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Hi Families!
Thank you so much for coming and taking the time to meet with me at parent teacher interviews this week. It was lovely to see you and chat about all the great things your children have been doing and learning in grade one! Report cards were sent home in homework bags on Thursday.
We have just one more week of school before March Break! To celebrate, we’ll be having a Spirit Week at Glen Stewart. Students are welcome to dress up for the theme days if they’d like to participate. I’ve included the theme for each day under the “Important Dates” section at the bottom of this email.
I added some pictures of our week HERE!
Here's what's happening in 1C this week:
Phys. Ed - Tuesday & Thursday
Music - Monday, Tuesday Wednesday & Friday
Library - Friday
Playground - Front playground
Yoga - Tuesday
Words of the week - any, many, our, about
Highlights for this week:
Fundations: We will continue working on Unit 9 this week. In this unit, students will learn the difference between a closed syllable and an open syllable. A closed syllable has only 1 vowel and the vowel is ‘closed’ in by one or more consonants. The vowel sound is short. To mark the vowel sound symbol we draw a breve (⏑) above the vowel. Some examples of closed syllables are: ask, met, clip, flop, punch. We mark these words by putting a line under the whole word, writing c for closed under the line, and draw the breve above the vowel. An open syllable word does not have a consonant after it. Some examples of open syllable words are: go, no, hi. We will also introduce keywords and sounds for vowel teams: ai, ay, ee, ea, ey, oi, oy. We are introducing these vowel teams to help the students read words with them in it. Words with vowel teams are open syllable words because the first vowel is a long vowel sound, not short. The students will learn spelling rules for these vowel teams in Grade 2.
Reading Homework: Your child will have 3 books again this week along with the week 2 Unit 9 Fluency Sheet for practice.
Dates to Remember
Monday March 9- Blue & Orange Day or wear your school clothing!
Tuesday March 10- Crazy Hair/Hat day
Wednesday March 11- Rock Your Socks (wear mismatched socks) for World Down Syndrome Day
Thursday March 12 - PJ / Cozy day
Friday March 13- Dress in green for St. Patrick’s Day
March 16th-20th- March Break (No Classes)
March 2nd-5th
Hi Families!
Can you believe we have been in school for 100 days?! I’ve really enjoyed getting to know your kids and we have such a fun and supportive classroom family now. We ended the week off on Friday by celebrating our 100 days together. The children took the numeral 100 and used each digit to make a picture. They were very creative! We had some dogs, cats, butterflies, a tractor, a snowman, a house, giraffes, etc. Also, the kids really enjoyed mixing with the other kids in the hallway and spending some time in each classroom in the afternoon!
On Tuesday, I will be sending home another early closure form. Even if the plan has not changed, please fill this out so we are sure we have the updated plan for your child if we have to dismiss early again before the end of the year. Thank you!
Check out the "Our Classroom" tab to see pictures of what we've been up to.
Here's what's happening in 1C this week:
Phys. Ed - Tuesday & Thursday
Music - Monday & Wednesday
Library - Wednesday (Book Fair)
Playground - Back playground
Yoga - Tuesday
Words of the week - r-controlled vowels and vowel teams (we will use these sounds to practice decoding words that have these sounds)
Highlights for this week:
Fundations: We finished up Unit 8 last week and will work through Unit 9 week 1 this week. In this unit, students will learn the difference between a closed syllable and an open syllable. A closed syllable has only 1 vowel and the vowel is ‘closed’ in by one or more consonants. The vowel sound is short. To mark the vowel sound symbol we draw a breve (⏑) above the vowel. Some examples of closed syllables are: ask, met, clip, flop, punch. We mark these words by putting a line under the whole word, writing c for closed under the line, and draw the breve above the vowel. An open syllable word does not have a consonant after it. Some examples of open syllable words are: go, no, hi. We will also introduce keywords and sounds for vowel teams: ai, ay, ee, ea, ey, oi, oy. We are introducing these vowel teams to help the students read words with them in it. Words with vowel teams are open syllable words because the first vowel is a long vowel sound, not short. The students will learn spelling rules for these vowel teams in Grade 2.
Book Fair: Our class will visit the book fair on Wednesday. If you are sending money in with your child to make a purchase, please put the money in a bag, along with a note with their name, what they are to buy/how much they are to spend. Thank you!
Yoga: Tuesday at 12:55pm. We only have 2 classes left!
Interviews: Thank you to those who signed up to meet. If the link is closed, and you missed signing up, please send me an email.
Reading Homework: Thanks to those who sent back their books. Your child will have books again this week along with the week 1 Unit 9 Fluency Sheet for practice.
Dates to Remember
March 4th - Report Cards go home
March 5th evening-6th - Parent/Teacher Interviews
March 6th- Parent Teacher Interviews (No Classes)
March 16th-20th- March Break (No Classes)
February 23rd-27th
Hi Families!
We had another great week in grade one! Amongst assessing, the kids had fun exchanging valentines and cheering for Team Canada! Also, we went outside sledding (with 1E on Friday for Winter Wellness day). The kids (and teachers) really enjoyed our visit from Jay Scotland and learning more about the weather. He is a very knowledgeable and funny man! To end off the week, the kids really enjoyed the Winter Wellness stations. Thanks to those who were able to send in money for the Cool Kids Care Club fundraiser for Special Olympics.
This coming week, we have even more exciting activities taking place! Monday, February 23rd is our Boardgame Day. The kids are invited to bring in a boardgame or puzzle, that they know how to play, to share and play with their friends. On Wednesday, February 25th, PEI schools will have Pink Shirt Day. Students are welcome to wear pink on this day to show the importance of spreading kindness. Depending on how this weather pans out, we are planning to celebrate our 100th day of school on Thursday, February 26th (it will be Friday, February 27th if we end up having a snow day). We’ll be doing a variety of activities with the number 100 on this day. The kids are welcome to either dress up as a 100-year-old OR wear their PJs to celebrate on Thursday!
Here's what's happening in 1C this week:
Phys. Ed - Tuesday & Thursday
Music - Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Library - Monday & Tuesday
Playground - Front playground
Yoga - Thursday
Words of the week - say, today, rain, wait (/ay/, /ai/ vowel team sounds. The first vowel says the long vowel sound.)
Highlights for this week:
Fundations: This week, we will finish up Unit 8, learning about blends (we've now learned about consonant blends and digraph consonant blends). Blends can be at the beginning of words and at the end of words. Some consonant blend examples are: step, best, lend, drop, flap, brag. Some digraph consonant blends are: shrug, munch. To find the blend, we find the vowel in the word first, then look before and after the vowel to find the blend. In Unit 8, we will also learn new vowel combinations - r-controlled vowels. Students will learn the following keywords to help them remember these sounds when reading: ar - car - /ar/, or - horn - /or/, ur - burn - /ur/, er - her - /er/, ir - bird - /er/
Dates to Remember
Monday, Feb. 23rd - Boardgame Day
Tuesday, Feb. 24th- Online booking system for interviews goes live at 8am https://gsp.parentteacherconferences.net
Wednesday, Feb. 25th - Pink Shirt Day
Thursday, Feb. 26th - 100th Day of School
March 4th - Report Cards go home
March 5th-6th - Parent/Teacher Interviews
February 17th-20th
Hi Families!
