Our Learning This Week...

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 It has been another busy and exciting week of learning in our classroom!


In language arts this week, students began learning about long vowel sounds. Our focus was on the long a sound with the silent e spelling pattern at the end of a word. Students watched a short video that introduced the Nessy strategy for recognizing and reading long vowel sounds. This helped them understand how the silent e works to make the vowel say its name. After discussing the pattern together, students practiced building and reading words using their moveable alphabets. They created words with the long a, silent e pattern such as cake, bake, make, and mate. Students enjoyed manipulating the letters to see how changing the first sound created a whole new word while keeping the same spelling pattern. This activity helped strengthen their phonics knowledge while also building their confidence as readers and writers.



Video: Nessy Strategy Silent E


In math, students began learning about measurement. We started by discussing what measurement is and why it is important when we want to describe or compare objects. Students learned that there are two different types of measurement: standard and non-standard units. Non-standard measurement involves using everyday objects or comparisons to measure things such as length, area, or weight. Standard measurement units include tools such as rulers and specific units of measurement like centimetres or metres. To introduce the topic, students listened to the story Measuring Penny by Loreen Leedy. After the story, we discussed the many different ways Penny was measured and identified different types of measurement such as length, height, and weight. Students then participated in a fun classroom scavenger hunt where they searched for objects that were longer than, shorter than, or the same length as a marker. This activity helped students begin thinking about measurement through hands-on exploration and comparison.



 Video: Measuring Penny


In social studies, students continued learning about different cultures. This week we explored a Métis art form known as Métis Dot Art. Students examined artwork created by Métis artist Christie Belcourt and noticed the beautiful use of colour, pattern, and small dot details throughout her pieces. We talked about how artists can use patterns and colours to create meaningful designs. Students then had the opportunity to create their own artwork inspired by this style. They carefully added colourful dots to create patterns and designs, just like the techniques they observed in the artwork we studied.













In science, students explored the concept of speed and how we can influence the speed of objects. Using ramps, students experimented with rolling objects down different slopes. Through their investigations, they discovered that the higher the ramp, the faster the object rolls down. Students enjoyed testing their ideas and observing how changing the height of the ramp changed the speed of the object.







This week we also celebrated the 100th Day of School! Students had a great time completing 100 exercises and listening to stories about the 100th day. They also drew pictures and wrote about what they think they might look like when they are 100 years old. In addition, students completed a fun poem called I Wish, where they finished the sentence “I wish I had 100 ________ but I would not want 100 ________.” The finished poems were incredibly cute and creative! 







Students also reviewed numbers to 100 during math. They counted to 100 by 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s and played a fun game called "Race to 100" to review the concept of place value and building numbers to 100. Students also worked in groups to try to complete a floor-sized 100 chart in 5 minutes or less. 











To finish off the week, we spent some time with our buddy class building leprechaun traps in preparation for St. Patrick’s Day next week. Students worked together to design creative traps and even added some money inside to try to attract a leprechaun. We are excited to see if we catch one next week! 🍀















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Upcoming Events and Dates to Remember:

Mar. 19 - Parent-Teacher Conferences (3:30-8:00pm)

Mar. 20 - Parent-Teacher Conferences/No School (8:00-1:00)

Mar. 31 - Telus Spark Field Trip

Apr. 2 - Gymnastics unit begins (all month)

Apr. 16 - Gr. 1 Immunizations

Apr 16 - Healthy Hunger (A&W)

Apr. 23 - Heritage Park Field Trip

Apr. 27 - Mission Impossible begins

May 21 - Healthy Hunger (Taco Time)

June 18 - Healthy Hunger (Boardwalk)




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