Mrs.Folkerts Grade 1 Adventures in Primary 

All About Me:  I sent home a paper shaped like a pennant in a plastic cover for parents to fill out about your child. (please scribe for them)  Students can draw and color a picture of themselves in the small photo square.  Please return as soon as possible.  Thank you!

Terry Fox Run:  On Wednesday we did our Terry Fox Run around the soccer field. A minimum of three laps, and some students did even more!  Good job Grade One! Thank you for the donations to the Terry Fox Foundation!  (see pictures below)

Phonograms:  We have been practising the single letter phonograms daily (orally together) and this week we will begin to learn the multi-letter phonograms and the sounds that go with them. (you can purchase a set of the phonograms at the office–home practise is beneficial)  Here are the two phonogram sounds we will learn this week. sh (as in ship, fish, bushel) and th–two sounds (as in think and there)

Art Pictures:  Below are some pictures of our self-portraits, apple coloring, and summer season painting

Library Day:  Just a reminder that our Library time is on Wednesday afternoons.  Please send the book bag with the library books on that day.

Reminders:

Sept. 29–Orange Shirt Day

Sept 30–Truth and Reconciliation Day (no school)

 

We made it through our first full week of school !  It was a good busy, but we were exhausted! I have enjoyed getting to know each of the students a little bit more this week. We are trying to settle in by learning and respecting the regular routines and rules of our classroom. Additionally, this week we had our first whole school chapel, which was really great. We had all Grade 1-12 students in the gym and it was an awesome time of worship together. I hope you all have a wonderful long weekend.  Here are some news items:

Toonies for Terry: On Wednesday, September 21st we will be doing our annual Terry Fox Run. We are asking each student to bring in a donation of $2 (or more) to raise money for cancer research. Thanks!

Water bottles: I would encourage each student to have a water bottle … we don’t have a water fountain in the classroom, so it is important to bring their own, which they may bring into the classroom to be stored on our countertop.

Kleenex boxes: If you have not yet brought in kleenex boxes, paint shirt and gym shoes, please do so as soon as possible.

Comfort Kits: Please return Comfort Kits as soon as you have them ready to go – deadline is October 6th

Revised September Dates: 

September 19 – No school  (in memory of Queen Elizabeth II)

September 21 – Terry Fox Run $2

September 22 – Parent Welcome Evening 6:30pm (note date change)

September 23 – Knight Day

September 29 – Orange Shirt Day

September 30 – Truth & Reconciliation Day (no school)

Curriculum:

Every day we are practising our single letter phonogram sounds in a group setting.  Testing will be this week to see week to see who may need some Learning Assistance to boost their knowledge.  Learning these sounds is fundamental for learning to read.  (home practise will be a benefit) Also, we are continually working on proper formation of uppercase/lowercase letters.  Some students will need extra home review to manage proper formation and sizing of letters. Equally so, we are reviewing numbers 0-10. (proper formation and sizing).  We are enjoying math talks to gain understanding of what numbers mean and how to decompose them.  Sight words we have learned to recognize and read:  a, I, and, see, can

 

After our full week of school we ended the week off with a popsicle treat!  It was a just what we needed!  Here a few pictures of  your lovelies!

It was an amazing first week of school!  So exciting, so full of energy!  We talked about jitters and it is always a big change from kindergarten to grade 1.  I shared with the students that even teachers have jitters!  It is a new experience and having talked and shared about how we feel was so good!  We are getting to know each other and learning about all the different rules and routines.  We are a work in progress and God is guiding us!  Here is what our learning is looking like for September:

Math: Printing numbers 0-10, number sense (what comes before, in between, after), patterning

Science: God’s plan in creating Seasons–focus Summer; Apples

Socials: I Belong to my Family Community

Bible: Creation Story

Language Arts: Printing uppercase/lowercase letters in proper form and size, sight words, poetry

Calendar:  Learningt to talk about the date, (yesterday, today, tomorrow), counting to 20, counting by 2’s,, job chart (everyone has a job—together we are a community of helpers)

PE: spatial awareness, tag games

If you are interested in ordering hot lunch for your student, please log in to the HRA website and click on the “munch-a-lunch” link. Pizza Tuesdays start on September 20th.

We have a microwave in our classroom. If your student would like to bring food to heat up, that is an option for them!

I am already working on our first field trip to the pumpkin patch in October. If you would like to join us, you will need to have a criminal records check done. If you did one last year, it is still good for this year. If you need to do one, please contact the office and they will give you the forms that you need. There is no cost for the criminal records check!

Welcome parents!  Here is the first of many blog posts.  Important dates for your to remember:

September 13 – Individual Photo Day

September 16 – Knight Day

September 19 – Parent Welcome Evening 6:30pm

September 21 – Terry Fox Run $2

September 23 – Knight Day

September 29 – Orange Shirt Day

September 30 – Knight Day