Energy At Home Project

Students took home their Energy At Home projects yesterday. These projects will help us to see how we use energy in our everyday lives. Please return the project by Tuesday. If you have any questions, let me know. 

Who likes the Sun?

Yesterday we learned about how the Sun is the main source of energy for our planet. We shared facts and learned more about the Sun too. To see how the Sun's energy affects us, we did an experiment. We can't wait to see what will happen to the paper in our windows! Students made many wonderful hypotheses about what might happen (e.g., the paper will melt, catch fire, heat up). We will learn more about the Sun during our study of energy AND find out what will happen to our paper!

The Book Fair is here!

The Book Fair is here! Tomorrow students will be able to browse and purchase books. Our class time slot is from 11:45-12:15. Families are welcome to join us during that time to help purchase books. Students will also have an opportunity to buy books on Friday as well. 

Happy reading! :)

We are likely to learn about probability this week!

Students have been doing a great job using the math vocabulary from our probability unit this week! They created beautiful books that compare the likelihood of events happening. Take a look at some of the work (and fun!) from today!

The Crayon Game

Students loved playing the Crayon Game this week! We used the game to mesh our algebra and probability math units. Everyone had a fantastic time learning new math vocabulary while playing a fun game!

Over the next few days we will be learning how to describe the likelihood of everyday events occurring. We will use words like possible, impossible, certain, likely, unlikely, etc. to describe games and everyday events. 

At home, try talking about the chance of different things happening. E.g., is it likely that we will have rain tomorrow? Is it possible to get to school in less than 3 minutes? How likely is it to find more than 10 raisins in the box? Who is most likely to win the lacrosse game?

Jump Rope For Heart

Jump Rope For Heart is tomorrow! Please remember to return pledge forms tomorrow morning. We will hopefully be outside and enjoying beautiful sunny weather, so please dress accordingly. If we end up getting rained out then our class will have a Jump Rope time slot for indoor skipping in the gym. 

Get ready to have fun tomorrow, Grade 1's! :)

Homework for Parents

We had a visit from Fight-fighter Lummiss today! He shared a lot of information with us! We learned about his job and a lot about fire safety. Everyone was so excited to give their parents homework! Families are asked to look inside today's booklet and complete the checklist.