Grade 1 Farmer's Market

This past week 1B and 1H participated in Farm Week. Each group was assigned a farm to create and all week they learned about crops, animals, fruits, and vegetables. It was exciting to see the various food items they created with the products from the multiple farms. At the end of the week their products came to life and were made into samples for family and friends to try. All students did a fantastic job at explaining their farm, animals, and crops. Thank you to all parents for coming to visit!

Aloha from Hawaii!

We combined with 1H to take a trip to Hawaii today. The students packed their bags, made it through security, boarded the plane, watched an erupting volcano, and then partied in Hawaii. We all had a blast learning to surf, making leis, and enjoying fresh pineapple. Sadly we had to return to Grande Cache to get home in time for lunch. Aloha!!!

 

Click Clack Moo, Cows that Paint?

Today we drew and painted cows to go with the story 'Click Clack Moo, Cows That Type'. We love this story and are excited to read and listen to more stories by Doreen Cronin. It is amazing to see how much the students have improved with their artistic talents since the beginning of the year. Even they commented on how they didn't even know how to paint before and now they were using a lot of detail in their art work! We finished the day off by enjoying ice cream floats. The delicious floats were a prize to our class for winning the door decorating contest during education week. Way to go 1B!!

The Leader in Me

This past week I was in Edmonton with other teachers from Sheldon Coates to learn and be inspired about the Leader in Me process. It was a life-changing symposium and was honored to be chosen to take part in the event. I am excited to begin implementing the process in our school and know that it will help our great class become greater.

Kids Group

The students worked as a team to create a beautiful abstract mural which they titled, "Kids Group". We started by tracing everyone in various poses onto a large piece of paper, then everyone pitched in to paint each section a different colour. I love standing back and looking at the mural because the more you look, the more shapes you can find! This coming week we will learn about photography and make a picture book.

Fairy Tale Ball

Dancing, food, costumes, photo booth, and games; what more could you want in a Fairy Tale Ball? We had a blast on Friday as we celebrated the end of our fairy tale unit with a wonderful party. Miss O'Krafka did a fantastic job at decorating and we all had a great time dancing and playing. There were dragons, knights, princesses, and a king. We ate fairy cookies and fairy-coloured popcorn.
Have a wonderful Spring Break and a happy Easter and I will see everyone on April 13th!

 

 

 

Sunflowers with Miss O'Krafka

Today we finished our sunflower pictures in art class. Miss O'Krafka taught us about texture, painting, and explained how van Gogh created his sunflower painting. I am very impressed with how they turned out and am excited to put them on the bulletin board once they are dry. Way to go 1B!