Newest addition 😀

Our sweet, little Amelia arrived Monday afternoon (July 23rd) weighing 7 lbs 6 oz.  We are all pretty taken with her, especially her big brother!  She can’t wait to visit everyone in the fall.  Hope you’re all having a great summer!

Stuffy and Reading Party

The grade ones are going to have a Snuggle Up and Read party tomorrow (Tuesday).  Students are asked to bring in a stuffy (if they'd like) and a favourite book to read and share with their grade one friends.

Grade 1 Play

The grade ones did a great job presenting their play today.  A QR code will be sent home Friday so parents can check it out.

Bookmark Fundraiser

Food First Foundation

Mrs. Butler’s Grade 6 class have been visiting classes
over the lunchtime to sell the bookmarks they designed.
The cost is $2 each with all money raised going to the
charity Food First Foundation, an organization that
helps eliminate Food Insecurity in the North.

Library Books

Students attended our last library of the year today.  They should have come home with two books.  One is our usual library check out that needs to be returned on Tuesday.  The other is a book from Ms. Doro that she gifted to each student.  It is a book for them to keep and enjoy at home.

Play Practice

The grade ones have brought home their drama scripts.  Please take the next few days to practise reading.  We are working on learning words and deciding on how our animals should sound when they speak.  We will start working on our play as a class on Monday.

Thanks for your support!

Thank you!

Thank you so much for the wonderful baby shower yesterday.  I am so lucky to have such an amazing class and parents! 

Grade 1 Homework is done!

This week was supposed to be our last week of WWW homework.  The students lucked in because our photocopier decided to take a break this week.  Our WWW is officially finished for grade 1!

Hat Day for Autism Awareness

Just a reminder that Friday is Hat Day.  All donations will be going towards Autism Awareness.

Hot Weather Reminders

With the consistent hot and humid days coming up, I wanted to send out a few reminders...

Water Bottles - Our classroom gets very hot.  Students are encouraged to bring in a water bottle to use in the classroom.

Sunblock - Students should come to school with sunblock already applied.  Students can re-apply throughout the day if needed.

Hats - There is not a lot of shade on the yard.  Students are encouraged to bring in hats for recesses and outdoor learning.

May Reading Cup - Chance for Redblacks tickets

The Ottawa Redblacks are offering a reading challenge to receive free tickets this month.

Your child needs to read 4 books by May 17 to be eligible.

Use the link below for more information and to sign up:

RedBlacks Reading Challenge Link

Education Week Events May 7 - 11

Education Week is coming up May 7 - 11.  If you haven't seen the updates from Ms. White, here is a list of the events:

Monday May 7  - Wear Canadian Colours, Guest speaker Todd Nicholson (Paralympic Sledge Hockey Player)
Tuesday May 8 - Open House 9:20 come and visit the classrooms around our school!
Wednesday May 9 - Mass in the gym 11:05
Thursday May 10 -  A visit from an author, Science Fair evening
Friday May 11 - Superhero Day, Science Fair class visits, French BINGO

St. Philip Book Fair

The St. Philip Book Fair is coming up next week.  Our class is schedule to go during our regular library visit - Tues. May 1 - 2:35 - 3:15.  If students are bringing in money to make a purchase, please make sure it is in a baggy labelled with your child's name.

Place Value Song

In math, we have been wrapping up our study of money and starting to look at place value.  Here is one of our songs we've been using to help us remember our ones, tens and hundreds places.

GO! Map Retell

Students have been using a GO Map to help them retell the important ideas from a narrative story.  Try using the GO Map at home to retell a book you've read together!

Earth WeeK Events

In case you didn't see the school info sent out earlier, here are the Earth Day Events for the rest of the week:

Tuesday 17th	CREATE green - bring in a small piece of colourful recycled material (e.g. cardboard, fabric, etc) to add to our St. Philip collaborative rainbow collage
Wednesday 18th	EAT green - today is our regular Boomerang lunch day.  Bring your trash back home, or try to pack a litterless lunch using reusable or recyclable containers.
Thursday 19th	WEAR green - show you care about your school by wearing a green shirt
Friday 20th	ACT green - make one small change to help the Earth.  Reduce by turning off unused electronics, Reuse household objects, and Recycle everything you can.

