Monday

"We learned about Orange Shirt Day."  Nyssa
"We coloured an orange shirt."  Aahil
"We went to the gym.  We played two Indigenous games.  One was called Tatanka, Tatanka and the other was Moose Bone."  Taylor and Ms. Lang
"We did yoga."  Rebecca
"We did the calendar."  Ezekiel
"We painted."  Ethan
"We learned about the children that went to the residential schools."  Jordyn

Today is Orange Shirt Day.  Orange Shirt Day is an opportunity for all people to come together in the spirit of reconciliation.  Orange Shirt day began in 2013 when residential school survivor, Phyllis Webstad, shared how her orange shirt was taken away on her first day at a residential school.  Here is a link for further information:

Orange Shirt Day

Friday

"We played Tic Tac Toe in the gym."  Kade
"We worked in our visual journals."  Braelyn
"We worked in our treasure books."  Kyle
"We did the calendar."  Ezekiel

Your child is bringing home his or her treasure book.  Please take some time to practice the poems and return the book to school on Monday.  

Please send back the library books to exchange.

Monday will be Orange Shirt Day.

Have a great weekend!

Thursday

"We went to music.  We sang O'Canada."  Lacie
"We made a visual journal page about Terry Fox."  Braelyn
"We got to paint."  Adi
"We worked in our visual journals."  Ceilidh
"We did the calendar."  Jordyn
"We coloured a picture."  Kade
"We had a Fun Lunch."  Ethan

We will be going on a field trip to the Leighton Centre on Wednesday, October 23.  We will need four parent volunteers.  If you are a registered volunteer at the school and are available to attend please send me an email.  In order to become a registered volunteer you must have a current police security check.  Please stop by the office if you need to fill out the forms.

The form for the problem solving club is due tomorrow.

Wednesday

"We had music.  We played a game."  Jordyn
"We did the Terry Fox run."  Brix
"We did the calendar."  Ezekiel
"We went to the gym.  We played a crab game and another game called Tic Tac Toe."  Rebecca
"We worked in our Today is Monday booklets."  Kade
"We picked our special tree."  Kyle
"We got stickers and tattoos."  Logan

Tomorrow will be our Fun Lunch from Little Caesars.

We all did a great job during the Terry Fox run!  We were fortunate to have such a lovely morning.  Thanks very much for all of the donations.

This afternoon we went to choose our special tree.  We will be learning about seasonal changes in science.  We will be visiting this tree throughout the seasons to make observations.

Tuesday

"We went to the gym.  We danced to a song and we played the game Empty the Trash again."  Rebecca
"We started to plan out a special art project with the first letter of our names."  Taylor
"We did the 'go' poem in our treasure books."  Braelyn
"We did GoNoodle."  Kade
"We did the calendar."  Jordyn
"We wrote in our green journals about where we go."  Kyle
"We watched another video about Terry Fox."  Ezekiel
"We got a new book."  Ella
"We learned about patterns."  Ethan
"Ms. Lang read us a story called Ten Magic Butterflies."  Adi
"We built our names using blocks."  Nyssa

Scholastic book orders are due tomorrow.

Tomorrow we will be having our Terry Fox run.  We will be running around the pond.  We will start in the gym with an assembly at 9:00 am.  Donations are welcome.  Please make sure that your child is wearing runners and comfortable clothes.

On Thursday we be having our first Fun Lunch.

Please see the letter sent home today about a club for grade one students that will be starting next week.

We are still practicing our days of the week.  Here is a link to another version of the Today is Monday song:

Today is Monday

Today we had fun building our names out of blocks and making comparisons to our classmates.  The names with the shortest amount of letters are Adi and Dru.  The name with the longest amount of letters is Rebecca.

Monday

"We did the calendar."  Adi
"We started another Today is Monday booklet."  Ethan
"We went to the Learning Commons to exchange our books."  Ezekiel
"We went to the gym.  We played a game called Empty the Trash and we played with the Omnikin balls."  Kade
"We wrote in our green journals."  Braelyn
"We watched a video about Terry Fox."  Lacie
"We did a page in our treasure books."  Ella
"We did yoga."  Kyle
"We did an activity with our names using different colored pencil crayons."  Rebecca

I really enjoyed meeting everyone during parent/teacher conferences.  It was great to learn more about your child!

Thursday

"We went to music.  We played a game with popsicle sticks."  James
"We did the calendar."  Ezekiel
"We made a birthday book."  Karis
"We learned the word 'can' in our treasure books."  Taylor
"We danced to GoNoodle songs."  Adi

Happy Birthday Ezekiel! (September 20)

Treasure books have gone home again for the weekend.  Please take some time to practice the poems and send the book back to school on Monday.

