Grade One with Ms. Overdevest: October 2021

Friday, October 29, 2021

Good afternoon kids and parents,

We had quite the spooktacular day!

Kid Quotes:

We did Creepy Centres today. -Hooman

We had a spooky spelling test. -Rakshan

We had a scary snack and story. -Kaira

We started with a creepy class meeting. -Hasset

We had a creepy fun dance party. -Ire

Reminders:

PLEASE ensure that your child is dressed for the weather. Also please tell your child they MUST wear their jacket when they go outside. This is starting to become a problem as some students tell me that "my mom/dad said I don't have to wear it" As the snow comes and the temperature drops, I want to make sure that your child stays safe and warm outside. Thank you for your cooperation.

Click below for some funny Jib Jabs! Do you recognize anyone in the videos?

Halloween Update from Mrs. Taylor

Hello parents,

You received this email from Mrs. Taylor yesterday. but I am adding it here too, just in case!

This is a friendly reminder about the exciting events for Friday this week.

If your child does NOT celebrate Halloween or does not have a costume, they are still welcome to come to school in CASUAL clothing on Friday, please note that there will be Halloween activities happening at the school during the day.

At Le Roi Daniels, we have a full school celebration and Halloween costume parade (done virtually for class viewing again this year- sorry parents not for you L) which will occur on Friday, Oct 29^th in the morning. Friendly reminder that ALL Kindergarten students are attending this day and travelling on their regular school buses to and from school.

All K-3 students are invited to wear their costumes in the morning on their way to school. Unfortunately, students will NOT be able to change at school due to reduced washrooms and construction so please send your child in costume. Students are able to wear their costume masks for the virtual parade and then we will be asking for those masks to be returned to backpacks for both safety and to ensure they come home for trick or treating. Students should not bring any kind of weapon with their costume (even if it is part of it) for safety reasons – this includes – knives, swords, guns, light sabers, bow and arrow, etc.

Classes will have fun Halloween activities happening in their rooms for the morning, so parents are welcome to send a special nut free Halloween treat for their child to celebrate the day. At this time, we are asking parents to please NOT send treats for the class.

Thank you for your help to make this a fun and safe day at school.

Friday, October 22, 2021

Happy Friday!

You may find that when you ask you child what they did today,I bet they say "Ummm...I can't remember!" or "Nothing..." (I promise, we do LOTS!) So, here are some prompts to ask your child about what we learned this week:

-Can you tell me what a double is? (1+1, 2+2, 3+3, etc)

-Can you tell me how to see hello in a Blackfoot language?

-What is the name of the country we live in? province? city? community?

-What is a digraph? (when two letters come together to make a new sound. This week we did the SH digraph). Ask your child if they can tell you any words that have SH in them.

-What are some ways we can start sentences to share our ideas in writing? (I see, I think, I wonder).

-Someone got into our classroom and stuck 100 numbers all over our walls on Thursday! Ask your child what happened and take a look at the post it note 100 chart below. Ask your child about what they noticed about the chart.

-In spirit of Truth and Reconciliation, we are incorporating land based learning into our classroom. We have a sit spot in our field (the Blackfoot word is Mahkopiit). This is a spot in our field that we will visit throughout the year and use our sense to observe changes over the seasons. Ask your child what we do at our sit spot. Ask them to tell you about the changes we saw!

The list could continue, but I will stop there. I hope that you can engage in conversation with your child about all the new things they are learning!

Kid Quotes:

-We learned about pumpkins - Prabfateh

-We learned how to clean up together - Toleen

-We went to our sit spot and drew the changes in the trees - Adhyaan

-We went to the park and did adventure running -Meredith

-We went to the playground - Atish

-We did doubles in math -Jared

REMINDERS:

MONDAY is photo retake day. You MUST email me if you would like your child's photo taken. If your child was ABSENT on photo day, please send me a reminder to send them for photos! Thank you!
We will have a Halloween celebration on FRIDAY. Your child can wear their costume to school. If you do not celebrate Halloween, no worries, your child can come in uniform and still be part of the activities.
I was able to check homework books today, so they have been sent home early. Spelling tests were also sent home.
Library day is WEDNESDAY. You can send books back earlier if your child is finished with them.
TOYS need to stay at home. This has been causing issues on the bus for some students.
We have EDO fun lunch on Oct 27. If you would like to order, you must do so by Oct. 23

Have a great weekend!

Ms. Overdevest

Friday, October 14, 2021

Happy Friday!

How are we already halfway through October!? This month seems to be flying by. This week we did Literacy Centres. We each got a turn to use the iPads and our headphones. Thank you to everyone who has sent in headphones.

We also did Pumpkin Research this week and learned about how pumpkins grow. Our pumpkins in our class started growing when we were still in Kindergarten.

In science, we played. Guess that Sound! You can play this game at home with the family. Students are excited to do this with you!

Kid Quotes:

"I like that we're ding pumpkin art." -Xander
"We did pumpkin research." -Rakshan
"We played Guess the Sound in science." -Sahini
"I liked playing on the iPad." -Teddy
"I liked drawing." -Aliyah

Reminders:

Please continue to send a jacket, hats, and mittens with your child to school daily as the weather is getting cooler each day!
On Wednesday, students will be participating in our Adventure Running Program in P.E, so we will be walking up the road to Flint Park.
Homework will be posted on Sunday. Friendly reminder to only complete assigned tasks in Mathletics, as this program will be used all year.
There is NO SCHOOL on Monday.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Ms. Overdevest

Wednesday, October 18, 2021

Good afternoon,

Here are some reminders:

Students MUST wear a jacket to school. We are outside for almost an hour per day (recess, lunch, and gym). We know that the weather in Calgary changes throughout the day, and today it got very cold. PLEASE ensure that your child is dressed for the weather.
Students brought home a picture day form. If you want to order, please follow the instructions on the sheet.
Today was library day and some students will be bringing home books. If you missed library day, please return the book and your child can get a new one next Wednesday.

Ms. Overdevest

Thursday, October 7, 2021

Good afternoon!

We had another great week in grade 1. We have been doing lots of science activities. This week we learned what Braille is and even made our names in braille with the use of some bumpy stickers. We also used our senses to explore our new classroom friends, Jack and Spookarella (see pictures below). We brainstormed how they are similar and how they are different.

We did literacy centres, where students got to practice their spelling words in a number of ways; baking words, beads and pipe cleaners, wood letters, letter tiles, and alphabet popsicle sticks!

We also did a writing assessment using the sentence frame "I see______" Student wrote about all the things they see in the Fall.

In math, we learned what the word 'attribute' means and sorted objects by one attribute. We know how to sort by colour, shape, and size!

We had library time for the first time this week! Our library day is WEDNESDAY. Students must bring their library books to school on Wednesday so that they can sign out a new book. If they do not bring it back, they will need to wait until the following Wednesday to bring it back.

Updates:

I will send home spelling tests and homework books on Tuesday.
Homework will be posted on Sunday.

Friday, October 1, 2021

Happy October!

We had another great week in room 12. This week we explored our senses and did our first ever science experiment! Ask your child about what we did today and what sense we used. HINT: Mystery Touch Bags.

We also did some writing and artwork inspired by the book Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox. Students had to think about an animal they sometimes feel like and then explain why they felt like that animal. For example, one student wrote, "Sometimes I feel like a turtle. I am slow and quiet." Ask your child what animal they chose!

We also went outside today to sketch the beautiful fall trees. The leaves are many colours and look beautiful.

REMINDERS:

This is the LAST weekend to support our love of reading camping. Click HERE to donate to our school.