Ms. Gandy's Grade 1 Class

Monday, October 1, 2018

Day 19

Happy rainy and cold Monday!

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend

We started this morning with our awards assembly. Congratulations to Nimrata who has won the Inquirer award for this month. Nimrata is full of questions, always wondering why we do certain things and curious about how the world works around her. For this reason she has been awarded this award.

After the award ceremony we had a house game! Way to go to Omar who brought it home for the Kappa house

FrenchNext we had our French lesson with Mlle Jessica. Please see her blog at http://mllehousja.blogspot.com

Math:Today children were introduced to number sentences. Before we began our lesson we went over what the + symbol and – symbol meant. Then we worked as a class answering different number sentence questions in our workbooks. For example; there were 5 frogs swimming in the pool, 2 decided to jump out. Children recognized that frogs were leaving so that meant we needed to take away. The question would become 5-2= 3. After we completed our workbook students had a chance to make a number sentence of their own.

Reading Buddies: Today we met our reading buddies for the year. Ms.Foti’s Grade 3 class read books to us, we listened and answered questions when they were finished. Some of us even got the chance to read to our buddies.

Inquiry into Language:Students wrote out the words of the week. We are focusing on words that begin and end with n, g and d. Students completed questions in their workbook. After completing children did a page in their cursive book. Just a reminder that the spelling test will be on Thursday this week.

Agenda:

International day October 4^th(parent visit 2:30-3:15)

Spelling test Thursday

Spelling sentences due Thursday

Spanish food for Thursday

Read 15 minutes

Unit of Inquiry: Today we drew and labeled a portrait of our family. Children had to brainstorm all the members of their immediate family. We went over what the term ‘immediate’ meant and children understood it was family members that you see everyday and is close to you.

* We listened to Spanish music to get our creativity flowing!

INTERNATIONAL DAY
**I am asking all parents to either buy/make some Spanish food. Even a bag of Tostitos and salsa will be enough for food for our International Day. I will be making a nacho dip or Paella for that day! When you are buying/making food please make sure it is peanut free. Thank you in advance.
Children are also encouraged to dress up in Spanish colours or even dress up in certain culture dress that they would wear in Spain!

Today my teacher helper was Sianna, thank you for being such as great help J

Miss Gandy

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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