This week, we continued to work with rhyming words and Bossy e words such as nose, time, cute, and cake.

In Science. we used playdough to experiment with many of the ways we can manipulate matter. We stretched, broke, cut, squished, and twisted the playdough. We did the same with a piece of paper and compared and contrasted our results.  We learned that no matter what we did to change the properties of the paper and playdough, they still remained paper and playdough.

Next week, we will continue to use our playdough to do an activity called "Shapeshifters". The students will use their playdough and some small materials to create two playdough "beings". Both creations will use the exact same materials but will look very different based on how the materials get used.

Mrs. Burch and I plan to take the students on a community walk one day next, weather dependent. We would like to look for natural and manmade landmarks in the community. We had hoped to do this a while ago but were foiled by the weather!

The Grade 1 classes will be celebrating our 100th Day of School on Thursday, March 12. I would like for the students to each bring in a sandwich-sized Ziploc bag with 100 small items. Examples are: Lego pieces, paperclips, popcorn kernels, beads, hair elastics, etc. Please put your child's name on the bag so that it can be returned to them afterward. We will be displaying the bags on a bulletin board in our classroom for a week or so. This is a fantastic way to compare and contrast what "100" can look like! Thank you in advance for your help with this. :)

As St. Patrick's Day is coming up on March 17th, we will be doing a little engineering project! :) The students will be challenged to create a Leprechaun trap. Please send in a shoebox or a shoebox-sized box with your child as soon as possible for this activity. I will be sending home a note requesting a few extra supplies closer to the date.

Mr. van Sluys has started a gymnastics-based unit in Phys. Ed. This will continue for the next two weeks. Please ensure your child is dressed in clothing appropriate for this type of movement. Please see his blog for more detailed information.

Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held after school on Thursday, March 19 and on the morning of Friday, March 20. Please watch your email/Messenger for more information from the office.

Have a great weekend. :)