Ms. Gandy's Grade 1 Class

Friday, October 4, 2019

Day 23

Important Dates:

Friday, October 4 – Nea Archi (New Parent Info Session) 7-9 PM

Friday, October 11 and Monday, October 14 – No School – Thanksgiving Weekend

Thursday, October 17 – International Day

Tuesday, October 29 – Picture Day

Wednesday, October 30 – Casual Day

Thursday, October 31 – Halloween/Harvest Spirit Day

Happy Friday :)

Aidan was absent the day the Inquirer award was handed out. Here is a picture of him very happy to receive his award!

Story Connection: This morning students continued to work on their comprehension skills. We read the ‘Subway Mouse by Robert Much. Before we began children made a prediction of what they thought was going to happen based on the title and pictures on the front. Every few pages we stopped and retold the events that were happening. After thought about what the book made us think about and the connections we had to the story. We also discussed the moral of the story and the author’s message!

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

Math: Today in math students used different strategies to complete addition and subtraction sentences. Then we reviewed placing numbers into ten frames and recognizing how many groups of ten we have, how many leftover and how many we have in total. For example: if the number is 16, I have 1 group of 10 and 6 left over.

Language: Today students wrote their weekly spelling test. Please sign and return these on Monday. After students finished they worked out identifying and correcting sentences with the correct punctuation. They either needed to include a period, question mark or exclamation mark to complete the sentence. They wrote these sentences in their journals!

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

Agenda:

· Read 15 minutes

· Spelling test signed and returned

· Practice summative presentations

· Ms. Gandy away next week

· Casual day from and money

** A blog post will be coming tonight/ tomorrow night about next week!

Unit of Inquiry: Today we finished the day with fun Friday! Students earned it after their hard work this week. We played heads up, thumbs up to finish the day!

A big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Sulaiman who is celebrating his birthday October 12th when I will be away!

Thank you to my teacher helper for the day, Sahana! Today she read the book that every student received from Ms. Hayward today.

Have a wonderful weekend,

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