April 27

Tonight is our Grade 1 Celebration of Learning! 

Doors will open at 5:55pm and when you arrive please head straight to the gym with your child as the night will begin with a performance. 

There will also be an art sale (for donation to Alberta Institute of Wildlife Conservation)

See you tonight!

1) Music Monday: Is May 1st Please view this Music Monday video at home you’re your child! Practice please!

2) Wetland week: Is next week. We will be having an assembly on May 3rd to celebration the new sign.
 

3) Hat of for mental health: Is on Wednesday May 3rd. Students are encouraged to wear a hat to school to show their support.

April 25

Students in Grade One are working very hard in preparation for our Celebration of Learning from 6-7pm on Thursday. 

I hope all families are able to attend. There will be a musical performance, an art show (for donations), a display of student models (proposals and blue prints too!) and also some Math students can share with their families and also a special guest from AIWC.

We are asking that all students arrive for 5:55pm and families please proceed directly to the gym for the Music performance before viewing the other parts of the Celebration of Learning. 

1) Jump Rope for Heart: Please view Ms. Hennick's blog post about our upcoming Jump Rope for Heart assembly. You can view her blog here.

2) Music Monday: Monday May 1^st is Music Monday Please view this Music Monday video at home you’re your child! Practice please!

April 21

1) Volunteers: If you're available to volunteer in the classroom and have volunteer clearance please e-mail Ms. MacDonald here. There are many jobs we could get volunteers to help us with to prepare for our celebration of learning next week. I would really appreciate your help from 9:00-10:15 but am open to having volunteers at other times during the day.


Thank you to everyone who donated frames for our Celebration of Learning! 


                                

April 20

You're invited to the Grade 1 Celebration of Learning!

Please see your official invitation in your child's purple folder 😀 

Today we finished working on our good copy of our Wetland poems. We began colouring in our sketches using oil pastels. Today Ms. Stephenson taught us a new Math game. With a partner we each flipped over 1 card from our pile of cards. Then, we had to subtract the 2 numbers and shout out the answer! This was lots of fun and it really made us think! We had to be sure we started with the bigger number or else we couldn't subtract it! Maybe you can play this game with me at home!

1) Picture Frames: We are in urgent need of picture frames to display artwork.We need either sizes 8x10 or 11X14. You can find inexpensive frames at the Dollar store or at Ikea. You can send them in as soon as possible

2) Volunteers: If you're available to volunteer in the classroom and have volunteer clearance please e-mail Ms. MacDonald here. There are many jobs we could get volunteers to help us with to prepare for our celebration of learning next week. I would really appreciate your help from 9:00-10:15 but am open to having volunteers at other times during the day.

3) Grade 1 Celebration of Learning is Thursday, April 27th from 6-7pm. 

4) Music Monday:On Monday May 1st, Royal Oak students will join schools across Canada to celebrate Music Monday, If you would like more information you can visit Mrs. Mann's blog. 

April 19

Please check out Ms. Mann's music blog to access your child's song that they are working on for the celebration of learning. Mrs. Mann has included a link to the song so that your child can practice at home.

1) Picture Frames: We are in urgent need of picture frames to display artwork.We need either sizes 8x10 or 11X14. You can find inexpensive frames at the Dollar store or at Ikea. You can send them in as soon as possible

2) Volunteers: If you're available to volunteer in the classroom and have volunteer clearance please e-mail Ms. MacDonald here. There are many jobs we could get volunteers to help us with to prepare for our celebration of learning next week. I would really appreciate your help from 9:00-10:15 but am open to having volunteers at other times during the day.

3) Grade 1 Celebration of Learning is Thursday, April 27th from 6-7pm. 

3) Music Monday:On Monday May 1st, Royal Oak students will join schools across Canada to celebrate Music Monday, If you would like more information you can visit Mrs. Mann's blog. 

April 18

This morning almost all five of our Inquiry groups began building our models. In Writing we worked on our good copy poems that we brainstormed for in the wetlands. This afternoon in Math we practiced subtraction using a number line. Ask me how to complete the example below:




1) Volunteers: If you're available to volunteer in the classroom and have volunteer clearance please e-mail Ms. MacDonald here. There are many jobs we could get volunteers to help us with to prepare for our celebration of learning next week. I would really appreciate your help from 9:00-10:15 but am open to having volunteers at other times during the day.

2) Grade 1 Celebration of Learning is Thursday, April 27th from 6-7pm. 

April 13

 In Writing we edited our wetlands writing from yesterday. Today our job was to add more "fancy nancy" words to each of the 5 senses we wrote about.  


