We enjoyed our first full week of school! The students are developing more stamina and getting used to the full-day routines of Grade One.  :)

This week, we practiced printing and reviewing words that begin with letters S, T, P and F. We have also added the words "a" and "it" to our high-frequency words. Last week we focused on "is" and "the". The students practiced identifying and reading these words daily in a variety of simple sentences. 

Today, I sent home an optional activity for the children to complete at home to practice simple short vowel "a" words. If your child completes the work, please send it back with your initials on it and I will give them a sticker for their effort.

We started to review simple patterns in Math this week - both AB and ABC patterns. We created movement and sound patterns as a group and identified some patterns in pictures. The students also worked with colour blocks to create as many 3-coloured patterns as they could. We will continue to identify, create, and extend 2, 3, and 4-part patterns next week.

The students enjoyed sharing their All About Me bags with their classmates this week. It was fun to see the special items each child brought in. Thank you for your support with this activity.

On Thursday, we went to the library and each child took out a book which hopefully made it home alright! :) Please help your child ensure their book is returned by Wednesday each week so they can get a new one on Thursday.

We celebrated our 10th day of Grade 1 yesterday with a special activity brought to us secretly by Zero the Hero. "He" visits every ten days of school but we never get to see him - he's sneaky that way! Yesterday, he left pipe cleaners and beads for the students to make a 10-bead bracelet. He will help us to mark each day of school that ends with a zero up to 100 when we will celebrate our 100th day of school.

This morning, we met our Grade 4 Buddies in Mrs. Miller's class and did a fantastic art activity to get to know one another. Please see the photos below and ask your child to tell you about this activity. We will get together every Friday with our Buddies to participate in a variety of learning activities.

Next week, we will participate in a Dance Residency at our school put on by the dance company Sound Kreations. We have four sessions and then a performance on Friday from 10:30 - 11:30. Please ensure your child wears comfortable clothing for these days. Our sessions during the week are from 8:05 - 8:35am. It will be important that the children arrive at school on time to get the most from these sessions. The children will perform on Friday from 10:30 - 11:30am. You are invited to attend!