Weekly Update

March 11th-15th:

Hi families!

Thank you so much for your cooperation with the re-scheduling of Parent Teacher Interviews due to the storm. 

It was so nice to meet with many of you and discuss your child’s progress. Report cards will be going home on Wednesday. Please let me know if you have any questions once you’ve had a chance to review them. I’m so proud of the children - they deserve to be celebrated for all their hard work this year! 

Field trip to Orwell Corner

• Our field trip is on Monday, March 13th.

• The cost for the trip is $2 which will cover bussing to Orwell. 

• If you have not yet returned your child’s permission slip, they will not be able to come on the field trip. Also, many children did not bring in the $2, so please send that in as well. Thanks!

• Our bus will be leaving the school at 8:45am and we will be returning around 2:00pm. Please make sure that your child is not late getting dropped off on that day, as we will be loading the buses and getting ready to go by 8:45. 

• We will be spending some time outside, so please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather - snowpants, hat, gloves/mitts and jacket. 

• Students will bring their own lunch (no microwave), snack and water bottle.  Please remember there will be NO hot lunches on the day of the field trip!

• Our day will consist of a variety of fun and interactive activities for the children!  Depending on the weather, some of these activities may include: making bread and butter from scratch, seeing and interacting with the farm animals, making apple cider, a horse and sleigh ride, making snow candy, square dancing/yard games and sledding. 

Here's what's happening in grade one this week:

• Phys.Ed- Monday, Wednesday & Friday

• Music- Tuesday & Thursday

• Library - Thursday (Bring back any books you may have at home)

• Playground - Back Playground this week 

• Sight Words - toy, boy, join, point This week we will focus on the /oi/ and /oy/ sounds.

Dates to Remember:

• Tuesday, March 12th - Field Trip to Orwell Corner

• Monday March 18th- Mrs.Hogan's last day

• Tuesday March 19th- Mrs.North's first day

• Friday- Monday, March 22-28 - March Break (no school)

• Friday, March 29 - Statutory Holiday (no School)

• Monday, April 1st - Statutory Holiday (no School)

  • Just a note on March Break/Easter: this year, the break is connected to Easter (which prolongs the break). The last day of school for students is Thursday, March 21st, and they will return to school on Tuesday, April 2nd. I just wanted to make sure the dates were clear for everyone!

Have a great week!

March 4th-7th:

Hi families!

I’m looking forward to seeing you this week and sharing the progress your child has made so far in grade one! We will be going on a field trip Monday, March 11th. We are going to Orwell Corner Historic Village. Here are the details:

Field trip to Orwell Corner

• A permission form will come home on Monday - your child can only come if their form is signed!

• The cost for the trip is $2 which will cover bussing to Orwell. 

• Our bus will be leaving the school at 8:45am and we will be returning around 2:00pm.  

• We will be spending some time outside, so please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather - snowpants, hat, gloves/mitts and jacket. 

• Students will bring their own lunch (no microwave), snack and water bottle.  Please remember there will be  NO hot lunches on the day of the field trip!

• Our day will consist of a variety of fun and interactive activities for the children!  Depending on the weather, some of these activities may include: making bread and butter from scratch, seeing and interacting with the farm animals, making apple cider, a horse and sleigh ride, making snow candy, square dancing/yard games and sledding. 

Here's what's happening in grade one this week:

• Music-  Tuesday and Thursday 

• Phys Ed- Monday and Wednesday

• Playground - Front Playground this week 

• Sight Words - rain, wait, today, say This week we will focus on the vowel teams /ai/ and /ay/. 

Dates to Remember:

• Friday, March 8th - Parent Teacher Interviews

• Monday, March 11th - Field Trip to Orwell Corner

• Monday March 18th- Mrs.Hogan's last day

• Tuesday March 19th- Mrs.North's first day

• Friday- Monday, March 22-28 - March Break (no school)

• Friday, March 29 - Statutory Holiday (no School)

• Monday, April 1st - Statutory Holiday (no School)

Have a great week!

February 26th-March 1st:

Hi families!

We had lots of fun celebrating the 100th day of school on Friday! We did stations again with all 5 classes and the grade one team was so impressed with how the kids responded to working with peers and teachers from all the other classes- they were respectful and great listeners! We (teachers) have been busy with assessments and report card writing the past couple of weeks and we are so proud of how much progress each child has made both academically and socially over the past 100 days in school. It really is incredible- big round of applause to all! 

Here's what's happening in grade one this week:

• Music-  Tuesday and Thursday 

• Phys.Ed - Monday, Wednesday and Friday

• Playground - Back Playground this week 

• Sight Words - each, between, three, sleep  This week we will be focusing on "Vowel teams". Knowing these letter patterns will help the children decode new words with vowel teams in them. Rule: first vowel says its' long vowel sound, the other vowel doesn't make a sound.

Homework:  Your child will have 4 books for reading this week. They can also practice our sight words (reading and writing these words), skip counting (2s to 20, 5s and 10s to 100) and counting backward (especially between decades; I'm noticing this is a challenge).

Pink Shirt day:  We will celebrate on Wednesday, February 28th. If possible, wear pink anything to promote kindness, friendship and inclusiveness. 

