Ms. Michael's Gr. 1/2 Blog

We had such an amazing time at the Museum! It was so amazing to see the students engaged in such hands on learning! I was so happy to see all of the smiling faces as they explored the museum. Thank you so much to our amazing volunteers that helped make our trip possible and successful! - Miss Michael  ♡ Reminders There is NO SCHOOL tomorrow! - Have a great weekend! Library is on MONDAY Next week Home reading is due on Tuesday Class pictures are on Wednesday!

Field Trip: Our field trip is tomorrow! The bus will leave at 9:30! It is important that students are on time! Please also remember to pack a lunch in a bag so that it is easy to carry! We will be back at the school at around 2:40pm so you can pick up your student at the regular bell times! Report Cards: Report Cards went home today! Please do your best to return the envelop so that we will be able to use it for the June report cards! Library: Library was today but due to class pictures, the library books will be due on Monday. Class Pictures: Class photos will be taken again on Wednesday. Remember to brush your hair and comb your teeth! Homework: There is NO SCHOOL on Friday. Homework will be due on Thursday!

So many new things were happening today that the grade ones and twos couldn't decide what to write about so we will be writing about two things! This morning, we wrote valentines for the Vets. The kiddos learned that a vet is another name for a veteran. A veteran is "someone who fought in the war but doesn't fight anymore." - LC & SD. We decided that a nice thing to do for these veterans was to send them valentines cards to speak kindness and generosity to someone else. In P.E., we started a new unit! Gymnastics! The kiddos were so excited to walk into the Gym and see all of the different centers! We learned the importance of landing on bent knees after we jump. We call this a motorcycle landing. Our goal is for all of the students to "stick" their landing for 3 seconds. Have your kiddo show you their motorcycle landing and see if they can make their landing stick! - Miss Michael 💜 Reminders Tomorrow is Fancy Day! - You can dress up fanc...

Today we practiced measuring by creating measurement monsters! The kiddos had to decide the height and width of their monster as well as how long their legs were and how wide their feet, eyes, and mouth are. Then they had to create their monster based off of their measurements. The monsters turned out super cute and the kiddos learned the meaning of the words height, length, and width and practiced using these words in sentences. Take a look at one of our monsters! - Miss Michael Reminders Fancy Day is on January 29th  Report Cards will go home on January 29th - please do your best to return the envelopes! We will reuse them for the report cards in June! Our field trip is on January 30th! There is NO SCHOOL on January 31st! Home reading is due on Tuesday! Home work went home today!

Today, we continued our work on our close reading. We came across three words that we could not figure out the meaning of. We decided to break off into groups and have a discussion about what we thought these words mean based off what we already know. I was happily surprised to see the kiddos working together and sharing their ideas appropriately. Look below to see what the kiddos came up with! - Miss Michael ♡ Reminders Homework is due tomorrow! Our Field Trip is on January 30th - We have 4 volunteers! January 29th is spirit day! It is Fancy Day! Home reading is due on Tuesday! Library books are due on Wednesday! - lets get those books returned!

We have looked at our cups that we filled with water. We set the "cool" cup by one of Miss Michael's plants and the "warm"cup by the window. Our question was: does heat make water evaporate faster? After watching a video on evaporation and checking in on our cups, we came to some conclusions that might help answer our question. Here are some things that we noticed. "In the video I saw that the pictures that they painted with water evaporated in the sun." - ZC "I noticed the warm cup evaporated faster than the cool cup because the warm cup is beside the window and the sun was shining on the warm cup." - SS "In the video, they painted pictures with water on construction paper. The one in the bag showed water droplets." -LC "They put water paint onto the road outside when it was hot and the water disappeared." - IC - Miss Michael 💙 Reminders Library was today - so many people forgot to return your books. ...

Today, the grade ones and twos were given scenarios where they could practice empathy. They then had to create a play where they acted out the scenario as well as their response to the scenario. Ask your student what their scenario was and how they responded to the scenario. - Miss Michael 💟 Reminders Tomorrow is library - Please return your books! Home reading went home today. It is due next Tuesday Fun Lunch is on January 23rd!  Our field trip is on January 30th - If you would like to volunteer please email me! Spirit Day is on January 29th. It is Fancy Day! You can dress fancy and if you like and we will be using our best manners. Please remember that you do not have to buy anything. Look for fancy things around your house!