In Jolly Phonics today we learned the letter Qq. When we learned this letter we remembered that Qq and Uu stick like glue. When we learned this letter we pretended that we were quacking like a duck.
In Language Arts today we read the story "Olive the Other Reindeer" by J. Otto Seibold and Vivian Walsh. We then applied for jobs to become reindeer by filling out a Reindeer Job Application.
In Science, we began learning about Summer. We watched a National Geographic movie all about Summer and we especially enjoyed watching a time lapse of a caterpillar turning into butterfly.
In Math today we worked on addition problems to 8. We came up with different ways to get a sum of 8.
So I finally have my voice back and was glad to be back at school today. My daughter spent the last 5 days saying "Mommy, just talk louder", if only it was that easy :)
At the beginning of the day today we began celebrating Advent. We lit the purple candle which symbolizes Hope. We then sang our Advent song:
Light one candle for hope,
One bright candle for hope,
He bring hope to every heart,
He comes, He comes.
In Jolly Phonics today we learned two digraphs (when 2 consonants combine to make a new sound) the voiced sound of th and the voiceless sound of th. When we learned these digraphs we pretended that we were sticking our tongue out like silly clowns.
In language arts today we continued to learn about Advent. We made a list of things we are hopeful for this Advent and then made our own Advent wreath with our own hope sentences.
In Science, we learned all about baby animals and when they are born. We found out that most animals are born in the Spring.
Don't forget Student-Led Conferences are tonight from 4pm-7pm. The following people signed up for tonights slots:
In Jolly Phonics today we learned 3 new word families; osh, ash, ush.
When we learned these word families we came up with the words Dosh, Josh, crash, cash, hush and push.
These are the last of the word families but please continue to review them by either printing up the word family flashcards at https://sites.google.com/a/fmcsd.ab.ca/grade-1/flashcards or by watching the slideshow on YouTube below:
In Language arts today we read the story "Shapes of Stone". We learned all about how Inuit people make Inukshuks to help lead hunters home from the hunt. We also talked about how the Inukshuk was a symbol of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
In Science today we continued to learn about Spring. We watched a National Geographic movie all about the changes that occur in nature when spring comes.
This afternoon we had centres. The students are getting a lot better at working on centres independently and although we continue to work on volume level they are getting better.
Have a great night and I look forward to seeing you over the next couple of days.
In Jolly Phonics today we learned the digraph (when 2 consonants combine to make a new sound) sh. When we learned this digraph we pretended that we were "shhhhhing" a baby.
We also learned the word family ish.
We thought of words like fish, wish, dish and swish.
In language arts today we did a rhyming activity after listening to the song "Down by The Bay". The students came up with their own rhymes which you can check out at Student-Led Conferences.
In math today we finished up our numbers 1-20 unit by doing a unit test. They should be corrected and coming home tomorrow.
Just a reminder that there is no school tomorrow! Also, if you have Purdy's orders please come by my house tonight between 4 and 7pm. Check your email for my address and a map.
Today in science we did a cool experiment where we put 2 thermometers outside, one buried in snow and one on top of the snow. The students were amazed when we found that the temperature of the thermometer in the snow was higher than the one on top of the snow. We learned that snow acts like an insulating blanket and helps animals in their caves or burrows stay warm in the winter.
In Jolly Phonics today we learned the digraph (when 2 consonants combine to make a new sound) ch
When we learned this digraph we pretended that we were a choo-choo train.
This afternoon we had our success assembly at school. The following awards were given to students in our class:
Congratulations
to Agamroop Khinda in 1E for getting his first ever goal in hockey and
moving up to the next level in swimming lessons.
Congratulations
to Lucas Caines in 1E who just passed a level in swimming and recently
got his yellow belt in taekwondo.
Congratulations to Brinda Tailor in 1E who has just passed the turtle level in swimming.
Congratulations to Savindu Thalagal in 1E who has just passed the turtle level in swimming.
Recognition
goes out to Kaitlyn McPherson in 1E who did a nice deed when she shoveled her neighbors driveways without being asked. Way to be a good neighbor, Kaitlyn!
If your child accomplishes something special at home and I will nominate them at the next Succes Assembly!
Tomorrow is hat day at school. We are raising money for UNICEF so wear your favourite hat and donate $1.
Today we learned the word families; ox and ix.
We thought of words like Moxies, box, six and pixies.
In math today we played a fun more and less game "a la" Headbands. The students were each given a number between 0 and 20 to stick to their foreheads. They were then given more or less clues from their friends to help them guess their number. Here is a little video of myself and Noah playing the game.
