Science - Exploring Objects and their Properties

 November 24


Thank you to all parents for connecting during parent teacher conferences.  I hope you enjoyed the update on your child’s progress so far and the next steps for the second part of this term.  It is so wonderful to take time to reflect on the progress that everyone has already shown since the start of this year and I am so proud of each student and the growth they have shown already.  Grade one is always such a remarkable year, as big changes can happen in a relatively short period of time.  It was wonderful to hear the positive feedback regarding home literacy and we encourage you to enjoy reading at home.  I’m excited for continuing this journey and what lies ahead as we continue through this year.


This week, we moved into exploring Science and the topic of Matter as students analyze properties of objects and investigate how they can be changed.  We began by talking and thinking about objects.  We then looked at a variety of different objects in the classroom and think about what they look like and feel like and what we notice.  We then drew a few different objects and then picked one object to think of words to describe it.  We were very good at thinking through a scientific focus.  We also began to think of our 5 senses as well.  We are excited for our field trip to the Telus Science Center this Thursday and will continue to explore more of these science ideas before we go. 


Ask your child about the objects we looked at in class or other objects around the house. See if they can come up with 2 or 3 words to describe the object.

Check out and watch the fun video again at home together as well    



Learning Intentions:

I can identify measurable properties of objects.

I can make observations using various senses.  




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