Welcome to our last week in Grade One for 2019!

Highlights of Our Learning:

-We read a great new book today called "Breath Up, Wonder Pup". Please ask your child to tell you all about the important message in this book.

-We worked on preparing the characters for our storytelling of "The Mitten". 

-We had gym and music today.

-We went to the gym and enjoyed listening to the school choir and then got to join in and sing several carols.

F.Y.I.

-Thank you for the donations that have been sent in for the Food Bank and also for the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). We will continue to collect items until Thursday.
Items we will be collecting for the CMHA include:

Toiletries: Soap, shampoo, conditioner, other bath items, toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss, feminine hygiene products, shaving cream and razors, manicure and pedicure nail sets, Chapstick, comb, hairbrush, Kleenex, deodorant and hair elastics

Clothing: All sizes men and women. Items do not have to be new, but in good to excellent and clean condition. Winter jackets, winter boots, snow pants, scarves, winter hats, mittens, gloves, thermal socks (must be new), thermal underwear, underwear (must be new), sweatpants, sweatshirts, plain t-shirts, jeans and wallets

-Thursday, December 19th is a half day and there is no school for students on Friday, December 20th.

-Thursday, December 19th is PJ Day at Bridlewood School.

Who will be in your version of the story "The Mitten"?

Highlights Of Our Learning
-Yesterday we started exploring different versions of the story The Mitten. We started with the version that was written and illustrated by Jan Brett and then read a second version. We compared and contrasted the two stories and discussed how "storytellers" can add the details that they think makes the best story. Today the students drew and large mitten in their Visual Journals and in the days ahead they will select five animal characters to write about and they will then begin working on their own oral version of the story.
-Today students found many sight words in a new song that we are learning called "I Am I" and highlighted them by colouring a neat box around each word.
-We worked on the ____ed family and printed words such as red, bed, sled, few, led, shed, bled etc. Please review this words family with your child at home and remind them that the sight word SAID is a tricky one to spell.
-We are working on printing subtraction equations. Yesterday, our focus was on printing and solving "-1" questions. Today the children rolled two six-sided dice and used the quantities rolled to print equations.
-All grade one classes went to gym today and ran sprints with a partner.
-We had a great recess playing outside in the snow.


F.Y.I.
-Bridlewood School is collecting items for those who are in need to get through the cold winter. This initiative is in support of the Canadian Mental Health Association’s (CHMA) work to help people in the Calgary community.

Items we will be collecting include:
Toiletries: Soap, shampoo, conditioner, other bath items, toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss, feminine hygiene products, shaving cream and razors, manicure and pedicure nail sets, Chapstick, comb, hairbrush, Kleenex, deodorant and hair elastics

Clothing: All sizes men and women. Items do not have to be new, but in good to excellent and clean condition. Winter jackets, winter boots, snow pants, scarves, winter hats, mittens, gloves, thermal socks (must be new), thermal underwear, underwear (must be new), sweatpants, sweatshirts, plain t-shirts, jeans and wallets

Your generous donation will assist CMHA Calgary is supporting others through shared understanding, hope and increase community resiliency. Thank you!

-Thursday, December 19th is a half day and there is no school for students on Friday, December 20th.

-Thursday, December 19th is PJ Day at Bridlewood School.

We had a great recess in the snow and sunshine!

Highlights of Our Learning:
-Today we worked on the "___ay" family and found about 20 words that fit this spelling pattern. Please have your child show you what words they can print and read from this word family.
-We had Literacy Centres. We are all working hard to master more and more sight words and practice reading strategies every day.
-We continued to review the important facts about each group of animals that we have been learning to classify. We practiced printing our own clues to answer the question "What animal group am I?"
-We had music and gym.

F.Y.I.
-Please remember to book a Parent-Teacher Conference time through your MyCBE account. Please note that there are two "Aeblis" on staff, so be sure to book with me and not our Kindergarten teacher.
-There is no school for students this Thursday afternoon or Friday as teachers will be involved with conferences.
-Bridlewood School is collecting non-perishable items for the Mayor's Food Drive. Collection boxes are in the gathering area and we welcome your donations.

Have a good evening!

Please be prepared for colder weather tomorrow!

