Learning's Fun ~ In Grade One! May 23, 2017

Reminders - Parent Appreciation Day - Morning Coffee and Muffins to go!  Wednesday, May 24
                   - Return Read-a-thon envelopes by Wednesday, May 31
                   - Book Fair held at lunch recess - June 5 - 9
                   - Evening of the Arts on Thursday, June 8

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!            Jacob                     May 18

Hot Lunch Orders - Because we will be on an all day field trip on Friday, June 23, please do not order a hot lunch for that day.

EVENING OF THE ARTS
Our music concert/art gallery/book fair event is coming soon.  This "Evening of the Arts"  will be held on Thursday, June 8. 
- The children need to be at school for 5:45 and the concert will begin at 6:30 pm. 
- Please bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on as this event will (hopefully) be held outside.
- The Book Fair will also be open in the gym before and after the concert if you would like to shop.
- Our theme is Canada's 150th Birthday so please dress in red and white and "Canada" accessories.
- Don't forget to bring your violin!

READ-A-THON
Hopefully all of your children received their Read-a-thon envelope last week. They can be collecting pledges from friends, family and people that they know.  There are lots of Literacy Baskets to be won and there are 2 Grand Prizes to win.  One for the nursery to grade 3 students ($100 gift certificate for Tinker-town) and one for the grade 4 to 8 students ($100 for Grand Prix Amusements).  Please return your envelope and pledge money by Wednesday, May 31.

PHOTOS - Reading outside in the Outdoor Classroom

Science Unit - The Design Process
We designed and built a new baskets for Little Red Riding Hood out of paper and masking tape.

Math Unit on measurement - We measured things with our footprint and a giant's footprint.

Learning's Fun ~ In Grade One! May 9, 2017

Reminders - NO SCHOOL on Friday, May 19 and Monday, May 22

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

FLAT STANLEY PROJECTS
Thank you to all of the parents who have sent in their family/friend addresses.  We have written our letters with pictures and information about Winnipeg and have made our Flat-People.  We will be mailing them out this week.  If you have not sent in a name and address for your child's flat-person to go and visit, please do so as soon as possible.

ADDITION FLASH CARDS
Last week I sent home a set of addition flash cards in a small ziplock bag.  Please practice these with your child until they are memorized.  The Manitoba government has put addition/math facts back into the school curriculum and every child is expected to know them by heart.  We have practiced them at school but they still need to practice daily at home.  This knowledge will really help your child when they move up into the higher grades.

FROG EGGS
A few weeks ago I asked if anyone had access to frog eggs.  If you do, keep an eye (and ear) out for them.  They should be here soon.

PHOTO GALLERY - Children with their penguin portraits

 

 

Mapping Canada 

 

 

Learning's Fun ~ In Grade One! April 25, 2017

FIELD TRIPS
I have booked two field trips for the end of the year.  I thought that I would let you know early so that if you would like to come along, there would be time to make arrangements.  Both of these trips will be for the whole day and we will definitely need parent chaperones/drivers. 
The first trip will be on Tuesday, June 13.  We will be going to Oak Hammock Marsh. 
The second trip will be to the Assiniboine Zoo on Friday, June 23. 
I'll be sending home permission slips and more information later on but mark these two dates on your calendar!

FLAT STANLEY PROJECT
We will be starting a new Social Studies unit this week about Canada and mapping.  As part of this unit, each child will be mailing a "Flat Person" to someone that they know who lives in Canada.  "Flat Stanley" is a book about a boy who gets squished flat by a falling bulletin board and his parents mail him in an envelop to visit friends. We will be making our own flat people and what I need from each family is the name and address of a friend or relative that lives somewhere in Canada (preferably not Winnipeg).  The people receiving our letters and flat people need to be willing to write back to the class and tell us something about their town.
Could you please contact these families and confirm that they are willing to help us with our Flat Stanley project over the next week or so and then send their names and addresses to school.  (If you do not have anyone to contact, please let me know and I will find someone for your child to write to.)  This project also ties into the Canada's 150th birthday this year.

PENGUINS
We have finished up with our Science unit about Penguins this week.  The children presented their research projects to the class and we learned something about all 17 different types of penguins.  They also painted a "life-sized" penguin portrait of their penguin species.  These paintings are hanging up in the hallway as a pictograph - biggest to smallest.

PHOTOS - Day of Pink

PAINTING PENGUINS