Ms. Gandy's Grade 1 Class

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Day 58

Important dates and events

Friday, November 30– Term One report cards go home

Friday, November 30^-Deadline to order hot lunch by 3:00pm

Oakwood Academy is holding a Poinsettia fundraiser for the holiday season, to raise money for some new sensory items. The Poinsettias are red, pink or white and make a wonderful holiday gift, and are a nice way to spread holiday cheer. Order forms were sent home today. The class that sells the most Poinsettias will win a $50 gift card!! Order between November 1^stand November 30^th by cash only.

A note from our Librarian, Ms. Hayward:

Happy Wednesday!

Joy has finally arrived in our classroom, and she left us a note. We read the book she left Miss Gandy that told us all about her magic!

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

Unit of Inquiry: To finish our dinosaur unit all of the grade one students watched ‘The Good Dinosaur’. We first started by talking about what we had learned about dinosaurs during this term. During the movie we would identify the different dinosaurs and look for things that were similar to what we learned.

Math:Today we reviewed time again! A math review package was sent home in the agendas today. Please do not complete the whole package tonight, it is not due till Monday. The test for this unit is on Tuesday!

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

Agenda:

Christmas clothes by December 1^st

Read 15 minutes

Spelling sentences due Friday (children are asked to stretch their sentences and make them more detailed)

Spelling test Friday

Trip form and money

Math test Tuesday

Math review due Monday

Inquiry into Language: Today students filled in the last page of their report card. They had to think about one thing they learned, want to improve on and had fun doing this term. Report cards and assessment graphs will be sent home on Friday!

Before we went home, we started to introduce journal writing. We went over different sentence starters that we need to use to re-tell an event in a journal. I was impressed with the many different sentence starters that were shared during discussion.

Thank you to Sianna my teacher helper, you are always being such a great help!

Have a wonderful evening,

Miss Gandy J

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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