This Week in Room 21....

Take a look at our learning this week!

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This week the students learned about the sounds made by /oi/ and /oy/. They created some words using these sounds and listened for the sounds in stories and poems.

This week's Author of the Week was Bill Peet. Bill Peet's books are full of colourful illustrations and quirky characters. They are a treasure trove of vocabulary offering many opportunities to learn new words and their meanings. 

In writing, students continued to learn about persuasive writing. As a springboard to learning to write a persuasive paragraph, students have been watching some Who Would Win? videos. Each video features two animals, describes their size, defences and other characteristics and then asks which one would win if they were to fight each other? The students worked with partners to list the characteristics that would help each animal win. Then the selected which animal they thought would win for their paragraph. 

In math, students continued to learn about 2D shapes. They listened to the story "The Very Greedy Triangle" which talks about a triangle that gets tired of his shape and continually asks for more sides becoming a new shape each time. In the end, he has so many sides he turns into a circle! After listening, the students went on a shape hunt around the school marking down each time they saw an object with one of the 2D shapes they are learning about. 

In science, we welcomed some new visitors to our classroom-- caterpillars! We will be observing these little guys as they grow and turn into butterflies. We also began to look at the needs of animals and compared that to the needs of plants. Students completed a sheet showing what animals and what plants need. 

In gym, we continued learning our soccer skills. The students rotated through some stations in which they practiced passing, dribbling and shooting on a net. 

Important Reminders & Updates:

• RAZ-KIDS: EMJ has purchased a membership to the Raz-Kids website. This is an online reading program with levelled books that your child can practice reading with at home as another option to the Home Reading books that they bring home. Your child had a chance to practice using this site with their Buddies. They have brought home their login information so that they can access the site from home. Please keep this information in a safe place. You will be able to access the site from our Google Classroom or by searching Raz-Kids online. 

• Please have your child return their Spelling Booklet each Monday. 

• Our Google Classroom is up and running! This is a resource for students to use at home to support learning here at school. You can log into your child's classroom by following the steps below:

1. Go to Google. com.
2. Click the blue "Sign In" icon near the top right of screen.
3. Click on the "waffle" icon and select the chalkboard icon from the drop down menu.
4. Enter your child's email address. (this can be found in your MyCBE parent account or you can ask me and I can email it to you.)
5. Enter your child's password. (All students have the same password. It is: 12345678 )
6. Click on "Mrs. V's Classroom")
7. Go to "Classwork" tab for links to games and activities.

*Note: If you have any trouble logging in let me know.

IMPORTANT:  EMJ Spirit Days!!! Mark your calendars so you don't forget : )  

Upcoming Events & Dates to Remember:

May 29 - No School

June 1 - Zoo Field Trip!!!!!!!

June 2 - Beach Day

June 9 - No School

June 16 - Twin/Triplet Day

June 18 - Father's Day 

June 26 - Stampede Day

June 21 - National Indigenous People's Day

June 29 - Last Day of School

This Week in Room 21....

Hello! Happy Friday! I hope you are enjoying the warm weather-- minus the smoke! Wishing you all a lovely long weekend. Here is what we have been up to this week!

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Students learned about the two sounds for the double /oo/ spelling pattern. They worked on making words using those letters and completed a Word Ladder for this vowel pair.

In writing, we began to learn about Persuasive Writing. Students learned what it means to persuade (convince) someone. They had to argue if it was better to be a kid or an adult. They came up with some interesting reasons to support their opinions! 

In Math, students began learning about 2D and 3D shapes. They began by reviewing the 2D shapes and going on a shape hunt.

In Science, students finished their dioramas of spring. They used a checklist to ensure that they had included all the required information in their dioramas. Next they will begin writing about the different signs that tell us it is spring.

In gym, students began learning the fundamentals of soccer. They learned how to trap a ball, pass using the inside of their foot and played some fun games to test their skills.