Learning Reports and Parent/Teacher Conferences

Registration for interviews will open tomorrow, Monday, February 26th at 8:00am. Learning reports will be sent home with students on March 13th.

Dates to Remember:

• Wednesday, February 28th, Pink shirt day

• Friday, March 8th - Parent Teacher Interviews

• Monday March 18th- Mrs.Hogan's last day

• Friday- Monday, March 22-28 - March Break (no school)

• Friday, March 29 - Statutory Holiday (no School)

• Monday, April 1st - Statutory Holiday (no School)

Have a great week!

February 12th-16th

Hi families!

I hope you enjoyed the beautiful weather this weekend! Last week, our class learned about Chinese (Lunar) New Year. The children had lots of questions and were very interested in learning more. We made a large dragon in the hallway out of our handprints and we created paper lanterns.

We have so much fun ahead this week! We love to celebrate special occasions and integrate them into our curriculum. This week, we will have our valentine exchange and will participate in Winter Wellness Day. 

Valentine’s Day:

We will exchange valentines in our classroom on Wednesday (Valentine’s Day). I emailed out a class list last week, and I also sent home a paper copy in the homework bags. If your child is bringing any treats (lollipops, etc) with their valentines, please remember that everything must be nut free. 

Winter Wellness Day:

On Friday, we will participate in some winter wellness activities outside. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to send extra socks and mittens on that day, as well as a change of clothes in case they get wet. Winter Wellness Day is a government initiative that ensure that all students in the public school system participate in a minimum of 20 minutes of physical activity on this day (besides their regular Phys Ed classes). 

Here's what's happening in grade one this week:

• Music -  Monday and Wednesday 

• Phys.Ed - Tuesday & Thursday

• Library - Thursday (Bring back any books you may have at home)

• Playground - Back Playground this week 

• Sight Words - This week we will continue to work on the sight words from last week since the storm caused us to only have two days of school. We will keep practicing the words: could, would, should, some. 

Homework:  Your child will have 4 books for reading this week. They can also practice our sight words (reading and writing these words), skip counting (2s to 20, 5s and 10s to 100) and addition with sums to 12.

Dates to Remember:

• Wednesday, February 14th - Valentine's day celebration

• Friday, February 23rd - 100th day of school celebration (note the date change due to storm days).

• Monday, February 19th - Statutory Holiday (no school)

• Friday, March 8th - Parent Teacher Interviews

• Friday- Monday, March 22-28 - March Break (no school)

• Friday, March 29 - Statutory Holiday (no School)

• Monday, April 1st - Statutory Holiday (no School)

Have a great week!

February 5th - 9th

Hi families!

I hope you’re all safe and warm in this winter storm!  We had lots of fun playing in the snow last week and we even got to sneak in an extra recess. There were lots of smiles and it was a great way to wrap up another week in grade one! 

Reminders: 

• Snowpants, hat, gloves/mitts every day! Gloves get quite wet at recess and socks get wet from walking in the hallway, so packing extra gloves and socks can be very helpful! 

• spoons, forks and water bottles 

Here's what's happening in grade one this week:

• Phys. Ed -  Tuesday and Thursday 

• Music - Wednesday and Friday

• Playground - Front Playground this week 

• Sight Words - could, would, should, some

Homework:  Your child will have 4 books for reading this week. They can also practice our sight words (reading and writing these words) skip counting and addition with sums to 12. 

Reading/Writing: We will continue working on our Non-Fiction Animal books this week and continue to explore fiction and non-fiction books. 

Math: We are building a “tool box” of strategies we can use when adding. It’s our hope that by exposing students to different ways of thinking about addition, they will find the strategies that work best for them. It can also support them in thinking flexibly about addition. Last week was all about counting on and this week we'll take about doubles and doubles plus one.

Fundations:  We started unit 8 last week. Unit 8 is about 2 letter consonant blends. We learn to identity the vowel, and look for consonant blends before or after the vowel. A consonant blend is when 2 or more consonants go together quickly (for example - stop, trick)

Valentines day:  We will be celebrating Valentine's Day on Wednesday, February 14th. We'll do some fun activities and we'll also be exchanging valentines in the classroom. We have 15 students. I'll email a list of our first names!

Dates to Remember:

• Wednesday, February 14th - Valentine's day celebration

• Wednesday, February 21st - 100th day of school celebration

• Monday, February 19th - Statutory Holiday (no school)

• Friday, March 8th - Parent Teacher Interviews

• Friday- Monday, March 22-28 - March Break (no school)

• Friday, March 29 - Statutory Holiday (no School)

• Monday, April 1st - Statutory Holiday (no School)

Have a great week!

Hi families!

It was a cold and icy week which resulted in lots of indoor play time! The 1C kiddos really enjoyed our unit on Penguins. I am so impressed by the great writing everyone worked hard on! There were lots of great discussions about non-fiction books. This week we will extend our learning by beginning to write non-fiction books. In math, we will dive deeper into understandings of equality and addition and adding the "counting on" strategy to our math toolboxes. 

