Nov 14 - 18, 2022

Hello, Grade 1 families!

Learning Intention: I can use my senses to explore and explain my surroundings. 

On Friday, we went to Fish Creek Park. Students predicted what it would look like when we arrived. We will compare what we experienced on this trip to our experience in the summer (September walking field trip). We used 4 of our senses (see, touch, hear, and smell) to explore Fish Creek Park. Ask your child what was different this time. What was similar? 

While in Fish Creek Park, we played! We tested the snow and found it was not good snowman-building snow. We wondered why? We made snow angels and found the snow crunchy. We wondered why? We explored along an adventure path that leads to "Shrek's Swamp". We saw many animal tracks. We were wondering which animals made them. We will explore this in one of our upcoming science units! We heard birds, snow crunching and the wind. While we were walking to and from Fish Creek, we could smell different smells in the air. Sometimes it was the smell of a vehicle, and sometimes the smell of a person's perfume. The best part though was when we could get passing cars to wave to us and we even had 3 cars honk their horns for us! 

* Thank you for sending your child dressed in their winter gear! Everyone was warm and happy. 

Conference Note: In Grade 1, we have the opportunity to work in small groups for reading instruction. During this time, each group rotates through 3 "stations". In one of those "stations", every student in our class works daily with Ms. Kaura Grant (Reading Support Teacher). If you would like to discuss your child and how they are progressing in their reading,  she will be available from 3:30 pm until 5:30 pm on Thursday, November 24th, and from 8:30 am until 12:30 pm on Friday, November 25th. You book the conference through your MyCBE account like you would book a conference with me. I encourage you to meet with Ms. Grant!