We had another great week in grade one! Mother Nature decided that we should extend the Valentine’s Day excitement, so we will do our exchange of Valentines on Tuesday. The children have been enjoying the snow outside at recess. Thank you for sending appropriate outdoor gear each day. They are getting so much quicker at dressing for outside time!
This week, we have various exciting activities taking place! Tuesday will be our classroom Valentine celebration. We will also have STEAM PEI coming to our classroom to do a presentation that day. On, Wednesday, weatherman Jay Scotland, will be coming to do a presentation for our class. On Friday, our school will be participating in Winter Wellness Day. The children will take part in Olympic/sports themed stations both inside and outside. Extra socks and mittens would be recommended for that day if possible!
The “Cool Kids Care Club” are fundraising for the PEI Special Olympics. On Friday (February 20th), students are invited to wear a sports jersey or their favourite team colours. Donations can be sent to school any day next week. Thanks for your support!
Here's what's happening in 1C this week:
Phys. Ed - Wednesday
Music - Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Playground - Back playground
Yoga - Thursday
Words of the week - each, between, three, sleep (/ee/, /ea/ vowel team sounds. The first vowel says the long vowel sound.)
Highlights for this week:
Fundations: We continue to work on Unit 8 and are learning about blends, which are two or more consonants that blend together to make one smooth sound. (Ex: sl, st, br, nd, dr, fl). Blends can be at the beginning of words and at the end of words. Some examples are: step, best, lend, drop, flap, brag.
In Unit 8, we will also introduce new vowel combinations - r-controlled vowels. Students will learn the following keywords to help them remember these sounds when reading: ar - car - /ar/, or - horn - /or/, ur - burn - /ur/.Homework: Thanks for sending back the homework books last week. If you haven’t already, please do so. This week, your children will have 3 books for the week. They will also have the Fundations Fluency Sheet for Week 2 of Unit 8 sent home.
Dates to Remember
Feb. 16th - Islander Day (no classes)
Feb. 17th - Valentine’s Day Celebration
Feb. 20th - Winter Wellness Day & Jersey Day
Feb. 25th - Pink Shirt Day
Feb. 26th - 100th Day of School (more info to come)
March 4th - Report Cards go home
March 5th-6th - Parent/Teacher Interviews
February 9th-12th
Hi Families!
We had a fun week with lots of excitement building in the school for the Winter Olympics! On Friday we had a school-wide assembly to celebrate the Olympic opening ceremonies. Many members of 1C were flag bearers and did a great job representing their countries! We are also participating in a bulletin board decorating contest and 1C is incorporating our learning about "How to" (procedural) writing and Addition in Math and creating our own bulletin board sized board game. The children have been working so hard. We also went sledding with our Learning Buddies and they had lots of fun in the snow. The students had a great time walking to the library, listening to story-time and exploring the children’s book section with a scavenger hunt. What a fun and eventful week!
This week will be a four day school week as Friday is a PD day. We will celebrate Valentine’s Day on Thursday, February 12. If students do wish to bring in Valentine cards for their classmates, I ask that they please bring one for every student in the class.
I have taken some photos of our week together. Please click here to see!
Here's what's happening in 1C this week:
Phys. Ed - Tuesday & Thursday
Music - Monday & Wednesday
Library - Wednesday (Book Exchange day) & Thursday
Playground - Front playground
Words of the week - her, over, number (/er/ R-controlled vowel sound)
Highlights for this week:
Fundations: We completed our unit 7 check-in this week. We began Unit 8 and are learning about blends, which are two or more consonants that blend together to make one smooth sound. (Ex: sl, st, br, nd, dr, fl). Blends can be at the beginning of words and at the end of words. Some examples are: step, best, lend, drop, flap, brag.
In Unit 8, we will also introduce new vowel combinations - r-controlled vowels. Students will learn the following keywords to help them remember these sounds when reading: ar - car - /ar/, or - horn - /or/, ur - burn - /ur/).Yoga: This week, we will have yoga on Tuesday.
Homework: Thanks for sending back the homework books last week. If you haven’t already, please do so. This week, your children will have 3 books for the week. They will also have the Fundations Fluency Sheet for Week 1 of Unit 8 sent home.
Dates to Remember
Feb. 12 - Valentine's Day Celebration
Feb. 13 - Provincial Professional Learning Day (no classes for students)
Feb. 16 - Islander Day (no classes)
Feb. 20 - Winter Wellness Day (more details to follow)
Feb. 25 - Pink Shirt Day
March 4 - Report Cards go home
March 5-6 - Parent/Teacher Interviews
February 2nd-6th
Hi Families!
Happy February! We had a snowy, cold week full of indoor recesses to do lots of social learning. The children were so adaptable and handled our Library visit being delayed very well. We are rescheduled to go on Tuesday afternoon and right now it looks like the weather should cooperate that day.
We kicked off our learning about “How to” (procedural) writing. The children got the chance to teach me how to build a snowman in our classroom and then write about it. We’ve also been learning about non-fiction vs fiction texts and will continue to read and discuss the features of both.
In Math we dove into addition and have been learning different strategies (drawing pictures, part-part-whole, counting forward on a number line). The children are very engaged and love sharing how they think about adding numbers together.
We had a great Family Literacy Week! The children did an amazing job during Grade 1 Book Buddies where they got the chance to partner up with a friend from another class and read together!
I shared some pictures from our week - CLICK HERE to see!
Here's what's happening in 1C this week:
Phys. Ed - Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Music - Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
Library - Tuesday & Wednesday
Playground - Back playground
Words of the week - could, would, should, some
Highlights for this week:
Fundations: We will be finishing up Unit 7, Week 3 and doing our unit check-in. We will also begin Unit 8 by learning about blends, which are two or more consonants that blend together to make one smooth sound. (Ex: sl, st, br, nd, dr, fl). Blends can be at the beginning of words and at the end of words. Some examples are: step, best, lend, drop, flap, brag.
In Unit 8, we will also introduce new vowel combinations - r-controlled vowels. Students will learn the following keywords to help them remember these sounds when reading: ar - car - /ar/, or - horn - /or/, ur - burn - /ur/).Olympic Learning: Our school is full of Olympic excitement and we will be carrying that on as we learn about different sporting events that take place at the Olympics, talk about the meaning behind the Olympic rings and medals, we’ll be participating in a bulletin board decorating contest and preparing flags to wave at our school-wide Olympic Opening Ceremony on Friday.
Yoga: This week, we will have yoga on Wednesday.
Homework: Thanks for sending back the homework books last week. If you haven’t already, please do so. This week, your children will have 3 books for the week. They will also have the Fundations Fluency Sheet for Week 3 sent home.
Dates to Remember
Feb. 6 - Olympic Day (Show your country pride by wearing flag colours)
Feb. 13 - Provincial Professional Learning Day (no classes for students)
Feb. 16 - Islander Day (no classes)
Feb. 20 - Winter Wellness Day (more details to follow)
Feb. 25 - Pink Shirt Day
March 4 - Report Cards go home
March 5-6 - Parent/Teacher Interviews
Hi Families!
