What a beautiful week to start our 30 x 30 Nature Challenge! We spent the first couple of days helping clean up neighbouring streets and school grounds of garbage left over from the Spring melt. We were able to fill several bags on each day, and will continue our efforts as the wind blows in more!
We also introduced the practice of Sit Spots with the students as a way to develop connections with nature by sitting alone and in quiet.
The second round of Guest Readers started this week. If your child brought home a notice indicating that they have volunteered to Guest Read, please make some time to practice a chosen book with them to ensure their success when reading to the class.
We continued our exploration of homophones with students creating sentences and illustrations for the pairs: sum/some or night/knight, and to/two or wear/where.
Students were challenged with two similar math problems this week that allowed them to practice their addition and subtraction, as well as persistence with problem solving. Both problems could be solved in many different ways, by drawing, writing or modeling, which all allowed for great discussion on possible different methods.
In our Opening Circle, we have been solving What's My Number? riddles to support number sense to 100, and develop our mathematical vocabulary (greater than, less than, range, odd, even, sum, digits, ones, tens, skip count).
On Thursday, we enjoyed being the audience for the Kindergarten concert assembly. It was hard to believe that our grade 1 students were in the same place last year! How time flies!
Last, we completed our reflections from our Fish Creek Park field trip, looking at a trail map, identifying where we were, where we're going next, and recoding observations and questions. The range of questions, from historical to flora and fauna, was exciting to see. We can't wait to research some of our questions, find our more about the area, and get back to the park!
Our visiting Netball program starts Monday. If you have not done so already, please send in your child's Acknowledgment of Risk Forms on Monday to ensure their participation. Students without forms CANNOT participate. If the forms have been misplaced, please contact me and I can send a digital copy for you to print and complete.
Field trips: Ideally I love 4-5 volunteers per field trip to keep ratios low. These low ratios support the deep connections, ideas and questioning that enrich an experience for the students.
Wednesday, May 9th - Fish Creek Park (all day field trip)
Wednesday, May 23rd - Ralph Klein Park (all day field trip)
Wednesday, May 30th - Fish Creek Park (all day field trip)
Wednesday, June 13th - Fish Creek Park (all day field trip)
Swimming: Volunteers do not have to be available every day. Even if you can come once, that helps. It would be helpful to have 2-3 volunteers a day. Our need is with MALE volunteers especially. Volunteers support with change room, they DO NOT need to swim. Volunteers can either meet us at the Trico about 15 minutes prior to our Swim Lesson Time, or meet us at LBS to take the bus, 15 minutes prior to departure.
We are swimming:
Thursday, May 17th
Tuesday, May 22nd
Thursday, May 24th
Tuesday, May 29th
Thursday, May 31st
Tuesday, June 5th
Wednesday, May 23rd - Ralph Klein Park (all day field trip)
Wednesday, May 30th - Fish Creek Park (all day field trip)
Wednesday, June 13th - Fish Creek Park (all day field trip)
Swimming: Volunteers do not have to be available every day. Even if you can come once, that helps. It would be helpful to have 2-3 volunteers a day. Our need is with MALE volunteers especially. Volunteers support with change room, they DO NOT need to swim. Volunteers can either meet us at the Trico about 15 minutes prior to our Swim Lesson Time, or meet us at LBS to take the bus, 15 minutes prior to departure.
We are swimming:
Thursday, May 17th
Tuesday, May 22nd
Thursday, May 24th
Tuesday, May 29th
Thursday, May 31st
Tuesday, June 5th
Thank you everyone! Have a wonderful weekend!
Ms. Thomas
