June 15-19

Dear Parents,

Reminders

-Please send your child with an extra bag this coming week.  I will be sending home a variety of items for the end of the year.

-Last day of school on Friday June 26

Our Commitment to Truth and Reconciliation Through Learning on the Land

This year, our Grade 1 students continued to build their understanding of Truth and Reconciliation through meaningful experiences in our school learning grounds. We recognize that learning about the land helps children develop respect, responsibility, and appreciation for the many relationships that connect people, plants, animals, and the environment.

As a school community, we are committed to learning from and caring for the land around us. Together, we will play, learn, and care for the plants, trees, and living creatures that share our learning grounds. Through hands-on experiences, students  developed an understanding of reciprocity—the idea that when we receive gifts from the land, we also have a responsibility to care for and nurture it in return.

By exploring, observing, and caring for our outdoor spaces, students strengthened  their connection to the natural world while learning about stewardship, respect, and belonging. These experiences support our ongoing commitment to Truth and Reconciliation by helping children understand their relationship with the land and their role in caring for it now and in the future.

Grade 1 Learning Intentions

Science (Alberta Curriculum)

• I can observe and describe living things in our learning grounds.
• I can identify the needs of plants and animals and explain how they survive.
• I can recognize how people affect the environment and how we can care for it.
• I can explore the relationships between plants, animals, people, and the land.
• I can demonstrate ways to care for living things and natural spaces.
• I can ask questions and make observations about the natural world around me.
• I can record what I notice using pictures, words, and labels.

English Language Arts and Literature (ELAL)

• I can listen to and share ideas about my experiences in nature.
• I can ask questions and communicate my observations about plants, animals, and the environment.
• I can use drawings, labels, words, and sentences to share my learning.
• I can read and respond to stories, teachings, and informational texts about the land and living things.
• I can build and use new vocabulary related to nature, stewardship, and community.
• I can create simple texts that describe what I observe and learn outdoors.
• I can participate in conversations that show respect for different perspectives and experiences.

Connection to Truth and Reconciliation

• I can show respect for the land and living things.
• I can recognize that the land is important to many people and communities.
• I can demonstrate responsibility by helping care for our learning grounds.
• I can understand that caring for the land is one way we show gratitude and reciprocity.
• I can learn from the stories, knowledge, and experiences that help us understand our relationship with the land.

June 8-12

Dear Parents

Reminders

-All library books should be returned to the library

-Exchanging of decodable reading books will continue next week.

This week, we wrapped up our gymnastics unit with the children exploring the Climber.  Children enjoyed practicing their balancing, rolling, and climbing skills to build strength and confidence.  

Learning Outcomes

• I can balance my body in different ways using different body parts.
• I can move safely through space while doing gymnastics activities.
• I can create different body shapes at high, medium, and low levels.
• I can show control when rolling, rocking, and balancing.
• I can use strong and safe body movements during gymnastics.
• I can travel in different directions using gymnastics movements.
• I can demonstrate body awareness while moving on mats and equipment.
• I can follow safety rules during gymnastics activities.
• I can try challenging movements using my personal best effort.
• I can combine movements to create a simple gymnastics sequence.
• I can cooperate respectfully with others during gymnastics activities.
• I can describe how physical activity makes my body feel.

 

Literacy

This week we focused on one of our last letter sounds, "LE". Take a look below at the home practice.

June 1-5

 Dear Parents,

Reminders

-Please return all library books this Wednesday. Students will not be taking out any new books from the libary as Mrs. Norman prepares the library for the end of the year.

-Please continue to exchange decodables on Mondays and Thursdays for the next two weeks.

Math

This week we have been busy posing questions, collecting data,  analysing the data, and thinking about what we have learned.  Students have been using modeled questions, writing their own questions, and surveying their peers to collect information on a variety of topics.

Learning Intentions

• I can ask questions to gather information from my classmates.
• I can share my ideas and answers during a class survey.
• I can collect data about people, objects, and events in my classroom.
• I can record information that I gather from others.
• I can sort information into categories.
• I can use tally marks to keep track of information.
• I can compare groups of data.
• I can answer questions about a graph.
• I can tell which category has the most or least.
• I can compare information shown on a graph.
• I can explain what a graph tells me.
• I can use data to make observations.
• I can make predictions before collecting data.
• I can share what I notice about data patterns.

Literacy