I hope you enjoyed your very chilly weekend! We had a special week together last week as we hosted a Baby Shower for Mrs. Conohan, one of our incredible Educational Assistants. I posted some photos on the Our Classroom tab of our class website for you to see. This coming week is Family Literacy Week. We have some fun activities planned! On Wednesday, January 28th we will be walking to the Stratford Public Library for a class visit. Please make sure your student comes to school in warm winter clothing, hat, mittens and snow boots. Thank you for sending back your permission forms for your student! On Wednesday, January 28th, students are also invited to dress up as their favourite book character. We will also have Elephant and Piggie headbands that students can colour at school that they can wear for a costume. On Friday, January 30th, we will be having a schoolwide Pajama Day! We will also be doing hallway book buddies with the other grade one English classes.
Here's what's happening in 1C this week:
Phys. Ed - Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Music - Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
Library - Monday
Playground - Front playground
Words of the week - about, our, now, how
Highlights for this week:
Fundations: We will be working through Unit 7, week 3, this week. In Unit 7, students will learn EIGHT new glued sounds! Wow! There will be four new glued sounds ending with “ng” (ang, ing, ong, ung) and four ending with “nk” (ank, ink, onk, unk).
In Week 1, we will learn the “ng” glued sounds.
In Week 2, we will learn the “nk” glued sounds.
In Week 3, we will add the suffix -s to these words.
We will learn the following trick words in this unit: why, by, my, try, put, two, too, very, also, some, come.
Yoga: This week, we will have yoga on Thursday.
Homework: Thanks for sending back the homework books last week. If you haven’t already, please do so. This week, your children will have 3 books for the week. They will also have the Fluency Sheet for Week 2 sent home
Dates to Remember
Jan. 28th - Dress as your favourite book character
Jan. 30th - Pajama Day
Feb. 13th - School Goals Day (No School for Students)
Feb. 16th - Islander Day (No School)
Feb 25th - Pink Shirt Day
January 19th-23rd
Hi Families!
We enjoyed a math lesson on Rekenreks delivered by our Math coach on Friday. Rekenreks are a great tool to use when adding and subtracting. We will begin our addition unit with sums to 12 this week. The children have also been loving this song that they are learning in Music class and I promised I'd pass it along so they could listen to it at home as well. https://youtu.be/5pBjopDymts?si=LIumePzbraB6NUSL
We had a break from winter weather last week, but the snow is back! Please send snowpants, mitts/gloves, and a hat every day this week. Extra socks are also helpful! Hopefully, the snow will stick around for a bit so we can get out on our school sleds sometime before the end of January!
Here's what's happening in 1C this week:
Phys. Ed - Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Music - Monday, Tuesday & Thursday
Library - Thursday & Friday
Playground - Back playground
Words of the week - too, two, also, put
Highlights for this week:
Fundations: We will continue working Unit 7 this week. In Unit 7, students learn EIGHT new glued sounds! Wow! There will be four new glued sounds ending with “ng” (ang, ing, ong, ung) and four ending with “nk” (ank, ink, onk, unk).
In Week 1, we will learn the “ng” glued sounds.
In Week 2, we will learn the “nk” glued sounds.
In Week 3, we will add the suffix -s to these words.
We will learn the following trick words in this unit: why, by, my, try, put, two, too, very, also, some, come.
Yoga: This week, we will have yoga on Wednesday.
Homework: Thanks for sending back the homework books last week. If you haven’t already, please do so. This week, your children will have 3 books for the week. They will also have the Fluency Sheet for Unit 7 of Fundations.
Dates to Remember
Jan. 27th - Family Literacy Day
Feb. 13th - School Goals Day (No School for Students)
Feb. 16th - Islander Day (No School)
Feb 25th - Pink Shirt Day
January 12th-16th
Hi Families!
We had a wonderful first week back from the holiday break! It was nice to have 5 full days together to get back into routines. There were lots of tired kids (and teachers) by the end of the week! We talked about goals and the children worked hard to create vision boards for themselves showcasing pictures of things they want to do/be/feel in 2026. We also had our first yoga session and they seemed to really enjoy it. Our new Science routine is very exciting for the children too - we're tracking the weather for the whole month of January to see how it changes and learn more about what we can expect now that we're officially in winter. With our Learning Buddies (Gr. 2 students) we started a "Readers Theatre" activity. The children are reading short winter-themed scripts, and practicing them with their buddies, and will eventually present them to the rest of the group. It should be so fun!
Here are some photos from last week in our class: CLICK HERE!
Here's what's happening in 1C this week:
Phys. Ed - Tuesday & Thursday
Music - Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Library - Wednesday and Thursday
Playground - Front playground
Words of the week - why, by, my, try, very
Highlights for this week:
Fundations: We have completed our Unit 6 test and will be starting Unit 7 this week. In Unit 7, students will learn EIGHT new glued sounds! Wow! There will be four new glued sounds ending with “ng” (ang, ing, ong, ung) and four ending with “nk” (ank, ink, onk, unk).
In Week 1, we will learn the “ng” glued sounds.
In Week 2, we will learn the “nk” glued sounds.
In Week 3, we will add the suffix -s to these words.
We will learn the following trick words in this unit: why, by, my, try, put, two, too, very, also, some, come.
Yoga: This week, we will have yoga on Tuesday.
Homework: We will start back to our reading homework this week. The children will have 3 books for the week as well as a Unit 7 Fundations sheet to practice reading.
Dates to Remember
Jan. 27th - Family Literacy Day
Feb. 13th - School Goals Day (No School for Students)
Feb. 16th - Islander Day (No School)
Feb 25th - Pink Shirt Day
January 5th-9th
Hi Families!
Happy New Year! I hope you and your children had a wonderful break together. I am so excited to see them again. I look forward to seeing their smiles and hearing all their stories about their break. We will be learning so much in grade one in 2026!
I have posted some photos of our week together before the break on our class website. You can see them HERE!
Here's what's happening in 1C this week:
Phys. Ed - Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Music - Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
Library - Tuesday (Book Exchange Day) and Wednesday
Playground - Back playground
Words of the week - her, after, other, over
Highlights for this week:
Fundations: This week, we will work week 3 of Unit 6. In this unit, they will learn a new concept that they will use frequently, that of adding a suffix (which is an ending) to a baseword. In this unit, they will learn the sufflx 's'. For example: dog - add the sufflx 's' = dogs
We will learn that to spell a word with a suffix ending, you hear the entire word (e.g., "maps"), but then need to separate the baseword from the suffix (e.g., "map" from the suffix 's' in the word “maps”).
Additionally, we will learn that sometimes the suffix's' has the lz/ sound as in the word bug-bugs.
Yoga: Our grade one classes have the opportunity to practice yoga with a certified instructor over the next few months. We begin with our first session on Tuesday and will have a yoga session once a week.
Homework: We will begin homework in January next week. Please send home any school books you still have at home. Thank you so much!
Dates to Remember
Monday, January 5th- First day back to school after the holiday break
December 15th - 19th
Hi Families!
It was so lovely to see the students on stage this week for their Christmas concert. They worked so hard practicing their songs over the past few weeks. They were so excited to share their music with you and their smiles lit up the room! What a joy it was to get to share this special time with them!
Thank you so much for your donations to the Cool Kid’s club food drive! The whole school did such a great job that Ms. Dunn and Ms. MacKinnon decided to reward us with an ice cream party for everyone!
We are now heading into our final week before the holiday break. We have many fun activities planned! We will start off the week on Monday with a Show and Tell day. Students can bring something from home to show the class (no electronics please). I will include a full list of this week's activities at the bottom of this email. It is going to be so much fun!
