Grade 1

Hello Grade One Families, HAPPY FALL! What a great start to the 2023-24 school year! It has been a pleasure to meet my Grade One families joining in our Meet the Teacher Night in early September. I can't wait to take this journey with you of educating and making learning fun for the First Graders. This month, my main focus is on teaching alphabet sounds and sight words, but throwing in some fun activities that are themed to make kiddos more engaged in learning new content. There will also be some guided reading and Daily 5 activities that are introduced where students work in five different literacy stations. In math, we have been working on Number Sense where students represent numbers in different ways like the written form, dots, objects, ten frames, fingers, etc. Looking back, last month, we made a beautiful art project in connection to the Truth and Reconciliation activity. We learned as a class that it is important to build respect, understanding, and empathy and that every o

Hello Grade One Families,   Welcome Back!         As the summer winds down, children are preparing to return to school, looking forward to new learning experiences and playing with friends in safe environments. I, as well, am very excited and thrilled to welcome my first graders and have them as part of our school community. As we gear up for another exciting year of learning and growth, I wanted to share a sneak peak of how a Grade One Class will look like. Looking ahead, for the first few weeks of the month, our focus is mainly to get acquainted with the daily routines, including the attendance, using a washroom pass, walking in the hallways in a respectful manner, practicing mindful breathing exercises, and learning to resolve conflicts when interacting with friends. We will also be talking about our classroom rules focusing on how to be respectful, be safe, be responsible, and be mindful. But most importantly, we will try and work on creating a positive learning environment by inte