Learning's Fun ~ In Grade One! April 24, 2018

OWL MURAL
We have finished up our science unit about OWLS.  Each student shared their research project with the whole class, about one type of North American owl.  We finished painting our big mural in the hallway.  It shows each of the types of owls that we studied (life-sized) and the habitat for each one.  We went to the computer lab and searched for information about each type of owl.  Our grade 5/6 reading buddies helped us with reading some of our research information. 
We had 5 questions to answer -
What does it eat?  Where does it live?  Info about nests and babies.  One interesting fact.  And what does it look like?

Our next unit is all about MAPS.

PHOTO GALLERY - Photos of our reading buddies helping us with our owl research.

 

 

A couple of photos from milk week -

Painting our life-sized owls -

Learning's Fun ~ In Grade One! April 4, 2018

Reminders - Easter Party on Friday, April 6th
                     Snack Parents - Rascie, Reid, Sophie, Zoe

Christ is Risen!  He is risen indeed!  Alleluia!

EASTER READING
I hope all of you had a wonderful Spring Break and Easter holiday.
I sent home a yellow "egg" reading log sheet for the children to use over the break plus this week.  The goal was for them to read for 10 nights and to colour in one egg for each night they read.  Please return this sheet on Friday (if possible) and they can choose a prize for a completed sheet.  If they were away or have not quite finished the 10 eggs, they can keep it for a while and bring it in when it is finished and coloured. 😊

PHOTOS TO SHARE

Snowy Day in March -

Country Week - India (Thank you ladies from India's School of Dance)

 

 

Visitors from Wildlife Haven - Avro (Swainson's hawk) and Max (great-horned owl)

  

 

 

Learning's Fun ~ In Grade One! March 7, 2018

REMINDERS - Report Cards are coming home on Friday, March 9
                         - Student-led conferences  on Tuesday, March 13 and Wednesday, March 14
                         - NO SCHOOL on Friday, March 16

COUNTRY WEEK
Our annual "Country Week" is coming up soon.  It will be happening from March 19 to 23.  This year we will be looking at the country of India.  If anyone has any knowledge, books, costumes, artefacts, or skills (like dancing???) and would be willing to share them with us, please let us know.  During country week the students travel from class to class, each afternoon, with their own "passports" and experience a number of different activities.  Like - food, art, games, music, dance, culture, etc... 
It will be an exciting adventure! (and then the following week is Spring Break, rest time).

STORY TIME
I have been reading a book called "Owls in the Family" to the class over the last few weeks.  This classic Canadian novel was written by Farley Mowat and it takes place in Saskatoon.  It tells about a boy who has two great-horned owls as pets.

PHOTO GALLERY - Harmony sharing her eagle feathers with the class

 Wearing red and pink for Valentine's Day

Working on addition for math - adding beans

Valentine's Day - Owl Bags

Dress up as a Voyageur.  Oui, oui, oui!

 The "Beautiful" Mr. Wozney dressed up as Elsa on Storybook character day.

 

More Storybook characters

Special guest reader - Ms. McCrea