Grade 1C

Ms. Carlin - ccarlin@cisdv.bc.ca

Hello and Welcome to our Grade 1C website. Please note this is a work in progress and I will update it with pictures and information whenever I have the chance. Do not hesitate to contact me at the email address above any time that you have questions about our Grade 1 program or anything that is happening with your child. I hope you and your children have a wonderful year!

Important Dates

Monday, October 13th - Thanksgiving - No School

Thursday, October 23rd - Halloween Party (Parent Group Event) 5:30 - 7:30pm

Friday, October 24th - Pro D Day - No School

Tuesday, October 28th - Cooking Lab - Ghost Cookies

Wednesday, October 29th - farm field trip - more info to follow

Thursday, October 30th - Pumpkin Carving with 5/6R buddies

Friday, October 31st - Halloween - Orange and Black Day

Things to remember -

*please bring a water bottle back and forth to school every day (juice, pop, and all other sugary drinks are not permitted)

*check your child's planner every night and send it to school the following day

*let me know if your child's after school routine changes so I can make sure everyone gets home safely each day

*students need to have non-marking inside school uniform shoes and gym shoes please

Thank you...

Thank you to everyone who brought in donations for our Terry Fox Run! We appreciate your kindness!

Thank you very much to the Moms and Dads who helped us bake Apple Crisp! We really appreciate your support and hope you enjoyed your dessert!

Thank you to everyone who brought in food for our World Food Day Walk!

Weather updates -

With the weather starting to change, students need to bring a jacket to school every day please. Mr. Untereiner would like the students outside, as much as possible, during recess and lunch.

Mr. Battie has asked that students have inside gym shoes to prevent marks and dirt on the gym floor.

Students need to have a water bottle at school every day please. We have water filling stations in our hallway. Water bottles will go home each day to be washed. Thank you.

Hold my hand, God

Lead the way

Help me make good choices every day

Let me know what's wrong and right

Keep me safe both day and night

Let me know what you have planned

Lead the way God

Hold my hand.

Amen

Please see the top right corner of our website for monthly homework info and our latest newsletters. Thank you.

Weekly schedule information -

PE is every Tuesday and Friday

French is every Monday and Thursday

Music is every Wednesday

Library is every Wednesday

Cultural Studies is every Wednesday

Ipad time is most Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays

Cooking Lab dates are usually the last Tuesday of the month

Spelling Tests are usually every Friday - students can also bring a stuffy to school with them on Fridays

Science Research Questions are every Friday

Congratulations to our October birthdays!

Everett - October 14

Everly - October 24

(students are allowed to bring in a treat for their birthday; however, we ask that you check in with the teacher ahead of time to confirm details)

Show and Tell Days

Mondays - Kristyanna, Apikai, Payton, Lincoln

Tuesdays - Dominic, Arya, Everett, Thalia

Wednesdays - Anna, Billy, Everly, Austin

Thursdays - Arthur, Sophia, Kaiser, Raelynn

Fridays - Rhodes, Brylle, Violet, Presley

*please do not send in anything fragile or too big to fit in your child's cubby - if you prefer to send a photo or video that we can show on our projector, please do so in advance - thank you!

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Spelling word family #3 ("ad " word family) - please practice these words for a test on Friday, October 17th

ad, bad, dad, fad, had, lad, mad, pad, sad, tad

Bonus words (optional monster words) - boo and Halloween

*Enrichment words (do not focus on these words unless I have asked you to try them)...

*clam, cram, bath, math, Zack, quack, flash, splash, brass, class

****do not always practice the words in order - they will often be mixed up for the test

Science Question #2 Do spiders stick to their own webs? - students can ask family members, research the answer in a book, check online, ask Siri or Alexa, or even guess what they think the answer is - answers can be serious or silly - please bring results back for Friday debates - parents or students can write the answers in pencil, draw pictures, print photos)

Online Learning - please refer to the Links page at the top right side of the screen. It will take you to some of the computer programs we have set up for use at home. If you have any difficulty logging in, or have any questions about the programs, let me know. We have started using some of the programs at school and they are now ready to be tried at home if you wish. *The links are not ready at this time, we are waiting on further details regarding usernames and passwords.

Scholastic Book orders have started going home. These are online book clubs where you can purchase books for your children. There is no obligation to purchase any books. If you are interested in seeing what is available, please go to Scholastic.ca for more information. Paper copies of the book club flyers will go home approximately once a month. Our class code (for ordering books) is RC235774.

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