Spring Break Reminders

I hope everyone is having a restful, adventurous and fun Spring Break so far.


There are a few reminders for all families just before we return back to school.
1) Glenlea Greenhouse Plant Sale Order Forms are due Wednesday April 3
2) Artist in the School will be happening the first week back. Please have your child bring an extra set of clothes that they can get dirty.
3) Hot Lunch is on April 5. Forms will be coming home as soon as possible!
4) Please send me the first page back of the report card with a signature, or send me an email to let me know you have seen the report card!

Happy Easter and enjoy the remaining Spring Break!

And the Leprechaun came to visit...

Oh my! Look what the Leprechaun did to our classroom

The kids received a letter from the Leprechaun before we came in, and we were just so shocked!
In the note, we were supposed to find the pot of gold. After long hours of searching for it, our lucky winner was:

Activities to practice on...

Student Led Conferences were a fantastic hit! We all had our happy moments and proud moments of the children. We continue to work together as a team to help our children learn and grow.

Activities that you are welcome to practice with your child at home are:
Cheerio/Fruit Loop Math: 

Group them into 5s/10s and skip count. I was a kid whose parents also told me to never play with food. But hey, if it incorporates learning, why not!

 Go 10: 

This was the game that your child introduced to you during student leds, practice a lot with them! When they master this game, alternate to Go 5. Building a foundation to making 10s and 5s allow your child to understand addition, subtraction, multiplication and division (in the future).

Free Lance Journal Writing:

After looking at your child's writing journals at school, having a home journal can also help your child's writing enhance. You will notice a huge significance in imagination and putting thoughts onto paper. Good writers are always more expressive, in tune with their feelings, and good public speakers. Its never too early to start!

New Apps/ Websites

I encourage all families to practice these games to enhance your child's learning. We are going into addition full force very soon (after student-led conferences). Please also monitor your child's playing should they have trouble playing it. On another note, please ensure your child does not have their own email account for their own security reasons.

Apps for Apple Products:

Ice Math Ninja
- Antarctic Add is appropriate for Gr.1

Splash Math
- look for Grade 1 Math

Spelling Magic

Word Magic Lite

Magic Spell


Websites:

Penguin Party (addition)
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/popup/popup_addition.htm

IXL: our school has a subscription to this, but we don't have enough available spots for our class. I am working on getting permission to get more available spots for all the grade 1s. For now, just practice what is available free of charge.

http://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-1



If you have any questions regarding any of these games, feel free to email me!

Goodbyes... and Hellos!

Dr. Seuss once said "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.” 

The Grade 1's are very sad to say good bye to Ms. Field who has been working with us diligently  
and patiently with lots of love and care. She has been with our particular class since kindergarten 
and is moving on with her own studies. We want to thank her and wish her well on her future 
endeavors. Good bye! We'll miss you.

We welcome Ms. Riel who will be joining us every morning, and Ms. Castilo in the afternoon. 
With warm welcomes, we also welcome Ms. Du who will be spending some time with us during the 
lunch hours.