Fun Day!

The Grade One's had lots of fun swimming and skating. Thank you for those who volunteered to supervise. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Christmas On Gladstone!

There was definitely Christmas spirit in the hallways of YCS last night. "Christmas on Gladstone" was lots of fun! Families enjoyed making crafts, singing carols and going on a hayride. The evening was full of different fun activities! Thank-you for coming Grade One's!

Red and Green Day

In Math the Grade One's were introduced to the words "more" and "fewer". We got into groups today and participated in an activity. Notice lots of the kids are wearing red and green :)
*See you tonight for "Christmas on Gladstone"

Goodbye, We Will Miss You!

We had to say goodbye to one of our students today. He will moving and going to a different school. Class 1.2 wishes you the best of luck!
Monday* Red and Green Day and Return Swimming Form

Writing Activity with Class 1.1

Mrs. Ivanochko and Mrs. Ruf modeled how to write a story with a partner. The Grade 1's were partnered up and started writing a Christmas story. We are almost finished the stories and hopefully tomorrow we will be able to share the stories.

Day 1 At The Street Market

The hallways were very busy today. The first day of the street market took place at 12:20. Students filled the hallways selling their unwanted belonging to raise money for Angels Anonymous. The Grade 1's enjoyed it! It was so neat!

Christmas Countdown

Christmas Countdowns

Christmas Wreaths with Buddies

It is day 5 on the Good Spirit School Calendar and that means we get to spend time with our Grade 8 buddies. We cut out and traced Christmas wreaths. We will continue them next day 5.

Snowmen at Night!

The Grade One's made their own snowman using construction paper. We have a snowman that is a French artist and we also have a snowman that is a detective. Very creative! Grade One's also enjoyed our experiment in science. We learned about the sense of smell.

Thank-you TD Bank!

Marlene from the TD bank came into the classroom and read a book to the Grade One's. She read the book "Caramba" which is a part of TD's Grade One Giveaway. Thank-you Marlene.

YCS Generosity Card

Today, the Grade One's talked about being generous. The YCS students are encouraged to share an act of random generosity. We came up with examples of being generous. For example, helping mom do the dishes, shoveling the neighbours sidewalk, etc. *Give the card to the person you helped out.

I Can Make 10 and 14!

In Math, we discovered many different numbers can make the number 10 and 14.  Good job Grade One's! 
*Library Day Tomorrow

Celebrate Christmas Past

It was a very enjoyable day! The Grade one's participated in a scavenger hunt, hay ride, and making a craft. We were also served cookies and juice. Thank you for the great day Western Development Museum staff!

Writing Sentences

We practiced writing sentences. We talked about what a good sentence looked like then the Grade 1's wrote their own sentence. Grade 1's remember finger spaces, capital letters and periods.

6/7 Buddy Reading!

Today, the Grade 6/7 split came to read with the Grade One's! Mr. Budz read a book and the kids really enjoyed!

Go Riders!

Most of the Grade One's wore their green to cheer on the Roughriders!
*Conference times are in the front pouch of the agenda.
***Go Riders!

Stations

Grade One's participated in stations this morning. We also have been getting ready for report cards. Keep up the hard work Grade one!
*Tomorrow is library day and early dismissal!

Arranging ABC's

In the morning, each student had a bag of all 26 letters of the alphabet. We had to arrange the letters and put them in the correct order. Some bags were missing letters but now we have them all sorted out! Thank you Grade 1.

Cookies and Buddy Reading

Thank you Jayd for the delicious cookies! At the end of the day, the Grade one's picked buddies and read from their pink books. Grade one's were introduced to five new words of the week: up, down, run, it and what. They also learned the sign language for each word!
*Book orders due Thursday

Remembrance Day Program

Each student received a poppy for the Remembrance Day program. The Grade one's enjoyed the program. They sat very nice and were respectful.
Have a great long weekend!

Making Words!

The Grade One's were making words using alphabet dice. In partners, they had to make words from the "ap" word family. Then we shared the words we made.
Great job Grade 1!
*Remember no school Thursday or Friday!

Poppy Craft With Buddies

Thank you buddies for helping us finish our poppies today! They look great!

Starting Our Remembrance Day Crafts

For Remembrance Day, we sponge painted crosses to represent the soldiers who fought for our country. The Grade one's will finish their craft tomorrow with their buddies.

Literacy Coach Visits

Today, the literacy coach came into the classroom and introduced the concept of "visualization". Her lesson was very engaging and the students enjoyed it. Thank you Mrs. Robertson!

Happy Halloween Grade Ones!

Halloween Graphics

Halloween Celebration

Excitement filled our classroom first thing this morning. We had a visitor in the classroom, my sister a.k.a "other Ms. Mortenson." Thanks for your help! Every one was so excited to put their costumes on. We went to Mr. Bellamy's class to have lunch with our Grade 8 buddies. It turned out very well. In the afternoon, we finally got to put our costumes on. Our classroom looked GREAT! The parade was short and sweet. We got back to our classroom and played a couple of games. It was lots of fun! Grade one's get a good rest so you are ready for Halloween on Sunday! Happy Halloween!
*Thanks parents and guardians for helping make this day special :)

Carving Pumpkins

The Grade one's want to thank the Grade 8's for helping them carve pumpkins today. The Grade 8's carved the pumpkins and the Grade 1's had to clean the insides of the pumpkins. A lot of the grade 1's did not like getting their hands "yucky". I hope all of the pumpkins made it home safely!
*Tomorrow is the Halloween Party!
*No lunch, no show and tell, but bring library books!

