Sorry for the over due post. Hard to believe we are already in the middle of November. This month is going way to fast for me. As you all know with a new month comes a new theme. This months theme is Fruits and veggies. Students will learn the proper French words for fruits/veggies, as well as where they grow, the season they grow. We have already started our project where students get to taste fruits and veggies that are brought in. They are loving it so far! We are also learning about our taste, the different parts of the tongue which is apart of our Science unit for the next couple of weeks.
In French, we are starting to put letter sounds together as well as phonemes. Please be sure to review French letter sounds and names with your child.
In Math, students continue to learn about numbers 1-20 in French. We will be learning the concept 1 de plus (1 more than), 2 de plus (2 more than), 1 de moins ( 1 less than), 2 de moins (2 less than). You can practice this concept at home with your child by rolling a dice, using a deck of cards or counting out objects. To help prepare your child you can start to count by 2,5 and 10 in French with your child.
We will be exploring our different senses in Science, this week we will focus on touch. So far students have learned that our senses are used to protect us from certain dangers. Messages are sent to our brain to help keep us safe and to tell us important information.
In Social Studies, students have been learning how to identify different groups, whether by the clothing they were (uniforms), symbols (maple leaf) language they speak, music and so on. They are encouraged to pay attention to different symbols they see, languages they hear when they are out and about. We will also look at National symbols.
In English, we have started to put sounds together to form new words or nonsense words. We are also paying closer attention to rhyming words we hear in stories. We are also looking at the beginning, middle and ending sounds of words. Please be sure to review English sight words with your child as well as letter and vowel sounds.
Our annual Turkey Drive is just around the corner. Our class will be selling Candy canes at out Christmas concert again this year, which is Dec 8th. I will be looking for volunteers to help sell before and after the concert. If you are interested please let me know. Prior to the Candy cane sales students from my class have done choirs at home, collected bottles and brought in spare change. They are encouraged to this again this year. One boy two years ago sold some of his old toys and donated the money to purchase turkeys. If you are wanting to participate with your child you may send in your spare change and start a choir list right away. We will be collecting the money up until Dec 16.
With the money collected from the candy cane sales we will purchase as many Turkeys as possible which will be donated to the Calgary Drop In Centre again this year. At Christmas the Drop In will see over a 1000 clients. . Last years class purchased 112 turkeys, thanks to our awesome Holy Name community. This will the third time our class has done this Pay it forward project. Our turkeys will be enjoyed on Christmas day and depending on how many we get probably a couple of more times. Our class also will provide Christmas cards that will be put into their clients stockings. If you wish to donate any items for the Christmas Stockings please see the attachment in the email I have sent you.
I believe that is all for now. Have a great week.
Laurie Anne
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Happy Halloween!!
The countdown is on until Halloween!
On Monday we carved pumpkins!! The kids had a great time! They had to estimate how many seeds were in each pumpkin, we observed the shape and size and talked about what kind of faces we wanted to carve on them. They worked together to come up with some great faces.
This week we have a lot planned and a lot to finish up. We are almost done our family tree's and will do a few finishing touches on them. We continue to present our puzzle pieces but for some its a struggle to remember all the details. Its a great idea to practice at home or write little reminders or notes that the child can use to help them out. We have started our haunted house which was a big hit. They quietly worked away and groaned when I told them it was time to clean up!
In Math, the students will get to make a Halloween patterning belt, which should be fun. We are also looking at different ways to represent the same number. Some students are having difficulty with this concept and it is something you can work on at home. For example have your child show you 5 objects. Maybe they line them up side by side, now ask them to show 5 a different way, maybe like on a dice. Point out to them that the number hasn't changed, just the way they placed them.
We are also working an Art project for the Gala, which will be on display the night of the Gala. You can take home your child's art and are encouraged to make a small donation to the school for it.
A final reminder to send in a glass jar by Wednesday so that your child may participate in the Art activity planned. For those of you who already have, thank you!
