Martes 13 de Junio

 Hola a todos,

Blue bags: Please bring back the Dalhousie School Blue bags that you were given at the start of the year. If you have lost the bag or cannot find it, please let me know with your child. Thank you! 

Yearbooks: I have also sent home the Yearbooks with your child if you ordered one. If you have any questions about the yearbook or want to order one/more, please contact the office with your questions. 

Last day of school: Please do not bring any gifts/food for the last day of school. We will celebrate the last day of school as a class! 

ELA

• We have been practicing our silent reading skills daily in order to build stamina. We have been enjoying our silent reading time and have been asking to read even more than 15 minutes!
• At home, encourage your child to read their books on the couch or the kitchen table after school to relax. We have been having discussions about reading, what makes reading fun, and how to use it to calm ourselves down. 

Spanish

• We are learning all about summer vocabulary, as well as animal vocabulary. We are exploring what activities we do in the summer, what animals we see, what type of weather it is, what clothes we wear, etc. 
• Here are some videos you can watch at home: 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B4OvAR1pGA 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cntGFtDKg-s 
• https://youtu.be/5IZHZjk-HqY 
• https://youtu.be/Fe-AmoBtp_A 
• https://youtu.be/O5aibKRLz0o 

Math

• We are reviewing our addition and subtraction facts every day with games and fun colouring worksheets. We are bringing some work home to show parents what we've learned all year! 
• Our favourite part has been being able to play math games all year long and be able to chose any game now that it is the end of the year. 

Science

• We are now doing our plant research projects. We are learning about the needs of plants and what plants we find in Alberta. 
• We went outside yesterday to sketch a plant we liked in our plant research notebooks. We have been discussing what techniques scientist use for their research such as how to observe and ask questions. 

Social Studies

• We are discussing how the 7 sacred teachings can help us in our daily lives. Ex. How can the eagle help us when we are feeling down? The eagle represents love, like the eagle we have the power to love ourselves and others. When others aren't treating us right, we can choose to love ourselves and the other person and step away during conflict instead of being angry. 

Alien in-line Schedule 

Tuesday June 20 - 10:20 - 11:20 

Martes 6 de junio

 ¡Hola a todos!

Spanish

• We are learning all about summer vocabulary, as well as animal vocabulary. We are exploring what activities we do in the summer, what animals we see, what type of weather it is, what clothes we wear, etc. 
• Here are some videos you can watch at home: 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B4OvAR1pGA 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cntGFtDKg-s 
• https://youtu.be/5IZHZjk-HqY 
• https://youtu.be/Fe-AmoBtp_A 
• https://youtu.be/O5aibKRLz0o 

English

• We are finished writing our own Fairy Tales stories. We used a story map to organize our story before we started writing.
• We are now moving onto Fables. We are going to explore what a Fable is and what makes Fables different than Fairy Tales!
• At home, read a fairy tale or a fable with your child and ask them about the story. What makes this story a fable or fairy tale? What words did they use at the beginning of the story? (i.e fairy tales start with once upon a time so this might be a fairy tale!) 

Math

• We are practicing addition and subtraction strategies up to 20 and sometimes even up to 50! We are having lots of Math Talks in Spanish in order to get comfortable explaining our mathematical thinking. 
• At home, you can practice different math strategies with your child such as using a number line, ten-frame and skip counting. Make your own problems at home using real life situations. 
• ex. If Max only has $20 and he needs to buy 4 things, how much money can Max spend on each thing? 

Science

• We are in our "Needs of Animals and Plants" unit. We are researching animals and their habitats, diets, adaptations and any fun facts we like! We are using information binders to find our own information and write it using our own words. 

• Here are some videos in Spanish you can watch at home with your child. It is a playlist of videos with Spanish vocabulary about animals and their habitats/needs. 
• https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_Y3qbepMRobmH0XmoZ3OL8WDDbuxM3px 

Social Studies

• In Social Studies we have finished creating our "Past & Present" posters. We are finishing the year with our Seven Sacred Teachings and reviewing what we have learned all year. 
• At home, you can watch these YouTube videos on the teachings and have a conversation with your child about what they represent. 
  
• https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_wQ7QfAR0HwnHMvAUYQulwuFvH9CJWID 

Alien in line Schedule 

Tuesday June 13 - 10:20 - 11:20

Tuesday June 20 - 10:20 - 11:20

Tuesday June 21 - 10:20 - 11:20 

Dalhousie Family Fiesta - Thursday June 8th, 6 - 8PM @ Dalhousie School 

Dalhousie Family Fiesta

 

Martes el 30 de mayo

 Hola hola Mariposas!

This. morning we had our morning meeting as per usual and we got new jobs for the week. In Math we did solved a word problem using mental math, tally marks, fingers, a number line, counting on, ten frames, pictures, and fact families as strategies to help us solve the problem! After that, we went to Alien In-Line skating and it was a blast! We came back to class and we did our math centers.

After lunch, we read to ourselves and then we worked on our story writing. We went outside for recess, worked some more on our stories, and then we started our animal research projects. Today we focused on our animals' Habitat. Now we are writing this blog.

We had a sensational day!

REMINDERS: Tomorrow is library day so bring your books!

Adios

Viernes 26 del mayo

Alien-In Line Schedule

Tuesday May 30 - 11:30 - 12:30

Tuesday June 6 - 10:20 - 11:20 

Tuesday June 13 - 10:20 - 11:20

Tuesday June 20 - 10:20 - 11:20

Tuesday June 21 - 10:20 - 11:20 

Jueves el 25 de mayo

 Hola hola Mariposas!

This morning we had our morning meeting as per usual. In Spanish we worked on finishing our librito de la Primavera. In Math we did a fun math talk that worked our brains. We went out side for gym and played ratones y gatos and then the name hand slap game. We came inside and Srta. Houde read some of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

After lunch we read to ourselves and then we began working on the beginning of our stories. We went outside for recess and then we came inside and learned about clothes in  the past and how they have changed over the years.

Adios!

Martes el 23 de mayo

 Hola hola Mariposas!

This morning we had our usual morning meeting. We got new jobs for the week. We worked hard to finish our libritos de la Primavera and then we ate a quick snack before we went to ALIEN IN LINE SKATING! After that we had math and we did an estimystery and then we did math centers.

After lunch we read to ourselves and then we came up with the problem for our stories. We went outside for recess and then we learned about transportation in the past. Now we are writing this blog. 

We had an excellent day!

REMINDER: Tomorrow is library day - bring your books please!

Only 25 more days of Grade 1!

Adios!