Reminders: 

• Please remember to send appropriate outdoor clothing. We go outside twice a day as long as it isn’t colder than -20. Extra mittens and socks are never a bad idea this time of year! 

• We get new homework books on Wednesdays If your child doesn't have their homework bag, I can’t give them new books. We need the books from home to circulate throughout the classroom. Please ensure your child has their homework bag every day!
  
  

• Family Literacy Day - Friday, January 26, 2024
  Friday January 26, we will be celebrating Family Literacy Day at Glen Stewart Primary.  Ms. Amy, our school librarian, has some things planned for the students in and around the library. Our school also encourages parents to take a picture of their family celebrating literacy together and email a copy of the picture to our email account:  GSPliteracy@gmail.com.  The office would like to print the pictures and make a collage of all of the pictures of our families.  Please have pictures submitted by Sunday, January 28th so we can get things organized.  

*If students wish, they can come to school on Friday (January 26th) dressed as their favourite character from a book or movie. 

*Also, if your child could take in a favorite book from home, we will have a read-a-thon time where they can share reading and looking at their books with one another in class.

Here's what's happening in grade one this week:

• Phys. Ed -  Tuesday and Thursday 

• Music -  Monday, Wednesday and Friday 

• Library - Thursday

• Playground - Front Playground this week 

• Sight Words -  very, also, too, by 

Homework:  Your child will have 4 books for reading this week. They can also practice our sight words (reading and writing these words) and counting forwards and backwards between numbers 1-100. 

Fundations:  This week we will continue working on Unit 7 in Fundations. We will be consolidating our learning of the -ng and -nk glued sounds through practice, as well as learning how to add suffix -s to the a work with an -ng or -nk glued sound.

Dates to Remember:

February 19th - Statutory Holiday (no school)

March 8th - Parent Teacher Interviews

March 22-28 - March Break (no school)

March 29 - Statutory Holiday (no School)

April 1st - Statutory Holiday (no School)

Have a great week!

January 8-26TH

January is a busy month in grade one. We reviewed routines and expectations, sight words, reading and writing strategies and counting in a variety of ways. It's time to move on learning new strategies for reading and writing. Homework is VERY important because it gives your child an opportunity to practice skills and sight words.

Here’s what is happening with our learning in January:

Reading: January’s unit is Non-fiction reading. Non-fiction Reading and writing go hand in hand. We read about topics, collect facts and then we can write non-fiction books.

Writing: Our unit is Non-Fiction writing! We will include facts from books, youtube videos and actual events that have happened in real life. The purpose for writing non-fiction is to “teach” or explain a real-life topic to the reader.

Our Non-fiction learning: We will focus on Penguins for the next couple of weeks. After that, they will write about what they want to "teach" us!

Math: We will review part part whole, skip counting (2s-20, 5s and 10s to 100) and numbers to 50. This month we will take what we learned and start adding numbers to 12. Students will focus on what equal means and learn new vocabulary around addition. 

Fundations: We will start Unit 7 this month. 

• Unit 7- more glued sounds, or welded sounds (groups of letters where the individual sound of each letter cannot be clearly heard). “NG” and “NK” are two examples of glued sounds:  ang, ing, ong, ung, ank, ink, onk, and unk. 

Sight words for the month:

• Her, after, over, other

• saw, were, away

• I’m, can’t, don’t, I’ll

• Our, out, about, around,

Hi Families!

We are SO excited for our last week of school in 2023! We have lots of fun activities planned and lots of learning throughout the week. I'm really looking forward to enjoynig this week with the 1C kiddos! 

Please remember to send a water bottle and hat/gloves or mitts each day! 

Here's what's happening in grade one this week:

• Phys. Ed - Monday, Wednesday and Friday

• Music-  Tuesday & Thursday 

• Playground - Back playground this week 

• We are reviewing sight words this week. We will focus on words we've found extra tricky: -  saw, there, are, want

Homework: Keep reading until Wednesday. Please return all books Wednesday Dec 20th :) 

Fundations:  We have our Unit 6 test on Thursday! (suffix -s)

Math:  We'll be playing some games to practice the skills we've learned so far this year. We will continue part/part whole this week and continue practice with skip counting by 2's and 10's and counting to 30. 

Writing: We will continue with procedural and descriptive writing this week!

Dates to Remember:

• Friday, December 22- Last instructional day of 2023

• Thursday & Friday, January 4 & 5 - Professional Learning Days (no classes)

• Monday, January 8 - First Instructional Day for students in 2024

Have a great week!

 ‘Twas the week before Christmas…

We are gearing up for a fun final week of school in grade one before Christmas! There is still lots of learning to be done, but we will also be doing many special activities that they picked and I will surprise them each day on our countdown!

Monday, December 18th 

• School Wide Spirit Day: Red and Green Day 

• Class Activity: Top secret hehe

Tuesday, December 19th 

• School Wide Spirit Day: Special read aloud - our administrators are going to do a holiday read aloud for us!

• Class Activity: Art in the Dark Day - The children will take part in a variety of art activities throughout the day. We will have numerous art stations set up.

