Leprechauns and BFG

We continued to explore and discover the communities of the Blackfoot People and learn more about their story. We learned that the bison was a very important animal used. Ask me to tell you what the bison was used for and how they hunted for them. We looked at more artifacts such as a mocassin, arrow, trade beads, and porcupine quills.

We had our second Big Friend Group (BFG) today. This is where we get to work with students from kindergarten to grade 4 on a task with a new teacher. Ask me to tell you who my BFG teacher is. Today we had to design a tower that could hold a pot of gold. Ask me to tell you if my group was successful and what my design looked like.

Please check your e-mails for important information that was sent out through the weekly messenger. Have a great weekend.

What is perseverance?

Here is our first 5 words from our new sight word list! This week's words are: do all under on at This is our poem of the week: This week we are talking all about perseverance. Our poem says "I think I can"! This is a positive mindset that we are trying learn to say to ourselves even when things are hard. We listened to a story called "How to catch a star" which is about a boy who loved stars and wished he could catch his own. We counted that he tried at least 5 different ways to catch a star and did not give up until one of his ways worked! We brained stormed what perseverance is and made a list. Then, we drew pictures of a time that we thought something was hard but had to persevere to accomplish it. We drew before and after pictures of what it looks and feels like to persevere! Some of us drew about learning how to ride a bike, swim, skate, climb monkey bars, and play hockey. REMINDERS: We seem to have a fruit fly problem ...

Welcome!

Welcome to Grade 1! We are so excited to meet you all on our first day of school! Below is our Grade 1 welcome letter that can hopefully answer any questions you may have, along with a link for important forms to be filled out for our school. See you all on Tuesday! Ms. Granger & Mrs. Ly :) Welcome Letter First Day Forms

Little Elf

It is the final week before the Winter Break. Wow! We have been counting the days and today is day 69. That means we have been in grade one for 69 days of learning, fun and growing. This week, our new sight words are: who went what but so Our poem is: Our teachers are very proud of us and all the work we have been doing around our reading skills. We have been really good sight word detectives and finding them hidden in other words. Please click on the poem above and ask me to find the sight words this wee: but, so, went. I am also using the strategy Eagle Eye (looking at pictures for clues) to decode words. Ask me to tell you which word says "Christmas Tree, Reindeer, Santa, Candy Cane." We enjoyed some Festive Singing in the gym today and are working on a story map for the story "The Gingerbread Man". Today we learned what the word characters mean. There are 7 characters in the story we listened to today. Ask me to tell yo...

Mrs. Ly and Ms. Granger's Grade Ones

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