May 29 - June 2, 2023

Hello, Grade 1 Families, 

Learning Outcome: I can present stories orally as an individual. 

We have begun learning about story writing. Students are able to identify the setting, problem and the main characters. Earlier this week we began our own story plans and later in the week, we used loose parts to have these stories come to life. Some students created puppets to act out the play and some students focused on the setting of their story. Once students had finished their creations they shared their stories. It was wonderful to see the creative ways students used loose parts to showcase their stories. Ask your child what their story was about and what materials they used to make their story. 

"I think it was really fun because you could act by yourself. It is like when you are making a play out of stuff." ~ Shaw

"Acting out our stories was really fun because you are making your own 3D story." ~Thomas

"It was a lot of fun because we got to make our own stuff and there was a lot of different creations." ~Walter

We enjoyed having Mrs. G teach us for a couple of days while Mrs. McKay was recovering from Strep. Yuck! 

Upcoming Events:

• Classroom Camping June 8 - still looking for volunteers
• Sports Day - June 16
• Fish Creek Park Walking Field Trip - June 20 - still looking for volunteers 
• YES Day! - June 27
• Last day of school - June 29

May 22 - 26, 2023

Hello, Grade 1 Families, 

Learning Outcome: I can describe how events and places can bring people together to support our community. 

BIG BRAVE!!!

Holy moly you guys! What a day! What an event! In our class alone, we had 14 students participate in the actual event with 12 students colouring their hair and 2 students shaving their heads. In Grade 1 we had 35 students participate. We also had students with lemonade stands in the community raising money. At the time of writing this post, we were at $73,859.20 raised by students at Andrew Sibbald School. I am so proud of each child and how they supported each other, demonstrated empathy toward children who are fighting cancer and are leaving many, many, many heartprints for so many kiddos and their families.

As we moved through this month, we learned about Camp Kindle and the resources they have available to children with cancer to ensure they are safe and medically covered, while having a wonderful kid experience at camp.  Special thank you to Miss Pearl for taking amazing photos of our Grade 1 Big Brave kiddos. 

We got this, Andrew Sibbald! I am so proud to be part of this community. 

May 15 - 19, 2023

 Hello, Grade 1 Families, 

Learning Intention: I can identify the requirements of plants to maintain life.

As we learn about plants, the parts of a plant and what they need to survive, we have been exploring this Gizmo. It allows you to control the amount of light, nutrients and water to see how the plant will grow and change over 50 days. Check it out here. We also planted sunflower seeds on Friday and are excited to see our plants grow. As spring has sprung around Calgary, take your child out and see what plants you can find. What do you notice that is similar? What is different between the plants?

Big Brave - WOW! Check out how well our school is doing supporting kiddos with cancer and helping these kiddos go to Camp Kindle. We are learning this song so we can sing it at the assembly. Here is another song we have used to learn more about Kids Cancer Care and Camp Kindle.