Ms. Gandy's Grade 1 Class

Friday, November 29, 2019

Day 59
Important Dates

Friday, November 29- Report Cards go home- please sign and return the last page of the report card.

Monday, December 2^-Term 2 begins

Thursday, December 5- Parent Teacher Conferences

Tuesday, December 10- Jk-2 Christmas Concert

Tuesday, December 17- Grade 3-8 Christmas Concert

Wednesday, December 18- Casual Day

Thursday, December 19- Christmas Spirit Day

Friday, December 20- January 7- No School/ Christmas Holiday

Happy Fantastic Friday!

It’s report card day! Please find your child’s report cards inside their agenda bags. Please sign and return the last page of the report card. I am so proud of everyone for all their hard work this term!

Math: Today students reviewed the steps involved in double-digit addition with carrying. We did a few examples on the board together as a class. Next students completed 2-digit problems with carrying package! I found this method helped children identifying what number to place in the ones column and what number to carry over to the tens column.

Gym: No Gym today

French: No French today

Inquiry into Language: Today we had our weekly spelling test! Please sign and return them on Monday!

We also practiced our inference skills today, children listened to a song and had to reflect about what they heard, what they thought about and what they wonder about after listening to the song. Then students listened to it from the perspective of the character in the song. What do they think she heard, thought about or wondered about when singing.

Decorating Christmas Tree- Today we started decorating the Christmas tree in the main office. We did not complete fully because we needed more decorations so we will continue Monday! I won’t share too many pictures, as I want to save them for our Christmas Concert performance night.

Agenda:

Read 15 minutes

Memorize Christmas Concert song and actions

Spelling test signed

Two pages of cursive

Sign and return last page of report

Unit of Inquiry: Today students continued the movie ‘The Good Dinosaur’. We only have 15 minutes left!

It was a very busy week with report cards and Christmas concert rehearsals! I apologize for my lack of looking at reading logs and sentences! I will be catching up on everything!

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