March 9th-13th
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 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 have also posted some photos of our week together! Click here to see them 🙂
Here's what's happening in 1A this week:
Phys. Ed - Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Music - Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
Library - Monday & Friday (book return day)
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: Thanks to those who sent back their books. 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- CrazyHair/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!
I can’t believe we have been in school for 100 days!! I’ve really enjoyed getting to know your kids, and we make a fun and supportive classroom family now. We ended the week off on Friday by celebrating our 100 days together, doing the following activities: they filled ten frames with 100 fruit loops and made a necklace with them, they took the numeral 100 and used each digit to make a picture. They were very creative! We had some dogs, cats, butterflies, tractors etc. Also, the kids really enjoyed mixing with the other kids in the hallway and spending some time in each classroom in the afternoon!
This week we will be going to the scholastic book fair in the library! Our day to go to the book fair will be on Wednesday. If you would like to send money with your student to purchase a book, please make sure that you send it in a bag or envelope labeled with your child's name. I sent home a book fair flyer in their homework bags this week showing the books that will be available. Also, if you have preferences about what your child spends their money on, please have a little chat with them about it before the book fair (e.g., if you would like them to buy a book and not 4 posters lol). There will also be volunteers to help at the bookfair to help so you could always send a little note to help guide them!
Tomorrow I will be sending home another early closure form. Please fill this out again so we have the updated plan for your child if we have to dismiss early again before the end of the year. Please fill out and send back ASAP- Thank you! I also just wanted to ask that students continue to bring their homework bag each day (I keep them on Fridays and send them back on Monday).
I am really looking forward to chatting with you this week at parent teacher interviews about all the great things your kids are doing! If you haven't signed up yet and would like to you are still able to do so until tomorrow at noon. You can click here to register.
Here's what's happening in 1A this week:
Phys. Ed - Monday & Wednesday
Music - Monday, Tuesday & Thursday
Library - Wednesday(Book Fair)
Playground - Back playground
Yoga - Wednesday
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: Wednesday at 1:25. We only have 2 classes left!
Reading Homework: Thanks to those who sent back their books. Your child will have 3 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 for the end of term two, the kids had fun exchanging valentines and cheering for Team Canada! The kids (and teachers) really enjoyed our visit from Jay Scotland and learning more about meteorology. 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. Also, we went outside sledding for winter wellness day.
This week, we have various exciting activities taking place! PEI schools will have Pink Shirt Day on Wednesday, February 25th. Students are welcome to wear pink on this day to show the importance of spreading kindness. We’ll also be celebrating our 100th day of school on Thursday, February 26th. We’ll be doing a variety of activities with the number 100 on this day. The kids are welcome to wear their PJs or dress as a 100 year old person to celebrate on Thursday!
I have added some photos to our class website. Click here to see them!
Here's what's happening in 1A this week:
Phys. Ed - Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Music - Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Library - Monday (book return day) and Wednesday
Playground - Front playground
Yoga - Wednesday
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: 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.
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 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/, er - her - /er/, ir - bird - /er/
Dates to Remember
Tuesday, Feb. 24th- Online booking system for interviews goes live at 8am https://gsp.parentteacherconferences.net
Feb. 25th - Pink Shirt Day
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! We had a fun visit from STEAM PEI. They taught us about where our clothes come from and recycling. 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. On Wednesday, Jay Scotland is coming to our classroom to do a presentation about metereology! 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. They will also get to go sledding. Extra 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 1A this week:
Phys. Ed - Tuesday & Thursday
Music - Wednesday, Thursday & Friday
Library - Tuesday
Playground - Back playground
Yoga - Wednesday
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! Today we had a school-wide assembly to celebrate the Olympic opening ceremonies. We also went sledding with our book 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.
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 am attaching a list at the bottom of this email of all the students in our classroom.
I have taken some photos of our week together. Please click here to see!
Here's what's happening in 1A this week:
Phys. Ed - Monday & Wednesday
Music - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
Library - Wednesday (Book return day)
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 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 Fundations Fluency Sheet for Week 1 of Unit 8 sent home.
Dates to Remember
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 Wednesday morning 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. We also wrote about which Olympic winter sport we would compete in and why. I loved listening to the kid's answers! We have a large number of Prince Edward Islanders aspiring to compete in ski mountaineering and the skeleton events!!
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!
Here's what's happening in 1A this week:
Music - Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Phys Ed - Tuesday & Thursday
Library - Tuesday & Thursday
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 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 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
January 26th-30th
Hi Families!
I hope you are enjoying your very chilly weekend! We had a great week together last week. I have posted some photos on our class website. Click here to see!
I have also posted our January and February learning goals to the classroom website. You can click here to view them.
This week is family literacy week. We have some fun activities planned! On Tuesday 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 and snow boots. Thank you for sending back your permission forms for your student! On Wednesday, January 28th, students are invited to dress up as their favourite book character. We will also have elephant and piggie headbands for students to 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 1A this week:
Phys. Ed - Tuesday & Thursday
Music - Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Library - Tuesday
Playground - Front playground
Words of the week - about, are, 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 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 Fluency Sheet for Week 2 sent home
Dates to Remember
Jan. 27th - Family Literacy Day
Jan. 27th - 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!
