Friday 12 September 2014

Open House

We have an open house this Tuesday, September 16 at 6:00. During this time any parents of Grade One students are asked to attend a short meeting in the classroom. We will discuss the reading program, agenda's and ways to support your child throughout the school year. We hope to see you there.

Friday 5 September 2014

September 5

We have had a very busy and exciting first week in grade one. Everyone has worked very hard and are starting to read some words. Don't forget to practice those I CAN READ books. Also be sure to initial the communication book and take out any notes. They are so important. Have a great weekend and be sure to check out the pictures of all the fun we have had!
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Tuesday 26 August 2014

Welcome to the New School Year!!

It is awesome to be back at school. It is so fun to back our bags, meet new friends and start off a new grade. Grade one is a very exciting year. Your child will change so much over the year and you will be surprised how quickly they learn to read and write. We learn so many things each day. It is an exciting journey. I look forward to getting to know your children and learning about them this fall. Welcome to 1E!

Wednesday 25 June 2014

Summer is HERE!!!

It has been an amazing year in grade one. I want to thank each and ever child for all of their hard work. You have all learned so much. You have grown so much and become such smart, kind little people. I am proud of you and know you are ready for grade two. Have a wonderful summer. Be sure to read lots and enjoy all of the summer sun. Please come and visit me next year. I will miss you so much. Mrs Effa

Thursday 22 May 2014

Geometry

The grade ones worked at cooperation and team work to create shape castles. we talked about the properties of shapes before we began. We discovered which shapes would slide and which would roll. They knew that they needed a base of shapes that were flat, straight and stackable. They used the curved shapes for the top. The castles were very detailed. We then drew our castle and wrote about the 3D shapes we used.

Wednesday 21 May 2014

May

May has been a wonderful month. Thanks so much to all of the special ladies that came to our mother's day tea. The children really enjoyed hosting you in our classroom. It was great fun and created lots of special memories too! This month the children have been very excited to study the caterpillars that have come to stay in our classroom. We are observing their metamorphosis very closely. This weekend the caterpillars all made a chrysalis while we were gone for the weekend. Some of the chrysalis are moving as they hand upside down. They are transforming before our eyes. It is very exciting. The children are also really enjoying studying shapes. We are looking at shapes in our world and describing them. This week we will discover shapes using geoboards, tangrams, artwork, literature and a shape walk. It was really fun listening to the shapes show and tell. The children describes their shape for their classmates and will write about it. Our world is full of amazing shapes. I posted a few pictures of our last few days for you to see us "working hard and having fun"! Have a great week. Mrs Effa
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Thursday 17 April 2014

Easter Week

We have had a lot of fun this week learning poems and doing creative projects for Easter. Check out some of our pictures and have a wonderful Easter holiday with your family. Happy holidays from 1E!
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Thursday 27 March 2014

We have been busy in March

We have had a blast working with fairy tales this month. The students did lots of writing, creating and acting. Our favorite project was the castle making afternoon. What a busy happy room we were! We also really did a lot of work with our writing and character development. We compared characters and different versions of many different tales. We are becoming better readers and writers everyday. We also had a lot of fun working on measurement. We used scales and rulers to test out what was longer, shorter, heavier and lighter. We became very good at balancing scales and making predictions about our work. We even spent a couple classes measuring the area of many things in our classroom in sticky notes! Lots of fun. Thank you to the students for a great job at the student lead conferences. It is so fun to show off your hard work!Enjoy the warm weather and be sure to wear rubber boots for the warm wet weather that is coming! Check out our photos. Mrs Effa
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Tuesday 4 February 2014

February 4th

We have been working very hard inside on these cold winter days. We had an awesome time at the Teddy Bear Picnic and we wanted to show you some pictures of our lovable bears. We also have been working really hard on problem solving and skip counting. Check out our hard work.
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Friday 24 January 2014

Bears, Bear, Bears

We are having an amazing time studying bears. I am sure that you are hearing all about it in your home. Here are a few pictures of some of the activities we have done.
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Thursday 9 January 2014

January 9th

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Welcome back! I thought I would post some pictures we never got to during all the December Fun and our start to January. Enjoy! Check in soon for postings on our Bear Unit.
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