We enjoyed the great Spring weather this week and took advantage of the warmer temperatures to get outside a couple of times.

On Tuesday, our class and Mrs. Burch's class went on a community walk to the nearby "Pirate Park". On our ways there and back we stopped to look at some of the features of a neighbourhood. These included street signs, traffic signs, community mailboxes, crosswalks, etc. At the park, we had the students find their own spot to do a 2-minute sensory activity. We had them stand quietly to use their hearing, sight, smell, and sense of touch to explore the area around them. Afterward, they shared what they had observed in the silence. It was wonderful to experience 48 Grade 1 students being calm and observant in this environment! :) They also had a bit of time to play at this community playground.

This week in Math, we have been learning about 3D objects and have been starting to identify them in our classroom and school. Next week, the students will get to build some of these objects using toothpicks and marshmallows. We will begin to learn about faces, sides, and vertices.

The students have been working on completing a booklet about Spring. We have been discussing the clothing we wear, the activities people take part in during this season, as well as changes that are occurring in nature. We went for a walk around the field of our school on Wednesday to observe signs of Spring and were able to see leaf buds, new green grass, insects, mud, and snow that was melting.

We have also been focusing on the senses of taste and smell this week and did two activities to test these senses. Next week, we will focus on sight and hearing.

Looking ahead...

A friendly reminder that next Friday is a Professional Development Day and there will be NO school for students.