Next months theme is just around the corner. The students will be learning about fruits and vegetables. This class project is always a huge success for both the parents and the students. It does however involve your corporation and support. I am hoping for another successful year of getting students to try new things with a little positive peer pressure! I have assigned each student a fruit/vegetable to bring into class on a particular day for the month of November. The deal is that the students all must try what is brought in, unless an allergy. It has to touch their tongue! If they want to spit it out they are free to do so, at least they tried it. They then will write in a book whether they liked what they have tried or not. I also have in the back of the mind something techy but I am not sure how it will work out. Ill keep you posted. Once they have finished trying everything on the list, the books are sent home for you to look over. It is an easy way to see what your child likes, so that making snacks/ lunches can be a little easier. It also saves you from trying out pomegranates for example to see if they like them or not. The list will be sent home this week. Feel free to add anything to the list or if you cannot find what you have been give to replace it with something else that is not on the list. Calgary has a lot more options out there than PEI did so I look forward to seeing what you might suggest or bring in. I will take care of the first couple of days. If you are unable to participate that's ok too, just let me know so I can make arrangements to get what is needed for that day. To make our life in grade one easier, we would love it if you sent in the items cut up and prepared for 22 students. Don't worry about napkins I got that covered. Thanks in advance for your support.
We will have our Halloween celebration on Friday afternoon. Students are allowed to wear their Halloween costumes. Please no masks or weapons. If your child's costumes involves make-up please be sure to apply it at home. If you wish to send in a healthy Halloween treat please feel free to do so. We have some fabulous parents who have volunteered their time on Friday afternoon. and we are looking forward to all the fun they have planned for us.
For Fridays lunch we have a parent who will be making the students soup. Please send in a bowl along with a spoon. Here are the ingredients below. You may also want to send in a little something just in case. Only lunch is provided so please send in their snacks.
The soup is from scratch using the following ingredients:
Butternut squash
Celery
Carrots
Leeks
Apples or pear
Apple juice (i juice it myself)
Garlic
Onions
Ground pepper
EVOO
Cilantro on top
Our class will be doing November's Remembrance Day Liturgy on November 10th. Please if you have time practice their song at home. Mme Holly is teaching them the actions to go with the song.
Here are the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4cxee6KE6A&feature=youtu.be (This is the hand signs)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lazbjWMWHzc
Just a reminder that we do not have school on Monday Oct 31 (Be safe and have fun trick or treating)
No school on Tuesday either- Teachers have their Faith Day.
I hope to see you all dressed in your Halloween best on Friday if you drop off or pick up your child! They have been talking about it in class since last week!
Have a great week end and a safe Halloween!
See you next week.
Laurie Anne
On Monday we carved pumpkins!! The kids had a great time! They had to estimate how many seeds were in each pumpkin, we observed the shape and size and talked about what kind of faces we wanted to carve on them. They worked together to come up with some great faces.
This week we have a lot planned and a lot to finish up. We are almost done our family tree's and will do a few finishing touches on them. We continue to present our puzzle pieces but for some its a struggle to remember all the details. Its a great idea to practice at home or write little reminders or notes that the child can use to help them out. We have started our haunted house which was a big hit. They quietly worked away and groaned when I told them it was time to clean up!
In Math, the students will get to make a Halloween patterning belt, which should be fun. We are also looking at different ways to represent the same number. Some students are having difficulty with this concept and it is something you can work on at home. For example have your child show you 5 objects. Maybe they line them up side by side, now ask them to show 5 a different way, maybe like on a dice. Point out to them that the number hasn't changed, just the way they placed them.
We are also working an Art project for the Gala, which will be on display the night of the Gala. You can take home your child's art and are encouraged to make a small donation to the school for it.
A final reminder to send in a glass jar by Wednesday so that your child may participate in the Art activity planned. For those of you who already have, thank you!
Next months theme is just around the corner. The students will be learning about fruits and vegetables. This class project is always a huge success for both the parents and the students. It does however involve your corporation and support. I am hoping for another successful year of getting students to try new things with a little positive peer pressure! I have assigned each student a fruit/vegetable to bring into class on a particular day for the month of November. The deal is that the students all must try what is brought in, unless an allergy. It has to touch their tongue! If they want to spit it out they are free to do so, at least they tried it. They then will write in a book whether they liked what they have tried or not. I also have in the back of the mind something techy but I am not sure how it will work out. Ill keep you posted. Once they have finished trying everything on the list, the books are sent home for you to look over. It is an easy way to see what your child likes, so that making snacks/ lunches can be a little easier. It also saves you from trying out pomegranates for example to see if they like them or not. The list will be sent home this week. Feel free to add anything to the list or if you cannot find what you have been give to replace it with something else that is not on the list. Calgary has a lot more options out there than PEI did so I look forward to seeing what you might suggest or bring in. I will take care of the first couple of days. If you are unable to participate that's ok too, just let me know so I can make arrangements to get what is needed for that day. To make our life in grade one easier, we would love it if you sent in the items cut up and prepared for 22 students. Don't worry about napkins I got that covered. Thanks in advance for your support.