Important Reminders & Updates:

• RAZ-KIDS: EMJ has purchased a membership to the Raz-Kids website. This is an online reading program with levelled books that your child can practice reading with at home as another option to the Home Reading books that they bring home. Your child had a chance to practice using this site with their Buddies. They have brought home their login information so that they can access the site from home. Please keep this information in a safe place. You will be able to access the site from our Google Classroom or by searching Raz-Kids online. 

• Please have your child return their Spelling Booklet each Monday. 

• Our Google Classroom is up and running! This is a resource for students to use at home to support learning here at school. You can log into your child's classroom by following the steps below:

1. Go to Google. com.
2. Click the blue "Sign In" icon near the top right of screen.
3. Click on the "waffle" icon and select the chalkboard icon from the drop down menu.
4. Enter your child's email address. (this can be found in your MyCBE parent account or you can ask me and I can email it to you.)
5. Enter your child's password. (All students have the same password. It is: 12345678 )
6. Click on "Mrs. V's Classroom")
7. Go to "Classwork" tab for links to games and activities.

*Note: If you have any trouble logging in let me know.

IMPORTANT:  EMJ Spirit Days!!! Mark your calendars so you don't forget : )  

Upcoming Events & Dates to Remember:

May 22 - Victoria Day

May 26 - PJ Day

May 29 - No School

June 1 - Zoo Field Trip!!!!!!!

June 9 - No School

June 18 - Father's Day 

June 21 - National Indigenous People's Day

June 29 - Last Day of School

This Week in Room 21...

First of all, I'd like to wish a Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's out there. Enjoy the weekend and time with your families. Your child has brought home a small gift and card for you : )

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This week students learned about he /ou/ an /ow/ sounds. These letters make the /ou/ sound as in 'ouch' and 'cow'. We remember these sounds by thinking of the story of the crying baby. The toddler pulls the baby's hair and the baby says "ouch!". 

Our author for Author Study was none other than the famous Eric Carle! He is best known for his book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". It is also his birthday this month so it seemed fitting to read his books. Eric Carle writes a lot about animals who have trouble doing things or liking themselves for who they are. His stories inspire kids that they are important and can achieve their dreams. 

In writing we began learning about haikus. The students reviewed what syllables are and used their understanding to craft a poem that spring with the right amount of syllables in each line. There are 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second line and 5 syllables in the last line.

Many students also finished creating the illustrations for their stories. They look fantastic!

This week students learned about how to select the correct unit for measurement in math. They discovered that if you are measuring a larger item you want to use a larger unit of measurement. Conversely, if you are measuring a smaller object you will want to use a smaller unit of measurement. Ask your child to tell you why. We also began to learn about fractions. Students in Gr. 1 are required to understand what a half and a whole are and how to write a half. They watched a cute video called "Give Me Half" that explained this concept and completed a short activity showing and identifying half. 

In Science, students discussed the signs of spring. They sorted pictures showing changes that occur in plants, animals, weather and people and began creating a diorama to model what they learned. Stay tuned to see how these turned out!

In gym, students had fun learning how to play a variety of dodgeball games. Next week we will start soccer.

Important Reminders & Updates:

• RAZ-KIDS: EMJ has purchased a membership to the Raz-Kids website. This is an online reading program with levelled books that your child can practice reading with at home as another option to the Home Reading books that they bring home. Your child had a chance to practice using this site with their Buddies. They have brought home their login information so that they can access the site from home. Please keep this information in a safe place. You will be able to access the site from our Google Classroom or by searching Raz-kids online. 

• Please have your child return their Spelling Booklet each Monday. 

• Our Google Classroom is up and running! This is a resource for students to use at home to support learning here at school. You can log into your child's classroom by following the steps below:

1. Go to Google. com.
2. Click the blue "Sign In" icon near the top right of screen.
3. Click on the "waffle" icon and select the chalkboard icon from the drop down menu.
4. Enter your child's email address. (this can be found in your MyCBE parent account or you can ask me and I can email it to you.)
5. Enter your child's password. (All students have the same password. It is: 12345678 )
6. Click on "Mrs. V's Classroom")
7. Go to "Classwork" tab for links to games and activities.