Wednesday, December 20th 

• School Wide Spirit Day: Festive Attire (Dress in holiday clothing, hats, etc)

• Class Activity:  Show and Tell Day - The children can bring in something (toy, game, book, etc) to show the class. They will have time to show it, explain it, and answer questions. They will also have a play time when they can use their items from home if they wish. 

Thursday, December 21st

• School Wide Spirit Day: School wide virtual BINGO

• Class Activity: “Get Moving” Day - we will do movement breaks, some Cosmic Kids Yoga, and extra recess! Please send extra mitts/socks on this day in case they get wet from extra play! Plus a top secret activity!

Friday, December 22nd 

• School Wide Spirit Day: Pajama Day

Class Activity: Movie Day! We will be watching a holiday movie. I will pick up some popcorn for the movie! If parents wish to send in an extra treat for the class, please e-mail me to let me know (so we don’t end up with too much)! Everything must be nut free. 

Happy Holidays!

Lynn 

December 11-15th: 

Hi Families!

Both of our grade 1 concerts last week were fantastic. I was so proud sitting back watching all our grade ones rock it out on stage in front of large audiences. I know how much it filled my heart and can only imagine how heart warming it was from a family member perspective. Bravo to all!

Here's what's happening in grade one this week:

• Phys.Ed - Tuesday & Thursday 

• Music-  Monday, Wednesday and Friday

• Library - Friday

• Playground - Front Playground this week 

• This week we will practice Sight Words -  came, make, home, five (Magic 'e' at the end of the word gives all its' power to the vowel for the vowel to say its' long vowel sound (which is it's name)

Homework: Reading-  books sent home and review sight words! It would be helpful for your child to practice counting forwards and backwards from numbers 0-30, and start at any number between 0-30 and 'count on'. You can also practice counting by 2s to 20 and 10s to 100.

Fundations:  Continuing with Unit 6 which involves adding a suffix “-s” to a base word to make the word plural or an action word. The suffix 's' can make the /s/ sound as in 'cats' and can make the /z/ sound in 'runs'

Math:  We will start part/part whole (stepping stone to adding) this week and continue practice with skip counting by 2's and 10's and counting to 30.

Writing: We will continue with procedural writing and will have lots of fun writing activities!! 

Dress up days: Our school has some fun things planned for next week (December 18th-22nd). There will be a few dress up dates you may want to note:

Monday, December 18th - Red & green day

Wednesday, December 20th - Festive attire

Friday, December 22nd - Pajama day

Snacks and lunches: Just a friendly reminder to pack a spoon or fork if your child requires one for their snack or lunch (hot food program and PEI food program does not include utensils). 

Dates to Remember:

• Friday, December 22- Last instructional day of 2023

• Thursday & Friday, January 4 & 5 - Professional Learning Days (no classes)

• Monday, January 8 - First Instructional Day for students in 2024

Hi Families!

We have had a wonderful start to December! It’s always an exciting time of year to be in a grade one classroom! It looks like we are going to get some snow today which will make things even more festive. Please ensure that your child has appropriate outdoor clothing for the weather. This week is concert week, so the excitement level will be very high! The children can’t wait to show you their performances on Wednesday. 

Concert reminders:

• Our class will perform on Wednesday, Dec. 6th at 1:10 and 6:00. 

• Doors will open at 12:45 for the afternoon concert and 5:30 for the evening concert. 

• If you have extra tickets that you will not be using, please send them back in your child’s homework bag tomorrow. 

• You must have a ticket to get into the concert. This is due to the large number of students in our school and fire regulations. 

• For the evening concert, students will go directly to their classrooms when they arrive (I’ll be there waiting) and you will head to the gym. When the show is over (it’s only 30 mins or so), you will come to the classroom to pick your child up. 

• Our class will be wearing penguin headbands. The children can wear whatever you/they want for the concert.

Breakfast with Santa

Our Home and School is hosting a Breakfast with Santa that will take place on Saturday, Dec. 9th. Tickets can be purchased through our online Hot Lunch website. Some tickets will also be available at the door.

Here's what's happening in grade one this week:

• Phys Ed. - Monday, Wednesday and Friday

• Music-  Tuesday & Thursday 

• Library - Thursday (please return any books)

• Playground - Back Playground this week 

• This week we will practice Sight Words -  are, were, saw, away

• Homework: Reading and review sight words! There will be no homework on concert night, so your child will only have 3 books this week. It would be helpful for your child to practice counting forwards and backwards from numbers 0-30, and start at any number between 0-30 and 'count on'. You can also practice counting by 2s to 20 and 10s to 100.

Fundations:  We will be wrapping up Unit 5 this week where we learned the “glued sounds” -am and -an. We will be starting Unit 6 which involves adding a suffix “-s” to a baseword. 

Dress up days: Our school has some fun things planned for the week of December 18th-22nd. There will be a few dress up dates you may want to note:

Monday, December 18th - Red & green day

Wednesday, December 20th - Festive attire

Friday, December 22nd - Pajama day

Dates to Remember

• Wednesday, December 6- Grade 1 Christmas concert 

• Friday, December 22- Last instructional day of 2023

Have a great week!

November 20th-23rd

Hi Families!