We will have our Halloween celebration on Friday afternoon. Students are allowed to wear their Halloween costumes. Please no masks or weapons. If your child's costumes involves make-up please be sure to apply it at home. If you wish to send in a healthy Halloween treat please feel free to do so. We have some fabulous parents who have volunteered their time on Friday afternoon. and we are looking forward to all the fun they have planned for us.
For Fridays lunch we have a parent who will be making the students soup. Please send in a bowl along with a spoon. Here are the ingredients below. You may also want to send in a little something just in case. Only lunch is provided so please send in their snacks.
The soup is from scratch using the following ingredients:
Butternut squash
Celery
Carrots
Leeks
Apples or pear
Apple juice (i juice it myself)
Garlic
Onions
Ground pepper
EVOO
Cilantro on top
Our class will be doing November's Remembrance Day Liturgy on November 10th. Please if you have time practice their song at home. Mme Holly is teaching them the actions to go with the song.
Here are the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4cxee6KE6A&feature=youtu.be (This is the hand signs)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lazbjWMWHzc
Just a reminder that we do not have school on Monday Oct 31 (Be safe and have fun trick or treating)
No school on Tuesday either- Teachers have their Faith Day.
I hope to see you all dressed in your Halloween best on Friday if you drop off or pick up your child! They have been talking about it in class since last week!
Have a great week end and a safe Halloween!
See you next week.
Laurie Anne
Monday, October 17, 2016
Skinnamarink ....
Hi everyone,
I am soo looking forward to this week! Mainly because I get to go see Sharon, Bram and Friends...I mean the students get to go see them! They have asked the students to get familiar with a couple of their songs so that they may join in. I will attach the links below feel free to practice at home and get these tunes stuck in your head.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPdV8jXAjUQ -Skinnamarink
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQvkPQbQYyU -Fish and Chips and Vinegar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7FsDa2LeKI&list=RDp7FsDa2LeKI#t=15 - Jennie Jenkins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-DUDBKrLY4&list=RDp7FsDa2LeKI&index=3 -PB &jelly
In French we continue to learn about members of our family. If you have not done so yet please fill in the names of family members on the green sheet and send in individual pictures of each member. Please keep in mind we will be cutting these to make our family tree. We will start putting our family trees together on Friday October 21 so please make sure your child has their photos.
We have also started to learn our Halloween vocabulary and next week will be making our own haunted house books. We continue to review letter sounds and are starting to learn about combined letter sounds in French such as "on" like in cochon. Please review letter sounds with your child.
Here is a link....not the greatest!!!! But it will give the students a head start on learning combined sounds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2T10hZbH-k
In Science, we will be starting our 5 senses unit. More to come about that one.
Thanks for helping out with the puzzle pieces in Social Studies. The students like presenting them. We continue to present them to the class. If you child has not completed there's please help them do so and send in by Friday.
We still have some Gala basket items that need filling please be sure to check them out if you have not already donated. The link is below if you have not already checked it out. It will be on Nov 5th this year. A piece of your child's art will also be used as decoration and available to pick up the evening of Nov 5th. Gala items are due Friday October 21,2016!!
https://harvestmoongala.wordpress.com/
On Friday we will have a guest speaker coming into class to discuss the importance of hand washing. This will take place in the afternoon right after lunch. We have already started to chat about this in health.
Still looking for glass jars! If you have not sent one in with your child please do so for next week. Thanks.
Reminders:
Terry Fox donations are due Friday. Please send in the slips.
Sharon, Bram and Friends Wednesday Oct 19th
Family pictures due Friday Oct 21
Glass jars for next week
Music this week- Tuesday & Thursday
Hand washing presentation Friday Oct 21
That's all for now.
Have a great week.
