Learning's Fun ~ In Grade One! December 20, 2016

 Reminders - Last Day of School - Thursday, December 22, 2016
                     - First Day Back - Monday, January 9, 2017

HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS AND A BLESSED NEW YEAR ~ SEE YOU IN 2017!

CHRISTMAS HAMPERS
Thank you all so much for your help in putting together our class hamper.  And a special thanks to the families who brought in gifts for the children and helped deliver the hamper to the family over the weekend.

BUSY LAST WEEK
We have had a very busy week.  The Christmas Concert was wonderful!  Mr. B and I were so proud of the grade one performers (especially all of the getting up and down, to and from the stage so many times during the concert - we didn't lose anyone!).  I hope all of you enjoyed the concert too.
We have been busy working on our Christmas gifts for the parents (no peeking, it is a surprise). 

Last Day of School Activities -
*Dress "Festively"
- wear red and/or green, wear Santa, elf, or snowman hats or reindeer antlers (you can make them)
1) We are watching "Christmas" movies in the morning
2) Christmas sing-a-long after lunch (1:00)
3) Class Parties - 2:15 - 3:15 
    Snack Parents for our class - Dekari, Ejiro, Elijah, Geddy

PHOTOS FROM LAST WEEK - we made cards for the seniors living at River Park Gardens

 

Our finished Christmas Story People (and animals) along with the artists.

Learning's Fun ~ In Grade One! December 12, 2016

Reminders - Christmas Concert on Thursday, December 15 at the Caboto Center
                   - Hamper Food should be in by this Friday, December 16
                   - Last Day of school - Thursday, December 22

CHRISTMAS PARTY
Our Christmas party will be on the last day of classes for this year- Thursday, December 22 in the pm
The Snack Parents for this party are - DEKARI, EJIRO, ELIJAH, GEDDY

CHRISTMAS CONCERT
The school Christmas Concert is this Thursday evening, December 15.
The concert is at the Caboto Center, which is on Wilkes Avenue.
The children need to be there at 5:45 pm.
Please dress your children in Christmas (fancy) clothes.
*Don't forget - SHOES
                      - VIOLINS
The doors to the concert area will open at 5:45 and the concert begins at 6:30.
After the concert, please pick up your child from the side room and join us for refreshments.

CHRISTMAS HAMPER
The hamper food should be at school by this Friday, December 16.  Thank you - we have two families who have volunteered to buy presents for our two hamper children.  We are still looking for a family who would be willing to deliver the hamper this weekend.  Please let me know if you are able to help us out.  Thanks.

PHOTOS from the week - creating our life-sized nativity people

Learning's Fun ~ In Grade One! December 5, 2016

Reminders - Scholastic Book orders due by Friday, December 9
                   - Christmas Concert on Thursday Evening, December 15
                   - Christmas Cheer Board Hamper food in by Friday, December 16

CHRISTMAS CHEER BOARD
Each year our school makes up Hampers for the Christmas Cheer Board and delivers them to families in need.  Each classroom is asked to make up one hamper for one family.  Your child should have brought home a green slip of paper with a few food items listed.  Please bring in those food items to class by next Friday, December 16.  (If you are unable to bring in the food items listed, please let me know and I will make sure that they come to school.)

We are waiting for the exact names and ages of the children in our hamper family and I will let you know those as soon as possible.  If you are interested in buying a Christmas GIFT for one of the children in our family, please let me know.  We are also looking for a school family who is willing to DELIVER the hamper during the weekend of Dec. 17 - 18 (approx.).  Please let me know if your family is interested in helping out with this activity.  Thank you for your help.

RECYCLED BAGS
Our school collected many plastic grocery bags to be recycled.  Some of the schools that participated in this project were given a prize of a bench made of recycled bags and we were one of those schools!  Last week two representatives (one wearing a coat made from plastic bags) from the organization came out to our school to present us with our bench and a flower box.

PHOTOS from the week -

Practicing for the Christmas Concert

 
Winter Fun -

MATH CLASS - using pretzels (10's) and marshmallows (1's) to build two-digit numbers

Learning's Fun ~ In Grade One! November 27, 2016

Reminders - NO SCHOOL on Friday, December 2
                   - School Christmas Concert on Thursday, December 15

We have had a very busy few weeks here in grade one.  Thank you parents for coming out to the Student-Led Conferences last week.  The children were all so excited to share some of their work and their Portfolio Binders with you.

SOCIAL STUDIES
We have finished up our science unit about the Senses and have started our new social studies unit called "Our Community".

SNOW WEATHER
Please send lots of outdoor clothing with your child everyday.  We will go outside for recess as much as possible (unless the temperature, including the wind chill, is minus 30 degrees).  You might also like to send along an extra pair or socks or two and a spare pair of mittens.

HOME-READING LOGS
Thank you for filling out the Home-Reading Logs each week.  The most important part to remember to fill in is the "level" section.  These A, B, C, ... indicators help your child and me to choose the "good-fit" books for them to read.  They also help me track how your child is progressing in between the times that I am able to read with them individually here at school, and whether they should stay where they are or move up a level.  Writing in notes like (too hard, just right, easy) are also very helpful to me. 

This is a photo taken with our coffee filter poppies that we made for the Remembrance Day Service.

FIRST SNOW OF WINTER PHOTOS

SNOWFLAKE SNOWMEN - posted on the hallway bulletin board