*Note: If you have any trouble logging in let me know.

IMPORTANT:  EMJ Spirit Days!!! Mark your calendars so you don't forget : )  

Upcoming Events & Dates to Remember:

May 12 - Mother's Day 

May 22 - Victoria Day

May 29 - No School

June 1 - Zoo Field Trip!!!!!!!

June 9 - No School

June 18 - Father's Day 

June 21 - National Indigenous People's Day

June 29 - Last Day of School

This Week in Room 21...

Happy Thursday! Just a reminder that there is No School today, Friday, May 5. Keep reading for a sneak peak at our week!

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This week's featured author was, Arnold Lobel. Arnold Lobel is knows for his Frog and Toad series. These books follow the adventures and misadventures of two friends named, Frog and Toad. Toad is always getting himself into scapes or having a bad day and Frog helps him to solve them. They are heartwarming and funny stories that kids can relate to. They are also great for early readers as the text is simpler and more repetitive. A great choice for your budding reader!

This week the students focused on learning a  new spelling pattern for the long u sound-- /ue/. They worked on making words and listening for the long /u/ sound in words.

In writing, the students began working on writing their good copy of their stories. We looked at what makes our story a 2, 3 or a 4 and ways we can improve our writing, such as, changing an ordinary word for a juicy word. Their stories will soon be ready to share!

In math, students continued learning about various types of measurement and ways to measure objects. They focused on area and a review of length, height and mass. Students engaged in a scavenger hunt to find objects that were longer/short or lighter/heavier or the same as a given unit of measurement. For example, they had to find objects that were 5 paperclips long or heavier than 10 cubes etc. They had a great time moving and learning!

In science, students worked on sorting pictures of plants into groups with partners. They were given a poster with five catergories and some pictures of various plants. They had to work together to put each picture into the correct group. 

This week we planted some potatoes for our school garden. We also went outside to work in the garden tilling the soil and removing dead leaves, grass etc.

On Thursday, we went for a Community Walk to look for Signs of Spring and listen to a story. The students found lots of buds, bugs and birds.  Then we went back to the school to do a directed drawing of a sunflower. 

Important Reminders & Updates:

• RAZ-KIDS: EMJ has purchased a membership to the Raz-Kids website. This is an online reading program with levelled books that your child can practice reading with at home as another option to the Home Reading books that they bring home. Your child had a chance to practice using this site with their Buddies. They have brought home their login information so that they can access the site from home. Please keep this information in a safe place. You will be able to access the site from our Google Classroom or by searching Raz-kids online. 

• Please have your child return their Spelling Booklet each Monday. 

• Our Google Classroom is up and running! This is a resource for students to use at home to support learning here at school. You can log into your child's classroom by following the steps below:

1. Go to Google. com.
2. Click the blue "Sign In" icon near the top right of screen.
3. Click on the "waffle" icon and select the chalkboard icon from the drop down menu.
4. Enter your child's email address. (this can be found in your MyCBE parent account or you can ask me and I can email it to you.)
5. Enter your child's password. (All students have the same password. It is: 12345678 )
6. Click on "Mrs. V's Classroom")
7. Go to "Classwork" tab for links to games and activities.

*Note: If you have any trouble logging in let me know.

IMPORTANT:  EMJ Spirit Days!!! Mark your calendars so you don't forget : )  

Upcoming Events & Dates to Remember:

May 5 - No School

May 12 - Mother's Day 

May 22 - Victoria Day

May 29 - No School

June 1 - Zoo Field Trip!!!!!!!

June 9 - No School

June 18 - Father's Day 

June 21 - National Indigenous People's Day

June 29 - Last Day of School