LA
I am soo looking forward to this week! Mainly because I get to go see Sharon, Bram and Friends...I mean the students get to go see them! They have asked the students to get familiar with a couple of their songs so that they may join in. I will attach the links below feel free to practice at home and get these tunes stuck in your head.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPdV8jXAjUQ -Skinnamarink
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQvkPQbQYyU -Fish and Chips and Vinegar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7FsDa2LeKI&list=RDp7FsDa2LeKI#t=15 - Jennie Jenkins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-DUDBKrLY4&list=RDp7FsDa2LeKI&index=3 -PB &jelly
In French we continue to learn about members of our family. If you have not done so yet please fill in the names of family members on the green sheet and send in individual pictures of each member. Please keep in mind we will be cutting these to make our family tree. We will start putting our family trees together on Friday October 21 so please make sure your child has their photos.
We have also started to learn our Halloween vocabulary and next week will be making our own haunted house books. We continue to review letter sounds and are starting to learn about combined letter sounds in French such as "on" like in cochon. Please review letter sounds with your child.
Here is a link....not the greatest!!!! But it will give the students a head start on learning combined sounds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2T10hZbH-k
In Science, we will be starting our 5 senses unit. More to come about that one.
Thanks for helping out with the puzzle pieces in Social Studies. The students like presenting them. We continue to present them to the class. If you child has not completed there's please help them do so and send in by Friday.
We still have some Gala basket items that need filling please be sure to check them out if you have not already donated. The link is below if you have not already checked it out. It will be on Nov 5th this year. A piece of your child's art will also be used as decoration and available to pick up the evening of Nov 5th. Gala items are due Friday October 21,2016!!
https://harvestmoongala.wordpress.com/
On Friday we will have a guest speaker coming into class to discuss the importance of hand washing. This will take place in the afternoon right after lunch. We have already started to chat about this in health.
Still looking for glass jars! If you have not sent one in with your child please do so for next week. Thanks.
Reminders:
Terry Fox donations are due Friday. Please send in the slips.
Sharon, Bram and Friends Wednesday Oct 19th
Family pictures due Friday Oct 21
Glass jars for next week
Music this week- Tuesday & Thursday
Hand washing presentation Friday Oct 21
That's all for now.
Have a great week.
LA
Monday, October 3, 2016
Hello Fall!
Happy Fall everyone!
I love this time of the year, the smells, the colors and the crisp air....however I find here winter comes a little too fast after all that October goodness.
We have a short week this week and next. There is no school on Friday for students but lucky teachers get to learn new things on their PD day. We also do not have school on Monday because its Thanksgiving. I hope you all have a wondering time with your families and get to eat some delicious food!
With a new month comes a new theme and classroom arrangement. Each month I like to move the desks and place the students by different students. This month the students are in three groups and will be working as a team to collect points. They get points for listening, following instructions, being king, helpful and so on. At the end of the month we will compare the points and the group with the most will win a little something.
Our class theme this month is "En automne avec ma famille" ( In fall with my family). This theme explores the family and all things autumn. Students will be learning vocabulary related to members of the family. They will be assigned a class project to put together their family tree. You will receive more information on that next week. We will also learn about body parts, continue to build on colors and school supply vocabulary. In the last couple of weeks before Halloween the students will learn vocabulary and put together their own haunted house booklet. Grammar topics raised will be the use of pronouns and the construction of a basic sentence.
In Math, we are finishing up patterns and have a quiz to review what we have learned. We then will be starting numbers 0-10. Students will learn how to recognize the written form, represent numbers with objects and to correctly print the numerals.
In Science, we have a few more science experiments left to do with color but will be moving onto our 5 senses. You can help your child out by talking about their 5 senses before we start the unit to give them a heads up.
In Social Studies, we are looking at groups and the many ways to identify different groups whether it be by clothing, symbols, language or so on. I will be sending home a puzzle piece project this week to be completed at home. This is the first piece of many puzzle pieces that will be sent home. This one is all about the students name and their origins. There will be a letter attached to help you out.
I hope the reading packages went well last week. They students were proud of their reading accomplishments. I heard all about it and over heard them talking to friends about how many books they read. Keep up the great work supporting your child! Please note to record both French and English titles as this will help the parent volunteer with making sure your child does not receive the same books. Also some did not remember to record the title of the book please do so.
Please be sure to check your child's agenda an important note went home today in regards to lice in our classroom. You will also find a plastic bag for food donations to Holly Name cares. Please if you wish to donate send bags back in by Thursday.