Our book exchange day will be on Mondays.  Please send back the two library books.

A reminder that there will be no school tomorrow.

I look forward to meeting everyone during parent/teacher conferences!

Wednesday

"We went to music.  We sang a new song."  Ceilidh
"We went to the gym.  We played a game with balls."  Ethan
"We worked on the poem 'like' in our treasure books."  Kade
"We did yoga."  Kyle
"We danced to GoNoodle songs."  Adi
"We did the calendar."  Rebecca
"We worked on our name pattern art."  Jordyn
"We drew a picture about how to solve a problem with a friend."  Karis

An important step in learning how to read is being able to recognize all of the uppercase and lowercase letters and to know all of the letter sounds.  Students are familiar with Jolly Phonics from kindergarten.  Please take some time to practice with your child at home.  Here is the link:

Jolly Phonics

There will be an early dismissal tomorrow at 11:45 am and no school on Friday.

Tuesday

"We played a game in the gym where we had to copy a tower."  Dru
"We got to use the ipads.  We went on Raz-Kids."  Taylor
"We started the day with the calendar."  Ella
"In our treasure books we did the 'it' poem and drew a ladybug."  Kyle
"In our journals we wrote about what we like and drew a picture."  Karis
"We started our name patterns in art."  Kade
"We went outside for recess."  Adi
"We had a guest teacher in the afternoon."  Ezekiel
"In math we made patterns with blocks."  Braelyn
"We put our work in our bins."  Jordyn

Monday

"We did our treasure books."  Kyle
"We went to the gym.  We played a matching game."  Aahil
"We got to sign out two library books."  Jordyn
"We did the calendar."  Ella
"We got to use the ipads.  We went on Raz-Kids."  Rebecca
"We wrote in our green journals."  Karis
"We made ABC patterns in math."  Kade
"We had fun."  Logan

Today we went to the Learning Commons to sign out two books.  Students may keep the books until next week.  We are awaiting a school schedule for our weekly book exchange.  I will let you know which day next week they should be returned.

Please see the brochure sent home today about our upcoming Scholastic Book Fair.  The Scholastic Book Fair will take place during parent/teacher conferences.

A reminder that there will be an early dismissal on Thursday, September 19 at 11:45 am and no school on Friday, September 20 due to parent/teacher conferences.

Friday

"We went to the gym.  We played the frog game again."  Rebecca
"We did the calendar."  Kade
"We finished our Today is Monday booklet."  Taylor
"We learned the word 'is' today in our treasure books."  Adi
"We learned more about patterns.  We learned about ABC shape patterns."  Karis
"We had a fire drill."  Jordyn

Today we had our first fire drill.  Our class did a great job of exiting quickly and listening for instructions!

Your child is bringing home his or her treasure book for the weekend.  Please read the letter inside of the book for details about the sight word poems and ideas on how to practice the sight words.  Please practice the poems with your child and return the book to school on Monday.  Each week we will focus on four different sight words.  The words are posted on the right hand side of the blog for your reference.

Have a great weekend!

Thursday

"We danced to GoNoodle songs."  Jordyn
"We learned the word 'a' in our treasure books."  Logan
"We went to music.  We sang songs."  Kade
"We did yoga."  Kyle
"We wrote in our green journals about a girl reading a book."  Rebecca
"We did another page in our Today is Monday booklets."  Karis
"We talked about a problem that we had and how we solved it in a sharing circle."  Adi
"We did the calendar."  Taylor

Scholastic brochures have been sent home today.  Orders will be due on Wednesday, September 25.  If you are interested orders can be placed online or by sending in payment by cheque.

Today we got to choose a new character on GoNoodle!  The class voted and our new character is named Squeaky Laroo.

A reminder that on Fridays we have an early dismissal at 11:45 am.

Wednesday

"We went to the gym.  We played a game about frogs."  Braelyn
"We went to music.  We played Freeze Dance."  Ezekiel
"We learned the word 'the' in our treasure books."  Karis
"We learned about Raz-Kids."  Logan
"We did the calendar."  Ella
"We did yoga."  Taylor
"We wrote about a boy and his dog."  Lacie
"We worked in our Today is Monday booklets.  We chose our favourite season.  Winter is the most popular."  Aahil and Ms. Lang
"We danced to GoNoodle songs."  Kyle

Today your child chose his or her password for Raz-Kids.  Our school has a subscription to Raz-Kids.  It is an online reading site that allows your child to read and listen to books.  The students were first introduced to Raz-Kids in kindergarten.  Please click on the following link to access the site:

Raz-Kids

The teacher's username is klang13.  If you have any questions please let me know.