Here is a subtraction game students can play over the long weekend:
Balloon Pop Subtraction
Minus Mission 

1. There is no school tomorrow or Monday

2. Frames: We are also asking for donations of picture frames for a display of artwork. We need either Sizes 8x10 or 11X14. You can find inexpensive frames at the Dollar store or at Ikea. You can send them in as soon as possible

3. Volunteers: If you are able to volunteer during our inquiry time from 9:00-10:15  Wednesday April 19th, Thursday April 20th, and the week of April 24th that would be great. Please email me here if you are able to come in on one of those days.

April 12

This morning we went to the wetlands to gather ideas for poetry. We also sketched what we saw at the wetlands. We even had a chance to explore.
In gym we continued working on Mission Impossible. Today the lights were turned out and we tried navigating with flashlights!!
 




1. No school on Friday or Monday.2. Frames: We are also asking for donations of picture frames for a display of artwork. We need either Sizes 8x10 or 11X14. You can find inexpensive frames at the Dollar store or at Ikea. You can send them in as soon as possible. Thanks in advance for your support.3. Building supplies: Students can begin bringing their building supplies to school in a plastic bag.

Grade One Celebration of Learning is April 27th from 6pm-7pm

April 10

1. Wetlands trip: We will be going to the wetlands on Wednesday, April 12th from 10:25am-11:45am. Please dress appropriately for the weather. 

2. Scholastic book orders: Please fill out the form and return by Wednesday April 12th. You can pay online or send a cheque. Thank you.

3. Grade One Celebration of Learning: is April 27th from 6pm-7pm

4. Inquiry Materials needed:

- Frames: Our Celebration of Learning is coming up at the end of April. We are asking for donations of picture frames for a display of artwork. We need either Sizes 8x10 or 11X14. You can find inexpensive frames at the Dollar store or at Ikea. You can send them in as soon as possible. 

- Toilet paper and paper towel rolls: Ms. Percival and Ms. MacDonald's Inquiry group is collecting recycled toilet paper and paper towel rolls for a special project. If you have any you can donate to the group please send them to school over the next few weeks and have your child give them to Ms. Percival or Ms. MacDonald. We are hoping to collect almost 100 rolls. 

- Other supplies: As students get prepared to build models at school we are asking families to begin saving and collecting recycled materials at home. We will begin asking for these materials to be sent to school in the next week or so. 
Some useful items might include: 
          - clean yogurt containers        - strawberry containers
          - cereal boxes                      

If any families have extra diorama building supplies such as small fake trees, grasses or sand these would also be great items for your child to use. 

Thanks in advance for your support.

                    

April 7

Today we had a very special visit from William D. Pratt's grade 4's. They came in and read with us. Ask me about who my buddy was.

     
1. WETLAND VISIT volunteers: Thank you to everyone who has volunteered we now have enough volunteers.

2. Scholastic book orders: were sent home today. Please fill out the form and return by Wednesday April 12th. You can pay online or send a cheque. Thank you.

3. Inquiry Materials needed:

Ms. Percival and Ms. MacDonald's Inquiry group is collecting recycled toilet paper and paper towel rolls for a special project. If you have any you can donate to the group please send them to school over the next few weeks and have your child give them to Ms. Percival or Ms. MacDonald. We are hoping to collect almost 100 rolls. 

As students get prepared to build models at school we are asking families to begin saving and collecting recycled materials at home. We will begin asking for these materials to be sent to school in the next week or so. 
Some useful items might include: 
          - clean yogurt containers        - strawberry containers
          - cereal boxes                      
If any families have extra diorama building supplies such as small fake trees, grasses or sand these would also be great items for your child to use. 

April 5

Today in inquiry we began exploring present day skunks solutions. Ask me about the solution that I think was the best and why. During writing we began exploring list poems. We made a list poem for Spring. Ask me what a list poem is and then we can choose a word together and make a list poem for the word. 

1. Ms. MacDonal's Inquiry group is collecting recycled toilet paper and paper towel rolls for a special project. If you have any you can donate to the group please send them to school over the next few weeks. We are hoping to collect almost 50 rolls. 

2. As students get prepared to build models at school we are asking families to begin saving and collecting recycled materials at home. We will begin asking for these materials to be sent to school in the next week or so. 
Some useful items might include: 
          - clean yogurt containers        - strawberry containers
          - cereal boxes                      
If any families have extra diorama building supplies such as small fake trees, grasses or sand these would also be great items for your child to use. 

                      Classroom volunteers needed:  

WETLAND VISIT
Ms. Percival and Ms. MacDonald's class is going to take a trip to the wetlands next week. We are looking for 2 volunteers to accompany us on Wednesday, April 12th . If you are available to volunteer and have your security clearance please e-mail Ms. MacDonald here.