Parent teacher interviews are this week, please make sure to sign up for interviews! Report cards will be sent home next week. November seems to be flying by, so keep in mind that our grade one Christmas concert will be Wednesday, December 6th. 

Parent teacher interview sign up: https://gsp.parentteacherconferences.net/admin/ 

Here's what's happening in grade one this week:

• Music- Monday & Wednesday

• Phys Ed-  Tuesday & Thursday 

• Library - Monday (please return books by Thursday)

• Playground - Back Playground this week 

• This week we will practice Sight Words -  do, does, one, there

Homework: Reading and review sight words! It would be helpful for your child to practice counting forwards and backwards from numbers 0-30, and start at any number between 0-30 and 'count on'. You can also practice counting by 2s to 20 and 10s to 100. I’m going to try sending homework in 2 weeks intervals.  It has been a challenge getting the books back on Fridays and then our supply of books is limited. Also, I'm going to focus on decodable “books” and not the traditional books. It’s important for us to practice the reading skills that we’re learning.

What does this mean to you?? I’m hoping things will be easier and you get to see your child decode books! It’s pretty cool! :)

Homework will be due Friday December 1st 2023. 

Fundations:  Continuing Unit 4 this week ("bonus letters" and the "glued sound" all). 

Math:  We will continue counting between two given numbers up to 30, skip count by 2s to 20 and 10s to 100. 

Dates to Remember

• Thursday, November 23rd evening- Parent teacher interviews that evening 

• Friday, November 24- Parent Teacher Interviews (No classes)

• Wednesday, December 6- Grade 1 Christmas concert 

• Friday, December 22- Last instructional day of 2023

Have a great week!

November 14-15th: 

Hi families!

We had a beautiful Remembrance Day assembly on Friday. I was so proud of 1C for the respect they showed throughout the entire assembly. 

Here's what's happening in grade one this week:

• Phys.Ed- Tuesday

• Music-  Wednesday

• Library - None this week

• Playground - Front Playground this week 

• This week we will practice Sight Words -  Review of all the sight words learned to date. 

It is always helpful for parents to review the weekly sight words at home as well.

Homework: No books sent home this week. Please review sight words! It would be helpful for your child to practice counting forwards and backwards from numbers 0-20, and start at any number between 0-20 and 'count on'. The class is doing great with counting forward, but more practice is needed with counting backward. :)

Fundations:  Continuing Unit 4 this week. The glued sound 'all' was recently introduced (sounds like /ol/). We will read and write words with all (ex: call, ball, fall). We will continue learning about bonus letters. If there is an f, l or s at the end of a one syllable word after a short vowel, we add a 'bonus' letter to double the consonant. We will learn how to read and write words with "bonus letters". We'll also learn that /z/ will sometimes be a bonus letter at the end of a one syllable word after a short vowel. 

For example: hiss, fell, sniff, buzz 

Math:  We will be learning numbers to 30 and begin skip counting by 2s to 20 and 10s to 100 over the next couple of weeks! 

Health: We will discuss feelings/emotions and watch a video that is a game called 'Name that feeling!'. 

Monthly Learning Goals: November/December goals posted under the Learning Goal tab above. 

Parent teacher interviews: Online sign up goes live on Tuesday, Nov.14. Please sign up! Looking forward to meeting with you all to discuss your child's progress. 

Dates to Remember

• Thursday & Friday, November 16&17th- Annual PEITF Convention (No Classes)

• Tuesday, November 14- Online parent teacher interview sign up opens at 9:00am

• Thursday, November 23rd evening- Parent teacher interviews that evening 

• Friday, November 24- Parent Teacher Interviews (No classes)

• Wednesday, December 6- Grade 1 Christmas concert 

• Friday, December 22- Last instructional day of 2023

Have a great week!

November 6-10th

Hi Families!

We had such a fun time celebrating halloween together! It's hard to believe we are in November! The weather is becoming quite chilly, so it's a good idea to keep a hat/mitts in your child's backpack and send a jacket every day. There are discussions every recess about what they need to wear as some are keen to wear sweaters or t-shirts. It would be helpful if you could discuss with your child what they should wear when we go outside!

Here's what's happening in grade one this week:

• Phys Ed-  Monday, Wednesday and Friday

• Music  -  Tuesday and Thursday

• Library - Tuesday (please return any books)

• Playground - Back Playground this week 

• This week we will practice Sight Words -  was, down, want, out

It is always helpful for parents to review the weekly sight words at home as well!

Homework: Read each night and review sight words! It would be helpful for your child to practice counting forwards and backwards from numbers 0-20, and start at any number between 0-20 and 'count on'.

Fundations: We just finished Unit 3 on Friday. This week, we will be starting Unit 4 which is all about bonus letters. We will learn that if there is an f, l or s at the end of a one syllable word after a short vowel, we add a 'bonus' letter to double the consonant. We will learn how to read and write words with "bonus letters". We'll also learn that /z/ will sometimes be a bonus letter at the end of a one syllable word after a short vowel. 

For example: hiss, fell, sniff, buzz

Math: We will be learning numbers to 30 and begin skip counting by 2s and 10s over the next couple of weeks! 

