Week of June 24

Reminders:

Movie With Buddies - On Monday we will be celebrating our wonderful year with our Grade One buddies with a movie together. We will provide each child with a nut-free lollipop. If you do not want your child to have one please email us. The students are also invited to bring an extra snack to enjoy during the movie.

Games - Students are invited to bring board games from home to play during the last three day of school. Please ensure the games are labelled and children are aware of the pieces that belong in their game to avoid anything getting lost. 

Spirit Day - June 25 - Students may wear Spirit wear or blue clothing.

Last day of classes for students - June 26th

Homework

1. Daily reading for 15 to 20 minutes

Learning Update

Math

We learned about measurement and how to calculate the perimeter around shapes. We measured different things around our classroom using centimeters and meters. We also learned about mass and how to measure weight with scales, using grams and kilograms.  

Science/Writing
We have continued working on our Mixed Beasts project. This week we drew the good copies of our mixed beasts and we began writing about the different features. 

Enjoying Sports Day! 

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Week of June 10th

Reminders:

Library - All library books were due back this week. If your child has not returned their books yet please return them on Monday. 

Sports Day and Hot Dog Lunch - Sports Day is on Thursday, June 20th. We are still in need of volunteers, please let the office know if you are available. More information about any changes due to weather will be announced next week.

Spirit Day - June 25 - Students may wear Spirit wear or blue clothing.

Last day of classes for students - June 26th

Homework

1. Daily reading for 15 to 20 minutes

Learning Update

Math

In Math we continued learning about data and how to organize it in different ways. We practiced gathering information and organizing it into bar graphs and line plots. 

Science/Writing
We have continued working on our Mixed Beasts project. This week we finished researching and choosing which two animals we will use to create our mixed beast. We began drawing prototype designs of how it might look. 

Social Studies

We continued learning about Tunisia this week. We had a great in-school field trip all about it and we played games, used Tunisian money, looked at artifacts and made mosaics. 

Week of June 3rd

Volunteers Needed - On June 11th we still need 2 volunteers for our Teacher's Pet program about Tunisia, for Miss Lobel's class from 12:45-3:00pm. If parents from either class are available please send an email to let us know. Thank you! jelobel@cbe.ab.ca

Reminders:

Library - All library books are due on June 12th. There will be no more book exchange for the rest of the year.

Twin and Triplet Day - On June 14th students are invited to dress the same as their friends and come to school as twins or triplets. 

Sports Day and Hot Dog Lunch - Please return the hotdog forms by June 14th if your child will be attending our Sports Day on June 20th.

Spirit Day - June 25 - Students may wear Spirit wear or blue clothing.

Last day of classes for students - June 26th

Homework

1. Daily reading for 15 to 20 minutes

Learning Update

Math

In Math we have been learning about data management. We used the data that we collected about the weather in May and we made a tally chart and a picture graph to represent the information. We then analyzed and interpreted the data by asking and answering questions. We also learned about bar graphs. 

Science/Writing
We started our final project this week which is a combination of Science and Writing. We will be creating mixed beasts out of animals from two different animal groups. First we are doing research on 3 animals from different groups to help us decide which combination would be the best. 

Social Studies

This week we began exploring Tunisia. We watched a video and made wonders about what we saw. We have also been looking at the map of Tunisia and are learning the names of different cities and areas in the country. 

Gym

This week we had our Hoop Dancing residency. We learned about the First Nations culture and we had 4 classes teaching us how to make different shapes and do different dance moves using hoops. We also got to watch the instructor, Miss Jessica, give us a special performance.

Week of May 27th

Volunteers Needed - On June 11th we will be having an in school field trip from Teacher's Pet, based on our final Social Studies unit, Tunisia. 

Mrs. Tomasson's class will be during the morning and Ms. Lobel's class will be in the afternoon. Please let your child's teacher know if you are able to volunteer. Thank you as always for your support with our learning!

Homework

1. Daily reading for 15 to 20 minutes

Weekly Learning Update

Math

We continued learning about fractions in sets and wholes. We know that the denominator of a fraction represents all the equal parts that make up a whole or the total of a set. The numerator represents the number of parts. We have been practicing writing fractions in numbers and words as well as drawing fractions in wholes and sets. We have also played some fraction games to support and reinforce our learning.

Science
We have been learning more about animal conservation and the job of a conservationist. We read a book called A Voice for the Spirit Bears by Carmen Oliver. It is about the true story of a young boy who followed his passion to conserve the habitat of the rare spirit bear and the impact he made for the bears as well as animal conservation around the world. We also learned about Jane Goodall. 

Social Studies

We finished up our learning about Ukraine this week. We researched different aspects about Ukraine on the computers, for example food, art, sports, beliefs, jobs and resources. 

Language Arts

We did two different pieces of writing this week. We looked at a picture prompt of a tiny dragon sitting on a person's fingers and imagined where it came from and wrote stories based on this tiny creature. We also debated "What would you rather" topics and wrote about if we would rather be able to fly or be able to turn invisible. It was fun giving our opinions and justifications. 

Art
Our Grade one buddies came today and we made pinch pots out of clay!

