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June 17 - 21

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  June 17-21 A few reminders: All Home Literacy/Decodable Books - Please have your child return these.  We will not be sending any more home for this school year.   Extra Bag - We want to start sending home items throughout this week - Reusable grocery/shopping bags work great, as they are easier to pack than our regular backpacks  We will also be sending home many items this final week, that may still be helpful to support your child with reviewing and maintaining their skills in reading, writing and math over the summer!   As we head into the final days together, we know this can be a time of mixed emotions for everyone.  Having conversations about how your child is feeling helps them to know they are supported with these changes.  Feel free to reach out as well, if your child is needing some extra support in these final days.     As we are heading into the final days of our school year, we have had some great opportunit...

June 10-14

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  June continues to roll along here and it was yet another busy and exciting week.   Reminders for the Week Ahead: Classroom Camp Day - Monday June 17 - see previous Messenger for further details Tuesday June 18 - Pancake Breakfast - please ensure your child has something at home for breakfast before coming to school Wednesday June 19 - Summer Solstice Walking Field Trip and Picnic - 11:00am- 2:00pm  Here are some of the highlights from last week.  Physical Education - Summer Games and Sports Day We enjoyed learning about the Olympics coming up this summer and our countries that we were assigned for the events that took place this week during Phys Ed time.  Ms. Gardner’s class was France and Mrs. Kosior’s class was England.  We had fun shooting balls into buckets as a team on Monday, throwing discs as far as we could on Tuesday, doing a chicken toss on Wednesday and seeing how far we could jump on Thursday.  We really enjoyed all of the stations a...

June 3 - 7

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  Dear Parents It's been another busy week in grade 1!  Take a look at what we have been learning about below! Please note that we will hold our classroom talent show for all students to share their talent on Wednesday, June 12 .  Participants chosen will present their talent on June 24 for the school. Rock Your Locks  This year marked our 20th anniversary of Andrew Sibbald’s participation in this event.  Money raised will go to help send children affected by cancer to Camp Kindle.  Funds are continuing to roll in so stay tuned for a final total.  Students from the whole school enjoyed supporting their peers in this event at the culminating assembly on Friday. Literacy/Science  I can use organizational tools to record information  I can gather information from a variety of different places and sources  I can ask questions to identify research topics  I can record factual information in various ways  I can show an animal in its ...

May 27-31

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  We had another busy week of learning in our Grade 1 class.   Science - Learning from the Land at Fish Creek Park Learning Intentions: I can share examples of native plants and animals of Alberta I can share an understanding of how an environment meets the basic needs of plants and animals We had the most beautiful morning on Tuesday, to walk and spend time in Fish Creek Park.  The signs of spring were all around us, and we had many rich conversations about plants and animals.  We spent time looking for specific plants that grow in Fish Creek and really noticed the Buffalo Bean that is growing and blooming.  We learned about this important plant and how it was used by indigenous people for healing purposes.  We were shocked to learn that it was poisonous and you need to know how to use it properly for its healing properties.  We also explored closer to the water and looked for different things in nature.  We loved finding ants and some of us...