February 16, 2016

I hope everyone had a great long weekend and enjoyed the Family Day yesterday!

I'd like to welcome our newest first grader: Yuan! Our population is growing!

A note went home today regarding some housekeeping items for Room Four, and regarding tomorrow's afternoon activities at Centennial Park.  Please don't worry if you don't have a helmet for your child (the note states that everyone needs a helmet); we have lots of loaners at the school.  Please make sure your child has appropriate winter clothing for tomorrow; we will be outside most of the afternoon.

The spelling list this week is all about "ew". We also talked about homonyms when we constructed this list, as there is blew and then there's blue, dew and then do, etc.

We've been working hard to finish up our "Ain't Gonna Paint No More" art projects. Drop in if you'd like a peek. The work is displayed on the bulletin board upstairs (outside the library) and on the bulletin board outside our classroom.  See if you recognize your child!  (Good luck!)

February 9, 2015

I'm finally back in the blogging saddle, and will try to post more regularly now. (My apologies for my neglect of this blog this year ....)

We have begun a Word of the Day program for Grade One.  Those of you who came to the Student Led Conference had a chance to be tested on the words we've learned so far - hopefully we stumped you on at least a couple! (It's great fun to know big words when you're a little person - particularly when the adults in your life don't know those words!) We're on review mode for the first ten words right now.  The word we reviewed today was cogitate. 

Notes went home in the agendas, regarding the February book order, an outdoor afternoon at Carnaval d'Hiver next week, our Valentine's Day party this Friday, etc.  Check the agenda pocket for scintillating details!

I've thrown in a few photos from our recent cross country skiing adventures at the soccer pitch.  Enjoy!

October 9, 2015

I hope everyone has a great long weekend, full of good food and good books and good fun!  If you're decorating with the autumn leaf art that came home, please know that the leaves are coloured with corn syrup and food colouring, and that they will stick to things put on top of them, or the colours may run if they're left near a heat source.

My apologies in advance for the turkey dinner bells the grade ones are bringing home. Maybe their cuteness factor will make up for the noise ...

We had a presentation this afternoon from ATCO gas; there's some follow-up literature going home with the students.


Just a quick reminder that we have swimming next week in the afternoons. Please send swim gear. Our lessons are over at 2:45, so if you'd like to pick up your child from the pool, please feel free to do so; just let me know when you're picking them up. Thanks.

Please remember to sign and return the grade one spelling books.

Thanks also to everyone who sent veggies for our stone stew; it was a hit! Here are some photos of the lunch event here in Room Four, where the excitement never ends ...

September 25, 2015

We had our first spelling test of the year today, and ALL the brainy first graders of Room Four got 100%!  Wowza!  Here's a photo of how happy everyone was!

 

We also finished our one kilometer Terry Fox Run.  This is a photo of us standing in front of Terry's picture. (What a hero that guy was - and what great runners we were!)

 

 

September 17, 2015

Welcome to our class blog!  We'll use this blog to post photos, "bouquets" and announcements, and to provide links to  websites. (Just click on the links at the side and you'll be taken on  little educational adventures ...) I'll try to make weekly Monday morning posts to this blog, but this will vary from time to time, depending on our schedule - and my ambition!

Here are some first-day-of-school photos showcasing our new crop of fantastic first graders!  Enjoy!

June 11, 2015

Reminders for tomorrow include:

1.  Spelling test
2.  Homemade and Tell is due.  Students can bring anything they've made - or helped make - at home. Sewing projects? Playdough creations? Paintings? Lego constructions? Jewels?
3.  Wacky Hair Day will be here at last!  Can't wait to see what colours, hair additions, wigs, etc. will surface tomorrow.
4.  We'll be joining the other grade one class for a walking tour of historical sites in Jasper tomorrow afternoon.  We'll leave right after afternoon attendance is taken and should return sometime between 2:30 and 3:00.  Please ensure students are dressed appropriately.



Here are some cowpoke photos, in case you haven't been in to check out the bulletin board outside our classroom.  I think these photos have really captured the personalities of our first grade cowgirls and cowboys!

June 2, 2015

The students brought home lots of literature today, including:

1.  A notification regarding lice; please read the information on the note and check your child for lice.
2.  Permission forms to be completed and returned asap.  One of the notes outlines our plan to hike to Mina Lake.  Please note that we'll keep our eye on the bear situation and will NOT hike to Mina if the bear situation does not warrant a walk up the hill with a pack of first graders.
3. Book order forms for our final book order of the year. Stock up for the summer!
4. A sheet for this Friday morning's show and tell.  The theme this week is "Play and Tell"; students can bring a toy, a board game, a video game, a football - anything that they like to play with - to present to the class.

Tomorrow is "Wacky Walking Wednesday". Students and staff are challenged to avoid using vehicles to get to school - and and to be creative and have fun getting to good old JES.  Students in previous years have used wheelbarrows, stilts, decorated bikes, horses ... let's see what everyone can come up with tomorrow!