Happy Sunday Grade 1 families,

I hope you had a lovely weekend together! I look forward to seeing you at conferences this week. As each conference is a 15 minute timed block, please come at your scheduled time so we can stay on schedule for all families. Reminder that there is no school on Friday.

Thank you to the parents who organized our mashed potato bar this week, that was a delicious treat for us!

The students were excited for their first week with Mr. B in gym and looking forward to a great year ahead with him.

One of our learning intentions this week was: 

Science (observing fall seasonal changes):

• I can notice how the weather changes in fall (cooler air, windy days).
• I can describe how leaves change colour and fall from trees.
• I can observe how animals get ready for winter in fall.
• I can talk about what plants look like in fall.
• I can describe how daylight changes in fall (shorter days, longer nights).
• I can explain how I dress in fall to stay warm.
• I can notice how the environment around my school changes in fall.

Social Studies (Belonging in Our Community & Environment):

• I can explain how we care for the land in fall (not stepping on plants, leaving nature as it is).
• I can share ways my family or community celebrates or notices fall.

ELAL-L Connections:

• I can use describing words to tell what I see, hear, and feel in fall.
• I can draw and write to show a fall changes I observed.
• I can ask questions about what I notice during fall.

Library is on Wednesday please bring back your library books for book exchange. Also please remember to send back your green take home folders monday.

See you all tomorrow!

Ms. Craik

Happy Sunday grade 1 families,

I hope you have all had a wonderful weekend! We had a great day and half together this week.

One of our highlights we focused on was building our Classroom promise for the year. Our learning intentions for this were:

Social Studies (Belonging and Community)

• I can share ideas about what helps our classroom feel safe and welcoming.
• I can describe ways I belong in class and school.
• I can explain how my actions can help everyone feel included.
• I can work with my classmates to make rules that help our class family.
• I can show respect by using kind words and actions.

Citizenship and Responsibility

• I can follow our Class Promise to show I care for my school and classroom.
• I can take responsibility for my actions and choices.
• I can help create rules that keep everyone safe and happy.
• I can explain why promises and agreements are important in a community.

PE & Wellness (Well-Being and Healthy Relationships)

• I can listen to others during discussions.
• I an take turns when sharing my ideas for our Class Promise.
• I can show kindness to my classmates by helping and encouraging them.
• I can solve small problems with calm words and asking for help when I need it.
• I can work with my classmates to create something together.

ELAL-Story Connections (Comprehension, Response and Expression)

• I can talk about stories that teach me how to take care of each other.
• I can explain what I learning from the read alouds Our Class is a Family and Our School Is a Family.
• I can share my ideas using clear sentences when we create our Class Promise.
• I can print simple sentences to show my ideas about being part of our class family.

Reminder we have library on Wednesday and our parent conferences booking opens Monday morning.

See you tomorrow friends.

Ms. Craik

Good evening friends and family,

I hope you have had a wonderful weekend together. We had a busy week in Grade 1. Thank you for all the families who remembered it was Library this week. Another reminder is that there is no school Monday November 10th-Wednesday November 12th and we will return to normal schedule on Thursday November 13th.

Some of our learning intentions this week were focused around Remembrance Day. 

Social Studies: Belonging and Community: Students explore belonging, community, respect, and how people contribute to a peaceful society.

• I can talk about what peace means to me and how I can help make the world peaceful.
• I can describe how people show respect and gratitude in our community.
• I can share ways we remember and thank people who help keep us safe.
• I can explain that Remembrance Day is a time to remember those who worked for our peace. 
• I can show kindness and respect when we remember veterans.

ELAL-(English Language Arts and Literature): Comprehension, expression, and creating. Students express ideas through speaking, writing, and representing, while expanding their vocabulary and understanding of meaningful ideas.

• I can share my ideas about what peace looks, sounds, feels, tastes and smells like using my five sense.
• I can use words and pictures to show what peace means to me.
• I can describe a poppy and explain why it is an important symbol in Canada.

A poppy is ... (samples)

Peace feels like... (samples)

Fine Arts: Visual Expression. Students express feelings, ideas and symbols through art. 

• I can use watercolours to create a poppy to remember and honour veterans.
• I can mix and used colours carefully to show my ideas and feelings.
• I can use shapes and lines to make my poppy look realistic or symbolic.
• I can explain the choices I made in my art.

We hope you and your families were able to take some time on Tuesday to remember and honour the veterans. 

I will see you all Thursday morning, please try and remember your library books.

Have an excellent fall break.

Ms. Craik

 

💛 Welcome Back, Grade 1 friends!

Hello Grade 1 friends! and family, I hope you all had a lovely and safe Halloween and a nice weekend together.

I am so happy to be back together at school! I've missed learning, laughing, and growing with you all. This week, we spent time reconnecting, having fun, and remembering our classroom routines. We focused on sharing stories about what we did while we were away, worked together on some Halloween-themed activities, and practiced being kind, caring classmates to each other.

We talked about the importance of being a team, and that our classroom is a place where everyone belongs, learns, and shines. We made our first few days full of smiles, curiosity, and teamwork as we settle back into our Grade 1 adventures!

I am so proud of how flexible and patient you’ve been — I can’t wait to learn with you again and get back to making some great memories together this year.

Some of our learning intentions we focused on were in, Visual Arts (Creating and Communicating Through Visual Art)

• I can use shapes, lines and colours to create a picture of myself.
• I can add details to show who or what I am in my costume.
• I can show my ideas and feelings through my drawing.
• I can use different materials carefully when I create art.
• I can talk about my artwork and share what it shows.

ELAL Connections (Expressing and Developing Ideas Through Writing).

• I can write about my ideas using words and pictures.
• I can sound out words to write my sentence.
• I cam share my writing with others and talk about what I wrote.
  

Oral Language and Thinking (Sharing, Listening, and Understanding Ideas).

• I can share my ideas about Halloween with my classmates during sharing circle.
• I can listen carefully when others share their ideas.
• I can make connections between my ideas and what others say.

Also a huge thank you to the amazing parents for organizing the welcome back treats and snack cart for the teachers this week. We truly love your support and appreciate you all!

Just a reminder for the week, Tuesday is fun lunch and Wednesdays are our Library days. 

See you all tomorrow, Ms. Craik 💛