Happy Friday Grade One Families :)

Here are some of our highlights of our week together:

-"Today for T.W.A.S. we wrote about how to trap a leprechaun. I would use wood, stick and cardboard to cut it. I would get a trail of gold rocks to trap". Bentley T

-"In gym, we did gymnastics. We did Mission Impossible. We had to kind of be like spies". Ciara

-"This week was our last Sibbald U. In my Sibbald U we made fairy puppets, and the fairies also left us Pixie dust". Lucas

-"In T.W.A.S. we cut out paper and made leprechaun, we used sharpie to make the eyes. You also got to choose different colours for his hat. We traced our hand for his beard". Reid

-"This week we started Robotics. We learned how to make the Ozobots move. They move with lines, and if it is too thick or too thin it also wont work it has to be medium lines. We learned about how to code them. It is lots of FUN". Cooper

-"We made our houses on a sheet of paper and we put our house number on it. My house it looks like a factory where you make oil". Theo

-"In gym we worked on Mission Impossible. One of the things we did is we had to jump off the platforms but not hit the lasers. You also had to go on the balance beam, and go under blue mats and not touch them". Hannah

-"Today we had Music. We played a game when it was Halloween, but we made into a St. Patty's game. The leprechauns hid coins, and the kids got to make a trap". Presley

-"In math we did subtraction. Subtraction means you take away 10-3=7. I like subtraction because you take away numbers". Kate.


Important Reminders:

-Sprit day is next Thursday.

-Student led conferences Thursday and Friday. Reminders to families the student guide through stations so please bring your child during your signed up time.

-No school Friday

-Spring Break starts Monday March 25th

-Return to school April 1st

Have a great weekend :)

Good Afternoon Families!  We had a busy week in grade one.  Check out our highlights below:

"This week we went to gym and we had gymnastics.  We had equipment and my favorite station was the climbing station." Kate

"This week we drew leprechauns in our visual journals.  The leprechaun was in his pot of gold and we also put a rainbow in the background!" Evan

"We wrote why we love our Mom and our Dad.  I like you Mom because you like to knit.  She knit me a blanket and a toque." Aiden VM

"In Sibbald U we made washer/bead necklaces and we painted the washers and then we put string and then we put the beads on.  There were clear beads that couldn't fit on the string, but the star and some wooden ones did.  It was fun!" Reid

"In our visual journals we talked about what you want to do if you were a teacher for the day.  I wrote I would give my kids candy and I would do visual journals and lunch." Bentley T

"When we were having indoor recess I played a couple of games with Bentley and Aiden." Kalen

"In math we did take away.  I did 6-5 and it equals 1.  I also did 5-4 and it still equals 1!"  Easton

"Yesterday we went to the Grade 5/6's to look at their longhouses.  I didn't have a favourite one because they were all so cool.  I wrote about it in my TWAS today!" Jacob

"In Sibbald U we finished up our fairy terrariums. Mine was a birthday theme and my fairy came.  She left some gems."  Lucas

"In robotics yesterday Mr. Newman gave us a map and we had to find our house and make a path to the school. The day after that we switched maps and we tried the other groups map! McKenzie


Reminders:

Gymnastics Continues next week.  Please make sure your child is wearing comfortable clothing and their hair is tied back if it is long.
Ms. Craik's Class starts Robotics with Mr. Newman (2 weeks)
Monday March 11th Student Led Conferences Booking Opens Online
Thursday March 14th Open House
Student Led Conferences Thursday March 21st and Friday March 22nd
Spring Break March 23rd to March 31st
School Resumes April 1st

Have a fabulous weekend!

