Week of June 8, 2020

Dear Parents, 

Click on the google slides link below for this week's learning activities. Please remember that the guidelines for each day are only suggestions,

feel free to work at your own pace (and make it work with your schedule). If you have any questions or troubles, please email your child’s teacher

for help.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1laJ1pCke9uwtn__Ru_B9DLhOtYkn-WznTR8QvSBjNWQ/edit?usp=sharing 

On Friday, June 12 each class will have their class Google Meet so students can see each other and their teacher to say hello. The link will be emailed

to you 10 minutes before the scheduled meet, so you are able to log on. It can be quite difficult if everyone is trying to speak at once, so please help

your child mute themselves, and they can unmute when called upon. If you arrive late to the meet, please ensure that your child’s microphone is on

mute so that he/she does not interrupt someone else’s turn to share. If you want to share an item or piece or work that you have done, please have it

ready to present. It might be a good idea to go over what your child is going to share with the class in order to ensure it is appropriate for the

classroom setting. If your child would just like to be present and not share anything, that is fine too! 

Here are the Google Meet times for Friday, June 12th: (approximately 30 minutes)

Mrs. Bourassa- 10:30 am - 11:00 am 

Miss DiNardo- 10:30 am - 11:00 am 

Miss Kralik- 11:30am - 12:00 pm 

Have a wonderful week and we look forward to seeing your faces on Friday,

The Grade One Team

(Mrs. Bourassa, Miss DiNardo and Miss Kralik)

Week of June 1, 2020

Dear Parents, 

We cannot believe we are already entering the month of June. The weeks are flying by and we thank you for all the support you are doing at home,

and for continuing to invest in your child’s education.

Click on the google slides link below for this week's learning activities. Please remember that the guidelines for each day are only suggestions, feel free

to work at your own pace (and make it work with your schedule). If you have any questions or troubles, please email your child’s teacher for help.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1f2ujkX1_mJAnrO2tiF6iK7hlCNO9ETFgcL_RfgRgKN4/edit?usp=sharing

Just a reminder, we will only be holding Class Google Meets every second Friday, so there is no meet this week.

We always enjoy seeing what our students are up to, so feel free to send pictures or messages to keep us up to date!

Enjoy the sunshine and the warmer weather,

The Grade One Team

(Mrs. Bourassa, Miss DiNardo and Miss Kralik)

Week of May 25, 2020

Dear Parents, 

Click on the google slides link below for this week's learning activities. Please remember that the guidelines for each day are only suggestions,

feel free to work at your own pace (and make it work with your schedule). If you have any questions or troubles, please email your child’s teacher

for help.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AB1D55bVXDxeTUfgJm-rby8N7b83l57IASA1Vo5nf8A/edit?usp=sharing

On Friday, May 29th each class will have a Google Meet, so students can see each other and their teacher to say hello. The link will be emailed to you

10 minutes before the scheduled meet, so you are able to log on. It can be quite difficult if everyone is trying to speak at once, so please help your child

mute themselves, and they can unmute when called upon. If you arrive late to the meet, please ensure that your child’s microphone is on

mute so that he/she does not interrupt someone else’s turn to share. The OCSB school board has a focus on Art this month.  Last week’s show

and share worked very well.  Again for this week’s google meet we encourage students to bring a piece of art that they have created to share. This could

be a drawing, painting, structure (lego, 3D shape structure using recyclables) and each child will have a minute to show and explain it to the class.  Please have your artwork on hand if you are going to share. It might be a good idea to go over what your child is going to share with the class in order to ensure it is appropriate for the classroom setting. If your child would just like to be present and not share anything, that is fine too! 

Here are the Google Meet times for Friday, May 29th: (approximately 30 minutes)

Mrs. Bourassa- 10:30 am - 11:00 am 

Miss DiNardo- 10:30 am - 11:00 am 

Miss Kralik- 11:30am - 12:00 pm 

Have a wonderful week and we look forward to seeing your faces on Friday,

The Grade One Team

(Mrs. Bourassa, Miss DiNardo and Miss Kralik)

Week of May 19, 2020

Dear Parents, 

Happy Victoria Day! We hope you are all enjoying the beautiful weather on this long weekend. 

Click on the google slides link below for this week's learning activities. Please remember that the guidelines for each day are only suggestions,

feel free to work at your own pace (and make it work with your schedule). If you have any questions or troubles, please  email your child’s teacher

for help.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14uMHVE0Z6oww3C5YYLnwTgvBwUMqBJVEbOGFjo2sBFw/edit?usp=sharing

Just a reminder, we will only be holding Class Google Meets every second Friday, so there is no meet this week.

We always enjoy seeing what our students are up to, so feel free to send pictures or messages to keep us up to date!