I have unfortunately caught the bug that has been on the go and I am out today. I hope to be back tomorrow but please let the office know if you need to make changes to your child's pick-up plan. I hope everyone had a great snow day yesterday!
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.
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. Hopefully, the snow will stick around for a bit so we can get out on our school sleds sometime before the end of January!
We are missing some classroom books. If you could have a quick look around to see if you have any at home that would be great! Also please remember to send back your student's homework bag each day.
Family Literacy Week - To celebrate Family Literacy Day on January 27th, our school will be doing some literacy based activities that week. Wednesday, January 28th, students are invited to dress up as their favourite book character. On Friday, January 31st, we will be having a schoolwide Pajama Day!
Here's what's happening in 1A this week:
Music - Tuesday & Thursday
Phys Ed.- Wednesday and Friday
Library - Friday (Book return day)
Playground - Back playground
Words of the week - too, two, also, put
Highlights for this week:
Fundations: We will be working through Unit 7, week 2, 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: 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 1 of Fundations.
Dates to Remember
Jan. 27th - Family Literacy Day
Jan. 27th - 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 12th-16th
Hi Families!
We had a wonderful first week back from the holiday break! It was nice to have a full week together to get back into routines. There were lots of tired kids (and teachers) by the end of the week! We talked about goal setting and the children set some goals for the new year. We had a very interesting virtual field trip to the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa. The staff were blown away with the awesome questions our grade one class had! We also had our first yoga session and they seemed to really enjoy it.
Phys. Ed - Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Music - Monday, Tuesday & Thursday
Library - Wednesday (Book return day) & Friday
Playground - Front playground
Words of the week - why, by, my, try, very
Highlights for this week:
Fundations: We will complete our Unit 6 test and we 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 Wednesday.
Homework: We will start back to our reading homework this week. The children will have 3 books for the week.
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 1A this week:
Phys. Ed - Tuesday & Thursday
Music - Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Library - Tuesday (book exchange day) and Thursday
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. .
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! Our class brought in 85 items! The whole school did such a great job that Mrs. Dunn and Mrs. 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 1A this week:
Phys. Ed - Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Music - Tuesday & Thursday
Library - Monday (book exchange day) & Wednesday
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 so much fun! Stay tuned for an e-mail from Ms. Dunn tomorrow with all the information for concerts. On Tuesday 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 (families 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 1A this week:
Music - Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Phys. Ed- Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
Library - Tuesday
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 into 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.
It looks like there will be some snow this week! Please send extra socks in your child's kit bag if possible 🙂
Also, I wanted to send a reminder to please make sure not to send nuts or fish in your students lunch. Thank you for your understanding!
Here's what's happening in 1A this week:
Phys. Ed - Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Music - Monday, Tuesday & Thursday
Library - Wednesday (Book return day) & Friday
Playground - Front playground
Words of the week - who, what, when, why **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 continue 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 attached a photo of what the Fundations markings look like on the sheet.
I have posted some photos of our week together. Click here to see 🙂
Here's what's happening in 1A this week:
Phys. Ed - Tuesday & Thursday
Music - Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Library - Tuesday (Book return day) & Thursday
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 have begun our partner reading routine in class and the children did amazing reading to one another and sharing their thoughts on their books. We enjoyed our special day on Friday! The children did a great job of listening to each other and asking thoughtful questions during show and tell. Many members of 1A have earned stars for our star jar by showing kindness to one another and being helpful without being asked. What a sweet group of children!
I have added a few pictures of our week to our class site, click here to see!
Tomorrow during our technology block, I will be introducing the students to a program called "Teach your Monster to Read." This is a free program that practices phonics (letter sounds as taught in the fundations program) that many of the children enjoy. If you would like to access this program at home you can use the link below. It can be accessed using a touch screen device or mouse/track pad. You just type your child's first name to sign them in. There are 4 games that come up on the screen. The one we use is the one called "teach your monster to read" in the upper left corner. This is the quick link to access the game through our classroom account:
https://www.teachyourmonster.org/u/16714329
Parent Teacher Interviews - Thank you for signing up for parent teacher interviews! They will take place on Tuesday November 18th, Thursday, November 20th and Friday, November 21st. 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 1A this week:
Phys. Ed - Tuesday & Thursday
Music - Monday, Wednesday & Thursday
Library - Tuesday
Playground - Front playground
Words of the week - are, said **We will practice reading and writing these words**
Highlights for this week:
It’s another 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 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 Friday.
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
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 in grade two for the first time on Wednesday! This 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.
Starting on Monday morning you will be able to book parent teacher interviews if you would like to. An email was sent out by Mrs. Dunn with instructions on how to sign up. Please reach out if you have any questions!
Here's what's happening in 1A this week:
Phys. Ed - Wednesday & Friday
Music - Wednesday & Thursday
Library - Friday
Playground - Back playground
Words of the week - was, down, want, out **We will practice reading and writing these words**
Highlights for this week:
It’s another 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 2 practice books that they can read throughout the week. Please return these books on Friday.