Highlights of Our Learning
-Today we explored the "____ap Family". Please see how many words your child can spell and read from this family of words. As a class, we found 14 words including cap, tap, slap, map, clap, nap, map, lap, rap, gap, trap etc.
-We all had time on Raz Kids and were able to read books together with Miss Rinaldi's students.
-We learned a new way to play "Face Off" with playing cards. By using the 1(Ace) to 10 we turn over two cards at a time from our pile and add them together. Then a partner does the same. Whoever has the highest total (sum) wins that round a gets to keep all of the cards. We also tried playing with the low sum as the winner. Whoever has the most cards at the end of the game is the overall winner. This an easy game to play at home. See what addition strategies your child is using as they play (adding one, counting on, using doubles etc.)
-We reviewed the characteristics of the animal group "Reptiles" and tried drawing a snake, lizard and turtle in our Visual Journals. Tomorrow we will print some facts about reptiles too. Please ask your child to tell you what they have learned about reptiles (ie. cold blooded, dry scaly skin, hatch from eggs, vertebrates, lungs, can live on land or in the water etc.).

F.Y.I.
-Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on December 5th and 6th. Online bookings will open this Friday.

Have a good evening!

This week we continued to learn about animal groups. Ask your child what makes a fish a fish and what makes an insect an insect.  "They have ____." Children were given the opportunity to learn about each animal group and print 3 facts about each group in their visual journal. They also added an illustration of that animal group.

In literacy centers, students continued to practice their reading skills with a teacher in a small group, on Raz kids, poetry with a group of peers, reading to animals in the forest or reading books at their level.

During word work we have been practicing our sight words, making words and today we did a word detective in book from the classroom to add to our word lists in our word work book.

In math we continued to finish up our math centers. Children practiced the skills of adding 1, adding 2, adding 2 numbers on a domino, adding 2 numbers on a dice and making 10 with the power of ten cards with a partner.

We learned a new poems about birds.

F.Y.I.

There is no school tomorrow as it is a PD day for teachers.

Parent teacher conference bookings on MyCBE/PowerSchool opens on Friday November 29th at 6pm. Please ensure you sign up for a time to come and meet with your child's teacher to discuss their learning so far in grade 1. 

Please send in a pair of earbuds or headphones that your child can use when they are listening to books on RazKids. Since students are working on their individual levels and book choices, it is quite distracting if headphones are not used. Please label the headphones with your child's name. If you do not have an extra pair at home, they are readily available at dollar stores, Walmart etc.

Have a great weekend!!

Insects are EVERYWHERE!!

Highlights of Our Learning
-We worked on the "___ab family" today. See if your child can share some of the words that we brainstormed together. The following words were printed in our Word Work books: tab, dab, jab, nab, cab, fab, lab, crab, stab, scab.
-Please ask your child to tell you what Literacy Centre they worked at today. Students have been trying to build their sight word vocabulary and reading skills during this time.
-Students were given another picture prompt for writing. It was a scene with many signs of fall. After sharing our thoughts and ideas, students were given three sentence starters to try to complete. They were, "I can see...", "I like..." and "I wonder...". Please have your child tell you about their responses.
-We had music and gym in the afternoon.
-We have now learned about three ways to classify animals...mammals, birds and insects. Today the students completed a page in their visual journals to capture the important features of insects. What is the same about all insects? What insects did your child draw?

F.Y.I.
- Friday, November 22nd is a PD Day and there is no school for students.

Have a good evening!

We have been learning about animal groups.

Highlights of Our Learning:

-Please ask your child to tell you what they have learned about the animal groups MAMMALS and BIRDS. Information that might be shared could include:

Mammals:
-warm blooded
-have hair or fur
-drink milk from their mother
-skeleton inside their body
-can be big or small
-breathe with lungs

Birds:
-have feathers (four types of feathers)
-have beaks or bills
-bones are hollow
-can usually fly (but not always)
-found all over the world
-make nests


-We did a new math activity today called "Double Dicers".

-We practiced moving in different ways in the gym.

F.Y.I.
-Scholastic Book orders are due this Friday.
-Friday, November 22nd is a PD Day and there is no school for students.

Have a great evening.

Tomorrow is our Remembrance Day Assembly

Highlights of Our Learning:
-Finding out what to expect during our Remembrance Day Assembly tomorrow (ie. no clapping, respectful behaviour, two minutes of silence, seeing lots of beautiful artwork, learning about the importance of our Veterans etc.)
-Problem Solving: Demonstrating an understanding of how the feet belonging to the characters in the story "The Gigantic Turnip" can be grouped to equal TEN feet. See if your child can tell you all of the characters in the story, how many feet they each have and what combinations could be created to equal ten feet. Here is the link to the story to help you remember. Please cut and paste:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTfhCpCnGX4&list=PLrIehpScGi74-VEG9nrlo1AHyQX9qUn1Q
-Adding black paint to orange paint to create different shades.
-"Reading and Writing the Room!! Please have your child tell you about this fun activity that we did today.


