Friday April 29, 2011

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Reading Week #25

Parents -- Please have your child practice reading the passage below:

Poem of the Week

Thursday April 28, 2011

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Reminder:  Don't forget to practice your Home Reading tonight and return your book tomorrow so that you can have a new Home Reading book for the weekend!

Social Studies - Our Community - Past, Present and Future

Today we began our discussion about schools long ago 

and how they are different from schools today.

Below are the pictures that we used as a basis for our discussion:

We also did some writing in our journals to review what we have learned so far in our Social Studies unit on Past, Present and Future.

Wednesday April 27, 2011

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We went to library today so your son / daughter should be bringing home a new library book to read with you this evening.

Social Studies - Our Community - Past, Present and Future

We have been talking about how cooking was done long ago 

and how it is different from cooking today.

This is what we wrote about cooking in the past and in the present.

Please have your son / daughter read it to you:

Tuesday April 26, 2011

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Our spelling books and a new word list for next week's spelling homework is coming home today.  Homework is due on Monday May 2, 2011.

This week's words are:

his               fly               some               were               ask               let

Library day is tomorrow.

Please return your library book if you haven't already done so.

Social Studies - Our Community - Past, Present and Future

We have been talking about the stores that existed long ago 

and how they are different from the stores we have today.

This is what we wrote about stores from the past and in the present.

Please have your son / daughter read it to you:

Monday April 25, 2011

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We completed our sixteenth spelling test today which continued to include a total of eight words -- six words from this week's list plus two "mystery" words from previous spelling lists.  Our spelling books and a new word list for next week's spelling homework will come home tomorrow.

Below is our updated Word Wall:

 

Thursday April 21, 2011

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Spelling homework is due on Monday.  We will also have our weekly spelling test.
               

Today is Earth Day!

We read a book today about how we can reduce, reuse and recycle.

Brainstorm at home with your family about ways to do more reducing, reusing and recycling.

Tomorrow is Good Friday!

Therefore there is no school for students on this day.

See you on Monday. 

Social Studies - Our Community - Past, Present an Future

Today we wrote about buildings in the past and buildings today.

Here is what we wrote:

Reading Week #24

(OOPS!  Mrs. Watson made a mistake.  The reading page in the Friday Folders is "Alan's Snacks - Part 2" which is a story that we will practice in a few weeks.  The correct story that we practised this week is "A Sandbox For Andy - Part 2" which is listed below.  Sorry for the confusion!)

Parents -- Please have your child practice reading this passage:

Poem of the Week

Wednesday April 20, 2011

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Our Grade One Performance was a success!

Thank you for coming last night!

We went to library today and returned our library books but we did not get new books.

We worked on the computers instead.


Reminder:  Friday April 22, 2011 is Good Friday.
Therefore students do not come to school on this day. 

Social Studies - Our Community - Past, Present and Future
Today we looked at pictures of buildings from the past and buildings that are in Calgary today.
We discussed how they have changed over time.
Below are the pictures that we used as a basis for our discussion:

Tuesday April 19, 2011

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Our spelling books and a new word list for next week's spelling homework is coming home today.  Homework is due on Monday April 25, 2011.

This week's words are:

white               just               could               any               give               has

Library day is tomorrow.

Please return your library book if you haven't already done so.

Our Grade One Performance is tonight!

Please bring a pair of sunglasses and wear black clothes for this event.

Come to the classroom at 6:00 pm this evening.

The show will begin at 6:30.

Social Studies - Our Community - Past, Present and Future

We have been talking about the artifacts that we saw at Heritage Park 

and how they are the same or different than the things we use today.

Please review and discuss these items with your son / daughter using the pictures below: