Learning's Fun ~ In Grade One! November 7, 2016

REMINDERS - Scholastic Book orders due on Wednesday, November 9
                         - NO SCHOOL on Thursday, November 10 and Friday, November 11
                         - School Remembrance Day Service on Wednesday, November 9 at 10:45 am
                         - Report Cards come home on Friday, November 18
                         - Student-Led Conferences on Tuesday, Nov. 22 and Wednesday, Nov. 23

NO HOMEWORK
I did not send any math homework home for this week because it is such a short week. 
Keep-up with the Home-Reading as usual.

FALL SUPPER
Thank you to all of the families who attended and helped out with our Fall Supper and Auction.  It was a lot of fun and the meal was delicious. I had MANY compliments about the paintings of "Ornamental Corn" that our class made for decorating the hall.

PHOTOS FROM THE WEEK - Ornamental Corn

                                                               PUMPKIN CARVING

 

PUMPKIN FACES and PUMPKIN POEMS

 

 

 

Learning's Fun ~ In Grade One! October 31, 2016

Reminders - Halloween Party on Monday, October 31 in the afternoon
                   - Fall Supper on Saturday, November 5
                   - School Remembrance Day Service on Wednesday, November 9 at 10:45
                   - No School - November 10 and 11

LAST WEEK
It was a very busy week. 
We went to the MTYP to see "Alligator Pie".  Thank you to all of the parents who drove. 
Then got a VERY BIG pumpkin delivered to our class and we have been using it for math (measuring, comparing).  Mr. Wozney and Mr. Petkau had to use a cart to move it from my car to the classroom.  (It weighs 180 pounds!) 
We started work on our Fall Supper Art projects.  The kids are creating big paintings of ornamental corn using a black glue outline and tempera paint.  We will finish them this week.
We also made paper chain colour patterns and handprint spiders to decorate the room for our party.
We used finger paint to mix primary colours to make secondary colours and glued our "feely" objects into our Touch Booklets.

 

Meet Ormie and Jewel our pumpkins.

 

How tall is Ormie the BIG pumpkin?

 

How many blocks tall is Jewel the small pumpkin?

 

Measuring how big around are the pumpkins using "links".

 

Counting how many lines are on each pumpkin.

 

Does a pumpkin float or sink?

 

Can you roll a pumpkin?

Learning's Fun ~ In Grade One! October 24, 2016

Reminders - Field Trip to the MTYP for "Alligator Pie" on Thursday, October 27 at 10:00 am
                   - Halloween Party on Monday, October 31, in the afternoon
                   - Fall Supper - Saturday, November 5 (You can still buy tickets for this event)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!                   Rafael              October 29

SENSES
I sent home a note last week asking parents to help their children find 6 small "Feely" items around their house to use in making their Touch Books.  Please send the items in a Ziplock bag (labelled with their names) to school as soon as possible.  We will be making our booklets this week. 
Thanks again for your help.
In case you can't find the note we need - something smooth, rough, hard, soft, bumpy, crunchy

TERRY FOX
Our school raised $548.40 from our Tasks for Terry activities.  Thank you.

HALLOWEEN PARTY
Our Halloween Party will be held next week, on Monday, October 31 in the afternoon.  The children can dress up in a costume if they wish.  Please send the costumes to school in a plastic bag and the children can CHANGE AFTER LUNCH RECESS. 
- Please do not send your child to school in their costumes in the morning. 
- Please do not send a costume that has a face mask, blood, weapons or is frightening.
- After everyone has changed, we will be having a costume parade around the school and a mini-dance in the gym.
- After last recess we will be having snacks and games.  There are 17 students in the class.

Just a reminder about who the Halloween Snack parents are -
Alyssa and Isabelle, Caleb, Connor, Cooper

PHOTOS OF THE WEEK - Exploring "Smelling Jars" and "Feely Socks" for our Senses Unit