F.Y.I.
-Please send in a pair of earbuds or headphones that your child can use when they are listening to books on RazKids. Since students are working on their individual levels and book choices, it is quite distracting if headphones are not used. Please label the headphones with your child's name. If you do not have an extra pair at home, they are readily available at dollar stores, Walmart etc.
-Students will be attending a whole school Remembrance Day assembly on Friday morning, beginning at 10:45am. If parents would like to join us for this assembly, you are invited to do so.
-There is no school on Monday, November 11th as it is Remembrance Day.
-Scholastic Book orders are due by Friday, November 15th. Thanks!

We learned about the "___at" family today.

Highlights of Our Learning:
-We learned about the "___at" family. Please ask your child to spell and print some of these ___at words for you to determine their understanding of this word family. (ie. cat, hat, mat, rat, bat, pat, flat, that, chat etc.)
-Today we started new Literacy Centres. Students are grouped to match their independent reading levels. Each day, students will work on a different activity such as Guided Reading, Poetry Performance, Reading Classroom Books, Reading from Leveled Book and Reading on RazKids. Please ask your child what activity they participated in today.
-In math we learned how to print an addition equation using the symbols "+" to mean "plus" or "and". We used the symbol "=" to mean "in all", "all together" or "equals". Our focus today was adding one to a number. Students rolled a 10 sided dice and then printed an equation to match the rolled number plus one. For example, is 6 was rolled, the students printed 6+1=7 in their math notebooks.
-We had music and gym.
-We finished the day working on tissue paper poppies that we are creating for Remembrance Day.


F.Y.I.
-Please send in a pair of earbuds or headphones that your child can use when they are listening to books on RazKids. Since students are working on their individual levels and book choices, it is quite distracting if headphones are not used. Please label the headphones with your child's name. If you do not have an extra pair at home, they are readily available at dollar stores, Walmart etc.
-Students will be attending a whole school Remembrance Day assembly on Friday morning, beginning at 10:45am. If parents would like to join us for this assembly, you are invited to do so.
-There is no school on Monday, November 11th as it is Remembrance Day.
-Scholastic Book orders were sent home today. If you would like to purchase any items as gifts for Christmas or another occasion, please let me know and I will deliver the order to you directly and not send items home with your child. Orders are due by Friday, November 15th. Thanks!

Have a good evening!

We used all of our senses to explore our pumpkin!

Our Learning:
-Today we drew a cross-section of a pumpkin and labeled six important parts (seeds, stem, skin, flesh, pulp and leaf). Please have your child tell you all about this. You can use the link below as a reminder.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I884JkS_aFg
-We cut open our biggest pumpkin and took turns cleaning out the seeds and pulp. We combined our seeds with Miss Rinaldi's pumpkin seeds and placed them on a giant hundreds chart in croups of ten. We discovered that our pumpkins had a total of 1158 seeds. Miss Lana roasted the seeds for us and we got to sample sweet and salty seeds at the end of the day.
-We listened to our sight word song and practiced printing some of our sight words. See if you child is able to read, spell and print the following words: an, at, be, we, to, the, is, it, in, are, and, you, see, I, a, can.
-We added one dab of white paint to orange paint to create a new tint. Then we added another dab, and another dab, and another dab! At the end, we had five different samples of the colour orange on our page.

F.Y.I.
-Tomorrow is Orange and Black Day. Children are encouraged to wear these colours to school, but no costumes please.
-There is no school for students on Friday, November 1st as it is a PD Day.

Have a great evening!

This is Pumpkin Week in Grade One!

Highlights of Our Learning
-This week we are learning about pumpkins. Please have your child tell you the six stages of the life cycle of a pumpkin. Also please have them tell you some interesting facts that they learned about pumpkins through the books we read together today. Maybe your child can even sing you the song that we learned today. Here is the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU-GwFHQZI8
-During our math time we sorted our classroom pumpkins and gourds and then we had math centres.
-Children had music class and gym in the afternoon.