I have a special favor to ask to help me Monday mornings...If you could move your child's book marker in the agenda to the correct week that would really help me with time. If you forget no worries. I would appreciate it though.:)
We will be having a lock down practice sometime this week. Please have a chat with your child about appropriate behavior and expectations. I will review what we have discussed in class also.
Here are a few reminders for the week:
Scholastics Orders are due Thursday October 6th
Thanksgiving Liturgy will be Thursday October 6th at 2pm. You are welcome to join.
Library is on Wednesday October 5th
No School Friday October 7th
No School Monday October 10th
That's all for this week.
LA
I love this time of the year, the smells, the colors and the crisp air....however I find here winter comes a little too fast after all that October goodness.
We have a short week this week and next. There is no school on Friday for students but lucky teachers get to learn new things on their PD day. We also do not have school on Monday because its Thanksgiving. I hope you all have a wondering time with your families and get to eat some delicious food!
With a new month comes a new theme and classroom arrangement. Each month I like to move the desks and place the students by different students. This month the students are in three groups and will be working as a team to collect points. They get points for listening, following instructions, being king, helpful and so on. At the end of the month we will compare the points and the group with the most will win a little something.
Our class theme this month is "En automne avec ma famille" ( In fall with my family). This theme explores the family and all things autumn. Students will be learning vocabulary related to members of the family. They will be assigned a class project to put together their family tree. You will receive more information on that next week. We will also learn about body parts, continue to build on colors and school supply vocabulary. In the last couple of weeks before Halloween the students will learn vocabulary and put together their own haunted house booklet. Grammar topics raised will be the use of pronouns and the construction of a basic sentence.
In Math, we are finishing up patterns and have a quiz to review what we have learned. We then will be starting numbers 0-10. Students will learn how to recognize the written form, represent numbers with objects and to correctly print the numerals.
In Science, we have a few more science experiments left to do with color but will be moving onto our 5 senses. You can help your child out by talking about their 5 senses before we start the unit to give them a heads up.
In Social Studies, we are looking at groups and the many ways to identify different groups whether it be by clothing, symbols, language or so on. I will be sending home a puzzle piece project this week to be completed at home. This is the first piece of many puzzle pieces that will be sent home. This one is all about the students name and their origins. There will be a letter attached to help you out.
I hope the reading packages went well last week. They students were proud of their reading accomplishments. I heard all about it and over heard them talking to friends about how many books they read. Keep up the great work supporting your child! Please note to record both French and English titles as this will help the parent volunteer with making sure your child does not receive the same books. Also some did not remember to record the title of the book please do so.
Please be sure to check your child's agenda an important note went home today in regards to lice in our classroom. You will also find a plastic bag for food donations to Holly Name cares. Please if you wish to donate send bags back in by Thursday.
I have a special favor to ask to help me Monday mornings...If you could move your child's book marker in the agenda to the correct week that would really help me with time. If you forget no worries. I would appreciate it though.:)
We will be having a lock down practice sometime this week. Please have a chat with your child about appropriate behavior and expectations. I will review what we have discussed in class also.
Here are a few reminders for the week:
Scholastics Orders are due Thursday October 6th
Thanksgiving Liturgy will be Thursday October 6th at 2pm. You are welcome to join.
Library is on Wednesday October 5th
No School Friday October 7th
No School Monday October 10th
That's all for this week.
LA
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Where has September gone?
Hi everyone,
I hope you all had a great week end! The weather was great. I hope it sticks around for weeks to come.
Reading packages will be sent home Monday September 26, 2016. For those of you who were not at Parent reading night. Please send in a post dated check (June 15,2017) in the amount of $15.00. The check is made out to Holy Name School. This check will be returned to you in June depending on if your child returned the reading CD and did not lost any puzzle pieces.
Look through the reading packages and if you have any questions about what you find in there, please feel free to contact me. Remember to fill out the reading log for their first attempt only. You do not have to record every time they read the book. Reading packages are returned every Monday. You may keep the CD at home until June. Other items that you can keep are the number cards as well as the alphabet cards. You can cut those out and play different games. (memory, war, go fish)
Our annual Terry Fox run is this Friday September 30th. Students are encouraged to wear read and white for this event. Everyone is welcome to join us. I do need 4 volunteers to join us on our adventure around the community. Please let me know as soon as possible if you can join us.
The students have also been asked to bring any pictures of loved ones who may have had cancer or has cancer. These pictures will be displayed in the lobby. Remember to write your name on the back so that it may be returned to you.