Plastic Bag Grab Challenge

Our school's collection of plastic grocery bags continues.  If you have any bags to donate, please send them in.

Thanks!

Kleenex Donations

Our class is running dangerously low on Kleenex.  If anyone has a box they would mind sending in, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Book Report Update

This week, we have been working on a book report together as a class.  The students helped me complete a book report on, "My Mouth is a Volcano".  Here are a few pictures to show an example of a final product.

I am now practising my presentation with the help of my grade one friends to give me tickled pinks (things I am doing well) and green to grows (things I need to improve on) from our oral presentation checklist.

Luv 2 Groove

Our students had the opportunity to take part in Luv 2 Groove Dance this week.  They had an amazing time learning some new dance moves.  Check out some of the shots below.  Students also went home with a bookmark advertising the Luv 2 Groove summer camp in case anyone is interested.

learning about money

We have been learning about money.  Students are working to learn the names and values of coins.  We are also counting and making money amounts to 20 cents.  Below is one of our songs to help us remember some of our coins.

Jerseys for Humboldt

To show our support for the victims and families of the Humboldt bus tragedy over the weekend, students and staff are invited to wear jerseys this Thursday.  If students don't have a jersey, they can wear green or gold too.

Book Report Info

Book Report Information went home Thursday.  Students are to choose a just right FICTION (story) book for Monday.  If you do not have a book at home your child would like to use, students can choose a book from the classroom or our school library.  If you write a note in the agenda, I will be happy to help hunt down a book.

Once the book is chosen and brought into school, I will send home the sheets the students will need to complete the report at home.  The report is meant to be completed over the next several weeks so students are not overwhelmed at the end.

We will also be completing a report over the next week as a class and practising giving an oral presentation to help prepare.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Indoor Recess Fun

The students had a blast on Wednesday with indoor recess.  Here are a few pictures I promised I'd share...

I Can Dance...

We kicked off our dance unit with interpretive dance and creative movement.  Students were responding to the music with their bodies to show how different animals move...

Snakes!

Elephants:

 Birds:

 Giraffes:

Energy Chains

The students have been exploring Energy Chains (Food Chains).  They were working with their buddies to create different chains that occur in nature:

2D Geometry

The past few weeks, students have been busy learning about 2D Geometry.  We  have been busy naming shapes, sorting shapes by their geometric properties (number of sides and vertices), making pictures with 2D shapes and gaining a deeper understanding of symmetry.  Take a look at a few of our action shots below...

Sorting 2D shapes:

 Creating Symmetry Monsters:

Finding Symmetry in our own shirts!

Twin Day Thursday

Thursday is Twin Day for Peru.  Students are encouraged to dress up with a buddy or a group.  If students are struggling to decide what to wear or didn't line up a twin, they can wear St. Philip colours or Spirit Wear to match some other friends throughout the school.

Scientists in the School

The grade ones had the opportunity to take part in an amazing workshop today.  With the help of some amazing volunteers and Scientist Paula, the students were able to learn all about Energy.  Here are a few pics from our day!

A few reminders

- a reminder that Monday is Family Day.  We will be back at school Tuesday.

- www and library are on Tuesday

- volunteer forms for Scientists in the School are due Wednesday.  There was a date error on the bottom portion.  Just to clarify - the Scientist in the School day is Tuesday February 27 in the afternoon.

- report cards went home Thursday.  If an interview was not requested but you would like to meet or check in with a phone interview, please don’t hesitate to contact me.  I’m happy to meet with anyone interested.

Structure Challenge

The grade ones participated in a structure challenge.  They needed to build a strong and stable structure that could withstand the very big, bad wolf!  They did a great job applying what they've learned to build some sturdy structures.  The wolf was pretty tired out by the end of the day!