F.Y.I.
-Please be sure to have your Learning Commons book returned for tomorrow.
-There is no school for students on Friday, November 1st as it is a PD Day.
-Thursday, October 31st is ORANGE AND BLACK DAY and students are encouraged to wear these colours. We will not be wearing costumes at school on this day.
-School pictures were sent home in folders today.

Have a great evening!

Tomorrow is "Take Me Outside Day"!

Highlights of Our Learning:
-Please have your child share their latest printing family with you. The letters that we worked on today are the "Sliders".
Sliders

v - slide down, climb up

w - slide down, climb up, slide down, climb up

x - slide down to the right, lift, slide down to the left

z - across to the right, slide down left, across to the right

F.Y.I.
-Home Reading is going home today. Please read the letter that is enclosed in your child's bag. Please encourage your child to read their book as independently as possible and complete your child's logbook. When you are finished with the book (one or more nights), please return it to the school, in the plastic bag and be sure to enclose their logbook.
-Tomorrow is "Take Me Outside Day". Please ensure that your child is dressed for the weather, as we will be doing some of our learning outside.

Have a great evening!

We saw our Buddies today.

Highlights of Our Learning:
-We practiced printing some new letters today...the "Curvers". Please have your child demonstrate how they can properly form the following letters:

m - dive down, swim up and over, and up and

        over, down

n - dive down, swim up, over, and down 

u – straight line down, curve up, down

h – dive down, swim half way up, over, and down

b – dive down, swim half way up, over and around

r – dive down, swim up, and over

-We started new math centres. Please ask your child which activity they worked on today.
-We met with our Buddies in the PM and they helped us get logged onto computers and set up to use the reading program Raz Kids at school. Please check your child's folder to see how you can log in at home and use the program on your own time.

F.Y.I.
-Wednesday, October 23rd is "Take Me Outside Day' and we will be having some of our learning outside that day. Please have your child dressed for the weather.
-There is a Halloween Family Dance at school this Thursday. Tickets were sent home today for those families that have ordered so far. Costumes are encouraged for the dance, but no masks please.
-Thursday, October 31st is Black and Orange Day at Bridlewood School. Children are invited to wear these colours that day, but will not be dressing in costumes.
-Friday, November 1st is a PD Day and there is no school for students.

Have a great evening!

Today was a beautiful fall day!

Highlights of Our Learning
-We will be having a school-wide lock down practice tomorrow, so today we reviewed possible reasons for a lock down and expected behaviours. We tried sitting in our lock down location for about five minutes, and the students were very responsible and did a great job.
-We practiced correct formation for a group of letters known as the "downers". These letters are lowercase l, t, f, i and k and these letters are formed by making top-down strokes. See if your child can recall the chant that accompanies each letter to ensure they are printing accurately. Also, have them show you some of their best printing at home.
-We have been working on skip counting by 2's to 20 and today we started skip counting by 5's. We sang a number of songs to help us remember the numbers and we also looked at the patterns (visual and numeric) that exist when counting by 5's. All children cut out the numbers 0, 5, 10, 15...50 and we will be working on ordering and naming these at a later date.
-We created colour posters in the afternoon. Please ask your child what colour they worked on and who their partner was.
-We have been learning a lot about the "Zones of Regulation" and trying to demonstrate behaviour in the "Green Zone" has been a target for the students (focused, ready to learn, listening, right level of energy etc.). Please have your child tell you about all of the zones...green, yellow, red and blue and what strategies they have learned to bring themselves back to the desired green zone if they feel other emotions.

F.Y.I.
-Scholastic book orders are due in by tomorrow at 3:10.
-Our BWS Parent Council will be hosting a school dance on Thursday, October 24th.
-October 31st will be "Orange and Black Day". Students are welcome to dress in these colours, but costumes are not to be worn to school.

Have a great evening!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Highlights of Our Learning:
-Today we participated in an assembly put on by the "Dare To Care" program. Please ask your child to tell you what they learned during this presentation.
-Friday Books are coming home today and your child has completed the sentence starter, "I am thankful for...". Students were encouraged to use their knowledge of letters, sounds and sight words to complete their ideas independently. Please have a look at your child's work, make a written comment and return their book to school next week.
-We have been learning about the "Zones of Regulation". So far we have talked about what learners look like if they are in the Green (desired or expected) Zone. Please have your child tell you about this. If students are in the Yellow Zone or Red Zone, how might they be feeling? What can we do to get back into the Green Zone? (Take a walk, get a drink of water, talk to someone, take deep breaths etc.)