I have posted some photos of our week together on our class website. You can see them HERE!
Here's what's happening in 1C this week:
Phys. Ed - Tuesday & Thursday
Music - Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday
Library - Monday (Book Exchange Day) & Tuesday
Playground - Front playground
Words of the week - Trick Word Review **This week we will review our trick words we have learned so far**
Highlights for this week:
Fundations: This week, we will continue working on Week 2 of Unit 6. In this unit, they will learn a new concept that they will use frequently, that of adding a suffix (which is an ending) to a baseword. In this unit, they will learn the sufflx 's'. For example: dog - add the sufflx 's' = dogs
We will learn that to spell a word with a suffix ending, you hear the entire word (e.g., "maps"), but then need to separate the baseword from the suffix (e.g., "map" from the suffix 's' in the word “maps”).
Additionally, we will learn that sometimes the suffix's' has the lz/ sound as in the word bug-bugs. .
Homework: We will not have homework this week! Please send home any school books you still have at home. Thank you so much!
Here’s a heads up of what’s going on in our classroom next week for the final week before the break:
Activities for the last week of school before the holiday break
Monday, December 15th
Class Activity: Show & Tell Day
students can bring something from home to share (no electronics)
School-Wide Activity: Red & Green Day and “Get up and dance”
Tuesday, December 16th
Class Activity: Art in the Dark
School-Wide Activity: Read Aloud with Admin and “Name that tune”
Wednesday, December 17th
Class Activity: Read-a-thon Day
students can bring a favourite book and/or a blanket/teddy
School-Wide Activity: Festive Attire Day and Teacher Swap
Thursday, December 18th
Class Activity: Hallway Stations in Grade 1 English
School-Wide Activity: Virtual Bingo
Friday, December 19th
Class Activity: Movie Day
School-Wide Activity: PJ Day and School Carol Sing Along
Dates to Remember
Friday, December 19th- Last day for students before the Holiday Break
Monday, December 22nd- Last day for staff before the Holiday Break
Monday, January 5th- First day back in 2026 for everyone
December 8th - 12th
Hi Families!
Winter appears to have made an appearance! I hope everyone was able to enjoy the storm days last week. The children were very excited about the snow. Thank you for sending snowpants, hats, mittens and boots with your child! We have an endless line of wet items on the heater this time of year, so extra mitts/socks are always a good idea.
We enjoyed another visit from the Student Well Being team last week. They spoke to us about our emotions. This was great information for the children, and they were very engaged (and excellent listeners).
It’s CONCERT WEEK at Glen Stewart! The excitement will be high as we prepare to perform on the big stage! It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Stay tuned for an e-mail from Ms. Dunn tomorrow with all the information for concerts. We will have an afternoon show at 1pm and an evening show at 6pm. For the evening performance, the doors will open at 5:30pm and students can head down to their classrooms at that time (parents will head to the gym to get seats). You will pick your child up at our classroom when the show is over. Please let me know if your child will not be attending the evening performance. Thanks!
Here's what's happening in 1C this week:
Phys. Ed - Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Music - Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday (as well as concert rehearsal on Monday)
Library - Monday
Playground - Back playground
Words of the week - came, make, five, home **This week’s focus will be on words that follow the “vowel-consonant-e” pattern. This skill is taught later this year in Fundations, but is an important one to introduce the children to, as these words are showing up in many of the books they are reading. We often refer to this as “magic e”. The “e” becomes silent because it gives all of its power to the other vowel in the word, making that vowel say its name.**
Highlights for this week:
Fundations: This week, we will be starting Week 2 of Unit 6. In this unit, they will learn a new concept that they will use frequently, that of adding a suffix (which is an ending) to a baseword. In this unit, they will learn the sufflx 's'. For example: dog - add the sufflx 's' = dogs
We will learn that to spell a word with a suffix ending, you hear the entire word (e.g., "maps"), but then need to separate the baseword from the suffix (e.g., "map" from the suffix 's' in the word “maps”).
Additionally, we will learn that sometimes the suffix's' has the lz/ sound as in the word bug-bugs.
Reading Homework: Your child will have 3 practice books that they can read throughout the week. Please return these books on Friday. Also, I will be sending home the Unit 6, Week 2 Fluency Fundations sheet.
Here’s a heads up of what’s going on in our classroom next week for the final week before the break:
Activities for the last week of school before the holiday break
Monday, December 15th
Class Activity: Show & Tell Day
students can bring something from home to share (no electronics)
School-Wide Activity: Red & Green Day and “Get up and dance”
Tuesday, December 16th
Class Activity: Art in the Dark
School-Wide Activity: Read Aloud with Admin and “Name that tune”
Wednesday, December 17th
Class Activity: Read-a-thon Day
students can bring a favourite book and/or a blanket/teddy
School-Wide Activity: Festive Attire Day and Teacher Swap
Thursday, December 18th
Class Activity: Hallway Stations in Grade 1 English
School-Wide Activity: Virtual Bingo
Friday, December 19th
Class Activity: Movie Day
School-Wide Activity: PJ Day and School Carol Sing Along
Dates to Remember
Tuesday, December 9th - Grade 1 Christmas Concert - 1:00 pm and 6:00 pm
Friday, December 19th- Last day for students before the Holiday Break
Monday, December 22nd- Last day for staff before the Holiday Break
Monday, January 5th- First day back in 2026 for everyone
December 1st-5th
Hi Families!
We enjoyed our visit and presentation on Kindness from the Student Well-Being Team last Tuesday. Two team members presented, and they were delighted to hear how much our students know about what kindness looks like, sounds like, and feels like. As an activity at the end, the kids got to choose a coloring sheet with the theme Kindness, color it, and give it to someone as an act of kindness. This week, again on Tuesday, we have these members invited back into our Grade 1 English classrooms to do a presentation on Emotions.
It’s hard to believe we are into the first week of December! December is a busy month with lots of activities planned. Please see at the bottom of this update, the special theme days we have planned as a whole school and as a Grade 1 English wing.
Here's what's happening in 1C this week:
Phys. Ed - Tuesday & Thursday
Music - Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Library - Wednesday (Book return day) & Thursday
Playground - Front playground
Words of the week - who, what, when, why, where **We will practice reading and writing these words**
Highlights for this week:
On Tuesday, we will have a presentation by the student well-being team about feelings/emotions.
Fundations: We finished up Unit 5 last week. The kids did really well!
This week, we will begin Unit 6. In this unit they will learn a new concept that they will use frequently, that of adding a suffix (which is an ending) to a baseword. In this unit, they will learn the sufflx 's'. For example: dog - add the sufflx 's' = dogs
We will learn that to spell a word with a suffix ending, you hear the entire word (e.g., "maps"), but then need to separate the baseword from the suffix (e.g., "map" from the suffix 's' in the word “maps”).
Additionally, we will learn that sometimes the suffix's' has the lz/ sound as in the word bug-bugs.
Reading Homework: Your child will have 3 practice books that they can read throughout the week. Please return these books on Friday. Also, I will be sending home the Unit 6, Week 1, Fluency Fundations sheet.
