!" Lennon

"In sewing we drew our pictures of our monsters and mine is a monster dinosaur.  His name is Roaro!" Cale

"In Sibbald U finding fairies we made wands.  We could make fairy wands, sports wands, or any kind of wand you want!" Alicia

"Today in TWAS we wrote about doubles and I wrote 1+1=2 and 10+10=20.  Doubles are when you add the same number that you already have together!" Evan

"We also did doubles and learned about doubles plus one.  Doubles plus one is adding one more to it like 2+3=5." Trent

"This week we listened to the song about Doubles!" Reid
Here is the link if you want to listen to it at home :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jOzhiACB68

"In music we made our own notes on a whiteboard and we put little black papers to create a song pattern!" Aiden VM

"Yesterday we drew a picture of an Arctic Fox.  The Arctic Fox is white in the winter and brown in the summer." Andrew

"We wrote about if we were stuck in a snowglobe.  I wrote, if I was stuck in a snowglobe I would drink hot chocolate and play with my friends!" LP

"Yesterday we wrote our wonders about Arctic animals.  My wonder was if narwhals use their big tusk that grows from their forehead." AC

"We wrote about the steps of making a snowman.  The last step was putting on the scarf and the hands!" Aidan C

"In gym we played sledge hockey in teams.  We were team yellow and we played team blue.  The scooters are hard to move on!" Presley

"In Science we are learning about Arctic animals like polar bears, arctic foxes, and muskox." Jake S


Reminders:
Thursday January 24th - Visit from Cst. Gemma (Allard)
Thursday January 31st - Tropical Day and Subway Fun Lunch
Monday January 28th - Visit from Cst. Gemma (Craik)

Have a fabulous weekend!  Stay warm! :)

Friday, January 11, 2019

Good morning Grade 1 families :)

Welcome back from your Winter break. We have had an excellent busy first week back! Here are some of our highlights together:

-"Today at school we got to buddy read. I read with Bentley and Marcus." Kalen

-"In Sibbald U with Ms. Harris we practice doing drumming tricks. We also copied a song. It was fun!." Cooper

-"In Sibbald U with Mr. Newman we practiced a game where we have to try to get the robot to get lots of lights." Evan

-"For Finding Fairies, we got make a blue print to help us plan our terrariums. I am making a garden one." Alicia

-"Today we started Sibbald U and I am in Playing with paint. We blew paint with a straw it was kinda hard. We also had to splatter paint." Presley

-"In Music we practiced our songs. We passed the bone around to the beat." Lucas

-"In Gym we are using the scooters to play sledge hockey." Reid

-"For T.W.A.S. we wrote about Sibbald U. I wrote about Finding Fairies and I was hoping to make a terrarium with Hatchimals in it." Kate

-"This week we had the Star of the Week. Serena was the star of the week, she got to bring in a toy or stuffy. She also made a poster with pictures of her and her family." Cale

-"We started to learn about Arctic animals. I know that Puffins have webbed feet so they can swim fast." Neve

-"We have been working on addition in math. We have been playing games with dice." Bentley Mc


Important Reminders:

-January 24th Fun Lunch and Spirit Day (Tropical theme).

-January 31st Kananaskis in the classroom presentation.

-February 1st No School.

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