Friday, October 21

 Hello Families,

We began the week taking advantage of the beautiful weather by learning about what a Sit Spot is. We enjoyed time in the garden exploring what we could see or hear from our sit spot and drew in our visual journals.


We enjoyed our third session with Ms. Sharon, our Artist in Residence. We learned about thin and thick lines and added each to our art in progess. We can't wait to see what our final product looks like!



In Science we explored the Colour Wheel. We used the Primary Colours to mix and create our own colours. Creating names for our colours is our next step!






Math 

We have begun exploring quantities in a variety of ways including numerals, pictures, base 10 and 10 frames. Grade 1s are working within numbers to 100 and Grade 2s are working within numbers to 1000. Our learning will continue over the next couple of weeks, challenging us to represent numbers in even more ways - number lines, expanded form, number bonds and more! 

Upcoming Dates:

  • October 28 Non-Instructional day  
  • October 31 Halloween 
    - See previous blog post
  • November 1 PJ Day
  • November 2 Family Questionnaire Due
  • November 7 Photo Retakes 
  • November 11 Remembrance Day: No School 

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