This week, we continued to focus on consonant blends with r. Our words were: crib, bring, friend, and drum.

We also worked with compound words. We learned that a compound word is made up of two words that have been glued together to form a new word. The students practiced identifying compound words and their root words and wrote sentences using these words.

As we continued to learn about the Grandfather Teaching of Honesty, we learned about the being that represents this Indigenous teaching. He is named Sabe (pronounced Saw-bay). Sabe is a giant (Bigfoot) because when one lives with integrity, is true to themselves, and honest with others, they walk tall.

The students coloured a Sabe designed by a Gitxsan artist from northern British Columbia named Michelle Stoney. We looked at some of her art for inspiration when choosing which colours to use. The students' Sabes are all beautiful and unique. I will post some for you to see next week but here is the design we worked with:

In Math, we continue to review and practice using the strategies of counting back, using a number line, using a drawing, and/or using fingers to solve subtraction problems. Next week, we will begin to learn about and practice using Fact Families such as 3+2=5 / 5-2=3.

In Science, we started to learn about the properties of matter and used these properties to describe toys. The properties include: colour, size, texture, weight. We will continue this work next week and will begin to incorporate this vocabulary into our writing as well.

At the end of each day, I have started to read a chapter book to the students. We are just finishing up the first book in the Magic Treehouse book series by Mary Pope Osborne titled Dinosaurs Before Dark. If you haven't heard of these books before, they are favourites with elementary school-aged children. They weave fiction with non-fiction and are always filled with exciting adventures! :)

Today, we joined our Grade 4 buddies and learned about the use of lines in art. Mrs. Miller introduced the students to many different line designs and the students created a new hairstyle for themselves using a variety of line designs. If your child did not bring their artwork home, you will see it on Monday as a few of them left their work at school! Here is an example:

Our Grade 1 Curriculum Newsletter:

As it does not come through clearly, please email me if you would like a printed copy - jllarmer@cbe.ab.ca

Please see the message below regarding our school's yearbook:

​​​​​​​McKenzie Towne School 2024/25 Yearbook ordering is now live!

To order go to: https://ybpay.lifetouch.ca/
Use Yearbook ID code: 10614125
Early Bird Pricing: $29 (Now until Feb 28, 2025)
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Last day to order:  May 24, 2025

We would like to invite parents to submit photos of their child for the yearbook by emailing them to yearbook@mtsparents.com. Submissions can include pictures from the first day of school, Terry Fox Run, Halloween Dance, Tropical Beach Day etc.

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