by Liezel BOSHOFF | Oct 14, 2021 | Grade 1
We explored painting last week, getting familiar with water paint. We focused on how to use a paintbrush – applying paint in even strokes to create a water colour wash and how to clean your paintbrush before using a new colour. In math we have been looking at...
by Liezel BOSHOFF | Sep 22, 2021 | Grade 1
For this Unit we have been exploring who we are. This week we we looked at what makes us special. The students made a drawing of what they think makes them special. We discovered what it means to be caring and how we can be ” bucket fillers”. We also came...
by Liezel BOSHOFF | Sep 16, 2021 | Grade 1
For our Unit of Inquiry, Who we are, we have been looking at how we are all special in our own way. The students made some beautiful drawings of what makes them special. We have been practicing skip counting in 2’s In writing we have been focusing on adding...
by Liezel BOSHOFF | Sep 9, 2021 | Grade 1
For our Unit of Inquire we have been looking at our relationships with family and friends and our Identity. We looked at the meaning of their name and made some creative Graffiti name plates. We are learning what it means to be a Caring friend, through stories and...
by Liezel BOSHOFF | Sep 2, 2021 | Grade 1
It is so nice to have everyone back at school. We have been setting up our routines in the classroom and is getting familiar with our timetable. We have quite a few new students so we spent a lot of time sharing about ourselves and learning about each other. We wrote...