Ms. Gandy's Grade 1 Class

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Day 20

Important Dates:

Wednesday, October 2- Bake Sale

Friday, October 11- PD Day

Monday, October 14- Thanksgiving Monday

Thursday, October 17- International Day

**Please note that October lunch invoices are due October, 2nd.

Happy Bake Sale Tuesday :)

We enjoyed some yummy treats today during the Bake Sale!

Today, we started the morning with a birthday assembly! Everyone who had a birthday in September got to pick a prize from the birthday chest and listen to everyone sing Happy Birthday!

Inquiry into Language: Today children reviewed nouns and verbs. Then they learned about adjectives. We discussed that an adjective is a word that describes a noun. For example: apple (noun) crunchy (adjective). We discussed that to help us when thinking of describing words we can turn to our 5 senses such as touch, sight, touch, smell and sound. Children had to then work through a worksheet brainstorming different adjectives to describe the nouns.

Gym: Please see Ms. V’s blog at https://msvphysed.blogspot.com

Math: Today children wrote addition and subtraction sentences to describe arrangements of snap cubes. They learned that knowing an addition fact helps us find the answers to a subtraction fact. After we finished working in the workout book children were partnered up and given an amount of snap cubes and wrote different number sentences for them!

Music: Please see Mrs. McMillan’s blog at http://mrsmcmillanmusic.blogspot.com

French: Please see Mlle. Jessica’s blog at http://mllehousja.blogspot.com

Agenda:

· Read 15 minutes

· Spelling test Friday

· Spelling sentences due Friday

· Bring in resources if needed for summative project

· Bake sale tomorrow

Unit of Inquiry: Today we continued working on our summative projects! I have told the children that I do not mind some support from parents at home. If parents want to help children brainstorm ideas or guide them when writing the rules that is fine! The making and presenting of the game will be some completely by the children! I have started to see some very imaginative games being created.

Thank you to my teacher helper for the day, Sahib. K.

Have a wonderful evening,

Love,

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