Monthly Learning Goals: I will share our November/December learning goals next week, stay tuned!

Health:  We will learned about the kindness (action and words), empathy and problem solving. 

Dates to Remember

November 13th- Statutory Holiday (Remembrance Day)

November 16&17th- Annual PEITF Convention (no Classes)

November 14- Interview online sign up opens 9:00am

November 24- Parent Teacher Interviews (no classes)

Have a great week!

Update- October 30th-Nov 3rd

Hi families! 

Things are moving quickly in Grade One and I’m very impressed with everyone’s personal progress. Our first term is almost over so that means…assessments for each student.  I’ll be sending a quick email (within two weeks) letting you know if your child is meeting or not expectations for grade one in reading, writing and math. The report cards are very different from Kindergarten and I don’t want any surprises for you. We will have an opportunity to discuss any concerns at the Parent Teacher Interviews November 23rd and 24th.

Here's what's happening in grade one this week:

• Phys. Ed -  Tuesday and Thursday

• Music-  Monday, Wednesday and Friday

• Library - Monday

• Playground - front Playground this week 

• This week we will practice Sight Words -  you/your   have   play   where

It is always helpful for parents to review the weekly sight words at home as well.

Homework: Read each night and review sight words! It would be helpful for your child to practice counting forwards and backwards from numbers 0-20, and start at any number between 0-20 and 'count on'.

Fundations: We will complete Unit 3 last week. Some children will continue to practice the skills from that unit with Ms.McGuigan in small groups. 

Halloween: Students should wear their Halloween costumes to school Tuesday!! We will be doing a costume parade in our grade one hallway, and will have some fun Halloween themed activities throughout the day! No masks or pretend weapons are allowed at school. Also, teachers will not be applying face paint or make-up, so students will have to do that at home beforehand. Thanks for your cooperation! We look forward to a spooky day together in grade one! :) Also, our class will be having a PAJAMA DAY the day after Halloween (Nov. 1st)! 

Dates to Remember

Oct. 31st - Halloween! 

November 13th- Statutory Holiday (Remembrance Day)

November 16&17th- Annual PEITF Convention (no Classes)

November 24- Parent Teacher Interviews (no classes)

Have a great week!

Hi families! 

We had a wonderful 5 day week in grade one! The children really enjoyed our Fall Walk to Cotton Park! We had a great time exploring nature and all of the fall changes. One of the highlights was definitely the walk through the wooded trail where we could see the Hillsborough Bridge and a cruise ship! I’m proud of the children for their excellent behaviour on the walk. We also had a very fun assembly with a presentation from Earth Rangers. The children even got to see some live animals! A card went home in their homework bags with more information on Earth Rangers. 

A reminder that there is no school on Friday of this week.

Here's what's happening in grade one this week:

• Music-  Monday & Wednesday

• Phys.Ed  Tuesday & Thursday

• Library - There is no library class this week because of the Book Fair. Our class will be visiting the Book Fair on Monday. If you wish to have your child purchase something, you can send money on Monday. As mentioned in my previous e-mail, this is optional, and there is no pressure to buy anything. 

• Playground - Back Playground this week 

• This week we will practice Sight Words -  see, little, or, for, we

It is always helpful for parents to review the weekly sight words at home as well.

Homework: Read each night (Mon-Wed) and review sight words! It would be helpful for your child to practice counting forwards and backwards from numbers 0-20, and start at any number between 0-20 and 'count on'.

School Photos:  Picture proofs were sent home last week. Please check for them in the homework bags if you didn’t see them already!

Fundations: We completed Unit 2 last week. Some children will continue to practice the skills from that unit with Ms.McGuigan in small groups. We started Unit 3 and sheets went home for homework and information.  In this unit, the children learn digraphs (wh, ch, sh, th, ck). 

Halloween: Looking ahead to next week, students will be allowed to wear their Halloween costumes at school for part of the day (On Halloween Day). We will be doing a costume parade in our grade one hallway, and will have some fun Halloween themed activities throughout the day! No masks or pretend weapons are allowed at school. Also, teachers will not be applying face paint or make-up, so students will have to do that at home beforehand. Thanks for your cooperation! We look forward to a spooky day together in grade one! :) Also, our class will be having a PAJAMA DAY the day after Halloween (Nov. 1st)! 

Dates to Remember

Oct. 27th- Professional Learning Day (no classes)

Oct. 31st - Halloween! 

November 13th- Statutory Holiday (Remembrance Day)

November 16&17th- Annual PEITF Convention (no Classes)

November 24- Parent Teacher Interviews (no classes)

Have a great week!

Lynn

October 16-27th

Hi families! 

The weather didn't cooperate with us so we had to cancel our field trip. We will plan for another day next week!! This update is for Oct 16-27th because we need the next 2 weeks to cover everything. Another busy week in 1C! Everyone is working hard and starting to read and write words!! It's very exciting to watch!

Here’s what's happening this week in grade one:

• Music-  Tuesday & Thursday

• Phys.Ed  Monday, Wednesday and Friday

• Library - Thursday- Please return books Tuesday or Wednesday

• Playground - Front Playground this week 

• Learning Goals - A reminder that our learning goals for the month of October are described in the “Monthly Learning Goals” tab on this site. 