Week of May 20th

Volunteers Needed - On June 11th we will be having an in school field trip from Teacher's Pet, based on our final Social Studies unit, Tunisia. 

Mrs. Tomasson's class will be during the morning and Ms. Lobel's class will be in the afternoon. Please let your child's teacher know if you are able to volunteer. Thank you as always for your support with our learning!

Homework

1. Daily Reading for 15 to 20 minutes

2. Word Study for the Week of May 13 - Past tense endings -ed -ing

3. Student Read Aloud for Oral Sharing - please make sure your child is prepared for their day. Students should have practiced their book several times so they are able to read fluently with expression. They need to be prepared to share why they chose this book and be able to answer questions about the story.

Thank you for coming to our Celebration of Learning! 

We had so much fun sharing all of our hard work with you. 

Weekly Learning Update

Math

This week we started learning about fractions. Ask me about numerators and denominators. 

Science
We have been taking care of mealworms and patiently waiting to watch their metamorphosis. Ask me what they will turn into! 

Week of May 13th

Homework

1. Daily Reading for 15 to 20 minutes

2. Word Study for the Week of May 13 - We will be reviewing suffixes and prefixes

3. Student Read Aloud for Oral Sharing - please make sure your child is prepared for their day. Students should have practiced their book several times so they are able to read fluently with expression. They need to be prepared to share why they chose this book and be able to answer questions about the story.

Reminder:

May 17th - May 20th - No school for students for teacher professional development and Victoria Day. See you on Tuesday May 21st.

May 23rd - Please come join us for our Celebration of Learning on May 23rd from 6:45-7:45 pm. 

• 6:45 – 7:05 pm Opening program in the gym  
• Doors open at 6:35  pm – please proceed into the gym and grand hall with your child/children and find a seat 
• 7:05 – 7:45 pm  - Please visit your child’s classroom.  If you have more than one child, please split your time accordingly.   

*Please note: Kindergarten, Grade 1 and Grade 2 Celebration of Learning is from 5:30-6:30.

Weekly Learning Update

Math

This week we learned strategies to solve division problems. We continued relating division to multiplication and used similar strategies; repeated subtraction, making arrays, sharing between equal groups and skip counting. 

We also practiced our mathematical communication skills through number talks and explaining our thinking and our strategies out loud during class discussions. 

Ask me about this fun problem we did:

Language Arts

We finished writing our explorer stories this week and we have been focusing on editing for spelling, the 4 S's, correct tense (past or present), capital letters, punctuation, our personal writing goals and checking if it makes sense. We started typing our stories on the computer to publish.

We have also continued our read aloud Wild Robot and have been making lots of connections to our animal science learning through this book. 

Science

In Science we revisited our Citizen Science work and we spent some more time outside observing our environment now that the weather has started to change. We challenged ourselves to sit quietly and observe the animal kingdom using our senses. We decided that we want to spread the word and we are going to educate our school about Citizen Science. Look our for our displays at the Celebration of Learning! 

Art

We began an art project to go along with our explorer stories. The inspiration is Barbara Reid, an author who illustrates her books using plasticine art. We are making our own plasticine art based on a scene from our story. This week we started the background and have been getting used to warming, mixing and spreading plasticine. Check out Barbara Reid's website: 

https://barbarareid.ca/

Physical Education

We got to have gym outside at the beginning of the week. We played a fun game called four corner soccer. 

Week of May 6th

Week of May 6th

Homework

1. Daily Reading for 15 to 20 minutes

2. Word Study for the Week of May 13 - We will be reviewing suffixes and prefixes

3. Student Read Aloud for Oral Sharing - please make sure your child is prepared for their day. Students should have practiced their book several times so they are able to read fluently with expression. They need to be prepared to share why they chose this book and be able to answer questions about the story.

Reminder:

May 17th - May 20th - No school for students for teacher professional development and Victoria Day. See you on Tuesday May 21st.

May 23rd - Please come join us for our Celebration of Learning on May 23rd. Save the date and watch our for more information soon.

Weekly Learning Update

Math 

We started learning about division. Division is splitting or sharing into equal groups. We have been relating division to what we already know about multiplication. We have been discussing fact families for example:

3 x 4 = 12
4 x 3 = 12
12÷3 = 4
12÷4 = 3

We also learned the mathematical terms of the parts of a division equation:

Language Arts

This week we started writing our explorer stories. During our planning stages we broke down our stories into sections. Beginning, problem, two solution attempts, solution and end. We have carefully been writing our stories section by section then going back and editing for spelling, punctuation, juicy words and all the elements that make a great story. We also shared our stories with partners and gave each other peer feedback, focusing on being kind, specific and helpful. 

Our learning intention is to write an exciting and interesting story including detail and juicy words. Our success criteria is including words and phrases from each of the 4 S's:

- Sensory Words

- Specific Nouns

- Strong Verbs

- Show Not Tell

We are excited to share them with you at our Celebration of Learning! 

















We also started up our Reader's Workshop centers again this week. 

Social Studies
This week we had fun trying to write words using the Ukrainian alphabet. We also used our textbooks to research more about Ukrainian culture and traditions. We watched an incredible video of traditional dancers in Ukraine.