When we practiced it we pretended that we were using our x-ray cameras. We also learned the ax word family. We thought of words like axel, tax, Max and Baxter
In Language Arts today we learned a new choral reading. It was called Little Smowman.
In Science today we learned about what different animals do in the winter. We especially learned about animals who sleep during the winter. Check out the clip we watched on youtube about the bear sleeping in his den.
In Math today we learned words like more, less, most, least, equal and exactly.
I hope everyone had a great long weekend and that no one else was stuck on the highway yesterday like I was. It was a long 8.5 hour drive home!
Today we learned the letter Yy.
When we learned this letter we pretended that we were eating yogurt.
The hard thing about Yy is that sometimes it acts like a consonant and other times it acts like a vowel (making either the "eeee" sound or the "iiiii" sound). Check out the vowel rules link on our website to learn more about the tricky vowel rules and here is a little video you can watch on youtube about the letter Yy.
In language arts and science today we focussed on the season of winter. We wrote some sentences about what we like to do in the winter and watched a movie about birds in the Winter.
In Math we learned the word ESTIMATE. Estimate means guessing a number without counting.
Have a great night and don't forget to dress warm!
Just a reminder that there is no school tomorrow so have a great long weekend!
Today we learned the vowel teams oo and OO
When we practiced it we pretended that we were a cuckoo clock.
We also learned the ook word family. We thought of words like book, cook, rook and nook.
After recess today we had our schools Remembrance Day liturgy, At the liturgy a movie of loved ones who served in the military was shown to the school. You can watch it below
This afternoon we did a fun art activity all about snowflakes. The kids drew the snowflakes with white glue and then sprinkled them with glitter. They are going to dry over the weekend and pictures will be posted next week.
Sorry for no post yesterday but I was home with a sick little girl!
Today we learned the letter Vv.
When we practiced it we pretended that we were driving a van.
In computers today we had a fun lesson planned where we got to explore some seasons and weather games on the internet. Well all good things don't always go as planned and our computers would not connect to the internet. So, give it a try at home by following the link:
This afternoon the ladies from Sparksman Transportation came in to talk with us about bus safety. We also got the chance to practice evacuating a school bus. It was a good chance to learn something that we will hopefully never need to use. To learn more watch the video below1
Today in Math we worked on using ten frames to represent numbers between 11 and 20. You can see the activity we did on the Promethean Board below:
So it was a little chilly this morning. That being said, please make sure students come to school bundled up and that all of their gear is labelled with their name.
Today we learned the consonant pair ng.
When we practiced it we pretended that we were lifting heavy weights.
In Language Arts today we brainstormed a list of things to do in the Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer. We are then going to use the list to create or own individual season's books.
In Science, we focussed on Autumn today. We watched a National Geographic Movie all about things that happen in the Autumn.
In centres today, we are woking on a bunch of new activities. At centre 11 we are using the iPads to go on our YouTube class channel (AE2056) and we are reviewing number words and word families.
In Math today we are working on representing numbers in different ways. Check out what we did as a class.
When we were learning this letter we were pretending that the wind was blowing in the palm of our hand.
In Language Arts today we worked on inventive spelling. We completed the sentence I was _________ for Halloween this year. We then made a nice picture. Mrs. Easton scanned them into the computer and made our very own digital flip book. Check it out!
For Art today, we made a picture of trees throughout the seasons. We stamped red, orange, and yellow leaves on the fall tree, we glued on cotton balls for the winter tree, on the Spring tree we glued pieces of tissue paper on to make leaf buds and on the Summer tree we made leaves with paint.
In Music this week we have been discussing and singing songs about Remembrance Day. Today we listened to a wonderful song called "A Pittance of Time" and watched the video below on YouTube.
Today in Jolly Phonics we learned the letter Zz
We also learned that in Canada we call it "zed" not "zee"!
When we were learning this letter we were pretending that we were buzzing like bees.
During centres today, Mrs Easton continued to do assessment. Please continue to practice the word families and the preprimer words.
Today we started talking about weather and temperature in Science. Every day we are going to graph the weather and chart the temperature. Check out what we did today.
Today in LA we learned the vowel team ee and the consonant blend or
We practiced the sounds by pretending we were donkeys.
We also worked on unscrambling the sentence Halloween fun really year. was this
We figured out that it said "Halloween was really fun this year."
During centres today Mrs. Easton started with reading one on one with each student in the class. She even recorded it on her iPhone. Look forward to getting your own copy of the reading assessment sent to you as soon as Mrs. Easton is done reading with the whole class.
In Math today, we worked on the concept of conservation of number. That means, no matter how you represented a number it always is the same. For example you can show 12 apples in a bag by having 6 red and 6 yellow apples or by having 3 red and 9 yellow apples.