Tuesday

"We had an indoor lunch recess.  We played in the gym."  Taylor
"We started our treasure books.  We did our first poem."  Lacie
"We went to the gym.  We played the game Smugglers again."  Nyssa
"We learned more about patterns.  We watched a video."  Ella
"We worked on our next page in our Today is Monday booklets.  We talked about our favourite sports."  Kade
"We danced to some GoNoodle songs."  Kyle
"We learned about the importance of listening."  Aahil
"We wrote in our green journals.  We wrote about what we see in the classroom."  Karis
"Ms. Lang read us a story called Hugs."  Kade
"We did the calendar."  Adi

Today we started our first poem in our treasure books.  Our treasure books contain poems that focus on the sight words (words that students memorize by sight).  Each week we will focus on four  different sight words.  The words will be posted on the blog on the right hand side for your reference.  Every Friday your child's treasure book will be sent home for the weekend to practice the poems.  

We are also learning the days of the week.  Our Today is Monday booklets are based on the book by Eric Carle.  Here is a link to the song if you would like to practice at home with your child:

Today is Monday

Parent/teacher conferences will be held on Thursday, September 19 and on Friday, September 20.  Please book a time online.  If you require assistance with the booking process please let me know.

Have a great evening!

Monday

"We went to the gym.  We played a game called Smugglers.  We used erasers to pretend that we were smuggling gold."  Kyle
"We had a great day."  Logan
"We played a name game.  We thought of different actions for our names."  Aahil
"We had two special helpers.  We will have two different ones tomorrow."  Karis
"We listened to a song called Today is Monday.  We started making a booklet about the days of the week."  Ezekiel
"We danced to some GoNoodle songs.  We got some more points."  Kade
"Ms. Lang read us a story about grade one."  Braelyn
"We did the calendar."  Taylor
"We learned about patterns."  Rebecca
"We did some yoga."  Adi

Today we played a game with actions to help us learn the names of our classmates.  Be sure to ask your child what action he or she chose to use! 

A reminder to please return the blue forms if you have not already done so.  Please check to ensure that you have signed the demographic forms before sending them back.

Friday

"We went outside for recess."  Kade
"We went to the gym.  We danced."  Kyle
"We had a short day of school."  Jordyn
"We had an assembly.  Mr. Murphy read us a story."  Ceilidh
"We tried building towers again.  We wrote about them."  Ezekiel
"We picked two names from a draw to see who will be the special helpers on Monday."  Karis

Today we had our first assembly of the year.  We did a great job of sitting quietly and listening!

Thursday

Today we listened to a story called The Kissing Hand.  In your child's backpack is a special poem decorated especially for you!

"We went to music.  We sang O'Canada.  We played a game called The Farmer in the Dell."  Karis
"We went outside for recess."  Kyle
"We traced our hands."  Braelyn
"We did yoga."  Adi
"Ms. Lang read a story about grade one."  Jordyn
"We had fun with Ms. Lang."  Ethan
"We chose our new table spots."  Ezekiel
"Today was a great day."  Rebecca
"We learned about the colors of the rainbow." Lacie
"We danced to GoNoodle songs."  Taylor
"We did the calendar.  We counted all the way up to the number 20."  Ceilidh

Wednesday

We had another great day!  Here are some student reflections:

"We did yoga."  Adi

"We went to music.  We sang O'Canada."  Ceilidh

"We went to the gym.  We played a game called Magic Rock."  Rebecca

"We finished playing People Bingo."  Karis

"We made towers out of blocks.  We tried to make them as high as we could."  Ella

"We went out for recess."  Aahil

"We did the calendar."  Jordyn

Happy Birthday Ceilidh!

Please see the blue forms that were sent home today.  Please fill them out as soon as possible.

Tuesday

Welcome to Room 166!  

I was so happy to meet my new class this morning!  We had a wonderful day together and we are off to a great start.  I am so proud of how everyone got right to work.

Here is what we did today:

"We made a picture."  Karis
"We played outside."  Taylor
"We went to the gym.  We played a game."  Braelyn
"We made new friends."  Ella
"We did GoNoodle."  Rebecca
"We played People Bingo."  Aahil
"We stayed at school for lunch for the first time."  Brix
"Ms. Lang took our pictures."  Jordyn
"We did the calendar."  Ethan
"We had the best day ever."  Lacie

Your child is bringing home a special picture that he or she made to show you.