Dates to Remember
Saturday, December 6th - Santa Claus Breakfast at GSP
Tuesday, December 9th - Grade 1 Christmas Concert - 1:00 pm and 6:00 pm
Friday, December 19th- Last day for students before the Holiday Break
Monday, December 22nd- Last day for staff before the Holiday Break
Monday, January 5th- First day back in 2026 for everyone
**Please see below activities planned for the last week of school leading up to Christmas Break**
Grade 1 Hallway theme days in addition to School-Wide Themes
Monday, December 15th - Show & Tell
Tuesday, December 16th - Art in the Dark Day
Wednesday, December 17th - Read-a-Thon Day
Thursday, December 18th - Hallway Stations
Friday, December 19th - Movie Day
School Wide Activities:
Monday, December 15th - Red & Green Day and Get up and Dance
Tuesday, December 16th - Read Aloud with Admin and Name that tune
Wednesday, December 17th - Festive Attire Day and Teacher Swap
Thursday, December 18th - School-Wide BINGO (virtual)
Friday, December 19th - PJ Day and School Carol Sing Along
November 24th - 28th
Hi Families!
It was lovely to meet with you this week and talk about all the amazing things your children are doing and learning at school! Thank you so much for taking the time to come in and meet with me 🙂 I will be sending their report cards home this Wednesday.
It’s hard to believe we are getting close to the end of November! The weather is getting quite chilly. Please make sure your child is coming to school with a winter jacket for these cold days so they can keep warm at recess. They should also bring a warm hat and mittens. When the snow starts it is also a good idea to pack an extra pair of socks in their kit bag as well. Thank you so much!
This week we completed our fourth unit in Fundations and we have now moved onto the fifth unit. We are learning two new glued sounds (“am” and “an”). This new unit is only one week long and I will be sending home their fluency homework on Monday along with their books. I have included a photo of what the Fundations markings look like on the sheet (see below).
I have posted some photos of our week together. Click here to see 🙂
Here's what's happening in 1C this week:
Phys. Ed - Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Music - Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
Library - Tuesday (Book return day) & Wednesday
Playground - Back playground
Words of the week - from, have, does **We will practice reading and writing these words**
Highlights for this week:
On Tuesday we will have a presentation by the Student Well-Being Team about kindness.
Fundations: We will finish up Unit 5. In this unit, the students will learn glued sounds /am/ and /an/. When ‘a’ is followed by ‘m’ or ‘n’ it becomes what we call a nasal sound. Just like glued sound /all/, when we tap words with the glued sounds /am/ and /an/ it is 2 fingers glued together. For example, we would tap and sound out the word ‘ran’ ( r-an→ran), and the word ‘bam’ (b-am→bam).
We will begin Unit 6. In this unit they will learn a new concept that they will use frequently, that of adding a suffix (which is an ending) to a baseword. In this unit, they will learn the sufflx 's'. For example: dog - add the sufflx 's' = dogs
We will learn that to spell a word with a suffix ending, you hear the entire word (e.g., "maps"), but then need to separate the baseword from the suffix (e.g., "map" from the suffix 's' in the word “maps”).
Additionally, we will learn that sometimes the suffix's' has the lz/ sound as in the word bug-bugs.
Reading Homework: Your child will have 3 practice books that they can read throughout the week. Please return these books on Friday. I will also be sending home the Unit 5 Fundations sheet for fluency practice.
Dates to Remember
Wednesday, November 26- Report Cards Go Home
Christmas Concerts are just around the corner, see dates below.
More information about tickets will be shared at a later date.
Tuesday December 9th - Kindergarten performances - 11:00 am. and 4:30 pm
Tuesday December 9th - Grade 1 performances - 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday December 10th - Grade 2 performances - 1:00 p.m. and 4:30pm
November 17th-20th
Hi Families!
We had another short, but full, week last week. The children were excited to share what they had spent their extended weekend doing and listened well to each other. We then transferred that into writing in their weekly journals. We spent time reviewing our math concepts on our Chromebooks and in our Math Centres. During independent reading we introduced “Sharing Stones” which allow a few students each day to share something interesting from their reading to show their understanding and allow friends to see books they might be interested in reading as well. We also further refined our partner reading routine and the children did amazing at reading to one another and sharing their thoughts on their books. We are just a few marbles away from earning our next reward day so I expect we’ll be celebrating that this coming week! Many members of 1C have earned marbles by showing kindness to one another and being helpful without being asked. What a sweet group of children!
I have added some pictures of our week to our class site, click HERE to see!
Parent Teacher Interviews - This is a great opportunity for us to get together and celebrate all the things your child is learning in grade one! They will take place on Thursday, November 20th and Friday, November 21st although I also have two other days listed to ensure everyone can find a time that works. These meetings are scheduled through an online booking system and are available to be booked now. If you have not already done so, please book using this link: https://gsp.parentteacherconferences.net/.
Here's what's happening in 1C this week:
Phys. Ed - Monday & Wednesday
Music - Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
Library - Monday
Playground - Front playground
Words of the week - are, said **We will practice reading and writing these words**
Highlights for this week:
It’s a(nother) short week with 4 school days.
Fundations: We will finish up our learning in Unit 4 and do our final check-in on the bonus letter spelling rule (If a one-syllable word ends in f, l, s, and sometimes z, and there is a short vowel sound before it, the consonant gets doubled. Examples: puff, hill, miss, buzz) and the glued sound all. (The sound of ‘a’ changes to the short vowel sound /o/. Examples: ball, tall, fall)
This week we will also begin Unit 5. In this unit, the students will learn glued sounds /am/ and /an/. When ‘a’ is followed by ‘m’ or ‘n’ it becomes what we call a nasal sound. Just like glued sound /all/, when we tap words with the glued sounds /am/ and /an/ it is 2 fingers glued together. For example, we would tap and sound out the word ‘ran’ ( r-an→ran), and the word ‘bam’ (b-am→bam).
Reading Homework: Your child will have 3 practice books that they can read throughout the week. Please return these books on Thursday.
Dates to Remember
Wednesday, November 19 - School Jersey Day
Thursday, November 20- Parent Teacher Interviews (4-7pm)
Friday, November 21- Parent Teacher Interviews (No classes)
Wednesday, November 26- Report Cards Go Home
Christmas Concerts are just around the corner, see dates below.
More information about tickets will be shared at a later date.
Tuesday, December 9th - Kindergarten performances - 11:00 am. and 4:30 pm
Tuesday, December 9th - Grade 1 performances - 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, December 10th - Grade 2 performances - 1:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
November 12th-14th
Hi Families!
We had a short but great week together. The children worked hard to showcase their writing skills in their journals this week. We also met with our Learning Buddies, which is always a great way to connect and share our love of books.
Glen Stewart had our Remembrance Day ceremony on Wednesday and all of the children showed great respect and focus while listening to the school choir, participating in a moment of silence and even joining in when the whole school sang a song together that everyone had been practicing in Music class. 1C created poppy art exploring texture and focusing on teamwork as they had to share materials.
I have added some pictures of our week to our class site, click HERE to see!
Parent Teacher Interviews - this is a great opportunity for us to get together and celebrate all the things your child is learning in grade one! They will take place on Thursday, November 20th and Friday, November 21st. These meetings are scheduled through an online booking system and will be available for booking starting on Monday, November 10th. This is the link to book: https://gsp.parentteacherconferences.net/.
Here's what's happening in 1C this week:
Phys. Ed - Thursday
Music - Wednesday & Friday
Library - Friday
Playground - Back playground
Words of the week - they, one **We will practice reading and writing these words**
Highlights for this week:
It’s a(nother) short week with 3 school days.
