Learning's Fun ~ In Grade One! April 23, 2019

POPCORN
The We Care Club is selling bags of popcorn to raise money for The Children's Hospital this Thursday, April 25.  If your child would like to buy some popcorn, you may send in $2.  If you want to send in the money earlier, I do have a list of names and a money bag on my desk (for safe-keeping).  They will be delivering the popcorn after lunch on Thursday (to eat outside at recess).  Thanks

EASTER PARTY
Our class Easter party will be on Friday, April 26, during last period.
The snack parents for this party are - Shae, Zac, Mrs. Petkau, Mrs. Bennet

SOCIAL STUDIES
As part of our next social studies unit called "Connecting with Others" we will be sending letters to people in different places around Canada and asking them to send us back some information about their own community.  In order for this to work, each child needs the name and address of a family member or family friend who would be willing to participate with this activity.  If you could get in touch with someone who you think would be a good partner for your child, please ask them if we could have their name and address.  I would like it if they lived somewhere in Canada (not Winnipeg) but if you do not have anyone available, please let me know and I will find a partner for your child.
We won't be starting this project for a few weeks but please send in the name and mailing address of your child's partner as soon as you are able.

PHOTO GALLERY -
Penguin Graph - Our life-sized penguin portraits displayed in order of height (largest starting on the far left with the Emperor penguin, down and around to the smallest, the Little Blue penguin.

Happy Easter Crosses and traced hand lilies -

Step one - Clay Penguins 

 
Step 2 - Glaze painted penguins, ready to be fired again

Buddy Reading in baskets -

Learning's Fun ~ In Grade One! April 7, 2019

Reminders - Wear GREEN on Monday, April 8 - to remember the Humboldt Broncos Hockey Team
                   - Wear PURPLE on Wednesday, April 17 - Epilepsy Awareness Day
                   - NO SCHOOL on Friday, April 19 - Good Friday
                   - NO SCHOOL on Monday, April 22 - Easter Monday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!                               Judah                     April 4
                                                                   Shae                      April 9

PENGUIN PARTY
We had our Penguin Unit final party on Friday.  We watched "Mr. Popper's Penguin's" and ate a Penguin Parfait snack (Blue jello - water, whipped cream - snow, candy fish, crushed Oreos for rocks and stones).  We will be comparing the movie version to the book version this week.

GOOD-BYE FRIENDS
We were so sad to say good-bye to two of our friends at Spring Break - Lachlan and Desayo.  We hope that they will come back and visit us.  We will miss them.

SPRING BREAK READING
Don't forget to send in the reading sheet for Spring Break - Easter Eggs to colour.  There will be prizes for reading for 10 days.

MAPPING
Our next Social Studies unit will be on mapping.

PHOTO GALLERY - Country Week - Chinese Dancing

 

 

 Good-bye Friends -

 

 China Art - Panda Bear Pictures

Penguin Parfaits

Learning's Fun ~ In Grade One! March 15,2019

Reminders - WEAR GREEN - for a belated St. Patrick's Day on Monday, March 18th
                   - SPRING BREAK - March 25 - 29, 2019
                   - First day back to school - Monday, April 1, 2019

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!        Daniella                     March 31

CONFERENCES
Thank you all for coming out to our student-led conferences last week.  The children were very proud and excited to show their portfolios to you and share what they have learned this term.

LEPRECHAUN TRAPS
The whole class was buzzing with creative excitement on Friday afternoon as the children built their leprechaun traps.  We used gold coins to (hopefully) entice those sneaky leprechauns into visiting our classroom and everyone shared how their traps would work.  We'll check our traps on Monday to see if we actually caught some. 
They can wear something green on Monday for a belated St. Patrick's Day (if they wish).

COUNTRY WEEK
This week we are "travelling" to China for country week.  Every afternoon, the children will be travelling to another classroom to experience different activities with different teachers, such as -
Animals, Math, Culture, Art, Sports, Food and Folktales.  We are also having some Chinese dancers visiting the school on Wednesday morning where they will perform and teach us some dances.

PHOTO GALLERY - Painting penguins

BUILDING LEPRECHAUN TRAPS