by Susan LOPEZ | Oct 6, 2025 | ECC, Grade 1, The Grades
This week in Grade 1, we deepened our exploration of Who We Are by thinking about the choices we make and how they shape our classroom community. In math and literacy centers, students rotated through hands-on tasks that built confidence in reading, writing, number...
by Susan LOPEZ | Sep 22, 2025 | ECC, Grade 1
This week in 1B, our phonics focus was on the sounds e, o, g, and u. We practiced through games and quick “say it–tap it–write it” routines. Ask your child to share one word for each sound! In our Who We Are unit, students interviewed their friends and shared things...
by Susan LOPEZ | Sep 14, 2025 | ECC, Grade 1
Here’s a peek at our week! We’re continuing with Show & Tell to build speaking confidence and community. We also launched our literacy and math centers, where students rotate through listening, word-work, writing, and hands-on games. As young researchers, we...
by Susan LOPEZ | Sep 9, 2025 | ECC, Grade 1
For our Who We Are unit , students shared about their families and favorite things, then independently surveyed their friends, linking Language Arts (questioning, speaking, listening) with Math (tally marks and comparing results). Throughout, we lived the IB Learner...
by Susan LOPEZ | Sep 2, 2025 | ECC, Grade 1
This week in Grade 1B we continued our Who We Are unit by building our class community: students created “Who I Am” self-portraits and shared favourites, interviewed classmates and recorded results with tally marks, and co-wrote our 1B Class Agreements (listening...