F.Y.I.
-There is no school for students tomorrow (PD Day) or Monday (Thanksgiving).
-Scholastic Book orders are due by Thursday, October 17th.
-Please remember to have your Learning Commons book returned on TUESDAY so that you can get a new one.
-Thanks to the parents who have already sent in a small pumpkin or gourd for us to use in the classroom. We look forward to using our senses to explore these more closely as we practice our sorting, sketching, ordering and estimating skills next week.
-We are still in need of child friendly, glossy magazines that can be cut up for a project that we have planned. Do you have any that could be donated to our classroom? Thank you in advance!

Have a great long weekend!

Happy Monday!

Please ask your child to tell you all about the Fall Walk that we went on with our buddies today. What did we see, smell, feel, and hear?

F.Y.I.
-Please remember to have your Learning Commons book returned by tomorrow so that you can get a new one.
-Thanks to the parents who have already sent in a small pumpkin or gourd for us to use in the classroom. We look forward to using our senses to explore these more closely as we practice our sorting, sketching, ordering and estimating skills.
-We are still in need of child friendly, glossy magazines that can be cut up for a project that we have planned. Do you have any that could be donated to our classroom?

Have a good evening!

We have been tasting delicious apples and creating colours!

Highlights of Our Learning
-Adding a page about what we TASTE in the fall to our fall books. Many children chose to write about their apple tasting experience yesterday. The four varieties of apples that we samples and compared yesterday were Pink Lady, Red Delicious, Macintosh and Granny Smith. Please ask your child which of these varieties they liked the best and how they completed the sentence starter "In the fall I taste...".
-Working on new math centres where we practiced One More and One Less, Counting By 2's to 20, Printing Numerals to 10, playing Race to 20 and playing Power of Ten Games. All students will visit a different centre each day to complete an activity.
-Yesterday and today we carefully mixed primary colours to create secondary colours. Please ask your child to tell you what two colours were used yesterday and what two colours were used today and what new colours we created.
-In gym the children practiced their soccer dribbling skills.
-We finished the day in music.

F.Y.I.

Grade 1 is in need of some old magazines to cut up for a project. If you have any child friendly magazines that are not needed, we would appreciate you sending them into school.

Grade 1 is also collecting a variety of small gourds and small mini pumpkins. Please send one in with your child if possible. Thanks you support.

There is no school for students on Friday, October 11th (PD Day) of Monday, October 14th (Thanksgiving).

Have a great evening!

Welcome October!

F.Y.I.

Grade 1 is in need of some old magazines to cut up for a project. If you have any child friendly magazines that are not needed, we would appreciate you sending them into school.

Grade 1 is also collecting a variety of small gourds and small mini pumpkins. Please send one in with your child if possible. Thanks you support.

Have a great evening!

Our first month of grade one is almost over!

Highlights of Our Learning
-Even though there is a LOT of snow on the ground, it is still Fall and today we talked about what we smell in the fall. Students brainstormed ideas and then copied the sentence started "In the fall I smell..." and completed it with a thought of their choice. Some ideas included "In the fall I can smell apples in the orchard." "In the fall I can smell delicious pumpkin pie." "In the fall I can smell yummy hot chocolate." "In the fall I can smell the wood burning in the fireplace."
-We practiced rolling a dice and subitizing (recognizing at a glance) the quantity that was seen. Students then played a game and covered the numeral that is one more or one less than the rolled number.
-We had an active and fun recess outside where we were able to enjoy the fresh snow. Thank you for having your child dressed for the weather.
-Children were assessed on their memorized knowledge of letters of the alphabet and were asked to print all of the letters of the alphabet in uppercase.

F.Y.I.
Today is officially Orange Shirt Day, but tomorrow we will recognize this at Bridlewood School. Orange Shirt Day is an event that started in 2013. It was designed to educate people and promote awareness about the Native residential school system and the impact this system had on Indigenous communities for more than a century in Canada, and still does today. It is held annually on September 30 in Canadian communities with students and staff being encouraged to wear an orange shirt to school that day.

