Mrs. Ly and Ms. Granger's Grade Ones

**Don't forget to subscribe to our blog so you will know when a new blog post is updated through your e-mail. **Demographic information sheets were sent home today. Please review the information and SIGN the last sheet. We need all forms returned. Thank you. Our sight words this week are: The To For One Is Each week, we will be introduced to 5 new sight words. We have been practicing reciting them and finding them in books and our poems. Please practice this with me at home daily. I should be able to recognize these words quickly by November. Our new poem this week is called "The 3 Pillars". Help me find all of this week's sight words in the poem We have been learning about the 3 pillars of care. 1) Taking care of ourselves 2)    Taking care of others  3)  Taking care of this place This week, our focus is on how we can take care of ourselves. Ask me to tell you all the different things I can do to take care of m...

Thank you Grade 1s for a great week of learning! We have had a busy week and are getting more familiar with our classroom and school routines. This week we were able to learn two new games in gym (ask your child what they are!). We began our writer's workshop and practiced journaling through drawing pictures and labeling what we drew. If we didn't know how to spell the words, we wrote the letters we could hear when we said them out loud. Yesterday we brainstormed a list of classroom jobs we can be responsible for to help keep our classroom safe, clean, organized, and beautiful! Today we practiced printing the letter "c" and did a guided drawing of something that starts with the letter "c". Ask your child what they drew and if they remember how to spell it! Here are a few reminders: -Please make sure your child has a working water bottle for school -Water is preferred over juice boxes for lunch and snack time -Please label clothing items, backpacks, l...

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Yesterday was our first day of Grade 1! We met our teachers, met new friends, and had our first full day at school. We have two colours in our classroom: team blue and team red. Ask your child which team they are on :) Today we were great at remembering our routines and jobs in Grade 1. Today we read a poem called "The First Day", played alphabet bingo, made name tags for coat hooks and reading bins, played outside, read books, and practiced counting all the way to 100. We listened to a story called "Clark the Shark". Clark the Shark learns some important lessons about how to act at school. Ask your child what some of his rules were! Thank you to our families for helping your children be prepared and excited for Grade 1 :) We look forward to the rest of the year! :) Ps. Just a reminder that Fridays are early dismissal days at 11:55.

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