Tuesday 27 September 2016

Samaritans on the Digital Road

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This week we are talking about what it means to be 'Samaritans on the  Digital Road.' The students will be participating in a total of 5 lessons throughout the week. Some of the learning goals are:

  • to learn what it means to be a good citizen and a good 'digital citizen'
  • to learn what it means to have access to technology
  • to learn proper etiquette for the Internet
  • to learn to avoid pop-ups and advertisements
  • to learn how to be safe on-line
If you would like to view some of the videos we have been/will be watching and discussing, please copy the following links into your Internet browser. 

Parable of the Good Samaritan:  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53Pqw20xK10 

My Online Neighbourhood: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=vUO7t92k4Xg&index=11&list=PLJ0tawJ6MNZ0B0NrXLdAGS4A16FRpSLCK

E-Safety: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5kW4pI_VQw

How an On-line Community Can Change the World:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swnk-fePCiU&index=19&list=PL1qlmzIpsvyVK7Ldq1UlA7O9rb_cGT6Ha

Safe Searching Tips:
http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/safesearching/






Monday 26 September 2016

Friday 23 September 2016

Gem Books


We are trying to reinforce the love of books in grade 1! Gem Books are super special books that we really want to share with the students. They make us think by conveying a special message, warming our hearts and helping us to feel good on the inside. Today's Gem Book was 'Limu the Blue Turtle.'  

The children had lots to say throughout the reading of the book.  Many of them predicted that the 'beady eyes' were the eyes of sharks. Other students commented on how they had never seen a blue turtle before!  After we shared the story, I asked the students to explain what they thought was the most important message of the book.  Fiona said that it was about being respectful. Liam thought it was all about kindness.  Alexandra commented that the book was about friendship. Christopher said it was all about helping each other out.  Siros thought the book was about hugging. William suggested that the book was trying to tell us to treat others how you like to be treated. They made so many wonderful connections to the 'Golden Rule' which we talk about each day in class when we say our 'Peaceful Pledge.'      

Tuesday 13 September 2016

Math Talk Mondays

Math is everywhere!! Each Monday we will look at a new picture and find all of the math in it! What kind of math do you see as you are out and about with your child? When you are with your child, help him/her to build their math vocabulary and recognize that math is everywhere in the real world by pointing out the following:
-patterns
-shapes 2-D (circle, triangle, hexagon, square, oval etc.) and 3-D (sphere, cone, cylinder, cube)
-how things are sorted
-measurement terms (long/short/tall/wide/thin/thick/big/small, etc)
-quantity terms: more/less, most/least, equal
-counting everything and anything, count by ones, twos, five and tens
Math is literally everywhere. The more your child is engaged in conversations about math in the real world, he stronger foundation your child will have for building more complex math skills on as they grow up.
On Monday, September 13th we looked at this photo:

Monday 12 September 2016


             Grade One Phonics & Word Wall Words

Week
Phonics Focus
Sight Words
1
Alphabet Sounds (BSMAC)
can, am, I, my, see
2
Alphabet Sounds (TDLRI)
look, like, the, to, went
3
Alphabet Sounds (JGHON)
he, she, said, it, come
4
Alphabet Sounds (PUQWY)
make, at, have, play, and
5
Alphabet Sounds (ZXEVKF)
are, me, is, we, you
6
Short A
they, here, had, good, some
7
Short E
in, out, this, go, stop
8
Short I
big, little, him, her, them
9
Short O
for, give, get, take, want
10
Short U
up, down, but, run, jump
11
Silent E
did, his, was, were, then
12
Digraph (sh)
do, how, not, all, with
13
Digraph (th)
as, has, be, now, when
14
Digraph (wh)
your, eat, made, there, what
15
Digraph (ch)
help, must,  just, let, us
16
Digraph (ph)
new, old, day, that, will
17
Digraph (ck)
away, by, from, our, going,
18
Short I (ing)
under, into, over, so, where
19
Long A (ai/ay)
after, kick, find, ran, saw
20
Long E (ea/ee/ey)
again, may, came, say, well
21
Long I (ie/igh)
any, very, funny, please, ate
22
Long O (oa/ow)
ask, every, once, know, who
23
Long U (ue)
on, off, put, ride, friend,    
24
Tricky Y
live, open, end, of, soon
25
L Blends (bl/cl/fl/gl/pl/sl)
school, boy, girl, fly, why
26
R Blends (br/cr/dr/fr/gr/pr/tr)
came, same, write, pretty, these
27
S Blends (sc/sk/sm/sn/sp/st/sw)
about, could, because, if, sit
28
Bossy R (er, ir, ur)
before, first, does, or, today
29
Bossy R (ar)
home, oil, water, use, too
30
Bossy R (or)
read, large, small, words, book
31
Diphthongs (au/aw)
back, house, other, time, work
32
Diphthongs (oi/oy)
many, end, only, people, would
33
Diphthongs (ou/ow)
I’m, name, round, thank, those
34
Diphthong (oo)
more, place, each, than, which
35
Phonics Review
Sight Word Review

Friday 9 September 2016

Building Classroom Community



Exploring our Discovery Table






If students find anything from nature they would like to bring in, they can  add it to our Discovery Table - as long as it is not moving....

Building Classroom Community

We read a GEM book today called 'The Gigantic Turnip'.  GEM books are special because they warm our hearts with a special message.  After listening to the story, our Grade 1 students turned to their elbow partner to share what they thought that message was.  William and Madelyn said, "we should all work together" and everyone agreed.  This was something the students also came up with earlier this week when sharing what they thought our class rules should be. We added it to our class list of names written by the students.

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Monday 5 September 2016

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Mrs. Stratford & Ms.Damiano's 
Grade One class.  We can't wait to meet you tomorrow!

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