In the next couple of weeks the students will be crafting for Thanksgiving and Halloween. If you could send in toilet paper rolls as you get them that would be great. They will also need a mason jar. Small is preferred but medium will work also.
Please be sure to check out the Harvest moon Gala page. Our class theme this year is "Calgary's Family". Here is the link to sign up to donate items. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d49acae2fa0ff2-calgarys
Our goal is to be the first grade one class to complete their basket! If you have any items you may send them in with your child, we have a collection box in our room.
In Science, we are starting to look at mixing different colors to make new ones. We will also look at what happens if we add white or black paint to other colors. On Thursday September 29th students are asked to wear their favorite color. You can start to prepare your child for our next experiment which is to determine what colors/objects are transparent or opaque.
In Math, we continue to work on patterning. Students have been encouraged to add various elements to one pattern. For example colors, size, shapes all in one pattern. We are looking around our surroundings to see if we can find any more patterns. So far we have looked at quilts and will look at the animal prints. We are also counting up to 10 and are grouping items or objects for each number.
In Social studies we are learning about our identity and the importance of our first name and the origins of our last name. In the next couple of days a sheet will be sent home for you to fill out. The students will present this information to their classmates.
In Health, we are starting to learn about proper hand washing. The students will learn each step to washing their hands and the appropriate times when they should do so. We will have a guest speaker at the end of October to help reinforce all that we have learned.
In English, we continue to review letter sounds. Students should review the sounds that each vowel makes. It is important to review English sight words on a regular basis. Here is a link to the Jolly phonics songs we are learning in class as well as the sign language alphabet to help them practice their sounds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMQHd1UBkeI- Sign Language
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djz82FBYiug- Jolly Phonics
Reminders:
Day 1,3,4 Students have gym
Day 5 Library
Day 4-Activite en communaute
Day 2-6- Music
That's all for this week.
LA
I hope you all had a great week end! The weather was great. I hope it sticks around for weeks to come.
Reading packages will be sent home Monday September 26, 2016. For those of you who were not at Parent reading night. Please send in a post dated check (June 15,2017) in the amount of $15.00. The check is made out to Holy Name School. This check will be returned to you in June depending on if your child returned the reading CD and did not lost any puzzle pieces.
Look through the reading packages and if you have any questions about what you find in there, please feel free to contact me. Remember to fill out the reading log for their first attempt only. You do not have to record every time they read the book. Reading packages are returned every Monday. You may keep the CD at home until June. Other items that you can keep are the number cards as well as the alphabet cards. You can cut those out and play different games. (memory, war, go fish)
Our annual Terry Fox run is this Friday September 30th. Students are encouraged to wear read and white for this event. Everyone is welcome to join us. I do need 4 volunteers to join us on our adventure around the community. Please let me know as soon as possible if you can join us.
The students have also been asked to bring any pictures of loved ones who may have had cancer or has cancer. These pictures will be displayed in the lobby. Remember to write your name on the back so that it may be returned to you.
In the next couple of weeks the students will be crafting for Thanksgiving and Halloween. If you could send in toilet paper rolls as you get them that would be great. They will also need a mason jar. Small is preferred but medium will work also.
Please be sure to check out the Harvest moon Gala page. Our class theme this year is "Calgary's Family". Here is the link to sign up to donate items. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d49acae2fa0ff2-calgarys
Our goal is to be the first grade one class to complete their basket! If you have any items you may send them in with your child, we have a collection box in our room.
In Science, we are starting to look at mixing different colors to make new ones. We will also look at what happens if we add white or black paint to other colors. On Thursday September 29th students are asked to wear their favorite color. You can start to prepare your child for our next experiment which is to determine what colors/objects are transparent or opaque.
In Math, we continue to work on patterning. Students have been encouraged to add various elements to one pattern. For example colors, size, shapes all in one pattern. We are looking around our surroundings to see if we can find any more patterns. So far we have looked at quilts and will look at the animal prints. We are also counting up to 10 and are grouping items or objects for each number.
In Social studies we are learning about our identity and the importance of our first name and the origins of our last name. In the next couple of days a sheet will be sent home for you to fill out. The students will present this information to their classmates.
In Health, we are starting to learn about proper hand washing. The students will learn each step to washing their hands and the appropriate times when they should do so. We will have a guest speaker at the end of October to help reinforce all that we have learned.