Dates to Remember
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
Love,
Ms. North
November 3rd-5th
Hi Families!
We had a busy, fun filled week last week! We did a Science experiment with the hypothesis: Will a pumpkin float or sink in water?; pumpkin seed math, pumpkin art 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 1A this week:
Music - Monday & Wednesday
Phys Ed.- Tuesday
Library - Tuesday
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.
We did our final check in for Unit 3 Fundations 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 2 practice books that they can read throughout this short week. Please return these books on Wednesday. *Unit 4 week 1 Fundations sheet if sending it*
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 over 130 years ago.
I added pictures from our trip 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 Friday, 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 1A this week:
Phys. Ed - Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Music - Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
Library - Monday & Thursday
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 14th - October 17th
Hi Families!
We had another wonderful week in grade one! We started literacy centres this week and the students did an amazing job at their stations learning their sight words! We also made some colourful fall art and explored combinations of primary colours to create secondary colours. We also spent time talking about gratitude and sharing the things we feel thankful for.
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 🙂
Have a wonderful long Thanksgiving weekend!
Here's what's happening in 1A this week:
Phys. Ed (with Mr. Chris Meuse) - Wednesday & Friday
Music (with Mrs. Elizabeth MacLean) - Tuesday & Thursday
Library (with Ms. Amy) - Wednesday & Friday
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 began Unit 3 of Fundations on Thursday. 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 will have 3 practice books that they can read throughout the week. Please return these books on Friday.
Dates to Remember
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!
October 6th - October 9th
Hi Families!
We had so much fun during our field trip last Friday to Cotton Park. It was a beautiful day and the children had so much fun playing and exploring! I added some photos from last week. Click here to see them 🙂
Here's what's happening in 1A this week:
Phys. Ed (with Mr. Chris Meuse) - Tuesday & Thursday
Music (with Mrs. Elizabeth MacLean) - Monday & Wednesday
Book Fair (with Mrs. Amy) - Tuesday
Library (with Ms. Amy) - Thursday
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 _____. 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 from 6:15-7:15.
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 Thursday, Oct. 9th with a rain date of 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.
Picture day: Reminder it is on Tuesday!
We completed our second week in Unit 2 of Fundations. We will complete our check-in sometime 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
Tuesday, October 7- Picture day for English
Tuesday October 7- 1A will go to the Scholastic Book Fair
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 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.
This week I sent home two permission slips for our upcoming field trips in October. 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 1A this week:
Phys. Ed (with Mr. Chris Meuse) - Wednesday & Friday
Music (with Mrs. Elizabeth MacLean) - Monday,Wednesday and Friday
Library (with Mrs. Amy) - Friday
Playground - Back playground
Words of the week - come, here, is, 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. However, if 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.
We went on Chromebooks for the first time last week. The kids did amazing! They were so patient as I 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.
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.
Dates to Remember
Monday, September 29 - Orange Shirt Day
Tuesday, September 30 - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (no classes)
Tuesday, October 7- Picture day for English
Tuesday October 7- 1A will go to the Scholastic Book Fair
Friday October 10 -PD day (no classes)
Have a great week, everyone!
September 22nd - 26th
Hi Families!
We had a busy, but fun full week together! We talked about having a Growth Mindset this week. It is important to never give up when things get hard. We talked about how it is okay to ask for help and it is okay to make mistakes. We can learn from our mistakes and sometimes something beautiful can come from them. We discussed how our brain is like a muscle and it grows stronger when we push ourselves.
We had a very fun day on Friday!
I added some photos from last week. Click here to see them 🙂
Here's what's happening in 1A this week:
Phys. Ed (with Mr. Meuse) - Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Music (with Mrs. MacLean) - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
Library (with Mrs. Amy) - Wednesday & Friday
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 be going on Chromebooks for the first time this week. If you are able to send a pair of headphones with your student that would be wonderful!
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 1A. 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
I will start adding photos to our class website this week. If you would like your child's photos put on the classroom site, please sign the yellow form sent home on Thursday and return in the homework bag. Thank you!
Here's what's happening in 1A this week:
Phys. Ed (with Mr. Meuse) - Tuesday & Thursday
Music (with Mrs. Elizabeth MacLean) - Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Library (with Mrs. Amy) -Tuesday & Thursday
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).
Thank you so much!
Love,
Ms. North
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!
Each week I will send out an email update to you about our classroom activities! I will also post this information on our class website. You can click here to visit our website, or go to https://sites.google.com/view/ms-north-1c/home
Here's what's happening in 1A:
Phys. Ed (with Mr. Chris Meuse) - Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Music (with Mrs. Elizabeth MacLean) - Tuesday & Thursday
Library (with Mrs. Amy) - Tuesday
Playground - We will be on the front playground again this week
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 1A. 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 9th. 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
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!
Monday: Cheese Pizza (Dominoes)
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)
Homework: We will begin homework routines later this month, stay tuned for more information!
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 18th - Meet the Teacher (6:20-6:35pm)
September 30th - No classes (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation)