Good evening grade 1 families,

I hope you all have had a wonderful weekend. This week altho short, was busy. Huge thank you to the Parents again for the breakfast treats on Wednesday, we truly are so spoiled at Andrew Sibbald. Please continue to encourage your child to participate and exchange their home reading decodable books. Library is on Wednesdays. 

One of our highlights from the week was around Earth Day. Our combined learning intentions for the week were;

Science Learning Outcomes — Earth Day. Living Systems, Earth Systems, and Environmental Care. Understanding the Earth and Environment.

• I can describe what Earth Day is and why it is important.
• I can identify ways people can care for the Earth.
• I can recognize natural things like plants, animals, soil, air, and water.
• I can describe ways people use natural resources like water, trees, and soil.

Caring for Living Things

• I can explain why plants and animals need clean air, water, and land.
• I can describe ways to help living things stay healthy.
• I can show respect for living things in my classroom and community.
• I can participate in activities that help care for the Earth, such as planting or cleaning up litter.

Reducing Waste and Protecting the Environment

• I can sort items into garbage, recycling, or compost.
• I can describe ways to reduce waste.
• I can reuse materials in creative ways.
• I can identify ways to save water and energy.

Scientific Inquiry Skills

• I can observe nature using my senses.
• I can record what I notice about plants, animals, or the environment.
• I can ask questions about how to care for the Earth.
• I can share my ideas about how to protect the environment.

Language Arts Learning Outcomes — Earth Day. Oral language, reading, writing, and representing using Earth Day themes.

 

Oral Language (Listening & Speaking)

• I can listen to stories about Earth and nature.
• I can share ideas about how to help the Earth.
• I can ask questions about caring for the environment.
• I can talk about what I learned about Earth Day.
• I can participate in group discussions about protecting nature. 

Reading

• I can read simple books about Earth and nature.
• I can use pictures to help understand information about the environment.
• I can identify important ideas in stories about Earth Day.
• I can make connections between stories and ways I care for the Earth.
• I can learn new words related to Earth Day (recycle, reuse, reduce, nature). 

Writing

• I can draw and write about ways to help the Earth.
• I can write simple sentences about Earth Day.
• I can create a list of ways to care for nature.
• I can write about something I can do to protect the Earth.
• I can share my writing with others.

See you all tomorrow morning friends,

Ms. Craik

Happy Sunday grade 1 families. What a fun way to start a Monday A day at the race track and fun lunch. The rest of our week did not disappoint, with a fire drill, spring snowstorm and an author's visit.

One of our biggest highlights this week was our Teachers Pet experience. Huge thank you to Andrew Sibbald Parent Council for helping with the cost of this for our kids. Another big thank you to the volunteers who were able to join us on Monday and help make the morning a fun, successful one.

Our learning intentions for this were;

🏎️ ENERGY & MOVEMENT – “I Can” Statements

⚡ Understanding Energy

• I can tell that energy makes things move.
• I can give examples of things that use energy to move.
• I can show how a push or pull can make an object move.

🚗 Building & Exploring (Race Car Focus)

• I can build a race car using different materials.
• I can test how my race car moves.
• I can change my design to make my car move better.

🧪 Investigating & Testing

• I can ask questions about how my car will move.
• I can make a prediction about what will happen.
• I can test my ideas and see what happens.

🏁 Observing Movement

• I can describe how my car moves (fast, slow, far, near).
• I can compare how different cars move.
• I can notice what makes my car move faster or slower.

🔄 Cause & Effect

• I can explain how pushes and pulls change movement.
• I can tell what happens when I change something on my car.
• I can explain what helped my car move better.

💬 Communication

• I can talk about my race car and how it works.
• I can draw and label my design.
• I can share what I learned from testing my car.

🧠 BIG IDEA STATEMENTS

• I can be a scientist by testing and improving my ideas.
• I can use energy (pushes and pulls) to make things move.
• I can learn by trying, testing, and changing my design.

 

Angela Murphy author visit! We had a ton of fun meeting a real life Author on Friday and had some amazing questions to ask her.  

She read to us Listen up, Wonder Pup! We loved it and were super excited to learn more about Draper and Zane. We are so excited to continue to learn more about the Wonder series in our classroom.

Have a fabulous rest of your weekend! See you all on Monday morning friends.

Ms. Craik

Happy Sunday families, 

I hope you all have had a wonderful week. Our grade 1's have had a busy exciting week of learning. Huge thank you to the PAC for organizing the Spring dance I know this was a highlight in our room. Thank you to those kiddos who remembered that it is library on Wednesdays. Another shout out to the kids who continue to participate in our home reading decodable program.

One of our highlights this week in our class was learning about Spring and the Seasonal Changes. Our learning intentions for this are;

🌷 SPRING & SEASONAL CHANGES – “I Can” Statements

🌎 Understanding Seasons

• I can name the four seasons.
• I can tell how spring is different from other seasons.
• I can describe what happens in spring.

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🌱 Changes in Nature

• I can observe changes in plants in spring.
• I can notice how animals change or move in spring.
• I can describe how the weather changes in spring.

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☀️ Daylight & the Spring Equinox (simplified)

• I can notice that days are getting longer.
• I can tell that day and night can be the same length in spring.
• I can observe changes in sunlight during the day.

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👀 Scientific Observation

• I can observe and talk about changes I see outside.
• I can draw and record what I notice about spring.
• I can compare what is the same and different from winter to spring.

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💬 Communication & Thinking

• I can share my ideas about spring using words and pictures.
• I can ask questions about changes in spring.
• I can explain what I notice in my environment.

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🌸 Cross-Curricular (ELA + Art Connections)

• I can write about what I see in spring.
• I can add details to my drawing to show spring changes.
• I can create art that shows spring colours and patterns.

 

Signs that Spirng is in the air!

See you tomorrow morning friends!

Ms. Craik