by Brett FERGUSON | Oct 20, 2016 | Grade 1, The Grades
We kicked of our new unit by telling all we know about rocks and all we want to find out. Then we spent some time being scientists and looked at how we can sort rocks into different groups. Some of us even decided to go out and look for rocks on our own. In Math we...
by Brett FERGUSON | Oct 13, 2016 | Grade 1, The Grades
This week was our final week of inquiring into who we are and how to build positive relationships. We brainstormed wht makes us who we are and put in symbols that represent us into gingerbread men. We also worked with our buddies making mandalas and adding things that...
by Brett FERGUSON | Oct 6, 2016 | Grade 1, The Grades, Uncategorized
This week we worked on developing the grade 1 community. We have now mixed the two grade 1 classes for music. We also had an art project where students were partnered up with a member of the other class. There were a few challenges, but overall it was a great success....
by Brett FERGUSON | Sep 29, 2016 | Grade 1, The Grades
As you all know this was book week. Grade 1 took part in many activities. We were read to by several different teachers, but when Mr. Tomalin told his story he left out the ending. Our class stepped up and we each made our own unique endings to his story. Later in the...
by Brett FERGUSON | Sep 22, 2016 | Grade 1, The Grades, Uncategorized
This was a great week back. We read Yumbo Gumbo and then made our own recipes. We also went on a noun hunt, found adjectives in stories, practiced reading with expression and much more. We started writing about the best part of me after listening to other children...
