Ms. Gardner's Grade 1 - 2023 2024

  It was yet another busy week for us in our Grade 1 class.  As we got back into our regular routines after our exciting week of swimming last week, our school was buzzing with the baby chicks, which I’m sure you heard lots about!  We enjoyed checking in on the chicks in the Learning Commons and seeing more chicks arrive throughout the week.   We were also lucky enough to have some of our Grade 6 buddies support us, with getting to have a closer look at them and for those of use who wanted to, a little pet as well.  We were surprised at how soft they were.   Writing  I can create written messages that are for an intended audience or for a specific purpose. I can generate ideas that can be expressed through messages We returned to our how to writing to support us with creating a special message for our Moms.  We hope these will bring a smile to your faces!  The growth of our students as writers is amazing as they apply their letters ...

  Dear Parents, Thank you to all those parents who were able to volunteer their time and support our students on our swimming experience this week.  It was exciting to see the growth and development of our students in a short time.  It was great to see all children enjoying the water, being brave trying new things, and enjoying being with their peers. Learning Intentions Students investigate the benefits of physical activity. Students exhibit spatial awareness during a variety of physical activities. How can personal characteristics contribute to self-understanding Take a look below and see what we have been up to when we were not at the pool! Math We have been practicing our addition and subtraction skills through playing games.  Memory Match Making 10 Go Fish Making 10 These games can easily be played with a regular deck of cards.  Ask your child to teach you.  You can have a new game for family game night!   As well, we have been looking at measurem...

Reminders - Swimming Lessons This Week! We are so excited for our opportunity to take swimming lessons this week.  It will be busy and exciting for us, but also very tiring.  We ask that you please ensure your child has had an extra hearty and healthy breakfast each day, as our schedule will be off from our regular routine, and we likely will not be having a snack until we return to school at 10:45.   We had an excellent day at the Leighton Art Centre on Monday.  I hope that your child shared some of the many amazing things we got to do on our day.   Here are some of the highlights that kids had from the day.   Seeing the bones and the antlers - George Making some artwork and making some new friends - Eamon Getting to size the side of the caribou antlers - Andrew Playing Zombie tag in the forest - Marat Trying to create the echo - Clark Seeing my friends on the bus - Walker The nature walk and painting - Arlo Painting the rocky mountains and ...