Learning's Fun ~ In Grade One! May 28,2019

Reminders - Read-a-thon envelopes are due by Friday, May 31
                   - Evening of the Arts - Spring Concert - next week on Wednesday, June 5
                   - PIP Barbeque - Thursday, June 13
                   - NO SCHOOL - Friday, June 14
                   - Field Trip to Oak Hammock Marsh - Monday, June 17 - all day

SPRING CONCERT
Next week is our annual Spring Concert.  Please have your child here at the school at 6:00 and drop them off in their classroom.  We have our concert outside so please bring lawn chairs and/or blankets. Also, make sure your child brings their violins!  If your child will not be able to attend this event, please let Mr. B and Mrs. Petkau know ahead of time.  The We Care Club will be selling frozen treats that night to raise money.
ALSO - That week, starting on Monday, June 3, there will be a Scholastic Book Fair in the gym.

SUMMER WEATHER
Please put sunscreen on your child in the morning before school.  You may want to send an extra bottle to leave in their lockers so they can reapply it later on in the day.  Please send a sun hat to school as well.  The summer weather is finally here!

FIELD TRIP
We will be going on our final field trip to Oak Hammock Marsh on Monday, June 17.  This will be an all day trip and they will need to bring a lunch along.  We will also need parent drivers for this trip.  I will be sending more information and the permission form home soon.

FLAT-PEOPLE
We mailed out our flat-people last week so hopefully they will be arriving at their Canadian city destination homes this week.  We can't wait to get them back!

PHOTO GALLERY - Pirate Treasure Maps

Mystery box - each child gets a turn putting something inside of the mystery box.  The other children ask yes or no questions and try to figure out what is in the box.

Eating snack outside

French  - zoo animal puppets

Card for Mrs. Petkau - Thank you all so much for your prayers and cards.

MATH - Measuring a bed - for ourselves using our feet and for a giant using giant feet.

Making a bar graph out of our beds - smallest to longest

Getting our Flat-People ready to mail

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