Fundations: We will continue our learning in Unit 4 and practice the following concepts:
The bonus letter spelling rule. If a one-syllable word ends in f, l, s, and sometimes z, and there is a short vowel sound before it, the consonant gets doubled. Your child will learn to read and spell words with bonus letters. Examples: puff, hill, miss, buzz
Glued sound all. The sound of ‘a’ changes to the short vowel sound /o/. Your child will learn to segment and blend words with all to read and spell. Examples: ball, tall, fall
Reading Homework: Your child will have 3 practice books that they can read throughout the week. Please return these books on Friday. As well, the class will be taking home a Unit 4 Fundations sheet to practice reading. This will help reinforce the concepts were are currently covering in our Fundations as well as current trick words.
Dates to Remember
Monday, November 10 - Teacher Administrative Day (No Classes)
Tuesday, November 11 - Remembrance Day (No Classes)
Saturday, November 15 - Stratford Schools Christmas Craft Fair
Wednesday, November 19 - School jersey day
Thursday, November 20- Parent Teacher
Interviews (4-7pm)
Friday, November 21- Parent Teacher Interviews (No classes)
Wednesday, November 26- Report Cards Go Home
November 3rd-5th
Hi Families!
We had a busy, fun filled week last week! We did a virtual, live directed drawing with a few Kodable staff (A fun coding Educational website I have on my Google Classroom); we did a Science experiment with the hypothesis: Will a pumpkin float or sink in water?; and lots of Halloween related activities, with the highlight being Grade 1 Hallway Stations where they got to be mixed with friends in other classes. I took some pictures of all the fun and excitement! Click HERE to see them.
Amidst it all, I have been working on assessments (checking in with each student on the learning goals I have taught so far). Your kids have learned SO much so far in grade 1 and it’s a pleasure to see all the individual progress each has made.
Here's what's happening in 1C this week:
Phys. Ed - Monday & Wednesday
Music - Tuesday & Wednesday
Library - Monday
Playground - Front playground
Words of the week - do, all **We will practice reading and writing these words**
Highlights for this week:
It’s a short week with 3 school days.
We will be talking about Remembrance Day and will have our school-wide assembly on Wednesday.
Fundations: We did our final check in for Unit 3 last week. I am so proud of all the kids and their continued hard work in each unit. They impress me every day!
We began Unit 4. In unit 4, we will teach the following concepts:
The bonus letter spelling rule. If a one-syllable word ends in f, l, s, and sometimes z, and there is a short vowel sound before it, the consonant gets doubled. Your child will learn to read and spell words with bonus letters. Examples: puff, hill, miss, buzz
Glued sound all. The sound of ‘a’ changes to the short vowel sound /o/. Your child will learn to segment and blend words with all to read and spell. Examples: ball, tall, fall
Reading Homework: Your child will have practice books that they can read throughout this short week. Please return these books on Wednesday.
Dates to Remember
Monday, November 3 - Home & School Meeting 6pm
Wednesday, November 5 - Remembrance Day ceremony
Thursday & Friday, November 6-7 - Annual Convention (No Classes)
Monday, November 10 - Teacher Administrative Day (No Classes)
Tuesday, November 11 - Remembrance Day (No Classes)
Saturday, November 15 - Stratford Schools Christmas Craft Fair
Wednesday, November 19 - School Jersey Day
Thursday, November 20- Parent Teacher Interviews (4-7pm)
Friday, November 21- Parent Teacher Interviews (No classes)
Wednesday, November 26- Report Cards Go Home
October 27th - October 31st
Hi Families!
We had an amazing trip to Orwell Corner last week. The students had so much fun and learned a lot! We learned about life in rural PEI in the 1890s. We explored the historic general store, church, Blacksmith shop and farm. The students got to mill their own corn animal feed and feed the animals. They went for a horse and carriage ride that they really enjoyed! They said one of their favourite parts was visiting the historic one room schoolhouse and learning about what school was like 130 years ago.
1C also earned their second reward of the year by filling up our marble jar. We'll be celebrating this week - more details to come!
I added pictures from the week to our site - click HERE to see!
This week, we will be having some Halloween celebrations. On Friday, October 31 we will celebrate Halloween at Glen Stewart. Students can feel free to dress up in costume! We do ask that you avoid costumes that are very scary! Also, masks and weapons are not permitted. Please make sure that the costume allows for movement as students will still have recess and gym. On Thursday, students will be doing “Spooktacular” activities during their gym class. We are also going to be doing some fun hallway stations in the grade one hallway. The students will get to participate in fun Halloween activities in each of the grade one classrooms! It should be a very fun day!
Here's what's happening in 1C this week:
Phys. Ed - Tuesday & Thursday
Music - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday
Library - Friday
Playground - Back playground
Words of the week - you, your, there, where **We will practice reading and writing these words**
Highlights for this week:
We will be finishing Unit 3 of Fundations this week and doing our unit check in. In class, we have been working on consonant digraphs. A consonant digraph is two consonants together that make one sound such as “s” and “h” together make the sound of /sh/. We will be working on learning the following consonant digraphs:
wh - whistle - /w/ ch - chin - /ch/ sh - ship - /sh/
th - thumb - /th/ ck - sock - /ck/
Reading Homework: Your child will have 3 practice books that they can read throughout the week. Please return these books on Friday.
Dates to Remember
Friday, October 31 - Halloween
November 3 - Home & School Meeting 6pm
November 5 - Remembrance Day ceremony
November 6-7 - Annual Convention (No Classes)
November 10 - Teacher Administrative Day (No Classes)
November 11 - Remembrance Day (No Classes)
November 15 - Stratford Schools Christmas Craft Fair
October 20th - October 24th
Hi Families!
The students continue to impress me each week! Their reading and writing stamina is growing. We are learning so much in grade one! 😀 This week, we worked hard on establishing our routine for Math and Literacy Centres and small group sessions. The children seem to really enjoy this time of the school day. We also worked on the goal of participating during Fundations lessons and they have been doing amazing at sharing their understanding and following along as we try out new learning. They earned so many marbles in our reward jar for their hard work.
I added pictures from last week to our site - click HERE to see!
This week, we will be going on our field trip to Orwell Corner! Our class will be going on Friday, October 24th. This is always a highlight of the year and lots of memories will be made! Please make sure that you do not order hot lunches for our field trip day. The children will need a lunch that does not require a microwave. Please send a water bottle as well. We will be outside for most of the day, so they will need to dress appropriately for the weather. Layers and comfortable footwear are encouraged! We will be taking our backpacks with us. We typically walk through fields and the farmyard, so keep that in mind. It is important that everyone arrives by 8:30 that morning, as the busses will be leaving at 8:45. It’s going to be a great day!
Reminder: The deadline to order school photos with free shipping will be Tuesday, October 21st.
Here's what's happening in 1C this week:
Phys. Ed - Monday & Wednesday
Music - Monday, Tuesday & Thursday
Library - Thursday
Playground - Front playground
Words of the week - or/for, down, want, out **We will practice reading and writing these words**
Highlights for this week:
We are about halfway through Unit 3 of Fundations. In class, we are working on consonant digraphs. A consonant digraph is two consonants together that make one sound such as “s” and “h” together make the sound of /sh/. We will be working on learning the following consonant digraphs:
wh - whistle - /w/ ch - chin - /ch/ sh - ship - /sh/
th - thumb - /th/ ck - sock - /ck/
Reading Homework: Your child will have 3 practice books that they can read throughout the week. Please return these books on Friday.
