Ms. Gardner's Grade 1 - 2023 2024

In our school community we have been learning about Terry Fox, a Canadian Hero.  Our grade one community began this work by first looking at fictional superheroes, what defines a superhero, and what super powers each student would like to have.  We connected the idea of a superhero by learning about Terry’s life growing up as an average child in Canada and his ability to do great things.  Through stories and video, students learned about Terry’s life as a child, the discovery and his battle with cancer, and his goal to raise $1 for every Canadian to fund cancer research.  Students in our classroom community then focused on the contributions of Terry Fox and the power that one individual has to make a difference and create change for others. We identified hero characteristics that Terry Fox demonstrated and reflected on these in our writing journals as well as a visual journal page to document our understandings. We concluded our work by completing the Terry Fox run...

  In math this week, we continued to build on our counting skills. This week, we began looking at skip counting by 2s and 5s, and recognizing the patterns that are connected to this skill.  We listened to some math songs as well as read some books.  We also talked about different things that come in sets of 2s and 5s, like our eyes and feet and fingers.  We then used a 100s chart to notice the different counting patterns and practised counting with a friend.  These counting skills are something that we build and continue to work on throughout the first term and school year, but is an excellent skill that you can practise a few minutes each day or even in the car.   Learning Intentions:   I can count within 100, forward by 1s, starting at any number I can skip count to 100 by 5s and 10s, starting at 0 I can skip count to 20, forward by 2s, starting at 0  Upcoming this week: Tuesday - Terry Fox at 1:30  Thursday - Orange Shirt Day Fri...

This week in our grade one community we went out into our space of nature and used natural materials found on the land to create images connected to letters of the alphabet.  This will be added to our learning space for us to use as a reference for the rest of the year.  The next day, we went out to our outdoor learning space again, and looked for a tree that we would take on as our Class Pet.  This will be a tree that we will visit throughout the seasons, and watch as it changes.  We were able to come together to make a decision of one tree that will be our tree to watch.  On Wednesday we visited our tree again, and made observations and were word collectors, to describe what we noticed, using our senses.  We then shared and recorded these words together.  We completed our work near the end of the week by having a picture of our tree and adding some words to describe it, as well as colouring the picture to match what it looks like at the end of the su...

  Welcome to our Grade 1 blog where we highlight our learning and celebrate our discoveries.  This week in our grade one community we read the book Our Class is a Family, as we begin to build our understanding of community within our classroom, the roles and responsibilities each of us have, and how our actions contribute to a place of kindness and respect.  Together we read and discussed what we noticed about the book and made connections to the dynamics we wish to create in our learning space.  Learning Outcome: I can describe the ways the community supports relationships with others