Mrs. Page's Grade 1 Class

Our final learning goals for the year 😭

Tomorrow (May 30) is Raptors Day at school!  Sorry for the late notice - we just found out today!  Please wear red or purple or black to cheer on our Raps as they head to the NBA Finals!

We’ve had a wonderful year visiting the Library. We had our last visit on Friday, and Ms. Williams read us this great book, ‘It’s Ramadan, Curious George’. We liked hearing about everything George and his friends did to observe Ramadan. 

That strange green structure?  It is our part of our new and improved garden!  Room 155 has transplanted our beans and marigolds to the courtyard. We needed something to support the growth of our beans, so we upcycled this old hoop thing and used it for our planting. We’ll keep an eye on how everything grows - maybe we’ll have some beans to crunch soon!

Stay tuned!

To all the wonderful families of Room 155, Thank you for being such wonderful supports for the students. With your care and guidance, we have grown so much this year. Happy International Day of Families to you all!  We have been crafting away (you will see the results come home on Friday!)  

We have been studying symmetry and mapping in order to develop our spatial sense. Please see our wonderful Art below. We made symmetrical houses and maps of the classroom.

In lieu of Mother’s Day and Father’s Day activities, we will be celebrating International Day of the Family. We want to be inclusive of all families and recognize the many important members that help make us a family. We will celebrate next week and be making special things for our many important family members.  Thanks!

Ramadan Mubarak to all. May you have a peaceful and joyous month with family and friends.

Our plants have sprouted!  Stay tuned to see what grows!

We continue our study of symmetry. Today we read a book about Rangoli and then tried to make our own symmetrical art. Some students also created symmetrical buildings at activity time. 

I’m at a meeting with other teachers today. We are discussing how learning centres and activities can help students learn new vocabulary and improve language skills. Here is a centre we’ve recently opened that introduces concepts of symmetry through Mandala and Rangoli. Students use mathematical language to describe the symmetry in their designs.

Students are encouraged to wear blue or green this Friday. We will be doing a short walk around the neighbourhood to celebrate nature and reinforce our commitment to looking after our planet. We will be joined by many other students from the school and will sing a song and hear a few speakers after the walk.  Let’s show our love for the Earth by wearing BLUE and GREEN!