Enjoy the sunshine and the short school/work week,

The Grade One Team

(Mrs. Bourassa, Miss DiNardo and Miss Kralik)

Dear Parents, 

Click on the google slides link below for this week's learning activities. Please remember that the guidelines for each day are only suggestions, feel free

to work at your own pace (and make it work with your schedule).

If you have any questions or troubles, please email your child’s teacher for help.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PSsTZromhnuTmgtUWfhT69crE36IfGtZMnPQtdr8eUs/edit?usp=sharing

On Friday, May 15th each class will have a Google Meet, so students can see each other and their teacher to say hello. The link will be emailed to you

10 minutes before the scheduled meet, so you are able to log on. It can be quite difficult if everyone is trying to speak at once, so please help your child

mute themselves, and they can unmute when called upon. If you arrive late to the meet, please ensure that your child’s microphone is on mute

so that he/she does not interrupt someone else’s turn to share. The OCSB school board has a focus on Art this month.  For this week’s google meet

we encourage students to bring a piece of art that they have created to share. This could be a drawing, painting, structure (lego, 3D shape structure

using recyclables) and each child will have a minute to show and explain it to the class.  Please have your artwork on hand if you are going to share. It

might be a good idea to go over what your child is going to share with the class in order to ensure it is appropriate for the classroom setting. If your

child would just like to be present and not share anything, that is fine too! 

Here are the Google Meet times for Friday, May 15th: (approximately 30 minutes)

Mrs. Bourassa- 10:30 am - 11:00 am 

Miss DiNardo- 10:30 am - 11:00 am 

Miss Kralik- 11:30am - 12:00 pm 

We really appreciate how many of you were able to complete the Money check-in last Monday, it was very helpful for us to see. We appreciate all of your

efforts to help your child with his/her learning. 

The Grade One Team

(Mrs. Bourassa, Miss DiNardo and Miss Kralik)

Week of May 4, 2020

Dear Parents, 

Click on the google slides link below for this week's learning activities. Please remember that the guidelines for each day are only suggestions, feel free

to work at your own pace (and make it work with your schedule). If you have any questions or troubles, please email your child’s teacher for help.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17mn9U-2mVE0a2ZDgfP489P7EoDXg2ZStnRJMjImQ7pc/edit?usp=sharing

Just a reminder, we will only be holding Class Google Meets every second Friday, so there is no meet this week.

We hope that you have been enjoying the nicer weather. We want to wish all the moms a Happy Mother’s Day on Sunday. We know you have been working

extra hard lately and can hopefully enjoy a relaxing day with your loved ones. 

We always enjoy seeing what our students are up to, so feel free to send pictures or messages to keep us up to date!

The Grade One Team

(Mrs. Bourassa, Miss DiNardo and Miss Kralik)

Dear Parents, 

Click on the google slides link below for this week's learning activities. Please remember that the guidelines for each day are only suggestions, feel free

to work at your own pace (and make it work with your schedule). If you have any questions or troubles, please email your child’s teacher for help.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1E0Qou2k0B2GlrEJlFHjfF8RzmTY6Na_VZszfL4KCg_w/edit?usp=sharing

On Friday, May 1st each class will have a Google Meet, so students can see each other and their teacher to say hello. The link will be emailed to you 10

minutes before the scheduled meet, so you are able to log on. It can be quite difficult if everyone is trying to speak at once, so please help your child

mute themselves, and they can unmute when called upon. We will be doing a short Show and Tell. If your child would like to share something special from home (i.e., a creative project, a pet, a special toy etc.) they will have a minute to explain it to their class. If your child would just like to be present and not share anything, that is fine too! 

Here are the Google Meet times for Friday, May 1st: (approximately 30 minutes)

Mrs. Bourassa- 10:30 am - 11:00 am 

Miss DiNardo- 10:30 am - 11:00 am 

Miss Kralik- 11:30am - 12:00 pm 

Once again, thank you for your continued support through this difficult time. We hope to be back at school soon! 

The Grade One Team

(Mrs. Bourassa, Miss DiNardo and Miss Kralik)

Week of April 20, 2020

Dear Parents, 

It was wonderful to see so many of our students at our Google Meet on Friday.  Thank you for all
your efforts to support your children. We truly appreciate everything that you are doing at home.  

This week our math worksheets are from the Teachers Pay Teachers website.  The worksheets
are free but we are unable to post them on our website due to copyright rules.  In order to
access the worksheets, parents will need to sign up for a free account. You can access the
website by following this link:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/

We realize that this requires an additional step, but these worksheets will provide students with
practice adding canadian coins in an easy to follow format. 

