Wellness week and wonderful winter weather!

This week we focused on many ways that we can take care of ourselves during “wellness week” activities. Each day we focused on a different area of wellness including healthy sleep habits, healthy eating, physical activity, and screen-free activities.  The students already had so many amazing ideas to share in our group discussions which we documented in these brainstorm charts.

Winter Artwork

We thought you would like to see our completed Snowmen paintings!

Gr. 1 Math

The Grade One students are now learning about subtraction. We have been using wintery objects like these snowflakes to create and write subtraction equations.

Notes:

• We will begin to learn all about our families. I would love to have a family photo from everyone to add to our projects. I have the following student photos: Aria, Caia, Cameron, Hayden, and Skyler. If I do not have a family photo of your child please send a printed photo or digital image by Feb. 3.
• Hot lunch – please continue to send snacks on days when your child orders hot lunch. Many students are not able to eat the full lunch so may need to rely on their morning snack to sustain them. I have been trying to help the students eat their lunches as some of the containers are challenging. When your child brings their leftover lunch home, perhaps you can support them in becoming independent with taking off the lids and eating the new foods with a fork. I provide the students with 30 minutes to eat.
• Lunar New Year, Jan 29. – we will celebrate by making vegetarian spring rolls in our classroom. I just want to confirm any allergies before we go ahead with this activity. We will be using the following ingredients: spring roll wraps (pre-made), cabbage, carrot, vermicelli noodles, soy sauce, vegetarian oyster sauce, green onion, cilantro, white pepper, flour. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOUR CHILD CANNOT EAT ANY OF THESE ITEMS BY JANUARY 22.

 

Enjoy this beautiful weekend!