Ms. Gandy's Grade 1 Class

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Day 16

Happy Wednesday!

French: We started our morning with Mlle Jessica. Please see her blog at http://mllehousja.blogspot.com

Music:Next we had an exciting music lesson with Mr. Flower. Please see his blog at http://flowermusicsja.blogspot.com

Math: In math today we learned how to estimate. We understand that the term estimate means a smart guess. I had the children sit in a circle with a pile of different shapes. I gave them 10 seconds to look at the pile and come up with an estimate of how many are there. We went around the circle and shared our estimates.

Then to see how many are actually there we counted in our 2’s. We learned that we don’t always have to count in our 1’s because there are different ways we can count.

Please have your children practice their counting in 2’s, 3’s, 5’s, 10’s.

Gym: Please see Ms. Yustin’s blog at https://sjaayustin.blogspot.com

After gym we did our daily 5-minute mediation session

Inquiry into Language:Students were introduced to exciting sentences. We found out that an exciting sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with an exclamation mark (!). As a class we came up with some exciting sentence.

Then children worked in their sentence booklet

Agenda:

Gym uniform tomorrow

Terry Fox run tomorrow

Spelling test Friday

Spelling sentences due Friday

Special someone photo- ** this picture needs to be in by Friday as they will be presenting them to the class on that day

Research about Spain (due October 1^st)

Terry Fox pledge form

Orange Shirt Day Friday

Unit of Inquiry: Today we performed our scenario on how to be a good friend. We went over presentation skills and that in order to be successful during a presentation we need to use…

1. Loud voices

2. Eye contact

3. Appropriate behaviour

4. Listening skills

At the end of the day we created our Every Child Matters link for Orange Shirt Day to remember the residential school system and to show that every child matters. We wrote some kind words and drew pictures.

Today my teacher helper was Farah! Thank you for being such a great help J

Here are some pictures of our friends enjoying bake sale number 2!!

Have a wonderful evening,

Miss Gandy

**Thank you to everyone who has started to bring in their research about Spain. If anyone would like to bring in some food that would be greatly appreciated. Does not have to be cooked as I know that is a lot to ask but maybe grab something Spanish from a bakery etc.,

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What is Action?

Many people think that action is easy to define. It is something you do right? But action is much more than that. Action is a part of who we are. If we want to change the world we need to start with changing ourselves. But sometimes change is hard. How do we make changes to the way we think so we can help the world? If we want children to make a difference in the world we need to help them personalize the action they take, and understand that it is not just a mandate from their teachers and parents, but a life long mindset they develop. Taking action can happen at any age. Support children and youth as they begin the learning journey towards becoming adults that are change agents! I’d love to hear about the action your child takes part in at home and in the greater community. Please send me a quick email or agenda note to let me know so we can celebrate together.

Lunch Menu

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Mon. - Penne with sauce or butter OR Grilled Cheese on white bread

Tues.- Chicken fingers (2 or 3) OR Chicken Tacos (2 or 3)

Weds. - Cheese OR Pepperoni Pizza

Thurs.- Hotdog (beef or chicken) OR Hamburger (beef or veggie) OR Veggie Pasta

Fri. - Mac and cheese OR Cheese Quesadillas (2 or 3) OR Special of the Month

Everyday items

Side of rice

Side of fries (cooked in an air fryer)

Veggies and dip

Crackers and cheese

Cheese sandwich on white bread or whole wheat

Jam sandwich on white bread or whole wheat

Veggie Wrap

Turkey Wrap

Bagel and cream cheese

Soup (tomato or chicken noodle)

Chocolate or white milk

Apple or orange juice

Yogurt tube

Healthy choice cookie (Halal)

Units of Inquiry

Unit 1 - Rules, Relationships and Responsibilities

Central Idea: People living around the world all have relationships, rules, and responsibilities.

Lines of Inquiry:

- Important relationships within the community

- The importance of home, school and community rules

- The changes of rules and relationships over time

Key Concepts

Change,Responsibility, Connection

Unit 2 - We are going Prehistoric

Central Idea: Animals can change and adapt over time

Lines of Inquiry:

- Ways we gather information to tell us about Dinosaurs.

- Animals that lived on Earth during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.

- How animals and plants survived or became extinct in the prehistoric period.

Key Concepts

- Causation, Connection, Change

Unit 3 - Outrageously Organized

Central Idea: People often use organization as a system to establish order.

Lines of Inquiry:

- Reasons why people use systems of organization.

- Strategies to organize ourselves at home, school, and in our community.

- Consequences of a presence or absence of organization.

Key Concepts

- Causation, Connection, Change

Unit 4 - Inventions, Innovations and Discovery

Central Idea: Inventions are a response to challenges and opportunities, and impact our daily lives.

Lines of Inquiry:

- The origins of different inventions and how they have changed over time.

- Events that lead to the creation of important inventions.

- Significant inventions and their inventors

Key Concepts

- Causation, Function, Form

Unit 5 - Art Attack

Central Idea: People use art forms to express their culture.

Lines of Inquiry:

- The art forms of local and international cultures both past and present.

- How art is used for expression and communication.

- How art can demonstrate various cultural experiences (e.g. language, beliefs)

Key Concepts

- Perspective, Form

Unit 6 – Animal Kingdom

Central Idea: Diverse habitats support unique communities of living things

Lines of Inquiry:

- Needs of plants and animals within various ecosystems.

- The characteristics that define habitats around the world.

- The ways human actions can affect ecosystems.

Key Concepts

- Change, Responsibility, Form