In English, we continue to review letter sounds. Students should review the sounds that each vowel makes. It is important to review English sight words on a regular basis. Here is a link to the Jolly phonics songs we are learning in class as well as the sign language alphabet to help them practice their sounds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMQHd1UBkeI- Sign Language
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djz82FBYiug- Jolly Phonics
Reminders:
Day 1,3,4 Students have gym
Day 5 Library
Day 4-Activite en communaute
Day 2-6- Music
That's all for this week.
LA
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Cant wait to meet you all!
We made it through our first week of school! I hope everyone is adjusting well and getting into a good routine. The students are starting to get more comfortable and we continue to review classroom rules and routines.
This months theme in French is back to school. Students will learn the names for school supplies and will start to be able to use these new words in sentences. We are looking a letter sounds of the alphabet and have talked about the differences between vowels and consonants. In French, I like to use the Jolly Phonics hand gestures for each letter sound.
In Science, students are starting to learn about colors and will have the opportunity to blend different paint colors together to form others. They will learn that there are dark and light colors as well as colors that can be transparent or opaque.
In Math, students are reviewing number 0-10 in French as well as working on printing numbers correctly. We are also having fun with patterns.
In English, students are learning letter sounds with the aid of sign language. So far we have learned letters A,B,C,D. They are eager to learn all the letters so that they can properly spell their names!
Don't forget to sign up for meet the teacher. You can do so online. Meet the teacher will be on Wednesday from 4:30-7:00, Thursday 4:30-7:00 and Friday morning 8:30-11:30. Please note that these meet and greets are in 10 minute blocks. There will be no classes for students on Friday due to parent teachers. Please have your questionnaires prior to the meet and greet.
Library will be starting this week. It will always be on Day 5 after lunch. Students will rotate between French and English books. I will let you know when they need to be returned in the agenda.
Terry Fox information sheets went home Monday. Our annual walk/run will be on September 30, 2016. You are welcome to join us. Our class will be needing at least 4 volunteers that day to walk around the community. Please let me know if you are available to join us. The permission slips were included in the information sheet that was sent home today.
Please have all scholastic orders passed in for Wednesday September 14th, 2016.
We will be walking to Mass on Wednesday. If you could have a chat to your child about church expectations and sidewalk safety that would be great. They will hear it again from me the morning of as well.
That's all for now. Have a great rest of the week.
Hope to see you all in the next couple of days.
Laurie Anne
This months theme in French is back to school. Students will learn the names for school supplies and will start to be able to use these new words in sentences. We are looking a letter sounds of the alphabet and have talked about the differences between vowels and consonants. In French, I like to use the Jolly Phonics hand gestures for each letter sound.
In Science, students are starting to learn about colors and will have the opportunity to blend different paint colors together to form others. They will learn that there are dark and light colors as well as colors that can be transparent or opaque.
In Math, students are reviewing number 0-10 in French as well as working on printing numbers correctly. We are also having fun with patterns.
In English, students are learning letter sounds with the aid of sign language. So far we have learned letters A,B,C,D. They are eager to learn all the letters so that they can properly spell their names!
Don't forget to sign up for meet the teacher. You can do so online. Meet the teacher will be on Wednesday from 4:30-7:00, Thursday 4:30-7:00 and Friday morning 8:30-11:30. Please note that these meet and greets are in 10 minute blocks. There will be no classes for students on Friday due to parent teachers. Please have your questionnaires prior to the meet and greet.
Library will be starting this week. It will always be on Day 5 after lunch. Students will rotate between French and English books. I will let you know when they need to be returned in the agenda.
Terry Fox information sheets went home Monday. Our annual walk/run will be on September 30, 2016. You are welcome to join us. Our class will be needing at least 4 volunteers that day to walk around the community. Please let me know if you are available to join us. The permission slips were included in the information sheet that was sent home today.
Please have all scholastic orders passed in for Wednesday September 14th, 2016.
We will be walking to Mass on Wednesday. If you could have a chat to your child about church expectations and sidewalk safety that would be great. They will hear it again from me the morning of as well.
That's all for now. Have a great rest of the week.
Hope to see you all in the next couple of days.
Laurie Anne
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Welcome to Grade one!
