Tomorrow is PURPLE SHIRT DAY! 

Highlights of Our Learning

-We are learning about the __est word family this week. We enjoyed the story The Best Nest and have been working on reading and printing as many ___est words as we can. Today we practiced with a partner spelling out the _est words.
-We are continuing to talk, learn and write about kindness. What does kindness look like? How can we show kindness?
-This week students used having been using a picture of animals in winter as a writing prompt. They were also introduced to a writing rubric that illustrated that their BEST work will include a combination of copied and self-selected sentence starters and interesting details and describing words. It is expected that students will now complete three sentences during writing times. We have done 2 writing prompts this week.
- In math we are working on a math problem with animal feet in a pond. Children are coming up with various combinations of animal feet in a pond with pictures, numbers and words.

F.Y.I.

-Please ensure that you have read the recent email that was sent from out school office. The link is posted below incase you missed it.

http://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/Bridlewood/about-us/news-centre/_layouts/ci/post.aspx?oaid=d2e62cf7-d862-4255-b1c4-609ba544a584&oact=20001

-We are continuing to look for volunteers for our two upcoming special events, felting and swimming. WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS!! PLEASE EMAIL jarinaldi@cbe.b.ca if you are available for volunteering. Thank you so much in advance! :) 

Save the Dates!

The grade one students would like you to make note of some upcoming special events. We will require volunteers for these activities. All volunteers MUST have a current CBE police clearance in order to volunteer, and therefore we strongly recommend that you complete the paperwork for this A.S.A.P. Please drop by the school office with picture ID to complete this application. If you already have clearance and would like to volunteer, please let you child’s teacher know.

Please note the following dates. Times have yet to be confirmed.

Wet Felting (In-school activity) – April 8^th and 9^th.

Morning Swimming Lessons (Bus to Canyon Meadows Pool) – May 4^th-8^th.

Kindness in Grade one Continues!

Yesterday we started our day with students sharing with a peer what they did over the long weekend. Students wrote about their weekend with the following sentence starters:

On the weekend I _____.
I went ______.
I saw ______.
I liked _____.


This week we are focusing on the _ink family. Students brainstormed words yesterday and today students recorded words in their Word Work book.

We started to gather words for a KINDNESS Acrostic poem. Students came up with such words as:

K kind,
I I message
N Nice,
D doing
N nature
E everyone
S smile
S sharing.

Students have been learning and practicing new card games to practice making 10. Ask your child to share the 2 games with you they have been playing individually or with a peer.

We have also started our exploration into how animals survive in the winter. Students shared an "I wonder.." statement about animals in winter and today we explored and learned about how some animals survive the winter.

Students exchanged their learning commons books yesterday or today if they returned their books.

In gym, students are learning some basic hockey skills.

In music, students are learning songs about friendship.

F.Y.I.

Save the Dates!

The grade one students would like you to make note of some upcoming special events. We will require volunteers for these activities. All volunteers MUST have a current CBE police clearance in order to volunteer, and therefore we strongly recommend that you complete the paperwork for this A.S.A.P. Please drop by the school office with picture ID to complete this application. If you already have clearance and would like to volunteer, please let you child’s teacher know.

Please note the following dates. Times have yet to be confirmed.

Wet Felting (In-school activity) – April 8^th and 9^th.

Morning Swimming Lessons (Bus to Canyon Meadows Pool) – May 4^th-8^th.

What does it mean to be KIND?

What does it mean to be KIND?

We are focussing on kindness this week!

Highlights Of Our Learning:
-Students explored the "__ind" family today. Please see how many words your child can create and spell from this word family. (ie. kind, wind, mind, behind, rind, rewind, bund etc.)
-We continued practicing our addition and subtraction skills during math centre time.
-Students had gym this afternoon.
-We read several stories about kindness and love and then brainstormed how we show these qualities through our daily actions. Students finished the sentence "Love is..." by sharing ideas in their visual journal. Some ideas included reading together, giving a hug, taking care of the earth, planting flowers for the bees, helping a friend who is hurt, saying please and thank you, playing a board game with your family etc.

F.Y.I.
-We plan on going on a Winter Walk tomorrow, so please ensure that your child is dressed for the weather.
-Last week, your child brought home a list of student names to help them if they are choosing to write Valentine's cards. Cards can also be completed with just the card giver's name.
-Valentine's exchange is on Wednesday.
-There is no school for students on Thursday, Friday or Monday.

Have a great evening!

Welcome to February!

Welcome to February!

Highlights Of Our Learning:

-Yesterday we looked at the February calendar and talked about some important dates this month. Please see the FYI's for more information. We also talked about the fact that this year, February is a Leap Year!
-Students worked with the "---ing" family this week. We created and practiced reading numerous words including: sing, king, wing, sting, spring, bling, sling, fling, thing etc. Please review this word family with your child at home and see how many words they can share with you.
-We played a new math game called "Totally Ten Snakes". The object of this game is to cover two numbers at a time that make "Friends of Ten". Students are getting faster at recognizing these combinations.

-We learned about our new math centers and did the first round today.
-We practiced reading poems from our Poetry books and read our leveled books to a friend.
-We had music and gym. Please ask your child to tell you the exciting things they did in those classes today.
-We have been busy getting everything ready to share on Thursday evening. 

-All students exchanged their books at the Learning Commons.

F.Y.I.
-This Thursday is our Grade One Learning Celebration. Please have your child at school promptly at 5:00pm. Please remember that students are being asked to wear blue and/or white for the evening.
-Thursday, February 13th and Friday, February 14th is Teacher's Convention and there is no school. Monday, February 17th is Family Day.
-We will recognize Valentine's Day on Wednesday, February 12th. Please stay tuned for more information.
-Scholastic Book orders are due this Friday.

Have a great evening!