Tomorrow is Our Terry Fox Run

Highlights of Our Learning
-Today we used Power of Ten cards to practice counting on (to 20) from various numbers that fall between one and ten. We also practiced counting down from those same numbers all the way back to zero. Please have your child demonstrate their understanding of these concepts for you at home.
-All grade one boys visited another grade one classroom to practice their storytelling of "Rooster's Off To See The World" with a new partner. Our boys went to Miss Rinaldi's classroom to share their stories with the girls, and Mrs. Swanson's boys came to our classroom to share their stories with our girls.
-We continued to talk about Terry Fox and how HOPE was so important in his life. The children traced the sole of their shoe and decorated it with a pattern. Terry left many "footprints of hope" for Canada. We also read and sang a new song about Terry Fox and decorated the page before adding it to our poetry book.
-Students went to gym for class with Mrs.O.

F.Y.I.
-Our Terry Fox Run will be held tomorrow afternoon. Because the forecast is for a cooler day, please ensure that your child is dressed for the weather. We are collecting "Toonies For Terry" and all donations are welcome.
-Tomorrow is Special Lunch Day for those students who ordered online.

Have a great evening!

Welcome Fall!

Highlights of Our Learning:
-We started the day by talking about the season FALL and all of the changes that we notice at this time of the year. Then the children started to create their own Fall book titled "In The Fall". They printed these words on the cover and then completed page one by copying one group-generated idea about what we SEE in the fall. Ideas included, "In the fall I see leaves changing colour." "In the fall I see animals gather food." and "In the fall I see leaves falling down." Please ask your child what idea they printed and illustrated today.
-We worked a patterning activity in math. Students printed their name over and over on grid paper and by colouring each letter a different colour, we are starting to see some beautiful patterns emerge.
-In the afternoon we learned about a Terry Fox. Please have your child tell you what they learned about this Canadian hero.
-Students had music and gym today.

F.Y.I.
-Tomorrow is school picture day.
-Please return all Learning Commons books to school tomorrow.
-Orange Shirt Day is observed on September 30th, but because our grade six students are involved in other activities on that day, BWS will observe Orange Shirt Day on Tuesday, October 1st instead. More information about this day will be forthcoming.

Have a great evening!

Today was a "Wonderful Wednesday"!

-We visited the Learning Commons for the first time today. Your child is bringing home one self-selected book that can be kept until next Tuesday, which will be our regular Learning Commons day. Happy Reading!!

-Please ask your child to tell you about the storyboard that they created today for "Rooster's Off To See The World".

-We went outside for gym and walked around the whole big field to see the route that we will be running for the Terry Fox Run next Thursday.

-Please see yesterday's blog for some important dates.

Have a great evening!

Happy Tuesday!

We have been talking about using our voice when something is bothering us.  "Speak Up Wonder Pup,' is a story we have read to help us stand up for ourselves with confidence.  Students have been using the "I message" to communicate with each other when faced with a conflict in a calm and caring way.  These include:

1. Name

2. I don't like it when...

3. Stop

When faced with a problem students know to use eye contact, body language and voice volume.

We also have read the story "Rooster's Off To See The World."  The students have been making groups of 10 and 12 by using the animals in the story, represented by cubes in specific number and colour combinations.  Students have created a story map to illustrate their story and are working towards being the story teller and acting it out.

F.Y.I.

-Our Bridlewood Open House is this Thursday from 4:30-6:00pm. All families are invited to attend to see what your child has been working on during the first few weeks of school.

-Friday is a PD Day and there is no school for students.

-Scholastic Book orders are due on Thursday, September 19th.

-School Picture Day is Tuesday, September 24th.

Have a great evening!

Happy Friday!

We have had a great start-up in Grade One. The children are becoming familiar with routines and expectations and we are all learning more about each other every school day. 

Some Highlights of Our Learning:
-Working in our Visual Journals to draw and label pictures to match the colours we have been exploring.
-Learning to read colour words, as well as some beginning sight words (see, me).
-Singing a multitude of colour songs, action songs and alphabet songs.
-Using colour cubes to create and name a variety of patterns (AB, AAB, ABC, ABB etc.)
-Going to music class with Mrs. Fatica.
-Going to the gym to learn the "Git Up" dance with Mrs. O.
-Working in our Friday Books. Thanks to the parents who took the time to respond to their child last week. Please look for Friday Books coming home again today.

Important Dates:
Thursday, September 19th - Open House from 4:30pm-6:00pm
Friday, September 20th - PD Day (NO SCHOOL for students)
Thursday, September 19th - Scholastic Book Orders are due

Have a great weekend!

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Please stay tuned, as our classroom blog will soon be up and running. My hope is that blog updates will keep you informed about your child's learning as well as important school events.