Dates to Remember
Thursday, October 23 - Picture Retake Day
Friday, October 24 - Orwell Corner Field Trip
Friday, October 31 - Halloween (more details to come)
Have a great week, everyone!
October 14th - October 17th
Hi Families!
We had another wonderful week in grade one! We started math centres this week and the students did an amazing job at their stations representing teen numbers in a variety of ways!
We also put the finishing touches on our “All About Me” books and read them to our Learning Buddies when they came to visit our classroom. Speaking of visitors, we had our first reward day and many of the children brought in stuffed animals to make our PJ day extra special. They took great care in reading to their stuffed animals, teaching them all of our songs and routines and showed great responsibility when it was time for the stuffed animals to go to the “babysitter” (ie, their cubby) while we did some of our tasks.
Throughout the week we spent time talking about being grateful so on Thursday we were ready to think of all the things we feel thankful for and do some writing about it.
The students had their photos taken on Tuesday. I sent home cards from the photographer (Everest Solutions). You can scan the QR code or enter the online code to view your child’s photos. The deadline to order photos with free shipping will be Tuesday October 21st.
I added some photos from last week. Click HERE to see them 🙂
I hope everyone is having a wonderful long weekend! Happy Thanksgiving!
Here's what's happening in 1C this week:
Phys. Ed (with Mr. Chris Meuse) - Tuesday & Thursday
Music (with Mrs. Elizabeth MacLean) - Wednesday & Friday
Library (with Ms. Amy) - Wednesday & Thursday
Playground - Back playground
Words of the week - as/has, we/he/she/be/me **We will practice reading and writing these words**
Highlights for this week:
International Walk to School Day: International Walk to School Day is an annual event supported by the Town of Stratford. It is a mass celebration of active transportation and its related issues. To celebrate this day, Glen Stewart will be hosting a walk to school day on Tuesday, Oct.14th. Families who would like to participate in this event are to meet at the Stratford Town Hall by 7:35 a.m. with departure at 7:45 a.m. sharp. We are asking that a family member accompany their child on the walk to school. Families will gather on the trail adjacent to Shakespeare Dr. across from the Stratford Town Hall prior to the walk. There will be volunteers that will be helping students to cross both Shakespeare Dr. and Glen Stewart Dr. Snacks will be provided to all participants in the gym after the walk.
We completed Unit 2 of Fundations. We will begin Unit 3 of Fundations on Tuesday. In class, I am working on consonant digraphs. A consonant digraph is two consonants together that make one sound such as “s” and “h” together make the sound of /sh/. We will be working on learning the following consonant digraphs:
wh - whistle - /w/ ch - chin - /ch/ sh - ship - /sh/
th - thumb - /th/ ck - sock - /ck/
In class we will be working on tapping and blending to read and write words containing these consonant digraphs. We will also be working on “qu” which is referred to as the “buddy letter” because “q” always has it’s buddy “u” right beside it in words in the English language.
Reading Homework: Your child picked out 3 practice books and they were sent home in their homework bags on Thursday. They can read these throughout the week. Please return the books on Friday.
Dates to Remember
Monday, October 13 - Thanksgiving (no classes)
Thursday, October 23 - Picture Retake Day
Friday, October 24 - Orwell Corner Field Trip
Have a great week, everyone!
October 6th - October 10th
Hi Families!
We had so much fun during our field trip last Friday to Cotton Park. It was a beautiful day and the children loved exploring, learning and playing.
Last week we also became authors as the children wrote their “All About Me” books. They will put on the finishing touches this week and complete the cover art.
In Math, we started working on teen numbers, practicing representing them in various ways as well as counting forward and backward to twenty.
We read “Phyllis’ Orange Shirt” on Orange Shirt Day and discussed that every child is important and how we can show people that they matter.
1C also earned our first reward day of the year by filling up our marble jar!!! More info on this coming soon!
I have added some photos from last week, click here to see them.
Here's what's happening in 1C this week:
Phys. Ed (with Mr. Chris Meuse) - Monday & Wednesday
Music (with Mrs. Elizabeth MacLean) - Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
Library (with Mrs. Amy) - Monday - This is Book Fair Day!
Playground - Front playground
Words of the week - see, little, play, was **We will practice reading and writing these words**
Highlights for this week:
Book Fair: Our class will visit the book fair on Monday, October 6. If you would like your child to purchase a book/item, please send your money in a ziplock bag, along with your child’s name, the amount they can spend, and what item(s) they can purchase if you have a specific request. For those students who are not purchasing, they will be able to participate in exploratory learning at tables in the library. If you wish to come during family night, it is on Thursday, October 9 from 6:15-7:15.
Picture day: Reminder it is on Tuesday!
We completed our second week in Unit 2 of Fundations. We will complete our check-in this week to see if we are ready for Unit 3! I have been teaching/reviewing how to blend and read three-sound short vowel words as well as how to segment and spell them. These words are called CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words. For example: sat: s-a-t. The students will review how to tap these sounds using their index finger to thumb for the first sound, middle finger to thumb for the second sound, and ring finger to thumb for the third sound. Then dragging the thumb under the 3 fingers to blend the sounds together to read and write the word.
Reading Homework: Your child will have 3 practice books that they can read throughout the week. Please return these books on Friday.
Dates to Remember
Monday, October 6 - 1C will go to the Scholastic Book Fair
Tuesday, October 7- Picture Day for English
Friday October 10 - PD day (no classes)
Monday, October 13 - Thanksgiving (no classes)
Friday, October 24 - Orwell Corner Field Trip
Have a great week, everyone!
September 29th - October 3rd
Hi Families!
We had another wonderful week together! We had a great time running/walking the Terry Fox run together! We learned about Terry Fox and how he never gave up even when things were hard. We talked about how we can also keep trying even when things seem difficult.
We went on Chromebooks for the first time last week. The kids did amazing! They were so patient as we helped them log in with their username and password (which are quite confusing with lowercase and special characters). They enjoyed getting to explore my Google Classroom and playing some games that are linked to our curricular outcomes. We will go on them again this week.
We are starting to have some wet/muddy weather out on the playground. We still go outside unless it is actively raining. It is a great idea to send splash pants and boots on wet days. It is also a good idea to pack an extra pair of socks in their kit bag in case their socks get wet.
Last week I sent home a permission slip for our upcoming field trip to Cotton Park. This coming week there will be another permission slip coming home for a trip to Orwell Corner on October 24. Please sign and return the forms as soon as possible. The cost for our Orwell Corner trip is $2 to cover the cost of bussing. If you could send $2 in your child’s homework bag that would be great!
It’s hard to believe it is almost October! I have posted our October learning goals on our class website. Click here to view them!
I added some photos from last week. Click here to see them 🙂
Here's what's happening in 1C this week:
Phys. Ed (with Mr. Chris Meuse) - Monday & Wednesday
Music (with Mrs. Elizabeth MacLean) - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
Library (with Mrs. Amy) - Thursday & Friday
Playground - Back playground
Words of the week - come, here, his, of **We will practice reading and writing these words**
Highlights for this week:
Our first field trip to Robert Cotton Park will be this week. We are planning to go Friday October 3rd. The weather looks great at the moment but if that changes and the weather will be better on Wednesday or Thursday, we may go one of those days instead. I will email you to confirm our date this week.