Good afternoon families,

We have had a busy 4 days together. Here are some of our highlights this week;

-"Today in Finding Fairies we made our terrariums. I made an Ocean theme terrarium. I put some shells and then I put some shiny rocks on them". Ciara

-"For T.W.A.S. first we listened to The Napping House. Then we had to answer how many feet our in our house. I noticed I have 12 feet in my house. I started at 4 for my dog and then counted by 2's". Cooper

-"In Siabbld U we played games which we always do. I got to a new level". Evan

"In gym we played curling. It was not on the ice, it was on the floor. You got to use the rocks and slide them on the floor to get to the target, the girls team won!". Hannah

-In math Mrs. Allard wrote something I down about marshmallows. We had 20 marshmallows and we had to share them with 2 friends. I did 19+1=20". McKenzie

-"In Math we had to count how legs do pigs have in our visual journals. I used pictures to answer. I solved if I had 2 pigs there would be 8 legs". Lucas

-"In gym we played curling. We had 4 on our team and my team was Cale, Georgia, Marcus and me, it the funnest time I have ever had!". Jacob NS

-"In music this week, we played a game called Lucy Locket Lost Her Pocket. I liked it, and I did not get to be it, but I got to sign a song". Trent

-"Outside we played soccer in the snow. Bentley's team won, we have lots and fun and we play it every time we go outside". Kalen


Important reminders:

-Pink Shirt day Feb 27th.
-Fun lunch and Spirit Day Feb 28th.
-PD Day March 1st.
-Gymnastics starts March 4th. Please do not wear loose clothing, make sure long hair is tied back. Dress for the activities.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Good Afternoon Families!

It was a short, but great week in grade one! Please read below for highlights from the last three days!

"In gym we are skipping and we tried to skip backwards and we tried to do it ten times.  I was helping friends that couldn't do it and then they could do it." Alicia

"Today was Valentine's Day and we handed out Valentine cards.  You had to grab your Valentines cards and put them in the bags with their names on it." Reid

"Yesterday we made Valentines bags and we could make them a kitty, a doggy, or a unicorn.  We used paper, glue, scissors, and a paper bag.  I made a kitty that was pink.'' Aiden VM

"Today we wrote about Valentine's Day and I wrote I love Valentine's Day because I love giving cards." Kalen

"In journals we were writing about Valentine's Day and what it means to us.  I like to spend time with my family and I go out and I eat dinner with my Mom and brother." Jake

"In Stop and Jot we learned about walruses.  They have tusks that help pull them out of the water and on the ice." Evan

"In Stop and Jot Kate brought in an ice movie and we were learning about polar bears and other Arctic animals." Lucas

"In Math we were talking about if you have two numbers and you flip them they equal the same." Ciara

"In journals yesterday we wrote what we would look like when we were 100 years old.  I would have a walking stick, grey hair, and a huge beard." Kyle

"When we talked about walruses we wrote in our Stop and Jot journals.  We learned that they have blubber." Bentley M

"In math we drew ten pictures of ten.  After we did that we flipped our visual journals over and tried to make 100." Cooper


Reminders:
No School Thursday February 14th, Friday February 15th, and Monday February 18th

Have a fantastic long weekend!! :)

Good afternoon Grade 1 families,

What a cold week we have had. We managed to keep ourselves busy with indoor recess all week long. Let's hope for warmer weather ahead in our future :)

Here are some highlights of our week together:

-"In finding fairies we made fairies out of popsicles sticks and paper". Ciara

-In gym we did skipping. We used skipping ropes and before did the skipping we got to play a tag game". Hannah

-In Sibbald U we made Shrinky Dinks we had tracers, but we had to find the first letter of our name. Then we had to trace it. We got to do our own shape and next time we will get them back". Mckenzie

-"In Music we practiced a song with hens and roosters. We tried to predict what happened in it, at the end we got to see what happened. I was wrong". Cooper

-"On the 7th we had Fun Lunch. I got mac and cheese. It was so good". Evan

-For T.W.A.S. we made a Arctic Walrus. We made it out of paper and glue and also had to make the flippers too". Aidan C

-"This whole week had BLUE DAYS. Some of the things we did was staying inside for FAB and lunch. I liked it". Reid

-"Mrs. Perry did a directed drawing in our Visual Journals in was a picture of a Polar Bear. We also got to see a video too". Lucas

-In T.W.A.S. we made a heart for Valentine's Day. We made it out of paper, and use other shapes for our background". Marcus

-"In math we learned how to that if we add 0 the number the stays the SAME when we do addition". Kate

Important reminders:

-Valentines day will be celebrated on Wed Feb 13th.

-No school Feb 14th and Feb 15th (Teachers Convention).

-Family day Feb 18th.

Have a safe and warm weekend :) See you Monday

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!! :)

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!