Welcome back, everyone!
I am SO excited to see everyone tomorrow! I can't wait to hear all about your spring break. The homework for this week is posted under our homework tab. Thanks to Ms. Boettcher for posting it while I was away.
Ms. Overdevest
Welcome to our blog! This is where you will find important updates and information, as well as weekly homework and learning resources.
Feb 22, 2022 Reminders
WEDNESDAY, Feb 23 is PINK Shirt Day
- Students can wear a pink shirt with their uniform pants (NO jeans)
FRIDAY is the 100th Day of School. Students are to be in uniform this day (we are not dressing up).
Wednesday, Feb 16, 2022
Good evening,
Thank you for all the amazing Valentine treats this week! We had a very busy week filled with love and kindness.
Friendly reminder that we have no school on Thursday, Friday, and Monday. Have a wonderful 5 day weekend.
Wednesday, Feb 23 is Pink Shirt Day. You can wear a PINK SHIRT with your uniform pants. This is NOT a casual day, so no jeans or other coloured shirts.
Ms. Overdevest and Mr. H
Friday, February 11, 2022
Happy Friday,
It was another busy, fun-filled week in Room 12. This week we worked on writing MORE than 4 sentences and using adjectives in our writing. This is tricky but we are making progress.
In math, we continued to work on subtraction strategies. We used play-doh, ten frames, and number lines to show our thinking.
In science, we learned the words transparent and opaque. We used watercolour pucks to see how we can make the paint more transparent. You can ask your child about this and if they can remember what those words mean.
In character education, we have been sharing daily what we are happy about, thankful for, or excited for. This has been a very reflective activity, as we have to pause and think about the many things that happen in a day!
Valentine's Day
Today a printed class list was sent home for students to use if they are handing out Valentines on Monday. You do not have to send them to school, but if you do, please make sure that everyone gets one.
Click HERE for a list of student names.
Please DO NOT send in snacks to be shared at school (i.e. cupcakes, cookies). Prepackaged valentines (i.e. mini chocolate bars) will be sent home in an envelope.
Reminders
-NO SCHOOL on Thursday (Feb 17), Friday (Feb 18) and next Monday (Feb 21). Enjoy family time!
-I am sure you have heard the announcement from the government regarding changes to mask mandates. As of Monday, students do not have to wear a mask. Please talk about this with your child so that they know whether or not you would like them to keep wearing a mask at school.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Ms. Overdevest and Mr. H
Friday, February 4, 2022
Happy Friday!
It is finally FUN February. This month is packed with special days and celebrations. This week we celebrated Lunar New Year, Groundhog Day, and began celebrating Black History Month.
Valentine's Day
We will be celebrating Valentine's Day on Monday, Feb 14! This will be a casual day as well. We will be making envelopes and you can send valentines with your child to school to hand out. If your child is bringing cards, they must have enough for everyone so that we don't have any hurt feelings.
Click HERE for a list of students in our class.
Please DO NOT send in food treats, as we cannot hand these out (i.e. cupcakes, cookies, etc). All Valentine's received will be going home to be opened under parent supervision.
Assembly
The youtube link to our assembly was emailed to you today. The students are extremely proud of their acting performances so please take a look. Our class skit is at the 6-minute mark and we are also at the beginning of the singing of O Canada.
I personally think we may have some future Oscar-winning actors and actresses in our class!
Kid Quotes:
We wrote in a heart about the things that made us happy. -Toleen
We had Xander come back! -Nisha
We did centres on Friday. - Atish
It's the best day because we're doing centres. -Hasset
Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the warm weather!
Ms. Overdevest
Friday, Jan 28, 2022
Good afternoon,
This week we began our next science unit, Creating Colour. Ask your child to tell you what the primary and secondary colours are. They had a great time experimenting and mixing colours. You can ask your child about this experiment and what colours they were able to make.
In writing, we worked on using adjectives in our sentences. We are now working on sequencing ideas, rather than writing about a topic. We are working on making our sentences exciting to our readers!
In math, we have begun subtraction. This week we worked on showing our thinking using pictures and solving subtraction equations with a number line. This was tricky but we are beginning to understand the process.
In P.E we are continuing to develop our basketball skills. We worked on dribbling, different ways to pass the ball, and shooting into a basket.
Reminders:
-Please check your email as Mrs. Taylor sent important information regarding report cards and events in February.
-There is NO SCHOOL on Monday, Jan 31
-Feb 1 is Lunar New Year. If you celebrate this special day, you are welcome to wear your traditional clothing to school. If you do not celebrate this day, please wear your uniform.
Friday, January 21, 2022
Good afternoon,
We had another great week in grade 1! This week we worked on using adjectives in our writing and when speaking. We are practicing our short vowel sounds during literacy centres.
We continued to work on our pop-up communities in social studies. They look AMAZING and the students have put so much time and effort in. We will be virtually sharing these with you next week.
This week we reviewed Bossy E (it can make a vowel say its name, like in the words game, name, like, cake, etc). We also learned about the WH digraph. You can ask your child to tell you what sound WH makes and they might be able to tell you some words that begin with this digraph too.
Reminders:
-Students MUST be in formal uniform every Monday, but especially this Monday (Jan 24) as we are filming our assembly!
-Homework books were sent home today as well as spelling tests. Great work everyone!
-On Monday, students will be given one box of Covid rapid tests to take home (5 tests in the box). Masks will be kept at school and students will be offered a new one in the morning and at lunch if they need one.
Have a great weekend!
Ms. Overdevest and Mr. H
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