No Buses Running Today!

Today, the buses were not running because of this weather. Only 13 students were able to make it to school today. Our day was a little bit different. Today, we got to together with the Kindergartens for activity time. We also got with Class 1.1 to learn about Halloween safety. Thank-you Mrs. Ivanochko and Mrs. Landstand! I hope to see everyone tomorrow :)

Making Potion or Glippity Gloppity Glue

Today, we read a poem called "Potion Chant". After reading the poem we made our own potion.  Our potion ingredients included: mustard, ketchup, apple juice, pretzels, cheezies, chocolate chips and marshmallows. Every time we added a new ingredient the Grade One's had to sound out and spell the word on their own potion recipe card!  It was pretty gross but a lot of fun!
We also had a birthday in our classroom today. The cupcakes were delicious!
*Retakes tomorrow October 27th

Monster Mash Dance

Today, we learned a simple dance to the song "Monster Mash". We had pictures on the smartboard that represented a dance move. For an example, a picture of a bat cued to fly like a bat.  The Grade one's have great dance moves!

Making Mini Pumpkins

Today, the children had fun making mini pumpkins. We have some sad, happy and spooky pumpkins. The Grade one's learned the sign language for "Happy Halloween" today. I sent home a letter regarding our Halloween Celebration on Friday. If you have any questions, please call me.
*Grade one's need to bring another non-perishable food item to receive a pumpkin to carve with the Grade 8 buddies. Have a great weekend!

Numbers 0-10

In Math, the Grade one's are starting a new unit. This unit will focus on deepening your child's understanding of number relationships. Today, we were focusing on the learning goal: read and print numbers and number words to 20. The Grade one's really enjoyed using their own whiteboard to copy down their answers.
*Show and tell tomorrow!

Dress Up As Your Favorite Book Character

Our classroom was filled with excitement today. The costumes were very unique. Today, we had Woody in our class and even Julie from the book "Makeup Mess" by Robert Munsch.
Reminder* Library day tomorrow!

Guided Reading

Every day 2, 4 and 5 our class has guided reading. Guided reading provides students time to read at their instructional level. This is where students learn self-help strategies and independence. This is one of the groups I worked with today. We were brainstorming what "we love" in the classroom.
Reminders: *Book Fair Tuesday and Wednesday
**Dress up as your favourite book character on Wednesday!

Library Day

Today was library day! We took back our old library books and picked out two new books. The Grade One's really enjoy going to the library to choose their favorite books. Every day 1 is library day.
Reminders:
*Early dismissal tomorrow October 14
*Bring a non-perishable food item for World Hunger Day!

Class 1.2 is thankful for...

This is a video of the Grade one's sharing what they are thankful for. I hope you have a great weekend.  Happy Thanksgiving! 

Mmmmm Muffins!

We had a busy day making pumpkin muffins! Class 1.1 came to our classroom and we shared a great morning together. Each student was responsible for making their own muffin. Each student had to put two tablespoons of milk and pumpkin mix, three tablespoons of flour, two teaspoons of oil, and 6 chocolate chips into their cup. They mixed the ingredients and finally had to put their muffin mix into their muffin liner. The muffins tasted delicious! The Grade One's are great bakers!

Read to Self

The Grade One's have been building their reading stamina.  We model the appropriate and inappropriate behaviours before each student finds a quiet and comfortable spot in the classroom.  What does "Read to Self "look " and "sound" like?  Students read quietly, pick a good spot, stay in one spot, start right away and read the whole time.  We also have learned the "3 ways to read a book".  Each students has a book box with a few books to read.  We read for 4 minutes today!  Great Job!!!

"ap" "at" and "an" Smartboard Lesson

This is a picture of the Smartboard Lesson I did with the Grade One's today.  We had to sort the images into the correct word family.  The students were asked to come up to the Smartboard and drag the image to the correct circle.  The students really enjoyed this activity. 

I can go in a....

On Wednesday September 29th, the grade one's wrote in their journals.  They had to write one or two sentences.  I had them all start with "I can go in" then I had them finish the sentence.  We had some of the students going into schools and even igloos.  Very creative! 

Reading, reading and more reading :)

Today, the grade one's enjoyed "reading the room." In partners, they walked around the room reading our posters we have made together since the beginning of the school year. We also worked on our new sight words for this week (school, in, our, my, and go). I introduced the "ap" family and I had the students put on vests and we made "ap" words!

Grade 1.1 and 1.2 Get Together!

Today, Mrs. Ivanochko invited the Grade 1.2 class to her classroom to allow both classes to get together and have activity time. The grade one's were very excited and had a lot of fun. Thank you Mrs. Ivanochko.

Patterning

The grade one's have been learning about patterning in math. We have been using snap cubes, legos, beads, buttons and other manipulatives to learn about various types of patterns. We also have developed a few math terms such as pattern, repeat and extend.

Welcome to the Class 1.2 Blog. Enjoy!

Hello!  Welcome to our blog.  We are very excited to share our learning experiences with you throughout the 2010-2011 school year.  Please comment and share your thoughts with us!  We would love to read comments from you!