May/June News

Field Trips

Thank you to those parents who are helping us on May 15^th.  We now have enough drivers and will be going to view the “Arts Alive and Well” program at the SAAG.

We have a fieldtrip on May 22 to the Galt Museum which fits our final Social Studies unit called Moving Forward with the Past. Buses are included for our trip, so driver volunteers are not needed. However, if you would like to join us please feel welcome to either ride the bus or meet us at the Galt to enjoy this program about citizens from the past who helped build our community.

Language Learning

We have put spelling on hold these past couple of weeks while the children have been completing social studies homework, but look for a new spelling list this week (May13-17) with ou and oi words.

Daily Five is still going strong and students really enjoy selecting their activity for each session.  It has become very apparent who our “little authors” are as they always chose the “Work on Writing” activity first.  There are some talented grade one writers in our class.

For the last few weeks of May I would like to give our Home Reading Program a little boost.  I am going to challenge the students to try and read for a total of 200 minutes between May 13 and May 31st (this is just a little over ten minutes a day) so look for a note coming home on May 13^th explaining the details.

 Math

We have just finished a unit about measurement and are now into a unit exploring some important mathematical concepts about numbers to 100.  The learning goals for this unit are to

·         Read and record numbers to 100.

·         Count sets in different ways (by grouping them in different ways).

·         Group by 2s, 5s, and 10s.

·         Count large collections of objects(up to 100)

·         Skip count by 2s, 5s, and 10s.

Science

We are continuing to learning about plants and animals. We have already explored what makes things living vs. non living , how seeds travel, parts of a plant and what plants need to grow.  The children planted pea seeds and they are growing quickly as are the “Harry/Hairy Worms” made from a mixture of grass seed and soil. We are also doing experiments to find out what conditions plants thrive in and how both plants and animals adapt to survive. We learn how animals protect themselves and what special characteristics they have. We learn the difference between wild and domesticated animals and how plants and animals support each other in the environment.  

Social

We finished a short unit on the Environment which concluded on Earth Day and have begun our “Moving Forward with the Past” unit.  The children have really enjoyed guessing who was who with the baby photos and we had good discussions about the ways in which they have changed since being a baby.

Dates To Remember
May 12 Happy Mother’s Day!
May 15 FREE Workshop @ Lethbridge Public Library (South)
“Electronics & Your Child’s Developing Brain”
7:00-7:45PM Christie Schipper (SLP)
May 20 Victoria Day-No School

May 22 Field Trip to the Galt 9 – 11 am.
May 22 Hot Lunch Day!May 23 Spirit Assembly 8:30am Beach Day!

June 4 Pancake breakfast in the school gym 7:00-8:15am Everyone Welcome!
June 16 Happy Father’s Day!
June 18 Sports Day 9:00-2:00

June 21 National Aboriginal Day

June 24 Farewell Assembly 9:00am
June 25/26 TBA Year end Picnic (more information to come soon)
June 27 Students last day dismissal at 11:45/Year end Assembly 10:00

June 28 Professional Development Day for teachers