• Battery Blitz- Info went home last week. Please send in any old batteries if you have them.

• This week we will practice Sight Words -  as/has   to/into     they     said

It is always helpful for parents to review the weekly sight words at home as well. 

Writing- How to write a story!  1. think    2. plan (touch and tell then sketch across the pages)  3. write.   We will also learn how to unfreeze characters and bring the inside out!

Reading- We will learn to build good habits for solving words by checking the picture, look at all the parts of the word, check it (does it make sense, look right and sound right.

Math- Teen Numbers 11-19 counting forwards and backwards and skip counting by 2s to 20.

Fundations- We will finish unit 2 (test next week) and start Unit 3. This unit is all about digraphs- sh/  wh/  ck/  th/  ch. Additional information will go home when we start the unit!

Book Fair

We will be having a Scholastic Book Fair at Glen Stewart the week of October 23rd.  More details will be provided next week.

                                                                                                      Friendly Reminders:

• Homework bags need to come to school every day. 

• Please send a water bottle, fork and/or a spoon to school each day with your child! Utensils are not included with the lunch programs.

Dates to Remember:

• Oct 27th Professional Learning Day (no classes)

• November 13th- Statutory Holiday (Remembrance Day)

• November 16&17th- Annual PEITF Convention (no Classes)

• November 24- Parent Teacher Interviews (no classes)

October 10-13th

Hi families! 

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Things are moving along fast in Grade 1. Reading and writing are underway and we’re moving into teen numbers this week!

Here’s what's happening this week in grade one:

• Phys.Ed -  Tuesday & Thursday

• Music-  Wednesday and Friday

• Library - Wednesday Please return books Tuesday or Wednesday

• Playground - Back Playground this week 

• Learning Goals - A reminder that our learning goals for the month of October are described in the “Monthly Learning Goals” tab on this site. 

• Battery Blitz- Info went home last week. Please send in any old batteries if you have them.

• This week we will practice Sight Words -  here, his, of, come

It is always helpful for parents to review the weekly sight words at home as well. 

Writing- What is a sentence and how do we build one? What are some of the conventions? 1. Start with an upper case 2. Spaces  3. Count the words  4. Ends with a period.

Reading- We are building our Reading Toolbox with strategies- Lefty Larry, Grapheme Grasshopper and Blendy Wendy. 

Math- Teen Numbers 11-19 counting forwards and backwards and skip counting by 2s to 20.

Fundations- Unit 2-  The focus is on tapping and blending words. Please check homework for more information and work!

Friendly Reminders:

• Homework bags need to come to school every day. 

• Please send a water bottle, fork and/or a spoon to school each day with your child! Utensils are not included with the lunch programs.

Dates to Remember:

• Picture day for Grade One English will be Wednesday October 11 

• Oct 27th Professional Learning Day (no classes)

• November 13th- Statutory Holiday (Remembrance Day)

• November 16&17th- Annual PEITF Convention (no Classes)

• November 24- Parent Teacher Interviews (no classes)

October 2nd - October 6th

Hi families! 

Welcome to October! It is hard to believe we are already entering our second month of Grade 1.I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend. It was nice to see so much support for Orange Shirt Day on Thursday.

Here’s what's happening this week in grade one:

• Phys.Ed -  Tuesday & Thursday

• Music -  Monday & Wednesday 

• Library - Will be next week but books will go home Monday. *This is an exciting year as the kids are allowed to bring home their Library book to share and read! Please take good care of these books. It may be best to get in the habit of putting it back in your child's homework bag to ensure it doesn't get misplaced and to, also, ensure it's back to return on Library day each cycle. 

• Playground - Front Playground this week 

• Learning Goals - A reminder that our learning goals for the month of October are described in the “Monthly Learning Goals” tab on this site. 

• Battery Blitz- Info went home last week. Please send in any old batteries if you have them.

• This week we will practice Sight Words -  look, is, and, my

It is always helpful for parents to review the weekly sight words at home as well. 

Walk to School Day- To celebrate this day, Glen Stewart Primary School will be hosting a walk to school day on Wednesday, October 4th.  A rain date will be planned for the following day, Thursday, Oct. 5th.  Students and families who would like to participate in this event are to meet at the Stratford Town Hall by 7:35 a.m. with a departure at 7:45 a.m. sharp.

    We are asking parent(s) and /or guardians to join their child on the walk. Parking will be available at the town hall. Families will gather on the trail adjacent to Shakespeare Dr. across from the Stratford Town Hall. There will be additional chaperones joining us on the walk. There will also be volunteers that will be helping students to cross both Shakespeare Dr. and Glen Stewart Dr. Refreshments will be provided to all participants at the end of the walk. This will be made available in the gym.  Please enter the school through the main doors.

Friendly Reminders:

• Homework bags need to come to school every day. 

• Please send a water bottle, fork and/or a spoon to school each day with your child! Utensils are not included with the lunch programs.

