by Sian ATHERTON | Jan 29, 2025 | Grade 1
This week Grade 1 started their new unit under the transdisciplinary theme of How We Organise Ourselves. We will be inquiring into how people work together to meet the needs and wants of their community. We begin the process with a provocation, which checks students...
by Guinee KAGIE | Jan 29, 2025 | Grade 1
Dear Parents, This week, we are excited to share some photos of our reading stations! Every morning, we start the day with reading. The students receive a new word list and work on their own goals related to the tricky words. In addition, they read books at...
by Sylvia ARRESOLA | Jan 28, 2025 | EAL, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, The Grades
As your child’s reading skills grow you will probably hear many different reading terms. Here are some words and phrases that your child’s teacher may use or you may read about in information sent home. Phonemic Awareness is when kids understand that sounds come...
by Susan LOPEZ | Jan 28, 2025 | ECC, Grade 1, The Grades
This week we have launched our new Unit of Inquiry, where students are beginning to explore what a town looks like and are starting to understand the concept of a community and the roles within it. As we dive deeper into this inquiry, we aim to learn about the people...
by Karima ELSAYED | Jan 23, 2025 | Grade 1
This week, our Grade 1 students have embarked on a new journey in reading comprehension, focusing on understanding texts and answering comprehension questions. 💡 What did we achieve? ✅ Answering direct questions through literal understanding of the texts. ✅ Diving...
