Ms. Michael's Gr. 1/2 Blog

You probably saw the math problem that went home and the target that was attached to it! This target is actually a self-assessment that the grade ones and twos complete after they finish their problem of the week! If they feel confident with the strategy that they are using, they would color the inside of the target. If they feel like that need a bit more practice with the strategy, then they would color the second ring. If they don't feel confident with this strategy, then they colored the outside of the ring. We do these self-assessments so that students take ownership of their work and responsibility for their learning. It makes them feel more confident when they are able to look at their work and understand where they are at with their learning. - Miss Michael 🙉 Reminders Today was the last day to hand in the forms for the Thursday evening ticket performance. If you were unable to get tickets or are unable to come there will be a show during the day on Friday...

The ticket order form for the evening performances on Thursday, March 5 needed to be returned to the school today. If you forgot, send the order form in asap; we need to draw for  extra  tickets. Today, your child will be bringing home the tickets you requested. Please check their backpacks. Keep your tickets in a safe place (a magnet on the fridge?). You NEED to present the tickets at the door to get into the show! If you have any questions call the school at 403-777-6670. Today we got to meet our Trickster! He was so cool and the kiddos thought that he was so funny! He taught us some really interesting formations and movements that I know you will see during the performance!  Here is what we thought about our Trickster Residency so far! "I like when we took the pillows and ran away!" - KL "I really really really really liked the part when we took the pillows and leaned against each other." - HB "I liked when we pull our pillows on ...

Today we read a short paragraph about the Mi'kmaq canoes and wigwams. The Mi'kmaq people lived in the area that we call Nova Scotia. The Mi'kmaq people used wigwams as their shelters because they are able to move them. They also build their canoes so that they are able to easily cary them. We learned that this is called "portage". Their wigwams and canoes are made out of materials that are all found in the woods. They used caribou skin, birchbark, rush mats, and every wigwam had a heath to cook and warm up their home. It was important to have a hole at the top of the wigwam so that the smoke can come out. Here is an example of what we sketched to show our understanding. - Miss Michael ♡ Reminders Please return math problem signed Please return trickster ticket form before Monday If you are not coming to the Thursday performance, you need to email me ASAP Home work is due tomorrow!

On Monday we had a lacrosse coach come and teach us some basic lacrosse skills. He came back today and we worked on our skills some more! Some cool tricks that we learned were flip the pancake, draw a circle, throw and catch, throw and catch on the reverse side, and scoop up the ball. We had so much fun playing the different games and learning different skills. We even got free tickets  to a lacrosse game! I was very impressed with how the grade ones and twos played and how much they improved in two days! Ask your kiddo about their favorite part of lacrosse. - Miss Michael  💙 Reminders Please return math that went home on Monday Trickster forms went home today. Please specify how many tickets you will need for the show. If your child is unable to attend the show in the evening, please email me and let me know. These forms need to be returned ASAP! The show is on Thursday March 5th. We are show B - 7:15 - 8:00

Today we did a close reading about boat manufacturing in Nova Scotia. One thing that caught our attention was how they repaired the boats! We learned that the boats are repaired during low tide. But, what is low tide? The Grade ones and twos were wondering this, so we looked at a time lapse video of water going from high tide to low tide and back again. The next question that the grade ones and twos asked was where does the water go? Some of their ideas were really great! Like there's a giant hole that the water falls in or that someone has a bucket and takes the water. What we discovered was that it has everything to do with the moon! THE MOON?!? Ask your grade one or two what the changing tides have to do with the moon! - Miss Michael Reminders Tomorrow is Library! Please return your books Pink shirt day is tomorrow! - Wear a pink shirt or a shirt that makes you feel great! Tomorrow is fun lunch!

The grade ones and twos recently just finished planning, writing, and illustrating a class story. We are now taking what we have learned from this experience and applying our knowledge to write our own stories. We are currently in the planning stage of our stories. I read a few of the plans and I can't wait to see these plans written down in a story! Ask your Gr. 1 or 2 about their setting, protagonists, and antagonists and their big problem! We will continue to work hard on our stories so that when we publish them we can share them with confidence! - Miss Michael ♡ Reminders Homework was due today Fun Lunch is on the 26th  Spirit Day is on the 26th - It is pink shirt day. If you do not have a pink shirt, don't worry! Just wear your favorite shirt that makes you feel really good and special! 

Today the grade ones and two tried their hand at snowshoeing. I think that they realized that snowshoeing is way harder than it looks. I was so proud of the kiddos because they were such good sports! I heard tons of laughter even when some students got frustrated. I think that the hardest part for me was putting these shoes on! I think our grade ones and twos have gone through a growth spurt because these shoes barely fit! Here is what the kiddos had to say. "It was so fun!" - YE "It was so fun having a race with GH." - LC "I wonder if you can go down mountains with them?" - WCB "It was so hard but we kept trying." AI "I really enjoyed it and I didn't have a chance to go far because the shoes kept falling!" SS "It was so amazing I really had fun!" ZC "I had so much fun trying it!" LA "I didn't really get to go far but it was still kinda fun." HB "My shoe fell off so many times and I o...