Dates to Remember:

• Monday, October 2nd - No School (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation)

• Monday, October 9th - No School (Thanksgiving) 

• Picture days coming soon!- Wednesday October 11 and Thursday October 12. Stay tuned to see which date will be our class's day. 

Enjoy your week, everyone!

September 25th-28th:  

Thank you to those families who were able to send in some money toward our Terry Fox Fundraiser. The weather cooperated and everyone enjoyed the walk/run around the path of our front playground for 20 minutes! It was great that everyone got out for fresh air and exercise and the kids walked/ran the whole time! 

Here’s what's happening this week in grade one:

• music -  Tuesday & Thursday

• Phys. Ed -  Monday & Wednesday 

• Library - Thursday *This is an exciting year as the kids are allowed to bring home their Library book to share and read! Please take good care of these books. It may be best to get in the habit of putting it back in your child's homework bag to ensure it doesn't get misplaced and to, also, ensure it's back to return on Library day each cycle. 

• Thursday, September 28th- Orange Shirt Day 

• Playground - Back Playground this week 

• Battery Blitz- Info went home last week. Please send in any old batteries if you have them.

• Learning Goals - A reminder that our learning goals for the month of September are described in the “Monthly Learning Goals” tab on this site. 

• This week we will practice Sight Words -  went, to, go, can

It is always helpful for parents to review the weekly sight words at home as well. 

Friendly Reminders:

• Homework bags will go home this week! Please return it on the last day of the week (this week it will be Thursday) or keep it in the "school" bag.

• Please send a water bottle, fork and/or a spoon to school each day with your child! Utensils are not included with the lunch programs.

• Thursday, September 28th- Orange Shirt Day- Wear an orange shirt/orange clothing to school to remember those who were affected by the residential school system. In grade one, we keep this conversation light!! 

Dates to Remember:

• Friday, September 29th - No School (Professional Learning Day)

• Monday, October 2nd - No School (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation) 

• Picture days coming soon!- Wednesday October 11 and Thursday October 12. Stay tuned to see which date will be our class's day. 

Enjoy your week, everyone!

Hello Families!

Thank you to those families who were able to make it to Meet the Teacher night on Thursday! If you were unable to attend, your child took home a copy of the slideshow that I went through with parents. Please reach out if you have any questions. 

Last week was our first 5 day week, and the children did amazing! They are settling in well to our classroom routines, and lots of new friendships have been made.

Here’s what's happening this week in grade one:

Music-  Monday, Wednesday & Friday

Phys.Ed -  Tuesday & Thursday

Library - Wednesday.

Playground - Front Playground this week

Friday- The Terry Fox Run/Walk - our class will go outside and do a walk/run. Sneakers are recommended on this day. There is a donation link on the Glen Stewart Phys.Ed blog for Terry Fox. You can also send in a loonie or toonie with your child if you would like. https://sites.google.com/cloud.edu.pe.ca/glen-stewart-primary-physical-/home

Learning Goals - a reminder that our learning goals for the month of September are described in the “Monthly Learning Goals” tab on this site. 

This week we will practice our first Sight Words -  like, I , the, a

It is always helpful for parents to review the weekly sight words at home as well. 

Friendly Reminders:

• Homework bags need to come to school every day. 

• Please send a water bottle, fork and/or a spoon to school each day with your child! Utensils are not included with the lunch programs.

Dates to Remember:

September 22nd - Terry Fox Run/Walk

September 29th - No School (professional learning day)

October 2nd - No School (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation)

September 11-15th

Hi Families!

We had a great first two days of grade one! We are learning lots of new routines, building friendships and getting to know each other. This week we will continue to practice routines and establish expectations.  I'm looking forward to our first full week together!
Here's what's happening in 1B:

Phys. Ed (with Mr. Chris Meuse - Monday, Wednesday & Friday

Music (with Mrs. MacDonald) - Tuesday & Thursday

Library (with Mrs. Kelly Pigott) - Friday

Playground - We're VERY excited to be playing on the back playground this week!

Meet the Teacher: You're invited to come into our classroom on Thursday, September 14th, from 6:20-6:35. This is a great chance to see your child's classroom, meet other parents and I'll have a quick slideshow to go over some information about grade 1.

Hot Lunches: Our Hot Lunch program will begin tomorrow, Monday September 11th.  To place these orders, you will need to create a new account (even if you had one last year) and place your orders for next week by 9pm tonight (Sunday). 

Here is the website to register and order: https://glenstewartprimary.hotlunches.net/admin/?action=register-form

Monday: Cheese Pizza (Papa Johns)

Tuesday: Chicken Poppers (5 breaded chicken pieces and a small breadstick - Papa Johns)

Wednesday: Grilled Cheese (Borrowed Kitchen)

Thursday: Subway (ham, turkey and veggie)

Friday: Cheese Pizza (Stratford Pizza Corner)

Breakfast Program: Our breakfast program begins this week and is open for all students! Breakfast is available between 8:00 and 8:25 daily. 

Dates to Remember

September 14th - Meet the Teacher 6:20-6:35

September 29th - No School (professional learning day)

October 2nd - No School (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation)

That's all for now!

Lynn