On Monday our school will participate in orange shirt day. If your student has an orange shirt they can wear it on Monday. On Tuesday there will be no school in observance of Truth and Reconciliation Day.
We completed our first week in Unit 2 of Fundations. I have been teaching/reviewing how to blend and read three-sound short vowel words as well as how to segment and spell them. These words are called CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words. For example: sat: s-a-t. The students will review how to tap these sounds using their index finger to thumb for the first sound, middle finger to thumb for the second sound, and ring finger to thumb for the third sound. Then dragging the thumb under the 3 fingers to blend the sounds together to read and write the word.
Reading Homework will start this week. Your child will have 3 practice books that they can read throughout the week. Please return these books on Friday. I will send home 2 sheets in your child's homework bag as well. These sheets are ideas you can do with your child to share in their reading and sight word practice.
Dates to Remember
Monday, September 29 - Orange Shirt Day
Tuesday, September 30 - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (no classes)
Friday, October 3 - Fieldtrip to Cotton Park
Monday, October 6 - 1C will go to the Scholastic Book Fair
Tuesday, October 7- Picture Day for English classes
Friday October 10 - PD day (no classes)
Monday, October 13 - Thanksgiving (no classes)
Have a great week, everyone!
September 22nd - 26th
Hi Families!
We had a busy, but fun full week together! We continued singing our daily morning songs and repeating powerful affirmations together to start our days. The class got to explore and play on the back playground for the first time this year - so fun! In 1C we earn marbles for following our routines, being kind to others/“filling others’ buckets” (a reference to a lovely book we read), so we had a class discussion about how we want to celebrate when we fill our marble jar! Lots of fun to come and I will be sure to notify you when one of these fun days is taking place. We celebrated "Dot Day" by reading the book "The Dot" and creating our own dot art with pastels, markers and crayons. This week we also had our first meeting with our Learning Buddies in grade two and everyone had a great time making connections and creating name art that we will hang outside our classroom.
I added some photos from last week. Click HERE to see them 🙂
Here's what's happening in 1C this week:
Phys. Ed (with Mr. Chris Meuse) - Tuesday & Thursday
Music (with Mrs. Elizabeth MacLean) - Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Library (with Mrs. Amy) - Wednesday & Thursday
Playground - Front Playground
Words of the week - my, is, look, and **We will practice reading and writing these words**
Highlights for this week:
We will have our Terry Fox walk on Thursday, September 25th. Thank you to those who have sent in a cash donation. If you would like to donate, you can send change/cash in with your child, or if you’d like to donate via credit, please visit this link: https://schools.terryfox.ca/108218
We will go on Chromebooks for the first time this week. We will practice logging in with their username and password. Then they will get to explore my Google Classroom and play some games that are linked to our curricular outcomes. If you have not already sent some in, it can be helpful for them to have a set of headphones that can stay at school, so they can listen to instructions while using the Chromebooks.
We completed Unit 1 in Fundations. I was so impressed with how the kids gave their best effort forming their lowercase letters neatly and properly. They did well with their sounds, too! We have a couple of letters that some kids are reversing, and are a little trickier to make, so we will continue to practice those in warm-ups. We are ready for Unit 2 this week! In Unit 2 I will teach/review how to blend and read three-sound short vowel words as well as how to segment and spell them. These words are called CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words. For example: sat: s-a-t. The students will review how to tap these sounds using their index finger to thumb for the first sound, middle finger to thumb for the second sound, and ring finger to thumb for the third sound. Then dragging the thumb under the 3 fingers to blend the sounds together to read and write the word.
Dates to Remember
September 25 - Terry Fox Run
September 29 - Orange Shirt Day
September 30 - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (no classes)
Have a great week, everyone!
September 15th - 19th
Hi Families!
We had another great week of learning in 1C. We are beginning to settle into our new routines and expectations and the kids are beginning to develop some new friendships! Our school is participating in the Terry Fox Run on September 25th.
If you’d like to make a donation to the Terry Fox Association, please visit this link: https://schools.terryfox.ca/108218
Here's what's happening in 1C this week:
Phys. Ed (with Mr. Muese) - Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Music (with Ms. MacLean) - Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
Library (with Mrs. Amy) - Tuesday & Wednesday
Playground - We're very excited to play on the back playground this week :)
Words of the week - go, to, went, can **We will practice reading and writing these words**
Things we've been working on - and will continue to focus on this week:
Being responsible, respectful students (Bucker fillers, not dippers)
Growth Mindset (things we 'can' do...things we can't do YET....making mistakes can help us learn and grow)
Sharing materials & helping each other
Being an active listener (whole body listening)
Voice control
Knowing when to talk, and when to listen
Zones of Regulation (recognizing our emotions/feelings, which zone we are in, and strategies we can use to return to the "Green Zone"
Meet the Staff: You're invited to come into our classroom on Wednesday, September 17th from 6:20-6:35pm. This is a great chance to see our classroom and meet other parents. I'll have a quick slideshow to go over some information about grade 1!
Headphones for Chromebooks: We will be going on Chromebooks about once a week this year. I have many links for the kids to explore which involve: listening to reading online, math games, literacy games, etc. If you could purchase a pair of headphones, label them, and send them in with your child that would be appreciated. You can purchase headphones at the dollar store for ~$5. Based on other years, the kids prefer the style that goes over the ears completely (not the earbud style that go right into the earlobes).
Dates to Remember
September 17 - Meet the Staff 6:20-6:35
September 25 - Terry Fox Run
September 29 - Orange Shirt Day
September 30 - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (no classes)
September 8th - 12th
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 1C:
Phys. Ed (with Mr. Chris Meuse) - Tuesday & Thursday
Music (with Mrs. Elizabeth MacLean) - Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Library (with Mrs. Amy) - Monday & Tuesday
Learning Goals: Each month I will outline the curriculum outcomes and learning we will be exploring. Click here or visit the "Monthly Learning Goals" tab at the top of this website.
Photos: I’ll be taking photos of the students engaging and the various activities we do in 1C. I will post these photos under the "Our Classroom" tab at the top of my website. Please let me know if you do NOT want your child's photo on our class website.
Meet the Teacher: You're invited to come into our classroom on Wednesday, September 17th from 6:20-6:35pm. This is a great chance to see our classroom and meet other parents. 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 8th. 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 (Domino’s)
Tuesday: Chicken Poppers (Breaded chicken pieces and a small breadstick)
Wednesday: Grilled Cheese (Borrowed Kitchen)
Thursday: Subway (ham, turkey and veggie)
Friday: Cheese Pizza (Stratford Pizza Corner)
Microwave: We have a microwave in our classroom to warm up food for lunch! Due to class size and limited time for lunch, each child is limited to 30 seconds for the microwave. Please don't send KD cups or frozen dinners as they take a long time to heat up and then cool down to eat!
Breakfast Program: Our breakfast program begins this week and is open for all students! Toast with butter and toast with jam are always available. Additionally there can be various options such as apples, bananas, cheese or yogurt. Breakfast is available between 8:00 and 8:25 daily.
Dates to Remember
September 17th - Meet the Teacher (6:20-6:35pm)
September 30th - No classes (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation)
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