The Peace Book

Division 17 & 18 read The Peace Book written by Todd Parr. We made our own Peace Book inspired by the illustrations and words to share at our Remembrance Day Assembly. The Grade 1’s were so proud to share their work with the whole school.

Remembrance Day Buddy Wreath

The Grade 1’s made Remembrance Day wreaths with their buddy class (Div. 7). They used their hands for the leaves and created poppies with their big buddy. We put it up in the Gym to share during the Assembly

Here are some photos of some of the activities we did this September in the classroom. Looking at the photos with your child is a great way to start conversations about what they have been doing at school!

Daily Routines

Math & Language Arts

Flashlight Friday & STEM Challenges

Orange Shirt Day

Terry Fox

Art (Inspired by The Very Impatient Caterpillar)

Here are some photos from our classroom this month!

Art

This month we created Christmas Trees and Reindeer to decorate our classroom and the Gym. The students also did some writing to tell us more about their Reindeer.

Reading & Writing

This month in Story Workshop we have been working on creating characters and settings in our stories. In January we will begin to write stories with a beginning, middle, and end. Students are learning to work independently at their tables while a small group reads together during our Reading Groups.

Graphing

In December we have been learning about Graphing in Math. We made classroom graphs and answered questions about the information we collect. It’s a great way to learn more about our classmates.

Winter Celebrations

Each day during Calendar, students open up a secret paper to reveal a picture of an item used in a Winter celebration. The Grade 1’s have 10 minutes to create that item out of play dough. We also read and watched stories to learn more about different Holidays celebrated around the world. Here are some photos of a Menorah, Unity Cup, and Ornaments that students created.

More Fun!

We watched a Movie with Ms. Gracia’s class and did some fun Body Breaks!

Here are some photos of our learning in Division 16 this month. Please use the photos to talk with your child about their learning! Please click on the photos to enlarge them.

Reading & Letters

This month we finished reviewing our letters, and have started our Reading Groups. Students also used their Reading Bins to review what they have learned. The Grade 1’s got to show their Grade 5 & 6 Buddies how they read during Flashlight Friday!

Writing & Story Workshop

Students have been practicing breaking apart the sounds they hear in words. They also made a Todd Parr inspired Peace Book where they shared what peace means to them. During Story Workshop, the Grade 1’s created their own stories using loose parts. They get to share those stories orally to their classmates, focusing on including characters and a setting.

Math

In November, students have been learning to add using lots of different tools to help us (loose parts, ten frames, fingers, counting on and number lines). We also played lots of math games to help build our number sense.

Science

This month we learned about leaves and apples! After going on a leaf hunt, we picked our favourite leaf and found out its name. We have been learning all about apples, and even did some taste testing, experiments and building using them.

Social Studies

This month we learned about a holiday celebrated in Mexico called Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). We also made a Poppy Wreath for Remembrance Day with our Big Buddies.

The Grade 1’s have been busy creating magic doors for our creative writing. Check out the fun we have been having.

Door Design

In the Library, we watched a presentation about magical fairy doors and read a great wordless picture book about a magical door. Then the Grade 1’s got to design their door on paper.

Creating

We painted and added extra parts to make our door look unique.

Forest Walk

We went on a walk in the forest to find a special place to put our doors and take a picture.

Creating our Stories

Students had the choice to begin writing their stories or to create their story using loose parts before writing them down. They are working so hard to create their magical stories.

1. Take your Family on a Tour of our Classroom!

Here are some pictures of our classroom. The Grade 1’s have been practicing their Classroom Tour and are excited to tell you all about the important areas in our room.

2. Calendar Time!

Show your families how you lead Calendar on your Special Helper Day! (Click on the Calendar to make it bigger)

100th Day

During Morning Meeting, students decided what they would want 100 of. We also made 100 days smarter medals to wear.

100th Day Math

After putting the 100th sticker on our classroom calendar, we made a graph to decide which jar had 100 items in it. We also played a Race to 100 games with our classmates.

When I Am 100 Writing

Using magic, we turned all the Grade 1’s into 100 year olds. After spending some time looking at all of our funny pictures and laughing, we wrote what we thought we would do when we are 100 years old.  They are excited to bring these home next month to show you what they will look like when they are older!

More Fun

Here are some extra pictures of Phonics, Pink Shirt Day, and Art in our classroom.

Valentines Day

We had fun making Love Robot mailboxes, and handing out Valentines Day Cards to our classmates.

Writing

This month we are continuing to create our own books and we wrote about things we love for Valentines Day.

Reading Groups

While students in a small group read at the carpet with me, the rest of the class is practicing printing and reading just right books independently.

Math

This week we have been learning about Graphing! Here are some of the graphs we created and answered questions about.

Science

We are continuing to learn about different behaviours of animals in the winter. This week the class made trading cards to show their understanding. They created a card for an animal that hibernates, migrates, and adapts.

Phonics

During Phonics, we are learning about Digraphs. The class brainstormed words that have the sh and ch digraph. They were so proud of all the words they came up with together!

This month the Grade 1’s have been busy in the classroom. Here are some pictures of some of the learning that has been happening.

Writing

This month the students have been writing stories they created in Story Workshop. They are making books to read to each other and are excited to become authors! We also have been writing about our Winter Break, what our Superpower is, and learning how to label.

Reading

Our class has been reading in their just right reading group. If they are not reading with the teacher, they are independently practicing their printing and doing a writing activity. This week we learned about Mommy E. We also read our first Chapter Book Read Aloud. We practiced visualizing what was happening, and creating our own illustrations for the book Lulu and the Brontosaurus.

Math

This month we have continued to practice Addition to 20 using different strategies. We also played math games to strengthen our number sense.

Science

This month we are learning about Animals in Winter. We have read books, played games, and watched videos of animals that hibernate. We created Hibernating animals art we have displayed in the classroom. The Grade 1’s love to look and see what animal their classmates chose to draw.

More Fun!

Classroom Door

All the classrooms have decorated their doors for the Holidays! Our class made our own penguins and created a Winter Wonderland creation!

Reindeers

We used Markers, Oil Pastels and Watercolour paints to create our own Reindeer. In the afternoon we gave our Reindeers names and wrote about them.

Math

We are learning how to add using different strategies. This week we learned how to add using pictures, and Ten Frames. Students are working at their own level adding to 10 or to 20.

Writing

We read a Pete the Cat book about sandwiches last week, and wrote about our own silly sandwiches we would create. With our Story Workshop creations we wrote about our setting and Main characters.

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