Good afternoon, It was a busy and eventful week. The kids loved performing for everyone on Wednesday and Friday. In reading this week, we worked in small groups to practice different strategies to decode new words. We also worked on showing understanding. The kids continue to practice...

Continuing with the research for their service learning project, Grade 1 invited an air pollution expert to speak to the class. This morning, Dr. Jia Li came to speak to the Grade 1 class! Dr. Li is an environmental economist with the US Environmental Protection Agency...

LES PE: In continuation of jump rope fitness, perform the following leg-muscle building exercises: P.1-G.2 Stair jumps - find a staircase (or any 6 inch raised area) and jump up the steps with both feet landing at the same time 10 burpees - standing position, to crouching, to...

LES PE: In continuation of jump rope fitness, perform the following leg-muscle building exercises: P.1-G.2 Stair jumps - find a staircase (or any 6 inch raised area) and jump up the steps with both feet landing at the same time 10 burpees - standing position, to crouching, to...

Good afternoon, It was a very busy week in the Primary 1 classroom! Reading We continue to focus on specific reading skills during our small group work, which the kids then take back and try when reading with a partner or on their own. Writing The kids finished publishing their...

Good afternoon, Another short week in Primary 1, and even though it was short, it was very productive. Ms. Tripta and I would like to wish everyone who is celebrating a Happy Thanksgiving! Reading During our small group work, we have been focusing on skills to make their reading more...

This week in reading, students learned to stop and chat and remember what they learned to get smarter when reading a nonfiction text. In writing, students thought of a reader's possible questions about their topic and added detail to their book to answer those questions. In math,...

Good afternoon, This week was filled with fun and exciting learning and activities. Literacy week was a big success. The kids looked fabulous dressed up in their costumes. Reading The kids have been focused on choosing good fit books, reading the words, paying attention to punctuation, and understanding...

Good afternoon, The kids were very busy learners this week. There is no update for week 9, as we had Parent-Teacher Conferences. Reading The kids have been working on reading both the pictures and the words in their books. They have been practicing choosing books that they can read...

Good afternoon, It was a short but productive week. Reading The kids have been practicing pointing to each word in the texts that they are reading. They have also been trying to make the words they say and the words on the page match by looking and thinking about...