Another great website you may want to access is Dreambox Math.  It is an excellent resource
and it is currently free for families.  The program is intuitive and will increase the difficulty of
tasks as your child progresses. For this reason, please ensure that you make an account for each
child in your family.  If an older child plays on a younger child’s account and answers questions
correctly, the program will increase the difficulty of the questions. You can set up an account
here: https://www.dreambox.com/canada

Click on the google slides link below for this week's learning activities. Please remember that the
guidelines for each day are only suggestions, feel free to work at your own pace (and make it
work with your schedule). If you have any questions or troubles, please email your child’s teacher
for help.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HFxCf-yqbmdc0Yur9VIhvB3Ch_b5Utox0EzcbWpFSZw/edit?usp=sharing

Thank you for your continued support!  Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.  We love to hear
news and see pictures of what our students are doing at home.  

The Grade One Team

(Mrs. Bourassa, Miss DiNardo and Miss Kralik)

Week of April 14, 2020

Dear Parents, 

We hope that you and your family had a lovely Easter, despite the social distancing. 

Click on the google slides link below for this week's learning activities. Please remember that the guidelines for each day are only suggestions,

feel free to work at your own pace (and make it work with your schedule). If you have any questions or troubles, please email your child’s teacher for help.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nvKpjWc0LOkwtAkQVpYcYvnpw34ANTyVOtOVRz-2v-8/edit?usp=sharing

On Friday, April 17th each class will have a Google Meet, so students can see each other and their teacher to say hello. The link will be emailed to you

10 minutes before the scheduled meet, so you are able to log on. It can be quite difficult if everyone is trying to speak at once, so please help your child mute themselves, and they can unmute when called upon. 

Here are the Google Meet times for Friday, April 17th:

Mrs. Bourassa- 1:30pm - 2:00 pm (approximately 30 minutes)

Miss DiNardo- 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm 

Miss Kralik- 11:30am - 12:00 pm 

Once again, thank you for your continued support through this difficult time. We hope to be back at school soon! 

The Grade One Team

(Mrs. Bourassa, Miss DiNardo and Miss Kralik)

Week of April 6, 2020

Hello everyone!  I hope you are all well and are finding lots of fun things to do while we are apart from one another.  While school is out, I will send an email and post the link here for learning activities for each week.  Do what you can, when you can.  I hope that my links work.  If you have any difficulty, please email me to let me know.  I miss you all and I am looking forward to seeing you  again soon.  I know you will have lots of great stories to share about all the things you are doing at home!

link to this week's learning activities:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1417Ustv8rDyhtycED1g_yAholp9iWnwYBnd36y8Pxe8/edit?usp=sharing 

Week of March 30, 2020

 1b, why don't you do "Treasure Hunting For Highlights" with your family today?  This is the version with the song and the baby dancing at the end. Click on this link to share it with your family.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJyLM5J36so

You can link to all the mindmasters relaxation activities we normally do in class here:

http://www.rainbowreach.com/relax.html

In Physical Education we have been working on aim and accuracy when throwing. We did lots of activities using beanbags and wiffle balls.  Try setting up targets using sidewalk chalk or masking tape on the side of your house or on your driveway.  As your aim improves, try throwing from further away.  We have been using these success criteria to help with our underhand throws:

 Focus on the target.   Keep eyes in the direction that the object is to travel.   Swing arm fully.  Throw ball from in front of body. Transfer weight through execution - Step with opposite foot so that it’s in line with intended target. Release ball at approximately waist height.  If you're having trouble hitting the targets, move closer and try varying the force you are using.  

Remember the most important thing is to have fun and get some exercise!

Science

In Science, we are learning about different materials and their properties.  Try going on a hunt around your house to find items made with different materials.  Can you find something made from each of the materials shown above?  Here are links to songs and short videos about materials:  materials songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOKr462HLc0

                                            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK6C-XjD_dQ&list=PLkdrEXiwZaKH6Q9apyJz7q2Q5zIZQW9M8&index=6

                  videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzR9fXL-Obo&list=PLkdrEXiwZaKH6Q9apyJz7q2Q5zIZQW9M8&index=9&t=0s 

                               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pzGrHkYiwg 

Word Wall Words for the Week:  

day - play - away - rain - again

Electric company - ai sound

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBx--GczneQ

AY song Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1yf0zvdd1I 

Ai and ay video (about 13 minutes long -
I recommend you watch it in parts)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7t2M1_nQVg 
I want all the students and parents to know that I am thinking about you all the time.  I know that you are all doing your best to get the things done that you need to do during this time of physical distancing.  Remember to take care of yourselves, as well as others and to not stress over little things. We will be back together soon and we will catch up on any learning activities that we need to do.