Building Park Structures

On Friday, all of the Grade 1 classes built park structures. The students had to use a variety of 3-D recyclable materials to build their structures based on the plans that they created. They needed to explain why their structures held a small toy, and what they would add or change if they were to re-build their structures. Above are some photographs from this exciting day. Look at these pictures with your children and talk to them about this building activity. What did they learn from this activity? Please add a comment here letting us know.

The Three Little Pigs Meet The Big Bad Blowdryer

As part of our Structures Unit, the students were divided into groups of two or three to design a house to keep a little pig safe when the Big Bad Blowdryer came for a visit. Please watch this short Photopeach Slideshow with your child and talk about the different houses and why they worked in protecting each little pig. The students will use their newfound design knowledge to create their park structures on Friday. They can't wait!

Hope you enjoy this slideshow as much as the students enjoyed the designing and building process! Who knew school could be so much fun?!?!

Aviva

Video Of Our Exciting Week

Below is a video of our exciting week in Grade 1. Watch this video with your children and add a comment here letting me know what they enjoyed the most. I would love to hear their thoughts!

Aviva

Hip Hop Dancing

Thanks to the generosity of the Home and School Association, all of the primary students received two dance lessons last week. The Grade 1 students learned jazz and hip hop. Above is a short video clip of our hip hop lesson. Talk to your child about this dance lesson. Did your child enjoy it? What did your child prefer: learning jazz or hip hop? Why? Please leave a comment below and let us know.

Our Collaborative Storybirds

On Friday, Mrs. Howe and I put our classes together, and we let the students create Storybirds with a partner. My class has used the Storybird website before, but this website is new to Mrs. Howe's class. This gave my students the opportunity to teach Mrs. Howe's students how to use the website. The children also needed to agree on pictures and text, and they had to work together to edit their work for conventions and ideas so that they could publish their Storybirds. The results were great! Check out the completed Storybirds on my student blogs and on Mrs. Howe's student blogs. Talk to your children about this activity and leave a comment here letting us know what they enjoyed the most.

Aviva

A Slideshow Of This Storybird Experience

Math Centres: Watch The Children Learning And Having Fun

Here is a slideshow of my class completing their latest round of math centres. Watch this slideshow with your children and talk to your children about their favourite centre. Why did they enjoy it so much? Please add a comment here sharing this information with me. I would love to hear what they have to say.

Aviva

Slideshow From Open House

We hope that you enjoy this slideshow that we created for Open House. Watch it with your children and talk to your children about what they like most about their plasticine pictures. Add a comment here letting us know. We would love to hear your thoughts.