Learning's Fun ~ In Grade One ~ At Home ~ But Not Alone ~ March 26, 2020

Elyck and his pipe cleaner snake.

Meleah doing her health homework.

Learning's Fun ~ In Grade One ~ At Home ~ But Not Alone ~ March 24, 2020

Learning's Fun ~ In Grade One ~ At Home ~ But Not Alone

PHOTOS TO SHARE - Meleah and Dekari - outside fun

Origami

Sewing

 Lennon and her sister Sadie - bird's eye view

 Peanut and Taco helping me with our class Blog - with a snack

Learning's Fun ~ In Grade One! March 17, 2020

I thought that I would post a few more photos to share with you. 

Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Today we made shamrocks to use when we practice skip counting by 3's.  We also used them to talk about how God is three parts in one God - Father, Son and Spirit, just like the shamrock is one leaf but has three parts.

OWL VISITORS
The owls came to visit yesterday.  Their names were Ash (a great grey owl) and Max (a great horned owl).  The presenters were so impressed by how much the students knew about owls!  They also shared some stories about how some other animals came to be at Wildlife Haven.

 

 

 GINGERBREAD MAN BOAT TESTING - We tested out our boats that we designed and built last week.  The students had to make a boat for the Gingerbread Man to float across the river so that he would not have to ride on the fox's back.  The boats had to hold the Gingerbread Man (or 10 pennies) for 10 seconds without sinking.

 

 

 

OWL MURAL WITH THE ARTISTS

Learning's Fun ~ In Grade One! March 11, 2020

Reminders - Report cards come home on Thursday, March 12
                   - Scholastic book orders due on Thursday, March 12
                   - NO SCHOOL on Friday, March 13
                   - Student-Led Conferences on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 17 and 18
                   - Owl Visitors from Wildlife Haven on Monday, March 16 at 1:00

STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES
Our Student-Led Conferences are coming up next Tuesday and Wednesday (March 17 and 18).  Please make sure you have signed up for a conference time, or call the office to arrange a time.  The children are very excited to show you what we have been working on this term.  If neither day works well for you, please let me know and we can arrange an alternative day.

DESIGN PROCESS
We have started working on some "Design Process" projects in grade one.  We made some baskets for Little Red Riding Hood to carry her grandmother's lunch in, using only 4 sheets of paper and masking tape.  We brainstormed all the ways that we could think of, to get Humpty Dumpty down off of the wall safely (we came up with 15 different ways).  We have a few more Fairy Tale projects coming up.

COUNTRY WEEK - GREECE
Our annual Country Week is coming up from March 23 - 27 (the last week before Spring Break).  We have lots of activities planned.  The children receive a passport and "travel" from class to class each afternoon to experience some of the culture of Greece - art, food, language, sports, mythology, architecture, music, drama, etc...  If any family had some artifacts (like clothing, artwork, books, etc...) that they would be willing to share with us, please let me know.

PHOTO GALLERY - Listening to our school's own Add-On Story read by Moana (a.k.a. Mr. B)

 

Working on our mural.

All finished!

 

Examining the Festival du Voyager artifacts brought in by Mr. Tibear.

 

Partners with their Red Riding Hood Baskets.