Hi Everyone,
Bienvenue en premiere annee! I am so happy to have your child this year in my class. We are off to a great start. Everyone seems eager to learn and so far no one has asked me when it is time to go home yet! We are still getting to know each other and are working on developing class routine and rules. We have 21 students in grade one this year, 11 boys and 10 girls.
I have had the pleasure of teaching some of your children before so you know how I roll...for those of you who do not know me here is a little snippet of who will be teaching your child this year. This is my 5th year at Holy Name and my 6th year teaching grade one! I am proudly from PEI and go home every chance I get. Before moving to Calgary I taught on the island for two years at the same school I went to as a child. I got married last summer to my husband Mike, which I am sure you will meet or hear about. I absolutely love teaching this age group! Everyday is a new adventure and the progress you see over the course of the year is amazing. I like to think of us as a team and we need to support each other. If you ever need anything or have any questions do not hesitate to contact me. You can do so through email or by calling the school.
I use this blog rather than eboard. You can find the link to it on eboard though which is on the school website. I usually email you informing you that there is a new post. I try to post an update ever Monday to keep you informed on what's going on in class and what is happening at school for the week. I hope you read it every week as there is a lot of information, suggestions and games that you might want to try out at home to help your child progress through out the school year...it also takes me a long time to sit down and write! I am usually really good at keeping it up dated but then will have my moments, stay on me!
At the beginning of each month I also like to give you the run down on what your child will be learning that month in most subjects. I will post that next week. On the blog you will find weekly sight words in both English and French, sounds of the week, French sentences and expressions we are working on. Please take the time to review with your child. There is also a list of French websites you can explore with your child and play games. http://ici.radio-canada.ca/jeunesse/jeregarde/ is a great website to watch French cartoons, to help your child develop listening skills in French. They also have games to play.
I hope that your child is adjusting well to the new routine. I know some of them must have seemed a little tired when they got home, seeing that they are not use to a full day of school. You will notice them adjusting a little better in the coming months. It is important that they get their rest, because it can be tiring learning a new language.
A few reminders for the week:
-Please pass in the information package that was sent home last week.
-Welcome back gathering is on Thursday after school- Please introduce yourself!
That's all for this week. Have a great week everyone.
Laurie Anne :)
Bienvenue en premiere annee! I am so happy to have your child this year in my class. We are off to a great start. Everyone seems eager to learn and so far no one has asked me when it is time to go home yet! We are still getting to know each other and are working on developing class routine and rules. We have 21 students in grade one this year, 11 boys and 10 girls.
I have had the pleasure of teaching some of your children before so you know how I roll...for those of you who do not know me here is a little snippet of who will be teaching your child this year. This is my 5th year at Holy Name and my 6th year teaching grade one! I am proudly from PEI and go home every chance I get. Before moving to Calgary I taught on the island for two years at the same school I went to as a child. I got married last summer to my husband Mike, which I am sure you will meet or hear about. I absolutely love teaching this age group! Everyday is a new adventure and the progress you see over the course of the year is amazing. I like to think of us as a team and we need to support each other. If you ever need anything or have any questions do not hesitate to contact me. You can do so through email or by calling the school.
I use this blog rather than eboard. You can find the link to it on eboard though which is on the school website. I usually email you informing you that there is a new post. I try to post an update ever Monday to keep you informed on what's going on in class and what is happening at school for the week. I hope you read it every week as there is a lot of information, suggestions and games that you might want to try out at home to help your child progress through out the school year...it also takes me a long time to sit down and write! I am usually really good at keeping it up dated but then will have my moments, stay on me!
At the beginning of each month I also like to give you the run down on what your child will be learning that month in most subjects. I will post that next week. On the blog you will find weekly sight words in both English and French, sounds of the week, French sentences and expressions we are working on. Please take the time to review with your child. There is also a list of French websites you can explore with your child and play games. http://ici.radio-canada.ca/jeunesse/jeregarde/ is a great website to watch French cartoons, to help your child develop listening skills in French. They also have games to play.
I hope that your child is adjusting well to the new routine. I know some of them must have seemed a little tired when they got home, seeing that they are not use to a full day of school. You will notice them adjusting a little better in the coming months. It is important that they get their rest, because it can be tiring learning a new language.
A few reminders for the week:
-Please pass in the information package that was sent home last week.
-Welcome back gathering is on Thursday after school- Please introduce yourself!
That's all for this week. Have a great week everyone.
Laurie Anne :)
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